College of Wooster - Index Yearbook (Wooster, OH)

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profs Teach Eager Betalversu the Mysteries of Science . ' 1' '1- 1 , wf : -A b --:i T1 T Upstairs in Scovel. the Geoleqv Dena 5urrOUnde.idi Q 5- X, ment hclds forth represented by Pr. 'VcrSZiole ,mes ref llurs 5' the right. ond Mr. Mol-ze. left. They stqnj CNT., know YOden 3113121011 maps and museum crystal specimens waive .Luk-juce fm U1 .HCSSCZS C9359 in the foreground is on impressive toetprr-.1 'Q-lrglcqi' We 'S ses ::1cI-.zciiiig left in the scrnds of time by on Lixtiimriji iltlrrse Whlch gen -H., dinosaur. Besides courses in geoleai- 5 inygrsities. el A department includes studies in meteclzs over moz. ini rnlnirclbgy Mayes, Under a new administration and a new spirit Amonq the faculty members started another year of dispensing try his eXP9Tl knowledge. Faculty meetings accented the new swag, head 1 Wmld a'comin', discussing the pros and cons ,pgoqriitiontc of the proposed independent study plan and comprehensive exams. Especially active has been the curriculum committee which considered prob- lems of the underclass and upperclass years, particularly with a view toward expansion of the advisory system. Proposals have been brought forth concerning the adoption of experimental intensive methods of teaching modern languages such as are used in the Army. ln addition to the centralization, extension, and correlation of student guidance, committee chairman Arthur Southwick looks for a greater emphasis on placement, both for summer employment and graduate placerrierit. Already on the books is the sabbatical leave program whereby professors will be given .r sabbatical year every five years for the pursuit of special research problems. With thoughts fixed on the post-war Wooster, the faculty also anticr pates an extensive building program. But as their war time contribution, numbers of the professors have supplimented their regular class schedules by teaching trainees of the Naval Acadennc' Refresher Unit the finer points of physics, lfnglrslr. history, and math. Kilim-iiiintry professors, Dr. Chittum crricl Iii Grtrtly out i' their rrtzturril hcibitcit in the lcib. tcilk things ow-r rn tlrr' cliffrriifitry office in Sevr-rcirice Hull On tlit-ir slirrriltlt-in lflll' ill frl1Yf1 I1 Ol directing Cimciteur DuP0nls in the v-'fwfr liurist-ri lzurrit'-rs, If-st tubr-S. cmd percipilcites The Ohio G90 41 Ohio OU szarr and DY' getrrrn of Df- :roW OH leav Hachester. In fgylor I their experiei :zi Februari' 1 txrularly advc clrrclinq all 1 .lrscussions o new ddmlnls testing facilit srrpplimenting given now required voce An annual f science and sented to the Fl, Wilson A zrrajors, with j 'work in the t Wliy's ond the oyster F'-Visthcrfer, left, 'rvzclrines like znysics student 'rrrcture of the

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Administration Accentuates the Positive Vigilants of the lib and friends to all seekers after knowledge, the library staff can help you locate anything from Calvin's Institutes to Tillie, the Mennonite Maid . and quide you through the jungle of overdue cards, the intricacies of the reserve room. and the Dewey Decimal system. From left to right: Miss Blough, Miss White, Miss Bechtel, Miss Flack. Miss McClelland. Below, the answer to What Makes Wooster Run? or The Business Staff . Be it something mundane like a leaking bathtub or higher finance, the business office is behind it. The staff is headed by Iohn D. McKee, left. He is assisted by Zearl Ramey, center. and Ray Griffith. right, The something new that's been added to the myriad duties of the Alumni Office is the dehydrated version of the Bulletin, a newsletter for Wooster's sons and daughters in uniform, supplimented by Peggy Mull's voluminous Army- Navy correspondence. The staff, left to right: Mrs, Heck- bert. Mr, Ramey, Mr, McKee. Miss Osborn, Miss Mull. Left. is Registrar Arthur Southwick, in whose pre- cinct credits are tallied, grades dispersed, and in whose hands rests the fate of every would-be alumni. Right, Curt Taylor, Dr. Lowry's Steve Early. who keeps aclminstra- tion wheels running smoothly in the bower amid plants and mountains of papers, Thorugh this office pass the most beautiful checks in the world might be the motto of the College Treasurer. Bruce Knox, right. and assistant. Kermit Yoder. Compli- cated wartime finance is Ct headache but amid tutitions, taxes, and time cards, they manage to come up smiling, The gentleman behind the typewriter is versatile Art Murray, director of the News Office, Since it's things like the Index that drive to his favorite lair in the dark room, our hats are off to Art-of the busy camera, the college rogue's gallery, and the friendly word. .fd 1-A i . I gzv 'gm . ff ef. , - ,RT ,Q lt 'ewhfk

