Coker College - Milestone Yearbook (Hartsville, SC)

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Dr. Haynes lectures to her students in a literature class. Dr. FRENCH HAYNES Professor of English Mr. R . N. BRUMBAUGH Professor of Art 72 Dr. C. A. Sisson Mrs. C. A. SIsson Professor of English Assistant Professor of English English and Literature How many times this spring did we begin writing a theme the night before it was due (or sometimes after it was due) when last fall we struggled with a similar assignment for days! Some of this may have been attributed to spring fever and procrastination, but during the year, under the constructive criticism of Dr. and Mrs, Sisson, we did learn to increase our facility in writ- ing clear, correct, accurate, and effective English. Frequent book reports were also assigned to increase our reading efficiency and to encourage us in reading good literature. Then, after the freshman year most of us advanced to Dr. Haynes’ Lit classes, where we learned to appreciate the “greats” of our own country and those of England. Those more creative souls ventured into creative writing or news writing classes. Others went further into the literary field by studying English drama English novel, English poetry, and prose of the Romantic and Victorian Ages. The English Department also has room for the Education Department. There is a Methods Course for those who aspire to teach English in the High Schools, and for those Elementary Ed Majors, Children’s Lit is a necessary and very enjoyable course. Art As those who have had any courses under Mr. Brumbaugh have discovered, one just doesn’t say, “How can I make this look right?”, or “What color should this be?” By declining to give solutions to problems, he encourages one to develop imagination and initiative—to create his own work. No, Mr. “B.” does not tell one what to do, but is quite capable of bringing out the In art lab Mr. Brumbaugh stands by to give advice to artists Mary and Tricia. iE aan |

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abe 604 Shaded + bisianaags wise Fs % This chemistry lab gives the appearance of a busy afternoon The anatomy lab finds the human much more complicated | to the industrious chemists as Dr. Barber offers his help. than the onlooker does. “But, Mr. Reynolds, my heart hasn’t got a systemic arch!”, some students will cry and then quietly turn red when he replies—“Yours may not, but your frog’s has.’ And there is always one who does the seemingly impossible of i dissecting the frog and earthworm without touching them. But by the time the same student reaches anatomy, he is dissecting with one hand and eating fudge with the other—almost. Dr: Matthews will make certain that any student taking Botany will have two things—first, a thorough knowledge of the scientific names of all plants studied, and second—plenty of fresh air. In fact, the student ends up spend- ing so much time in the yard that a stranger might ask, “Do you have a garden scholarship?” “You mean you can’t work this simple little problem?” chuckles Dr. Barber as he scolds a general chemistry student. It seems that the potential chemist, sadly shaking her head, just can’t understand how to find the equivalent weight of an element. And to a Coker girl, calories are just those things that add pounds in the wrong places, What does that have to do with changing water into steam at 100°C? The qualitative analysis student is supposed to learn the technique of find- ing out what ions there are in various substances. But Coker offers the “little | extras” in courses. Where else could one get along with “qual” an excellent | course in debating: 4 2 Z Mr. Joun D. REYNOLDs 8° Assistant Professor of Biology “Dr, Barber, I know I did have chromium. I had the brightest yellow pre- cipitate you have ever seen!” “Well, I don’t know where you got it from—I know I did not put chromium in your unknown.” ” “But, Dr. Barber... “Your grade is 50.” Algebra usually attracts a large group of students at Coker. They study rational numbers, irrational numbers and all of the fundamental operations of algebra, Everything is fine until they step into the binomial theorem and quadratic formula and then heads begin to spin. Trigonometry inevitably , brings questions on special angles or trigonometric functions such as, “But, Mr. Saunders, why is the sign of the cosine in the third quadrant a minus?” For those who enter the “higher mathematics,” the terms ellipse, parabola, and conic sections become familiar—if not understood! And for those “who really want to get into math,” there is calculus. One spends the whole first Tet eh 7 ‘semester learning to find the derivative and the second doing exactly the Dr. H. H. BARBER opposite! Professor of Chemistry fal!

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Mr. Vircit SMITH Mrs. VirGit SMITH Miss ELIZABETH NEWELL Professor of Music Associate Professor of Music Assistant Professor of Music best in his students with a smile and “You tell me!” or “I don’t know—try it and see if it works!” His lectures are most informative and he practices what he preaches, em- phasizing that it is not the final product which counts but the improvement | and development made. | The Art Department has been greatly expanded in the past few years. New 1 equipment has been added and Coker now offers two majors in this field— Fine Arts and Commercial Art. At the spring art exhibit we see many final results of these courses, Samples of works in design, water colors, oil paintings, ceramics, enameling, lettering, etc., are on display—all student work. | The almost monthly exhibitions in the Library corridor are another source of enjoyment and cultural advancement. How we admire all the art work from Oriental brush painting to samples of exquisite materials arranged most artistically. : Music “Do-Mi-Sol-Mi-Do’s” were heard being practiced by one girl as she ran her roommate (and any others around) crazy. But it was the day to teach her | song in Mr, Fort’s Public School Music Class! Yes, the music building is not Mrs. ELEANORE VAUGHN just a place in which music majors hibernate; it serves also in the education Instructor in Music curriculum, All students have an opportunity to use the music building as Mr. Smith lectures on music appreciation in the Civilization course. For music majors, classes in theory and music history are given, as well as instruction in piano, voice, organ, and violin. Another phase of the Music Department is the Coker Glee Club which in the spring tours the state, reaping the rewards of many long hours of prac- tice. We are also proud of our Sextet which complements the Glee Club and is in constant demand throughout the state. The Music Department also serves the community through its Junior School of Music, several recitals given by faculty and students, and through Community Concerts given by artists in their fields. Mr. RoBerT Forr Coker Glee Club Assistant Professor of Must in) Miss LAVAUGHN ROBINSON Assistant Professor of Music AOI yy yr JI