Whittier College - Acropolis Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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People are tascinating because ttiey are so iiuman. And so it was in the sociology department. Ciasses iootii in ttieory and group Woric were means to find tile interests and protmiems ot peopie. Many students tooic tieid Wort: projects Wiiicii provided even added opportunity tor experience in tile area ot sociai woric. Promoting interest and devoioping siciiis in Woricing with peopie, our socioiogy department aiso sponsored the departmentai ciuio. it was composed ot students majoring or just interested in people and what maices ttiem ticic. Professors Siieets and Patton vvoriced aiong witil tile group as co-sponsors. Time bi-monthly meetings included speakers in socioiogicai ttieids and promoted dis- cussions. Social events were sciieduied ivy president, Bois Joiinson. Jerry Patton tlas been a tavorite ot many on campus VViti'l YMCA as his specialty. Dr. Sheets, iett, just compieted ilis first year in the socioiogy department. an mceiuec! .7lzeir .Slave of gmpkadid. Sociology Club f- Front row -- Vivian Gardener, Sylvia Rotti- weii, Bolo Jotinson, Sai Gonzaies, Oscar Segovia. Second row-1 Bolo Vvetab. Frank Cooper, Caio Catte, Joe Niciiois, Dave Hanson and Ed Fiminres. 25

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Extra special was time feeling for Dr. Dr. Mills received a init of good advice from Dr. The Saint Milo was our more Hersctnei Coffin, professor of piiiiso- Qnias Baldwin, left, iong-time professor of psycii- favorite tag imposed upon Dr. C. pixy and psyciiology. ology at Vvliittier. Niilo Conniclc, religion. a , - . 1 ' . f . ' f , .- 'z Pl nning ciiapel serxices were cinpei committee memloers Front row'-Joy Esciier. Jerry Stowe, Betty Perrin. Second I row'-Dan Keulen, Virginia Nliller. Third rouz-Margaret VX7estl'all and r1Xnn Kutcil. Fourth row-Dr. Paul Rice, Dr. Randolph Pyie and Dorotiiy iVlarl4i1am. 22 Tilree departments working togetiler to create a balanced diet ot food for thought were religion, piiiiosopiiy and psychology. The religion courses were taught by Dr. C. Milo Connicic and were varied from specialized studies in ti1e Christian iaith to comparative religions tiirougiiout tile world. Philos- oplier Dr. Hersciiel Colilin created a department encompassing every possible plnilosoplmy ot pinilosoptiy. Dr. Coffin was the original originator of tile present in- tegrated system used now at Vvirittier. it was evident from the broad base lie pre- sented in iiis courses, just iiow important the integrated personality can loe. Depart- ment oi psyciiology was steered loy the two men at time iielm, Dr. Qnias Baldwin and Dr. Eugene Mills. Courses related lootii to general psychology and speciat- ized areas were a part oi time curriculum.

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dence ow cz ag fo Sade Mo Amd and Sticlcs and stones-mostly the latter,-were the husiness lor Beech Leighton, Cieology, and Frosh tmil team Coach. Dr. Paul Rice, Dr. Lois James and lnstructor At Vautrin, worlxed together under the leadership of Dean Spencer in the loiology department. Prepara- tion tor nursing, medicine, technical research and teaching were fields stressed throughout this area ot science. Field trips were a hig part ot the program, which was highlighted hy the spring trip to Catalina. Students in field lootany and Zoology went to the loeach, mountains and desert, spending their time collecting specimens ol all sorts: then haclc home spending even more time finding out just what they had hrought home. The Biology cluln was active with everything from taco parties to arranging window displays tor the Banlc of California on some forms ol marine lite. As part ot their training at Vvhittier, majors of the department served as lah assistants or lite science coaches. Common interests have made memhers ol the laiology department a closely lcnit group of hard worlcers. Putting lots ol lite in the biology department were Dr. Lois James and Dr. Paul Rice. They instructed courses in hiological sciences and lite science. Students had their initial introduction to the geology department through physical science for the integrated freshmen. Dr. Beech Leighton headed the department, and instructed other courses in this area of science. The Geology cluh was orga- nized this past year under supervision ot Dr. Leighton. Membership included ge- ology majors, or students just curious to find the ditlerence loetween lorimstone and rhinestone. The newly-established cluh elected Jaclc Powell as its first president. Further study ot minerals in their original halaitat constituted the program of the clula, and many lzield trips were talcen.