Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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EDUCATION-PSYCHOLOGY One of the aims of Regis College from its founding has been to educate men, potentially strong in leadership qualities, in the Jesuit lib- eral arts tradition. Hopefully, these men, in their turn, would (and will) influence many other men in the course of their post college work. The increasing emphasis which has been placed on education in recent years motivated Regis College to broaden the scope of its offer- ings for its students and to institute a program of teacher education in 1956. Since that time, the program has developed to such a point that it is now a permanent program within the col- lege, with more than one hundred students cur- rently enrolled in the program. The teacher education program is being re- evaluated this year, along with the rest of the curriculum, to determine the effective ways to strengthen further the course offerings and the pre-teaclung experience. It is quite likely that the revised program will include an honors section, more independent work for all students in the program, increased laboratory experience, and more off-campus con- tact with educators in the metropolitan area school systems. The final form of the teacher education pro- gram cannot be specified at this time, but the work on the revision is well under way and preliminary discussions regarding the increased off-campus experiences have already been initiated. In the field of psychology the student is of- fered a knowledge of human behavior in both a theoretical and a practical form. The necessary principles are given him in the classroom, and these are practically demonstrated in off -campus activities. — Glen O. Stocking lilll Mr. George Villano speaks to members of the Student National Education Association on the value of teacher education. Senior Bill Johnson is shown practice teaching in an elementary school. This time is a valuable aid to the future teacher in helping him to develop classroom technique. 28

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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

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ENGLISH Tim McCue, an English major, draws a map of the city of Dublin which portrays the important places of interest in the works of James Joyce. Since the Regis College English Department has the specific mission of training not children but young adults for humanistic leadership and moral maturity in the field of literature, it chooses for study those works which 1) best exemplify our traditional Christian wisdom and 2) give valid insight into the problems which the student faces the moment he leaves the class- room. Quite obviously, then, the most important book for Regis students is the Bible, which has influenced almost every writer in our language, and offers the only valid norms for making ulti- mate judgements about life and literature. The basic author at Regis is Shakespeare. The greatest writer in our language, he offers consummate literary expression of the basic Judaeo-Christian vision of life. A thorough study of Sonnet 116 shows the student the true nature of charity, love, agape; Sonnet 129, by contrast, demonstrates the horrors of self-gratification, passion, lust. In this light, Regis students study Shakespeare ' s plays to see the operation or non- operation of love, or charity. The Regis student thus armed is totally pre- pared to attain the specific goals of the Regis College English Department, which are: a) to enlarge the student ' s cultural develop- ment through intelligent and personal ex- perience of some of the valuable literature of our language: b) to guide the student to a more effective expression of his thought and feeling. Rev. Edward Maginnis, Sister Edwin Mary, and Mr. Martin Kelly discuss Morte D ' Urban in view of their own roles in life, in defense against the devil ' s advocate, Rev. Robert Boyle. - Robert R. Boyle, S.J. 29