Colorado College - Nugget Yearbook (Colorado Springs, CO)

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ENGLISH Miss Amanda Ellis of the English department is now a writer in residence at CC. She has had a number of books published, as have other mem- bers of the department. In the fall of I960 she had a play produced on TV, and will soon have another shown. Mr. Racey and Mr. Van Becker are new members of the department. Dr. Racey, Mr. Ormes, Dr. Knapp, Dr. Ross, Mr. McCue, Mrs. Hershey, Mr.. Krutzke, and Mrs. Monroe. In the French department, Dr. Boyce has done a rather reverse teaching stint. Instead of the teaching of French to Americans, he taught Eng- lish to Parisians in 1956-57. Mr. Miller, Mr. Von Puttkamer, Mrs. Secrist, Dr. Boyce, and Mr. Madruga. GEOLOGY Renovation of many of the geology classrooms brought better eguipment to the students. A con- vention of the National Geographical Society of America, which 4,000 geologists attended, was held in Denver in the fall. Advanced geology stu- dents were invited to attend. Mr. Lewis, Mr. Osborne, visiting lecturer, Dr. Pearl Fischer, and Dr. Grose. Dr.

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ECONOMICS In the economics department Dr. Curran was foreign manager of the Americo-Persian Develop- ment and Trading Corporation from 1926-30. Dr. Curran, Mr. Werner, and Mr. Bechtol. EDUCATION Dr. Collins of the education department was the Educational and Counseling Consultant for the In- stitute Tec. de Aeronautica in Brazil from 1952-55. Dr. Collins, Mr. Jordan, deceased, Miss Saunders, Miss Eaton ENGINEERING The engineering department offers its majors a 3-2 plan by which they can attend CC for three years and follow a liberal arts course. They then go on to Columbia University, Illinois University, or Rensular Polytechnic Institute for two years of intensive study in engineering. Graduate then re- ceives a bachelor ' s degree from CC and a bach- elor of science degree from the other school. Mrs. Kendrick, and Mr. Kraehenbuehl

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GERMAN To help the 145 students taking German, the department ' s assistant, Peter von Puttkamer, who is an exchange student from Germany, uses a tape recorder. All German professors here were either born in Germany or have studied extensively there. Dr. Brandt, Mrs. Elstun, and Mrs. Feyock. HISTORY Faculty in the history department are carrying out a revised program for the history majors. More independent reading, theses for outstanding senior majors, reading courses, and a language reguire- ment are the new goals. Mr. Volan, Dr. Hockman, Mr. Rudoff, Mrs. Satt, Dr. Geiger, Dr. Gilbert, Dr. Carter. MATHEMATICS Dr. E. J. Miles, CC Carnegie Visiting Profes- sor of Mathematics, came in I 957 after forty-three years at Yale. He stepped into his place as founder of a dynasty, which includes Thomas Rawles and Joseph Leech, who both studied under him. Dr. Miles, Dr. Hansman, Dr. Rusch, Dr. Rawles, and Dr. Leech.