West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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Speech and Dramatic Arts This year Mr. Moeller was added to the Speech and Dramatic Arts Depart- ment as Technical Director and Desig- ner. The department acquired a new scene shop in which to do technical work that previously had to be done on the stage. Also the Debate Team was reorganized and proved successful. Charles Presar Robert Moeiler Betty Norvell Sandra Presar Juanita Hoffman •Professor Presar and Mr. Moeller help students with reglsfration Library Science The Department of Library Science gives students sufficient mastery of this field in order to qualify as librarians in public schools and in similar public libraries and provides preprofessional training for stu- dents who plan to pursue graduate study in this field. •K. Burns F. Androczi B. Crutchfield il ISBBtf j i M A. Heath M. Thiedeman Library construction progresses toward September completion. 26

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English The English Department offers training in writing and speaking, an understanding of the structure and history of the English language, and a critical appreciation of literature to stu- dents preparing to teach English. Black Litera- ture was offered for the first time this year. Cooperation with the Education Department led to a course for those planning to teach English called Teaching Methods in English. Arminta Baldwin Janet McCoy Alvln Foote Alex Scarbrough Elizabeth Gill Wayne Scott Wilham Mallory Robert O Brien Marian McBrair Margaret Wells 1 ■P ' r ' 1 ■ k r -f - . 4 ' .. a Professor Foote lectures on the themes of Shakespeare. m ' A. Baldw E. Gill W. Mallory J. McCoy A. Scarbrough W. Scott R. O Brien Foreign Languages Courses in Foreign Languages attempt to give students an opportunity to acquire the conversational skills, cultural background, and literary knowledge necessary to travel, teach, or to do graduate study and re- search. •Mary McKlttrict ' Marjorie Field Richard Eldridge Miss Field ponders a question raised by her French class. •M. Field R. Eldndge 25

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Biology The Biology Department provides professional training to those students who wish to go into Dentistry, Medi- cine, Forestry, Biology, and many other fields. During the year the department made additions to the museum collec- tion of plants, insects, and small verteb- rate animals and added several hundred pressed dried plants to the herbarium. Beginning In January, Mr. Taylor was granted temporary leave to carry on advanced studies in genetics at Louisi- ana State University. ' George Rossbach Carl Colson Joseph Glencoe Wayland Taylor Elizabeth Welmer •G. Rossbach W. Taylor E. We Professor Joseph Glencoe completes some paperwork for his classes. g Chemistry The courses In the Department of Chem- istry attempt to provide cultural develop- ment and preprofesslonal training. During the freshman year the general educational values of chemistry are stressed, while later years are devoted to technical training. ' n ' E. Capstacic P. Richter ' Ernest Capstack Allen T. Hamner Homer Hollo way Paul Richter David Wolfe D. Wolfe Dr. Hamner decides how to present a compli- cated formula to his class. 27