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

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Mathematics Courses in the Math Department prepare students to go into the field of engineering, to enter graduate school, or to teach math. This department also provides several courses in computer science. Wesleyan has a computer that is used by students of many different departments. •M. Butcher W. Hallarr Marv Butcher Michael Berry William Hallam Leonard Montgomery Professor Berry relaxes in his office. Physical Science The department of Physical Science ex- panded this year to include Physics and Ge- ology, which were separate departments. A new course to hiealth Physics was added with the hope of offering a maior in this field soon. The Physical Science 203-204 course was improved to make it more rele- vant to the non-science ma|or. R. Cole J. Sui Dr. Cole instructs Dennis Ebbets. Homer Holtowav Richard Cole Paul Hickman Ju Kuei Sun H. Hollowav mum mk f M H v.- ' jijs i Br I Professor Hickman plans his schedule for the planetarium shows. 28

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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

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Economics This year the Economics Department devoted much effort to revamping its course offerings, increasing the econom- ic students ' exposure to well-known econ- omists and businessmen, strengthenmg the Economics Club, and multiplying faculty-student contacts. The depart- ment devised and updated many of its offerings and a new course. Regional and Environmental Economics, will be of- fered next year. Professor K. Nair and Professor F. Bayard •Francic Bayard Jay V. Groves Thorvald Jorgensen Juanita Parker Kumaran Nair J. Groves History The purpose of the History Depart- ment is to integrate critically the hu- man condition through analysis of Its past with the aim of developing a broad perspective so that the student can function as an intelligent and in- jformed human being. In recent years the move away from traditional survey (Courses and toward thematic courses khas made possible courses such as The European Revolutionary Tradition and Europe In the Industrial Age. Also In at- tempting to meet the challenge of the contemporary world, the department has expanded Its non-western offerings. ' Herbert Coston Peter Bowers Roy Curry Jay V. Groves Robert Hunt John Monoski Fredrick Peterson Kenneth Plummer David Sharps •H. Coston Dr. Roy Curry and Professor David Sharpe discuss the quality of a new textbook. Professor R, Hunt 29