Bucknell University - L Agenda Yearbook (Lewisburg, PA)

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I'I'II AI,I'I'IA 'I'III'I'I'A IJ. 'I'rnds-Il, NI. Meyers, lVlr. A. Sluvin. C. Kurtz, .I. Carl:-r, lVIr. C. Karraker. Nor I,l1I'I'l'ItI'IIlZ S. Itimlmaugli, .I. florson. HIS Under the chairmanship ol' Dr. J. Orin Oliphanl, the history department strives to provide students with a hasic understanding ol past evcnts and their relationship to thc present and Iuturc. In line with this goal the department is changing each ycar, improving present courses, dispensing with less important ones. and adding new courses designed to hclp sludcnls interpret the history Imeing madc today. For instance, second scnicslor this year saw the addition ol Ilow can I possilmly wrilc 3,000 yt-urs ol' history I'lIS'1'URY FAClIL'l'Y-ff-IVIP. .I. Oliphanl, Mr. R. Ililliurd, Mr. Il. I.u, Mr. A. Slavin, Nlr. C. Karrakor. TORY Oriental Classics, History 2744, which promotes understand- ing ol the people of the Far East, much in the news today. Witli changes in courscs come changes in requirements also. .Next ycar all Iilmcral arts students will he required to take a two-semester course in history. There will he three choices availahle, one of which must he selected. The history honorary is Phi Alpha 'I'hcta. This year the lratcrnity was advised hy Dr. Cyrus Karraker. in one hourly cxani? Sec, I told you il was lhcrc. --

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EDUCATION Starting with Education 101, Social Foundations ol Education, and Educational Psychology lliducation 2011, Students ol education learn the history, philosophy, econom- ic, and social background of education and the role ol' psy- chology in learning. 'llhus armed, the future teacher delves into the realms ol' guidance counseling, elementary or sec- ondary education. It lie should prefer something else, he may explore still further into educational psychology. 'l'he higgest test ol an education student's college career comes in his senior year, when the long-awaited-or long- flreaded-opportunity to practice teach finally arrives. For six to eight weeks ol his senior year, the ed', major invades local classrooms to oliscrve and then to try his own hand at l'1lJUtIA'l'lON .l AtIUl,'l'Y- Srzfvrrznx Mr. W. Snuvain, Mr. .l. .l0IIPS, Mr. M. Hillson. STANDING! Mr. A. Ill-enmn, Mr. .l. Moore, Ml'- ll- Wllilmeyer. IN HE' . Y ' 3 'gt K. -s I . xiii! ' X 4-...,,s IREVJ It's much easier with a brush. applying all the techniques he studied in the past. At Buck- nell those who will teach and guide young students in the luture are expected to he good students themselves. Only those education majors whose average is C or lvelter may take the course in student teaching. Buclcnell's education students are allorded closer contact with the teaching profession through chapters ol' the National Education Association and the Pennsylvania Student Ed- ucation Association, hoth established here in 1961. There are also two professional honoraries, Kappa llella Epsilon lor women and Kappa Phi Kappa for men, which recognize outstanding scholastic achievement in the ed- ucation field. ll5luilil 'llllis is n It . . A . . l,. . . l.. IHS!! ' KAPPA DELTA El'Sll.0N----St1ATr:li: A. Wagner, .1. llernian. N. Heller. STANDING! C. Davidson, D. Siegel, Mr. M. Hillson, 11. Lord. 27 uw n I' uw Fi z m

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1 -,x vit I mg mt 1 If, .1. .. ..,- fr ' t,5LF,?'f ' iw 1. POI IIIt AI Qt IICNCIC FM2lII,'I'Y-- Mr. .I. t Iathings, Mr. If. .lom-s. IIMIKV Mr. W. Gwyn, Mr. C. llollistcr. POLITICAL SCIENCE loday, international relations are receiving more and more emphasis. Campaign issucs center around pcacc and understanding lictwcen countries, and disarmament con- ferences are in session continually. As tension mounts, gov- Crnment leaders realize that peace depends not on coercion but on understanding. i . . - -, lNo hetter hasis lor eo-operation and co-cxlstcnce exists than a knowledge of the W0l'IfliS govermnents. I3ucknell's Ilttlllival scicncc department rccognizcs the truth ol this idea. Since it believes that a studv ol lioth world and national Hffvcrnnicnts is necessary lor a correct perspective ol in- lfvrnational politics today, the department ollcrs courses in llltf various lorms ol governments and in the dillercnt Mm-ni--. tc. Mar-I fl. link, int' 3 x QL.. its . vw I iv branches ol our American governmentfrthc Constitution. political parties, international law, Iorcign allairs, and po- litical theory. iI'hrough the political science department, a limited num- ber ol students participate in the Washington St-muster. Spending half a year at American University, they enjoy the opportunity of observing the machinery of the national capital firsthand. ln addition. the department sponsors a chapter of Phi Alpha Sigma. the national political scicncc honorary. to which outstanding majors may lic 4-It-4-tml. 'I'hrough these activities and the regular courscs. thc depart- ment hopes to produce well-informed American citizens with an adequate hackground to meet the world situation. lN'l'l'IRtIOI,I.I'ItIIA II t UNI If RI Nt I UN tIOVIzItNlN'IIuNI hmrrn- It ulil in IJ Qtlllimllt r q'I'ANIlIN1IZ Ii. Ilitlcnln-rg, A. liolnick, I I'I SIGMA .-KI.I'lI.'K I IItS'I' Row: Nlr. .I. tlalliinggs. II. llurton. hlr. ti. .Iont-s. SICCUND lion: Mr. W. Gwyn. Xlr. ti Hollister. I-rn. new VI um-lv