Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Ina Marie I.indstrom pours carefully into a test tube while other students prepare materials for the experiment. Spirogyra to Sputnik “Isn’t that a sparrow?” “I think it looks more like a —” “Ssssh — it’s going to sing!” No, its not a meeting of the National Birdwatchers Society — it’s just the Bethel freshmen out on a biology field trip. Tomorrow they’ll be in the lab dissecting grasshoppers or frogs smelling strongly of formaldehyde. It’s all part of the process of learning to appreciate the world around you. Bethel’s growing science department this year provides a major in biology as well as in chemistry. It is also improving its curriculum to provide for the training of future science teachers and offers a full pre-medical program. Next year the department will make it a requirement of graduation for the student to have one course in physical science as well as one course in biology. The mathematics department is also expanding to keep pace with the increasing need for higher mathematics. Since the advent of Sputnik the world has been drawn even more to an active interest in the developments of science. It is important for everyone to understand the implications of these scientific advancements. This is the work of the department of science and mathematics. V. ELV1NG ANDERSON RUSSELL W. JOHNSON HOWARD DINSMORE ROBERT J. GLASER Ph.D., Chairman M.F. Ph.D. Zoology Biology, Botany Chemistry M.A. Chemistry CHARLES TUCEK M.S. Mathematics, Physics 30

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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

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BUSINESS Practice Acquired One of the more practical sides of the Bethel curriculum is found in the corner of the first basement. Here, amid the clatter of the typewriters and other office machines, are prospective secretaries, missionary candidates, church secretaries and others who realize the value of business skills in later life. Besides typing, shorthand and accounting, courses in running the latest office machines are offered. Credits in business count as electives toward a BA degree, and many students take a year or two of business at Bethel before going on to a professional school. ELLEN LEHR M.A. Commercial PHYSICAL EDUCATION Exercise - Not Mental Whether it’s calisthenics, badminton or table tennis, all Bethel students are aware of the important part in school life played by the physical education department. Although the coed loudly groans and complains as she stretches to touch her toes and although she may have trouble climbing stairs for a few days, she is appreciative of the break in the sedentary college schedule. However, there is more to physical education than twists and bends. Through these courses students learn how to be valuable team members or learn how to play individual sports that will become favorite hobbies or pastimes. Badminton and ping pong are popular in the winter, not to mention volleyball, and as spring comes students start hurrying across campus to the tennis courts and the girls turn out for their annual gym class softball games. Ron Nelson charges forward to catch his opponent's serve in an enthusiastic badminton battle. DEL RAY PETERSON M.A., Chairman Physical Ed., Athletics LYNN LUNDIN B.A. Physical Ed., Athletics JNGEBORG SJORDAL M.A. Physical Education 31