Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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BIOLOGY The objective of the Department of Biology is primarily cultural, commensurate with the concepts and ideals of a liberal arts college. The student is acquainted with a survey of funda- mental principles, the scientific method in its application to the dynamic character of biologi- cal science. An objective evaluation of the mechanistic and teleological interpretation of biological phenomena is derived from laboratory experience and techniques. Inductive and de- ductive processes are related to the logic of scientific thinking. Infinite attention to finite detail is stressed in observation and description of the various forms from protozoan to metazoan in the laboratory exercises. Thus, the student, from the study of the finite, gains some insight into the infinite. Attention is focused, in the lec- tures, on the contribution of biological science to human welfare, and discussion of practical ap- plications to human problems are analyzed and evaluated. The courses offered in the department are structured to correlate with the allied sciences in the Science Division, including psychology, sociology, and philosophy. The requirements of the American Medical and Dental Colleges have been successfully achieved. This is evidenced by the fact that Regis College has the highest percentage in the State of Colorado of students being admitted in the field of the healing arts, and pursuing these courses with outstanding success. The Biology Club sponsors a series of lec- tures by eminent scientists in various areas of biological research. These acquaint the student with the vast scope of biological endeavor, and are an incentive for graduate studies. — Elmer J. Trame, S.J. Dr. Edward J. Delahanty, a noted neuro-psychiatrist, is interviewed by Father Trame following his lecture on Alcoholism. A freshman biology student draws up one of the many reports required in the lab. These teach the student to observe even tiny details. l . «• 24 Sfeaa-,

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Mr. Rudy Sporcich provides the business student with the principles he will need when he enters the business field after graduation. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The business world is one of the most im- portant areas of our modern social order. It is, therefore, the responsibility of a Jesuit institution to help prepare men to take a capable, Christian part in this integral facet of American society. The corporate, automated society in which the Regis graduate will find himself adds further emphasis to this responsibility. An education for a Catholic American busi- nessman should equip him with good study habits, powers of analysis, ability of self-expres- sion, social poise, an historical outlook, and a rational knowledge of Christianity. He must also have a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of business and the habits of apply- ing their Christian principles in business situa- tions. To prepare students for such effective service in business and to develop in them the habits that make for continuing growth, the funda- mental purposes of the Department of Business Administration are: (1) To develop an apprecia- tion and understanding of the human and ma- terial factors that make up the subject matter of business. (2) To give the students the larger knowledge, skill, and resourcefulness which con- stitute a college training for the better oppor- tunities in business. (3) To guide students in the selection of their business careers, and to aid graduates in the pursuit of their chosen business objectives. — Rudy Sporcich Mike Crowley gathers experience for his forthcoming role as business manager for the RANGER. 23

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Father Miller injects an unknown into the gas chromatograph recently added to the research laboratory. Bob Harvey checks the pressure during a critical point in a high vacuum distillation. The decreased pressure lowers the boiling point of the compounds. ,y V ' 4-v. If 9 CHEMISTRY The objectives of the Department of Chemis- try are to introduce the student to the principles of modern science and to train him in the processes of thought which have organized these principles into a coherent unit. The program of studies as offered by the department is also aimed at meeting the needs of the following classes of students: 1. For the student who will enter the chemi- cal profession or will continue his training in graduate school, the program provides a broad basic training in theoretical prin- ciples of the fundamental branches tra- ditional to this science amplified by a selected group of advanced courses. 2. For the student preparing for the medi- cal or related professions it offers a thor- ough training in those fundamental branches of Chemistry which are so basic to these professions. 3. The student with a primary interest in the humanities or social sciences will find Chemistry to be a scientific study of gen- eral educational value. It will provide him with a scientfic approach to the solution of problems, an experience with labora- tory methods of investigation, and will present to him some of the major in- tellectual achievements of Chemistry. It will also help him to achieve sufficient scientific knowledge to exercise a critical judgement in evaluating the problems that occur in the material world in which we live. — Francis J. Ozog Don Gessler, Steve Mokrohisky, and Mike Bannon discuss the tour that they just made of the Gates Rubber Company. Such tours show the uses of industrial chemistry. Q%1 fi 25