Davidson College - Quips and Cranks Yearbook (Davidson, NC)

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ENGLISH We Ifiirn tht suuntls uf laiit;iiaK« ' Moon nftfi- our first iti ' P- Wi- iisy them— fur worse or better iinlil our last. For worse, if we lioM them eoiiimoii liecause they coiiif as cheap as breath. For better, il ' we eheiisli them because they ari- our human bailee. Without hiii- trua e, thoutfht wnuKI die uiuillereil, anil hive wouKI be only touch. Willi lantruaKe. thought can span the anes, and love can build a bridtre from man to man and make a poem to tlod. The sounds we learn are those that Shakespeare formed into lancua e as lastin); as the trreat jrlobe itself, that Milton hymned To justify the ways of Cod, that Chaucer shaped into his rilirrimajre that has no end . . . The sounds belon r to all of us, the lantruatre to those who cherish them. W. K. (;o i l ko.)nlz (umminn. (iood) kooniz, l.lc (l. Holland, (iross, Lilly, Cole, I ' urcell. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Iiaile. . (.oldierc. I.abban. I ' inkerlon. (Jhitro. Heaty, Tucker, Winkler, Kmbry, Causey. Why study a modern foreiKn lanpuaRe? The .Army language pro- jrrams, the National Detense Edu- cation Act, and the .lunior Year Abroad projrrams point to the na- tional need for foreign lanfruage study. Modern means of travel and com- munication have put us in touch with many countries where French, Ciernian, and or Spanish is readily understood. Graduate study, the diplomatic service, foreign trade, and travel agencies are some of the most obvious utilitarian reasons for such study. Moreover, a truly educated man should be able to use moderately well at least one language not his own and to have substantial knowl- edge about its history, civilization, and literature. A. V. (;oldiere [17]

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Seateii: Aberiicthy, MactOiiuat, .Muloney, Rhodes, Sehenck; standing: Clark, Polley. BIBLE AND PHILOSOPHY The mood of philosophy is curi- osity; that of religion is reverence. The method of philosophy is dia- lectic; that of religion is worship. The instrument of philosophy is reason; that of religion is faith. The intent of philosophy is ohjectivity and explanation; that of religion is commitment and salvation. Such generalizations, though in- adequate, illustrate the radical dif- ference between philosophy and re- ligion. Within the human person- ality and in the classroom, however, absolute lines of demai ' cation be- come artificial. Curiosity is min- gled with wonder and awe; reason and faith appear as complemen- tary; religious matters require intellectual expression; and under- standing may be fulfilled in com- mitment. What do we hope for our stu- dents? That they shall grow into a knowledge and appreciation of their intellectual and spirit heri- tage; that they shall learn to ask fruitful questions, form valid and ethical judgments, think — and think straight; that they shall progress from faith to faith in the context of reverence and doubt, become aware of life ' s meaning, and dedicate themselves to the truth that sets men free. D. D. Rhodes FINE ARTS AND MUSIC Sneeden, Richey. Russeli. Williams. Lord, I ' lott, Houchens. Believing that the arts should do more than entertain, the Music and Fine .- rts Departments of Davidson College strive to provide for as many students as possible a true understanding of and sensi- tivity to the language and spirit of the arts. For the talented student, these departments attempt to develop his creative potential as fully as pos- sible within the confines of a lib- eral arts program. For the student whose interest in the arts accom- panies another field of major con- centration, these departments are concerned with improving his abil- ity to be more perceptive of qual- ity and to develop his discerning taste. These departments provide con- certs, theatre productions, and art exhibits, not only as performing- outlets for the students, but as major contributions to the cultural life of the entire college commun- ity. D. B. Plott

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Seated: Lester, McGeachy, Labanov-Rostovsky ; standing: Reike, Thompson, Johnston, Davidson. Drake, Burley, Minter, Reid. HISTORY He who is ignorant of history is doomed to repeat it. No more valid testimony to the essentiality of his- tory has ever been penned. Wrecked empires and superseded civiliza- tions bear witness, from the dawn of recorded time to the present day, to the folly of ignoring the lessons of the past. The Italian sociologist Pareto, whose homeland suffered the clas- sic decline and fall, concluded from years of investigation and study that what we learn from his- tory and experience is more useful to the human race for survival than all the impertinent logic of the reformers. Chalmers G. Davidson SOCIAL SCIENCES Beginning in the fall of 1962, four departments in the Division of So- cial Science are combining to offer an interdepartmental major. The program is designed with the idea that students who wish to, will be able to enter graduate work in either sociology, social work, economics, political science, law, or geography. A wise choice of courses for the major will make this pos- sible and will, at the same time, give the students a broad back- ground in j ' elated social science sub- jects. Students who do not plan to go into graduate work will find in the Social Science Major the kind of program which should enable them to take an active, intelligent ap- proach to problems involved in leadership in the economic, political and social life of the community. Joseph T. Drake