Earlham College - Sargasso Yearbook (Richmond, IN)

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I --,,-L -U , , , Visiting professor Yasuo Sakalciharu hrings the Far East in the 20th Century to Earlham, - ln conncction with tht- Crt,-at Lakes Colle-gc As- suciatiun. tht- Ilistory lJt'PtlI'tII1l'Ill continnc-cl to stress the non-XXI-stcrn aspcct uf historical stnclics. la-wis Hus- liins. ncwly-appointccl Chairinan of tht- Dvpartincnt. wclcmnccl Yasnn S2.ll'iiliil3ilI'tl from Kyoto, who taught two course-s on thc Far East thircl ti-rrn. Nlvanwhih- in Iapan. jack Bailcy arrangc-tl dt-tails fur thi- lfarlliain- Antioch foreign study group in tht- sinnincr and fall uf1963. Changes in thc faculty inclnclf-cl tht- addition of A in V, I F11-cl Kimincy. Nt-xt year students will miss thc tlynainic 'kgiiggjf fglif' lcctnrcs of Dan Li-vine, whu will ti-at-h at Boclwoin. it g Edward Bastian, this yi-ark rvcipicnt of the Dnan L A Award. will travcl in Eumpc for thc- nn-xt six months. jf: in k fixgv I. lk? x X HiqT g.x,.a N Tia iiL'fi1'Tf' cf..-A V W ir' 1 N Labor economist Sidney Lefns tliscliwgs the prohlcms uf Latin America, some of which hi- had post-cl carlicr tn ix histrmry class. Ji R .,-Q -i , 1 1 . X ef-iii, ,R , xr it ss 3 As demonstrated by Hans Buchinger, Westem Civilization discussion sections are places for students to have their brains picked

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RELIGIUN ADDS BUUKS Richard Baer, vivid lecturer, addresses his Old Testament class second term. si TTNfKfg,,T L t t' 'rl rt A. lk? 7 X' In the pleasant atmosphere of the VVymondham Room, Bill Rogers ensures that the notebooks of those in the History of Christianity are filled. ss. N55 ,ef Both undergraduate and graduate students, taking The Gospel of St. Iohn, meet in The School of Religion with Alexander Purdy. The Dc-partment of Religion has been strengthened in three areas, the third as the result of the first two: namely, the addition of three new staff members, the es- tablishrnent of the School of Religion under the direction of XYilruer Cooper. and the addition of about 20,000 religious volumes to the library in the last three years. New faeulty mf-mbc-rs have increased the scope of the department. Ric-hard Baer has contributed in the area of Biblical studies. Calvin Redekop in sociology of re- ligion, and Bill Rogers in theology and counselling. As in the past. the department, under Chairman joe Elmore. filling in for Hugh Barbour who spent this year in Finland on sabbatical. provided courses which 26 met the religion-philosophy requirement. It also offered courses designed to meet the interests and needs of both majors and non-majors. On the non-academic side, the department recruited and counselled pre-seminary students. Department members also stimulated the dis- eussion of religious questions by bringing in outside speakers. like Franklin Littell and VVavne Oates: by leading diseussionsg and bv speaking in All-College Meet- ing. They also eounselled students in distress over their own religious convictions. In the future the department plans to improve its courses in the area of non-VVestern studies and to go into greater depth in the religions involved therein.

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PULITICAL SCIENCE HAS WASHINGTUN STUDY Majors in the Political Science Department this year had the opportunity to spend second term in VVashing- ton as members of the Washington study group. Each student took three courses, one of which was usually especially relevant in regard to the material available there on the federal government, and saw and heard key government personnel almost as a matter of course. Because of the apparent success of the trip this year. there is the possibility that it will be required of all political science majors who do not go abroad. At home with Department Chairman Arthur Fun- ston and department member, joe Hoskins, majors had dinner meetings to discuss pertinent topics related to politics. As part of the classwork in political science, they made field trips to the state capital Indianapolis to observe the legislature at work and to meet with Governor Matthew XYelsh. lt is hoped that in the future some essential depart- mental eourses will he offered more frequently than just in alternate years. Furthermore, at some date it may be possible to have expanded courses in areas such as underdeveloped countries, foreign relations, and political research. 28 Ioe Hoskins, utilizing his knowledge gained on Richmond's City Council, lectures his class on state and local government. 4 I i -in ,- X ?' . t wigs . i Ng, if U ef SRS V , 5 Q y 'A . s X ll HI 1 21-2' D A j V1 X :Z 41- in In Arthur Funston's political science seminar, discussion ensues after the presentation of a paper by one of the class members. Y. 1