Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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15 art explore the dynamics of the creative process, sharpen visual perception through the study of structural form and space relationships. They test their creative expression on canvas, in clay, with welding iron and woodcuts. Mr. Bill Scntcr joined the art faculty as instructor in art education. Mr. Eugene Johnson was on sabbatical second semester working on sculpture, pottery and painting. During the year Robert Nelson designed for the University of Minnesota Gallery and contributed work to the International Poster Annual.

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14 Mr. Eugene Johnson ART Mr. Robert Nelson As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” The artist reacts to life with delicate sensitivity and creates. His self-expression has unique power to waken the soul, ... to raise the genius, and to mend the heart” in others. Bethel’s Art Department serves an important function in the cultural growth of the campus as Mr. Bill Scnter a whole. Monthly art exhibits, guest lecturers, and sponsored tours to Twin City galleries and museums provide enriching aesthetic experiences for the entire college community. The art faculty cousels with three types of student: those preparing for art-teaching roles, those seeking basic art training within a liberal arts program in preparation for graduate study or professional art careers, and tliose who are intrigued with art as a cultural expression and want to develop abilities in visual media. Freshmen are introduced to values which lead them to a greater appreciation of various art forms. Majors in

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Dr. Paul J. Christian Mr. Russell W. Johnson BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Textbooks serve as springboards to a first-hand investigation of the Creator’s handiwork for students in biology. In the laboratory they develop a keen sensitivity for that which can be seen by the naked eye. There they are provided with experiences in reflective thinking and other elements of the scientific method. Facility in using the microscope opens new areas to probe. Field trips help students gain an appreciation of varied forms of life in their natural environment. Under the teaching of capable professors students may come to a realistic understanding of the significant effect the sciences have had on our culture. Freshmen scrutinized the campus’s trees in the fall, and dissected fetal pigs as the penetrating odor of formaldehyde betrayed their laboratory assignment to the rest of the student body. Others whose curiosities lie in the area found challenging studies in microbiology and para-