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

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Wesleyan's Faculty Members Go East 22 Wesleyon and the World

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During the past year several members of Wesleyan's faculty turned their inter- ests to the east. Dr. Herbert Coston of the history department and his wife Phyllis, director of the learning center, spent their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary m China Dr. Coston's AIDP study was orig- inally set for Africa, two years ago, but the trip had to be postponed. Collecting materials for the class he teaches in Asian History. Dr, Coston studied the developing areas of Canton, Peking, Sang-Hui and Hang Chou, Phyllis Coston, meanwhile concentrated on the theme of comparative education. Dr, Ernest Capstack, one of Wesley- an's most respected chemistry profes- sors, spent his sabbatical leave in the far east, Dr, Capstack traveled to India and Pakistan by airplane but while in Sri Lenka he could be seen traveling by ele- phant. The most publicized trip was made by Dr, Ju Kuei Sun, associate professor of physics and Dr, Joseph B, Mow, profes- sor of philosophy, who also traveled to China, Dr, Mow used a daily kept journal and photographs to present his trip, in report form, to those living in the Buck- hannon area Dr, Mow's report appeared in a January edition of The West Virginia Hillbilly. Drs, Sun and Mow visited not only Peking but also Manchuria and Can- ton, both are found on Mainland China. Wesleyan and the World - 23