North Central College - Spectrum Yearbook (Naperville, IL)

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The Religion Department, with Dr. Sackmann and Dr. Naumann made several new and successful steps in making religion more relevant. Among these were: the addition of a new course, Religion and Race , and a guest lecture series which featured, first semester, Rabbi Barnard Bloom and Dr. Chandler on The Contempo- rary Relevance of Judeo-Christian Theology. -eel UV , fawvw-mutha, William Naumann, Associate Professor of Re- ligion: BA., MA., BD., MA., Ph.D. ' Religion 's Relevance Discussed 29

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Charles l-lower, Professor of Classics: B.A., M.A., Ph.D. Philosophy . . . Good? Dead? NCC is one of the few small Mid- western liberal arts colleges offering a major in the Classics. This department supplies needed Greek and Latin in- structors, as well as providing a valu- able background for such professions as medicine, theology, and law. The department-headed by Dr. Charles l-lower, who has traveled extensively in ltaly, Greece and the Middle East- has during the past few years, tripled its enrollment in the Greek and Latin courses. .-ly., 28 ' 0lassioal Traveler r ,... . xv,, I QVQWS Q .1 'V X X RX s Q 3 K .t X SX bmfoqyf A w Q 'W X etsjtgi? X R Sw-Q flags, -K Ms X-. tbezgfggs s o ' ,, 5- A W N Q5 C 9sQ?fQA4'?Jir , ' i2'F5w?Y,3Qs!5-0 f 'wi X5 X. X Q A05 Ms N . N-.Y t C Li S 'X - sx1s :'4f1 X ' f '. ' F12 s. .. Henry Skoglund, Associate Professor of Philoso- phy: M.A. The Philosophy Department, headed by Mr Skoglund, involved the entire campus in an exposure to, if not an appreciation of, philosophy. First semester, the department fea- tured an address by Dr. A. C. Genova, and an all-day seminar with Dr. R. Gotesky on The Relevance of Con- temporary Philosophy. Second semester, Mr. Skogland ad- dressed the convocation, and was fol- lowed the next week by a student- faculty debate on the question, What is the Knowledge Most Worth Having? ll

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Micro - Irippers Highlighting the Biology Depart- ment was the marine biology trip in January. 26 bio majors and 4 facul- ty members-Dr. Tucker, Dr. Hanson, Dr. Keck and Mr. Stieg-participated, traveling the 4500 miles ofthe 3 week trip by bus. At the Florida Keys, the Everglades, the Gulf Research Laboratories in Mississippi, and various state parks, participants collected specimens, heard lectures, and went sight-seeing. The trip, which cost approximately S350 Q If 30 per person, ended with a weekend in New Orleans. Russell l-lanson, Professor ot Biology: B.S., PhD. Warren Keck, Professor of Biology: B.A., M.S., Marie Tucker, Associate Professor of Biology: Ph.D. BA., MS., Ph.D. Wesley Stieg, Assistant Professor of Biology: B.A., M.S.