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

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Area III A Life Or Death Situation Area III — for some students it ' s their life and for some, it ' s potential death to their Da- vidson career. But the Biology. Chemistry, Physics, and Math departments offer good news to all students tackling an Area III course. For those Area III majors in Biology, Math, or Premed, new courses were offered. Among them are History of Biology, taught by Dr. Putnam, and a revision in Developmental Biol- ogy and Genetics, both taught by Dr. Kimmel. Additional courses that have been proposed but have not yet been approved include a graded independent study for Biology majors and a math class titled Applications of Finite Mathamatics. A new biology course has been proposed for the non-major student. Biology 01 1, grad- ed Independent Study for Non-majors. This, along with the 012 series in Biology, Chemis- try, and Physics provides the non-science ori- ented student with an opportunity to learn SHEER CONCENTRATION is a must for success in the Chemistry lab. Freshman Richard Peek makes precise measurements for his Chemistry 41 lab. from the science departments as well as enjoy their classes. The labs are particularly inter esting In these classes, ranging from field trips with Dr. David Grant to making soap bubbles and ice cream in Chem 021. The Chemistry and Biology departments have also shaped up their equipment over the last year. The renovated Martin Science build- ing with its new modern facilities has been in use only two years. Likewise, a Dana Chal- lenge fund raiser for the Biology department brought in new microscopes, which were greatly needed. Further plans for updating Biology equipment have been made. Thus, depending on your academic inter- est, the instructors in the Area III departments are trying to make either your life at Davidson a little livelier, or your academic death a little less dreadful. -Lisa Sloan THE DRaDGERY OF DATA plagues Freshman Chemis try student, Adelyn Lutz as she strives toward success in one of Davidson ' s lab courses.

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A HORIZON OF EQUIPMENT makes up the foreground for Chemistry 41 student, Cliff Tribus as he performs an experiment in the Chemistry lab. IT ' S MAN AGAINST MACHINE as Tom Marshburn and Mark Hammond work in the Physics lab in the basement of Dana Science Building. SCAPEL POISED. Steve Shields prepares for the dissec- tion of his rat in Biology 32. Unlike real-life surgery, Davidson students often refer to text books for guidance in the middle of operations. 16 STUDENT LIFE

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study The Social Sciences And Satisfy The Vocational Voyeur In You KNOWM AS ONE OF DAVIDSON ' S MOST POPULAR HISTORY PROFESSORS, Dr. Shi gives lectures which are stimulating and informative. PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAM OF THE EDUCA- TION DEPARTMENT, Richard Terry was a student teacher of history in Mooresville High School during Win ter Term. The ultimate people-watchers, the stu- dents of the Social Sciences, study human beings and their societies in the depart- ments of Political Science, Psychology, Economics, History, Education, South- Asian Studies, Sociology, and Anthropolo- gy- Several of the departments welcomed new professors to their staffs. Fall term, a notable visitor. Dr. W.W. Kulski, was host- ed by the Political Science department to conduct a seminar on Soviet foreign poli- cy. A native of Poland, Dr. Kulski is a former Minister of Poland and his work as a diplomat has taken him to both NATO and Warsaw Pact countries. He has been teaching in American colleges and univer- sities since he came to this country in 1946 to avoid the Communist regime in Poland. A onetime interdisciplinary course was offered during winter term in the Psycholo- gy department which traced the emer- gence of professions in Psychology from the nineteenth century to the present. The seven departments of Area IV con- tinue to instruct students about humanity and its cultures. Although no major changes have developed within this year, they remain strong departments in which approximately 40% of the upperclassmen major. -Caroline Bourdreau AS MEMBERS OF THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPART- SITTING IN CLARK ROSS ' ECONOMICS CLASS. MENT ' S EXPERIMENTAL COURSE. Mark Sheffield economics majors Trey Thies, Jeff Heath, Keith Hearle. and Melissa Peacock work in lab with their rats. ' ' Hoffman, and Dale Withrow are fulfilling one of their MAJOR requirements. 9 : i v Av A- 18 STUDENT LIFE SOCIAL STUDIES: UNDER THE DIRECTION OF SO- CIOLOGY PROFESSOR ROBERT RUTH. Stephanie Guenther and fellow classmates went to Huntersville prison to observe various criminological situations.