Regis College - Ranger Yearbook (Denver, CO)

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T 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 fundamental principles. !he scientific method in its application to the dy- namic character of biological science. An objective evaluation of the mechanistic and teleological inter- pretation of biological phenomena is derived from laboratory experience and techniques. Inductive and deductive processes are related to the logic of sci- entific thinking. Infinite attention to finite detail is stressed in observation and description of the vari- ous 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 lectures, on the contribution of biological science to human welfare, and discussion of practical applications 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 lias 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 lectures 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. Inn wel- I)i. Akin Earle explains the contribution of biology to Human fare and the practical applications to human problems from selected areas of biological science. The student preparing for advanced study in the biological sciences is offered intensive training in laboratory procedures. 24

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BUSINESS Mr. John Coyne helps to guide students in the selection of their business careers, and to aid graduates in the pursuit of their chosen business objectives. The business world is one of the most important areas of our modern social order. It is. therefore, the responsibility of a Jesuit institution to help pre- pare 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 business- man should equip him with good study habits, powers of analysis, ability of self-expression, social poise, an historical outlook, and a rational knowl- edge of Christianity. He must also have a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of business and the habits of applying their Christian principles in business situations. To prepare students for such effective service in business and to develop in them the habits that make for continuing growth, the fundamental pur- poses of the Department of Business Administration are: (1) To develop an appreciation and under- standing of the human and material factors that make up the subject matter of business. (2) To give the students the larger knowledge, skill, and re- sourcefulness which constitute a college training for the better opportunities 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 Mr. Rudy Sporcich provides the student with an appreciation and understanding of the human and material factors that make up the subject matter of business. 23

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An organic chemistry student prepares his experiment on cyclohexene during his lab. The main purpose of these lab periods is to acquaint one with the scientific procedures. T he objectives of the Department of Chemistry 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 chemical profession or will continue his training in graduate school, the program provides a broad basic training in theoretical principles of the fundamental branches traditional to this sci- ence amplified by a selected group of ad- vanced courses. 2. For the student preparing for the medical or related professions it offers a thorough train- ing in those fundamental branches of Chemis- try which are so basic to these professions. 3. The student with a primary interest in the humanities or social sciences will find Chem- istry to be a scientific study of general edu- cational value. It will provide him with a scientific approach to the solution of prob- lems, an experience with laboratory methods of investigation, and will present to him some of the major intellectual 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 Here we see the same with an inorganic student. I Chemistry lab assistant, Tom Luttenegger, aids a bewildered chem. student. 25