Daemen University - Summit Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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 EnyUsk The English concentration attempts to teach the student to express herself correctly and effectively, to encourage her to read accurately and with intelligent appreciation and to acquaint her with some of the best examples of literary genres in order to arouse in her a real intellectual curiosity and an enthusiasm for literature that will enrich her future life. Panel members pause to consider Sr. Georgia’s pertinent observation in mod- ern poetry class. ''The cosmological ramifications found in the works of William Shakespeare are manifold,” Mr. Masterson informs English majors. Journalists of tomorrow check their knowledge of today as they correct their weekly current events test with in- structor, Mr. Smith. An English major’s notebook runneth over.” These students of American litera- ture never miss a word.

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It would seem as though theology classes have their light moments too, as this group of freshmen students take time out to appreciate their instructor's sense of humor. 'IPUksoydy an(( Philosophy and theology are the foundation and center of knowledge. In order to form her life in the Catholic tradition, the student equips herself with both the basic and advanced tools of the knowledge of God and the history of human strivings for truth. As this phase of learning is enlarged throughout the four years, she is able to make the other facets of her studies correspondingly more complete. Ann Marie Littlefield, Joanna Coppola and Anajean Zurek find Father Gerenscer's illustration serves to clarify a difficult philosophical problem. Father Weber engages in an informal dis- cussion in moral theology with members of the junior class.

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Anita Anderson, Pat Parada, Gerry Balaz, and Clare Siegel are assisted by Mr. Kuo as they put the finishing touches on the annual campus Christmas display. A thorough knowledge of modern art techniques is acquired by these modern art enthusiasts as they examine paintings of contemporary artists. Air. Kuo examines an etching produced through the combined efforts of senior art students, Sue Moore, Mary Paul Kennedy, Mary Manzella and Mary foan Hassett. Vri By blending practical, aesthetic and Christian concepts, the student of art creates within herself the basic attitudes neces- sary for a professional career in the field of art. She is pro- vided with such an orientation of the arts to life that she becomes aware of the apostolic possibilities of art as a means to restore all things in Christ. Art... an expression in symbolic imagery of the beauty and harmony that is in God.