Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Dr. Osborne, Mrs. Hyslop, Dr. Loss, Mr. Obaid, Dr. DeCoster Row I— N. Stewort, S. TofFos- sa, C. Bran. Row 2— B. Davij, B. Oyler, N. Veblen, E. Olbe, J. Honson, M. Tracey, A. C. Anderson, C. Stewart. Row 3— R. Gordon, M. Gruber, G. Montgomery, F. Anderson, D. Bond, H. Rosenmeir. 21

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Words for Appreciation Under Dr. William Hammer ' s chairmanship, the German department continued to familiarize its stu- dents with irregular verbs at one level and with Ger- man thought and literature at another, while conversa- tion classes wrestled with idioms and umlauts. Department members are Mrs. Ida W. Blayney, asso- ciate professor, and Miss Alice M. Arent, instructor. The ultimate dream of most French students, that of spending their junior vear studying in France, has become an actuality for several Carleton students, some who have been abroad this year and some who will spend next year becoming rapidly fluent in the lan- guage they and most French students have been at- tempting to absorb in the various literature and con- versation courses at Carleton. During second semester, while Dr. Donald S. Schier studied in Paris the Jesuits of the eighteenth century, Mr. Hyme Loss acted as department chairman. Other department members are Dr. Cyrus C. DeCosrer, Dr. Harry W. Osborne, and Mrs. Helen M. Hyslop. A language noted for its musical beauty, Spanish, also contains surprises for its students, who are in- variably jolted on m eeting the dramatist who wrote 1800 plays. Spanish has its useful aspects, too; a major may work for firms which trade with Latin America as a bilingual secretary or a business representative. De- partment members are Dr. H. Loss, acting chairman, Mr. Antonio H. Obaid, and Dr. Cyrus C. DeCoster. Mr. Charles S. Raymenfs classical language classes lead the students to understand the systematic beauty of Latin construction and the expressive preci- sion of Greek. An Existentialist picnic complete w ith berets, bicycles, and large chunks of cheese and crusty bread enlivened the French Club ' s increasing proficiency in the lan- guage. The Cave provided space for a soiree with French songs and records and a dinner featuring Mr. DeCoster. salad and an onion soup containing many genuine onions. Members attest to the beauties of bridge played in French: your partner usually lacks the vocabulary to bark at you for a bungled bid. Reorganized second semester, Spanish Club plans a program for next year of trips to the city for Spanish meals and projects to acquaint its members with the language and culture. Slides on Spain and a picnic hilariously conducted in tentative Spanish launched the renewed group in a burst of energy and reasonably correct grammar. Dr. Rayment defends a tradition Mrs. Blayney, Miss Arent, Mr. Hammer 1i ■■ . ■ »•. k - ' ■» Sr ■1 20

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Imagery and Footlights Front row: Dr. Elledge, Dr. Pettet, Dr. Crane, Miss Wyman, Mr. Kintner Back row: Mr. Henry, Dr. Sheridan, Mr. Whittemore, Dr. Lucas From seminar examinations of Wallace Stevens ' im- agerv to freshman lectures on the uses of graniniar, the English department presented the facts of English composition, w hile hoping to inspire appreciation and understanding of the literature. Dr. Scott Elledge, chairman of the department, spent six eeks in Salsburg, .Austria, where he lectured to the Salsburg Seminar in American Studie.s, which hopes to instruct Europeans in the facts of American thought. Guest lecturer for the second semester was Dr. Ronald S. Crane, former chairman of the English de- partment of the University of Chicago. Dr. Crane con- ducted a course in English literature of the 18th cen- tury, as well as a seminar in literary criticism. These activities, plus the securing of several best standard editions of English masterpieces, assured the department of the culmination of another profitable year. Carleton Players, through the active participation of its members, offers applied study of the drama and its production as an integral part of the liberal arts education. This study achieves added significance through the drama cycle, the presentation each year of three representative plays having a common element, such as that of the present cycle. Modern Poetry. In the production of these plays, members are offered an opportunity to participate in almost any field of theater work — acting, set construction, lights, costume and set designing, stage management, directing, and producing. Because the organization is student-run, under the supervision of a faculty director, the Players ' productions are primarily presentations of the creative work of the members, and their success is indicative of the understanding and knowledge gained in this applied study. 22