Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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Economics The economics department has the distinction of perhaps of- fering one of the most challenging introductory courses at Carle- ton. The fact that many non-majors agree to face Miss Ada Har- rison, Mr. Robert Will and Mr. Harold Vatter even after fulfilling their social studies requirement speaks highly for these professors and their department. The department majors may either plan to teach or to do graduate work after completing the required courses at Carle- ton-. But whatever the future may hold for them, economic theory renders a broad perspective in business, law, iournalism, social service and daily activities. Having become acquainted with these ideas, skills, and procedures, the student will be adequately prepared to face the business world, be able to analyze its com- plications and to find his place in it. There are various attitudes of list

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Chemistry The most striking change in the chemistry curriculum this year has been the introduction of a combined chemistry-physics course which serves as the beginning course in both depart- ments. Further revisions are being considered in view of the probable adoption of the three term, three course plan. Research was continued by both faculty and students. Four iuniors presented papers at an Undergraduate Chemistry Symposium based on research directed by Dr. Ramette and Dr. Child during the school year and previous summer. Further research was carried on this summer by Dr. Child and Dr. Greef with the assistance of four students. T Once again- the department sponsored a National Science Foundation summer institute for high-school teachers with Dr. Miller teach- ing and serving as director of the institute, and Dr. Greef also teaching. Following the confer- ence, Dr. Miller left Carleton, having served as chairman of the department since i949, to be- come Director of Admissions for the Institute of Paper Chemistry. Dr. Ramette, who assumed the chairmanship, received a fellowship for the summer to continue the development of a re- search-centered approach to the teaching of analytical chemistry. Mr. Miller, Chairman, Miss Greef, Mr. Ramette, Mr. Child. Classical Languages This year was a big one for Dr. Charles Rayment and his form- erly one man department. Mrs. Eleanor Huzar ioined the de- partment to take over the courses in first and second year Latin and Latin- and Greek literature in translation, leaving Dr. Ray- ment the beginning and advanced Greek and advanced Latin, Those who have studied the classics can see the value in the solid background they offer both for learning modern foreign languages and for the study of English literature. First year Latin students' concentrate on grammar while those in second year study Caesar's Commentaries and Virgil's Aeneid. The more advanced classes deal with Ovid, Catullis and Roman Comedy. Greek students begin with alphabet and vocabularies and move in-to translating the New Testament from the original Greek. Advanced classes study Homer and Plato. Mrs. Huzar, Mr. Rayment, Chairman.

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English This year The English DeparTmenT mainTained iTs posiTion in The CarleTon academic picTure. Professor Elledge, head of The deparTmenT, Took his sabbaTical leave and The deparTmenT was headed by Professor Shain. The Sheridans reTurned from a year abroad buT There were no ofher faculTy changes. As- sociaTe Professor VVhiTTemore sTarTed a liTerary magazine, The CarleTon Miscellany, which is a sorT of a re-birTh of his Furioso. Regarding curriculum, a renovaTion was The replacemenf of The independenT study program by a seminar series, which was considered preTTy successful. The freshman-sophomore English requiremenTs were also alTered somewhaT. Some English sTudenTs aTTended a Shakespeare conference held ioinTly by ST. BenedicT's and ST. .lohn's colleges where Two CarleTon people read papers. An English club, feafuring im- prompTu liTeraTure analyses and ouTside speakers, was organized by a group of sTudenTs. Two senior English maiors, Tony Kauf- man and KaThy Rankin, were awarded CarleTon's Two FulbrighT scholarships This year. The class of l96O graduaTed 31 English maiors, mosT of Them planning To go on To graduaTe schools. Mr. Jenkins, Mr. Kintner, Mr. Shain, ACT- ing Chairman, Mr. Larsen, Mr. Whi1Temore, Mr. Stang. Mr. Carver, Mrs. Herberf, Mr. Sfang, not shown, Mr. and Mrs. Sheridan.