Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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CLASSICAL LANGUAGES Ideally the purpose of higher education is to develop and perfect the natural powers of the intellect; specifically, to enable a man to reason clearly and accurately after viewing various as- pects of a proposition. An understanding of the written and spoken word is the reward of such a trained reasoning process. The memory, as all human faculties, needs constant exercise on worthy subjects; the imagi- nation, due to the sameness of daily living, re- quires external stimulation for its perfection. The purpose of the Classical Department is to make the reasoning power accurate and com- prehensive, to illumine the imagination by the scenes of an era so far removed from the 20th century and yet so much a part of each of us. Mythology, the province of Classical Latin and Greek, provides us themes intrinsically fascinat- ing, and the inspiration of all great literature from the fall of Rome to our own day. The acquisition of the almost unlimited vo- cabulary of the Classical Languages is the foun- dation for an accurate and informed knowledge and use of English, and of all Romance Lan- guages. We acquire from Greek and Latin the genuine meaning and value of words, their order and connection, and a grasp of grammar nowhere else to be acquired, with such depth and precision, as in laboring on the complex languages of Latin and Greek. Education of the mind, mental culture, dex- terity of thought, the correcting and maturing of ideas, the broad view of the different varieties of meaning in language are the immediate re- wards of the engaging and enjoyable study of Greek and Latin. Inherent in the Classical Languages are a beauty of sound and rhythm to be found in no other Literature. The perfection of style both grammatical and rhetorical is the best way to prepare for the skillful and finished expression of ideas in one ' s own native tongue, and surely a means to great writing, for by studying the masters we treat diction, oral and written, as an art. The experience of studying the Classical authors makes clear why such ancient works, still so vivacious and modern, are correctly call- ed ' Classics ' , for we read them with pleasure, our minds are refreshed, purified, and ennobled by the perfect expression of great minds whose works remain dear to us and always inspiring after the lapse of 2000 years .... — Matthew R. Lynch, S.J. Rev. Bernard Karst, S.J. discusses a relevant passage in a Latin text with one of his students. Rev. Matthew Lynch, S.J. points out some of the similarities between Greek and Latin. 26

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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

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Guest lecturer, Jerimiah J. J. Barry, delivers a pertinent point during his talk on economics and our defense program. ECONOMICS The Department of Economics seeks to give the student an understanding of the factors which influence economic decision-making, so that the student may think clearly and inde- pendently about the economic problems which he may face in later life, both as an individual, and as a member of society. This knowledge of economics is essential for a proper understanding and appreciation of our present society. Our form of free-enterprise capitalism reveals as much a part of the Ameri- can way of life as is the freedom of voicing our opinion. Not everyone, unfortunately, realizes the importance of understanding our economic system. Only recently it was stated by a well- known financial analyst that: the American economy is the eighth wonder of the world; the ninth wonder is the economic ignorance of the American public. The courses offered at Regis are designed to acquaint the student with the factors most relevant to decision making in the business firms and industry. Also, courses are offered which show the ways in which the various national economics influence each other in the inter- national economy. The efforts of both America and Russia to bring the uncommitted and underdeveloped na- tions within their respective spheres of influence and the outcome of the cold war will be de- termined in large part by economic forces and issues. — Kenneth C. Seidenstricker Rev. Edward Wintergalen, S.J. prepares a quiz to see whether his students have grasped the economic principles he has introduced. 27