Catholic University of America - Cardinal Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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was-' Art concontrators examine the underlying uniiy, idea and order wliivli must form the basis of the true work of art. The artisfs Concept undergoes some necessary alterations en route from mind to design. Qs K , of P YQ QU

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the apex of education ' . . the eorrelatioii of all into a unified whole . With the culmination of the preparatory and develop- ment stages of the college Career. the real work of educa- tion ln-gins. The student enters his major field in his last two years with well-laid foundations in every field of knowledge. The cfoordination of facts and principles and the correlation of all into a unified whole lmegins. The student takes courses that seem almost isolated from his main interests. yet the aim of education has not lreen at-liiexed if that student Cannot fit this nisolatedi' study into a SLl1'Yl'3' xii-w of his field. The importance of oltserving and amassing data Cannot be deserilaedg hut lo what avail if the student Cannot analyze and syn- thesize the data he has galliered? To teach a man to think it ith precision, with clarity and with originality is the purpose ol college and it is this purpose that is emphasized most in the last two years. ln the tit-ld of lviology lo know all the muscles of the eat is merely to know a Conglonieration of fact. Ilut to go ln-youd this knowledge. to relate this data to other ltiologieal specimens and to arrive at a knowledge Assimilation and coordination of four years' work-the biology seminar

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Complex problems of advanced chemistry demand patience and cooperation. of biological principles requires a synthesizing mind- a mind that has the initiative and the drive to theorize and substantiate those theories. By the same reasoning the art major in college arrives at a knowledge of art theory that has developed through the ages. Mere recognition of a work of art from one of the Egyptian stages and the dating of its composition is useless unless it is a facet in the overall picture of the field. This same correlation of knowledge is present in the Held of chemistry. The atomic structure of ben- zene. for example. is merely a fact to the chemist-but it is a fact that opens up the door to unlimited investi- gation. Through experimentation. diligent and pains- taking. the chemist, too, is able to theorize and to ex- plore new possibilities.