Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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LANGUAGES Miss Nelson looks as if she has a willy answer for Carol Christensen and Marlys Lehman. Hello In Any Language “Wie geht es Ihnen?” “Muy bien. iy usted?” “Jar ar bar.” It sounds confusing but it’s not “all Greek” to the language students. Under the new program at least one year of a foreign language is required for graduation. As they struggle with the difficulties of sentence structure, irregular verbs and the possessive pronoun, the students wonder why. But after a few weeks their tongues slip sideways quite naturally and they find themselves becoming interested in the cultural differences and historical heritage of these countries. German is the choice especially of those who plan to go on in science, medicine or philosophy. Pre-seminary students get a background for their theological study in the college Greek course. Because Latin America is so near and important and because of Bethel’s interest in missions, many students study Spanish. Our denominational heritage of Scandinavian, so Swedish is also a popular language. Techniques of learning such as records and conversation groups are being used by the students to increase their facility in the language of their choice. The library has two rooms reserved as language listening rooms. In later years students are often surprised at how handy the college language training may be. FRANCIS WHEELER M.A., Chairman Greek F.FFIE NELSON LILLIAN RYBERG INGEBORG M.A. M.A. SJORDAL German Spanish M.A. Swedish

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SOCIAL SCIENCES Cultures Studied Other people and their problems arc important to many students on Bethel’s campus. Many of these students major in the social sciences, so that they may more easily and sympathetically understand the various cultures and situations involving these people. Personalities, social institutions and contemporary social problems arc studied. Students majoring in this area are usually preparing for teaching, social work, missions, business or government. However, many students take social science courses just to understand social behavior and thereby become better citizens and persons. Courses in sociology and social work give students a view of how people live in groups and in social institutions. They get an idea of the types of research and field work involved in social work. Courses in specific problems such as crime and delinquency give room for investigation into these specific areas. Anthropology students study man in his various cultures. These courses enable students to see people through their own culture and to understand why they feel and act the way they do. Courses such as “Religions of Man” are valuable in knowing other people. Material needs and how they are met as well as the ways in which producer and consumer help each other are studied in economics. BETTY DANIELSON M.A. Social Work GEORGE J. JENNINGS B.D., M.A. Geography, Anthropology George Jennings helps Phil Van Dc Voordc to find the site of an ancient native culture discussed in anthropology class. HARLAND MICKELSON M.A. Sociology ROY RODGERS M.A. Family 27

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PHILOSOPHY Questions Answered There are certain questions in life that every thinking man must answer for himself. The philosophy department shows to its students some of the answers that other men have had concerning man and man, the universe and God. Although it may not seem vitally important to the logic student whether or not the major premise is undistributed lie comes to realize that critical, intellectual thought takes a while to come by, but that this is the place to get it. W. ROBERT SMITH Th.D., Chairman Philosophy, Bible CLARENCE B. BASS Ph.D. Philosophy, Bible CHRISTIANITY Christian Training From the time a student enters Bethel and “Biblical Literature” as a freshman until he ponders over “Patterns of Christian Thought” as a senior, he is aware of the influence of the Christianity department. Restructured to provide this sequence, the department this year offers a new Christianity major leading to a B.A. degree. This will help to meet the growing demand by churches for both men and women to direct the educational work in the church. This emphasis on Christian work is especially significant as a part of the larger religious environment of Bethel. Phil Anderson and Adelc Carlson ask newest faculty member Dr. Finlay about a lecture point. CLIFFORD E. LARSON Ph.D., Chairman Religious Education CLIFFORD V. ANDERSON M.A. Religious Education PAUL FINLAY Ph.D. Religious Education LEE KINGSLEY B.A., B.D. Religious Education ESTHER SABEL Ph.B., M.R.E. Bible, Religious Ed. 29