Belleville College - Dutchman Yearbook (Belleville, IL)

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World Civilization was the subject; the object—to trace mans cultivation from the cave man to the space-aged man. Skills learned in speech aided all students of geography who gave ”rock talks.” AbL i 7 I 7 W J5 Ink blot tests became the criteria to measure student ' s imaginations and attitudes in Mr. Crane’s psychology classes. Learning about frustrations and motiva¬ tions was an essential part of psychology.

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Social Sciences strove to present total view of a changing world. A fundamental part of any Junior College curriculum is its social sci¬ ence department. Whether working lor a degree or completing the under¬ graduate requirements of a future col¬ lege or university, students elected sev¬ eral courses from the ever increasing selection offered by the department of social science. Within the areas of political science, history, and geogra¬ phy, the courses encompassed ranged from American history, geography, and national and state government to international relations, world civiliza¬ tion, and global geography. A stu¬ dent, through these courses, became acquainted with society. With the acquisition of a map pro¬ jector, the students in American his¬ tory were able to watch the historical movements that led to our independ¬ ence, and the students in political science were able to observe the ex¬ pansion of representative democracy across the continent. By selecting from JC’s portfolio of geography courses, the student could study Anglo-America, the world s dif¬ ferences in land and culture, or the economic geography of selected areas. I he scope ol these classes was enlarg¬ ed by instructor and guest lectures. Through the study of world civiliza¬ tion, a student could integrate his cul¬ tural-social historical background. This background, in turn, could be given a current perspective by the interna¬ tional relations course. The student found that the courses in this department complemented each other, thus enabling him to acquire a panoramic view of the real world. Curves were a specialty of Mr. Millers; he took obvious delight in explanation. Psychology, a deep subject that attempts to understand the erratic, was made a little A semicircle provided an atmosphere for lighter by a smile from Mr. Masters. fami y related discussions.

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The PE program persisted for JC enthusiasts the whole year through. To get their circulation going, the physical education students did ten minutes of vigorous exercise for warm¬ up. Often this included a speedy run around the track and football field, or maybe ten minutes of solid calis¬ thenics. Flag football, soccer, softball, track and field, and golf were on the agenda for the outdoor sports. In the gym, the boys centered on volleyball and basketball. Phvsical education majors were of¬ fered three new classroom courses this year: basketball theory, baseball theo- rv, and track and field theorv. These were designed to introduce the school students to principles of coaching high school students. Baseball theory cover¬ ed defensive and offensive plays in the game, as well as instructions on the care ol the diamond. Basketball theory concentrated on defensive mea¬ sures, passing, dribbling, shooting, and footwork. Track and field centered on the theories of running and jumping. Beginning this year, summer co-ed courses were offered to the students in bowling, golfing, archery, and bad¬ minton. Physical education continues year around for the JC students. With his arms outstreched arid his feet lifted high off the floor a member of the volley¬ ball team slammed a ball into the opponent’s court. A PE volleyball game began as a clenched fist sent the ball over the net. In the final second of the game a volley - ball player returned the winning volley.