San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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DIVISION OE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Dr. Raymond W. Barry, Chairman The Modern Language DeparTmenT emphasizes The speaking oT a Toreign Ianguage raTher Than The TransIaTion oT iT. The French, German and Spanish honor socieTies have regular social meeT- ings in which The conversaTion is in The Toreign Ianguage., A French pIay, Le Barbier de SeviIIe by Beaumarchais, was presenTed This year. The Engiish DeparTmenT has been experimenTing wiTh masTerpieces of Toreign IiTeraTures-German, French and Spanish-in TransIaTion. These yea r-courses have been TaughT by The sTaTT oT The Modern Language DeparTmenT. Courses in OrienTaI IiTeraTure and The Russian novel have aIso been added. GraduaTe courses pre- paring The sTudenT Tor a MasTer's Degree in English are now oTTered. Shown are Dr. Barry IrighTI and Mr. Lee C. Newby, Modern Language DeparTmenT head. DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCE Dr. Cari D. Duncan, Chairman The guiding phiiosophy oT The Division oT NaTuraI Science is To adapT programs oT insTrucTion To sTudenT needs in a changing worId. WheTher The goaI is general educaTion, quaIiTicaTion Tor civil service, preparaTion Tor Teaching, an educaTionaI ToundaTion Tor one oT The esTabIished proTessions, or speciaiized occupaTionaI Training, The needed science courses are Tound here. A sTrong emphasis on sound Tieid work and IaboraTory Training insures a high measure oT compeTence and empIoyabiIiTy on graduaTion. Training is provided Tor candidaTes Tor The general secondary credenTiaI and The MasTer OT ArTs Degree. ImporTanT services also are rendered To pubiic educaTion ouTside The coIIege Through Tield Trips Tor Teachers, help in developing The eIemenTary schooI camping program, exTension courses and advisory worIc. From IeTT are Dr. Beniamin Nayior, Miss Pauline Davis, Miss Mary BooTh, Miss MargareT Twombly and Dr. Duncan. 23

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DIVISION OF FINE ARTS Dr. I-Iugh W. GiIIis, Chairman Composed oT The ArT, Speech and Drama, and Music DeparT- menTs, The Fine ArTs Division is one oT The IargesT on The campus wiTh a TacuITy oT sixTy-eighT and approximaTeIy seven hundred maiors. The division is widely diversiTied, embracing work Trom acTing Through Silver PoinT ETching To XyIophone pIaying. The maior aims oT The division are To provide majors and minors in Teaching preparaTion, pre-proTessionaI Training, and, Tor The enTire college, To oTTer a high Ievel oT cuITuraI aTTainmenT. New TacuITy members This year are Barbara Baumann ISpeech and Dramai, Leonard Freiser IMusicI, and Warren P. I-IiII IArTI. A concerTed eTTorT is being made by The enTire division To make The ArTs a more viTaI TacTor on San Jose STaTe's campus. Shown here appreciaTing The Tine arTs oT The campus caTeTeria are ITrom IeTTI Dr. GiIIis, Dr. Lyle Downey and Dr. Marques ReiTzeI. DIVISION OF JOURNALISIVI AND POLICE Dr. DwighT BenTeI, Chairman STudenTs in boTh These deparTmenTs parTicipaTe in pracTicaI aspecTs oT vocaTionaI Training, aT The same Time Taking a subsTanTiaI core of liberal arTs courses which are regarded as essenTiaI Tool or service courses: in This sense, Teaching speciaIisTs Trom oTher deparT- rnenTs are considered members oT The JournaIism-Police sTaTTs. Oiiferings oi every oTher division oT The college are uTiIized. The police sTudenT spends a minimum oT I8O hours a year as a member oT some police uniT oT a municipaI governmenT. The iournaIism maior spends one TuII uarTer's inTernship wiTh a newspaper or adverTising agency. FacTors conTribuTing To The grades and The personaIiTy requiremenTs Tor These courses are raTings given b proTessionaI workers already in The Tieiid, as weII as Trom members oT The deparTmenT on campus. PIacemenT records in boTh TieIds indicaTe ThaT iT has noT been possible To TiII The demand Tor properly prepared sTudenTs. Shown here are Dr. BenTeI IrighTI and IVIr. WiIIard SchmidT oT The police school.

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DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION lvlr. Glenn HarTranTT, Chairman Women sTudenTs in The Physical EducaTion DeparTmenT conTinue To enioy swimming, body mechanics, Tollc, modern and social dance, Tencing and The many oTher women's sporTs oTTered. Men sTudenTs parTicipaTing in The many branches oT The sporTs program are preparing Tor coaching iobs ThroughouT The sTaTe. In addiTion To The class program, The deparTmenT carries on inTer- coIIegiaTe compeTiTion in I4 sporTs. The RecreaTion curriculum is expanding each year: approximaTeIy 60 sTudenTs are now sTudying in This area. WiTh The modern women's physical educaTion building in use and The conTinued expansion of The aThleTic Tields Tor barh men and women aT The sTadium, The Division oT Physical EducaTion soon expecTs an even more exTended program oT acTiviTies in all deparTmenTs. Shown here are Tiny HarTranTT and Dr. Irene Palmer, Womens Physical EducaTion DeparTmenT head. DIVISION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PHILOSOPHY Dr. Charles W. TeITord, Chairman The Division ol: Psychology, Philosophy and STaTisTics serves Three Types oT needs. For Those seelcing To TuITiII The general- educaTion reguiremenTs There are courses which promoTe a beTTer undersTanding oT oneseIT and oT oThers. For Those preparing Tor educaTion, social service, The minisTry, nursing, occupaTionaI Therapy or police There are courses which provide proTessional preparaTion. And Tor Those who wish a B.A. or Ivl.A. in psychology or philosophy There is a compIeTe program. The Tield work acTiviTies oT This division have expanded To include a cooperaTive program in The Agnew STaTe HospiTaI leading To The PsychiaTric Technicians CerTiTicaTe, and Tield worlc in Child STudy Leadership involving small groups in several diTTerenT communiTies.