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Science , Q Q -cc- .,,, . e. th 2resentjdE?O1O9Y Deptm. .g ,eh Thi DI, Versfeeq Cfrstal S eyflqnd Gmini N Gm I PSCIIHQDS while Umlmpressive foofpnm Com e .by UH unwury de: er Sis In geO109Yi the . .uures in meteomlo Qi' ion and a new Spirit, Yeaf Of dispensing accented the new the PTOS and cons study plan and active has been considered prob- upperclass years, rd expansion of the have been brought :ion of experimental rnodern languages ln addition to the correlation of student 'nan Arthur Southwick is on placement, both d graduate placement. the sabbatical leave ors will be given B 'rears for the pursuit sf with thoughts fixed he faculty also antici- crocrarn. But as their bers! of the prOfeSSOfS afar class schedules the Naval AcademiC is of physics, Eltqllshf F M, rw Grady' out Ol ..- x i as ovef m the shouldefs falls Y f,,.S in file Ways I .iff-'f'es Delve Into Problems of Mind, Matter Surrounded by I. Qfs. graphs, and sundry devices for finding out more about you than you know yourself, Mr. Hemp and Dr Sharp introduce students to the mysteries of psy- chology via an introductory experimental course which is usually offered only at larger universities. Beginning students continue to mull over mazes, cerebellums, and Babinslfi reflexes. Among the scientists, Dr. Bangham has carried Teaching teachers is the ffill of the edu cation department composed of Mr Bushnell left, and Mr Stoneburner. right Here they pass on a few pointers to future school m'arms for keeping young hopefuls in hand Included in all education curricula is rr semester of practice teachina as well as training in best educational rtictlsccls of toricry on his experiments with fruit flies while Dr. Ver Steeg, head of the geology department, brought recognition to the college with the publication by the Ohio Geological Survey of the bulletin, Water in Ohio on which he collaborated with Wilber Start and Dr. Lamb. The college anticipates the return of Dr. Spencer of the biology department, now on leave of absence at the University of Rochester. Inhabitants of Severance, Scovel, and Taylor Halls listened with interest and contributed their experience to the educational symposium in February led by Dr. Arthur Compton. He par- ticularly advocated a required general course in- cluding all the natural sciences. Open family discussions of this sort have been a feature of the new administrative policy. An extension of the testing facilities and program is in the offing, supplimenting the psychological and English tests given now to incoming freshmen to include required vocational interest and personality tests. An annual fund created for the benefit of the science and mathematics departments was pre- sented to the college to be known as the William H. Wilson Award. Departmental clubs, open to majors, with professorial leadership, supplimented work in the classroom and lab. Why's and wherefores of the universe in which we live are the oyster for the Physics Department, headed by Mr. Westhafer, left, assisted by Doc Ford. Puttering with machines like this for ? ? ? in the Taylor Hall lab. physics students get on speaking terms with the ctomic structure of the world and what make it IiCk. ..f-4 icq and Money . Stanrirrirr ti-'ure this svrnrirl ul thi-ir trait. YTlCYT1i'f'IS rrf the hirfttuu' ti.-prrrtrrii-rit ltr lffll-. wcrth. lfr llail unit Mis-a Ifuntiurn lf-rn starts,-rits ttrroiirrli thi- liistoricul rriigrirss of tr topsyrtiir'-'y world lffistorv cf tlurofrr-, the Arriericas crntl Asia liars lu-wrt fillftflllilllllllfl by crrursrs with an accent on the po-.t-.-.wir 4 Wild an rr-posit. f-1-rrcr plfrris