Winthrop University - Tatler Yearbook (Rock Hill, SC)

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' at the 2 to nity ops her EOD' seS5 in- wors ajor and wal the the v6lY on nS 5 qOf5 Art Department Enriches Creative and Aesthetic Potential YANCEY M. ROBERTSON, Chairman and Associate Pro- fessor, gives instruction to beginning painters. ARMANDO del CIMMUTO LEE HALL Associate Professor Associate Professor The primary aim of Winthrop's art department is to develop the creative and critical aesthetic po- tential of all its students. Students majoring or minoring, as well as those electinsg studio or lecture courses, are given ample opportunity to enrich their experience through classes in design, drawing, paint- ing, sculpture, art history, art education and crafts. The art department, located on the third tloor of Tillman l-lall, is the permanent showcase for student worlcs throughout the year. Periodic exhibitions of student works are also otfered for the enjoyment of the college community and town people. A teaching gallery, maintained in Johnson l'lall, is used by the professors in the department to exhibit outstanding painting, sculpture, and graphic arts from all over the country. WILLIAM L. MCDERMOTT, Professor, aids student with her silk-screen print. l'm working on my thumbnail - sketches.

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Honors Program IWC E ourages lnCl0Pe SEATED: JOHN H. MOORE, RUTH JONES. Chairman: JOHN S. EELLS. STANDI P. JACOBSON. General Honors classes are usually small and maintain an informal atmosphere. The Honors Program is now in its fifth year at Winthrop. This program, under the direction of the Honors Council encourages the superior student to work independently. lt otters her the opportunity to enrich her academic experiences as she develops scholarly and creative interests, and encourages her to assume responsibility for her learning. General Honors for freshmen and sophomores con- sists ot small sections ol general education courses, and for juniors and seniors, honors seminars and in- dividual directed study are available. A junior or senior choosing Departmental Honors must have a cumulative average ot 3.00 in her major or departmental tield, a 3.00 over all average and approval by the department concerned. Honors worlc at Winthrop has received national recognition and status in the news letter ol the l.C.S.S., The Inter-University Committee on the Superior Student, and will be one ot a relatively small number described in a forthcoming boolc on Honors worlc in the United States intended as o guide to other institutions in setting up HonOfS Programs. 28 ndent Work Af NG: WILLIAM W. DANIEL, JR., FRANK B. TUTWILER, NOLAN We 1 YANCEY N Chairman ar lessor, give beginning jg i lllllnr

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The majority ot Winthrop students are required Winthrop's Asian Area Program is the First in S. C. WINSTON YANG, ALLEN D. EDWARDS, NOLAN P. JA C O B S O N, Chairman, JOHN R. C. JAMES, YAN- Today's Asia, the world's most populous conti- nent, is viewed as a land ot vital importance to the United States, and represents an important frontier in American education. College and university grad- uates with a training in Asian cultures are urgently needed in many tields. To meet such acute demands, Winthrop College is now ottering an Asian Area Studies Program. This program, initiated at Win- throp in 1963, was the tirst ot its type in South JOHN FREEMAN, Chairman and Professor, supple- ments the lecture course with practical application in the laboratory. CEY ROBERTSON. Carolina, and it has received recognition as one ot the most important new educational programs in the South. To encourage participation in this program, the Charles S. Davis Asian Studies Scholarship and the Walter D. Smith Oriental Language Scholarship are awarded annually to outstanding students in this tield ot study. Other scholarships are available For those students who study Chinese. Biology Otters Many Opportunities to talce at least one course in biology to complete liberal arts requirements. The standard course ,in general biology aims to present major phenomena seen in living organisms, plants, animals and micro- organisms. Laboratory worlc enables each student to observe selected organisms, structures and proc- esses tirsthand. Fields employing biology majors today include teaching on the secondary or graduate levels, and various research tor hospitals and laboratories. For more rewarding careers, the biology student is en- couraged to pursue university positions tor more intensive research. 30 , ,BROCKMAN rllls-ll t Projessof Assistan tal: Worlc C Opportunity lxperiment 4 l I lllill M. JONES, Pict K u lj 1