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

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I ' ietenpol. .MiKai-, hite, Krvi-, Hopkins. StudontH considerinK physics as a pussihlc cureer hHouM remember that it is nut enough simply to like a subjec-t because it has u fine fu- ture or that it is a (triamorous pro- fession. It is training in precise and logical thinking and has cul- tural value in its ol)ser ' ance of law and order in the world. I ' hysics has iK ' Come an extensive science with many special fields and at the same time is playing an important part in the new frontier professions such as biophysics, health physics, radiation biolojcy, radiation physics anil space science. To become a good physicist re- quires ability, interest and applica- tion. The (t ' Patest attraction for physics is that as a profession it is KrowinK rapidly, the field is far from overcrowded, and that many questions remain unanswered. John I. Hopkins PHYSICS MATHEMATICS The increasing contribution of mathematics to the culture of the modern world, coupled with its vital role in scientific discovery and humanistic education, has made this subject one of dynamic importance in the liberal arts school as well as in the technical institution. .■V mathematics department can- not be all things to all people, but it must strive to challenge and train the student who wishes to continue the study of pure mathematics; it must furnish at least the basic tools needed by the physicist, the engi- neer, the chemist, the statistician, the economist, and the scholars in other disciplines that are depend- ing more and more on the mathe- matical approach: it must attempt to give the non-technical mind some appreciation of this hand-maid of the sciences in order to keep this mind from being scientifically il- literate. Davidson ' s department must keep all of these objectives in mind. As the scope of mathematics expands and teaching methods change, the department strives continually to alter and improve course offerings. William G. McGavock Stroud. Jackson, Mebane, McGavock. Hernard. ot pictured, Kimbrough. [21]

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Our views of people are usually as inaccurate as the blurred imatres in a mirror. These perceptions are conditioned by our own drives, in- terests, attitudes, prejudices, and asi)irations. We are often so concerned with the thinjrs that we believe are caus- ing us the most anxiety that we are unable to perceive the behavior and motivations of other people objec- tively. Thus, we attribute our own faults and desires to others. This Ego defense mechanism, projec- tion, is only one example of the many factors which di.stort our perceptions. As we look around us in chapel at the other members of the artifi- cial f oal-orieufed groii}) called the student body, perception is fur- ther complicated since we see in them only what they choose to re- lease outwardly of their real selves. The key to greater emotional maturity is a clearer under.stand- ing of and insight into ourselves and others. CLASSES