Eastern Illinois University - Warbler Yearbook (Charleston, IL)

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ITI-I the passing of our national policy of isolation, the foreign language department feels that students will become much more interested in the tongues of other nations. If civili- zation is not to receive a setback from war in each generation, steps must be taken by the post-war world to create a spirit of understanding and coopera- tion among various nations. An effec- tive means of promoting this interna-- tional spirit of good will is the study of the language, culture, and literature of other peoples. Students must learn to understand other people in order to make future Library Staff Aids Victory I-Iarrict Love, M.S, VVestern Re- serve University, Mary Smith, M.S., University of Illinoisp Mary I. Booth, B.L.S., University of I1- linois, Head of Departmenty Es- ther Duggleby, AM., University of Illinois, Ruth Paul, B.S. in LS., University of Illinois. I-IILE continuing its normal func- tions, Eastern's library has be- Book Campaigr flying safe. War Brings Need i for Foreign Language Study Ellen E. Michael, A.M,, Uni- versity of Chicago. Kevin Guin- aqh, Ph.D., University of Pitts- burgh, Head of Department Ruth Cuiiiiuii, A.M., University of Il- linois. Twenty come inevitably involved in wartime activities of the college. Becoming the information center on countless topics related to the war, it has been an im- portant job to assemble information needed for the curriculum, for defense activities and by the eligible service men. Records show the addition of books on such subjects as plastics, aerial photography, mapping, and air navigation. The library staff sponsored the VIC- TORY BOOK CAMPAIGN to which stu- dents and faculty contributed twenty- eight hundred books.

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Harry L. Metter, Ph.D., University of Illinois, Frank A. Beu, PhD., University of Chicago, Dean, William A. Zeigel, PhD., University of Missourig Bryan Heise, Ph.D., University of Michigan: Hans C. Olsen, Ph.D., Columbia University, Arthur U. Edwards, Ph.D., University of Iowa, Emma Reinhardt, Ph.D., University of illinois, Head of Department. Education and English Heads Stress Ideals DUCATIONAL responsibilities at all -' levels condense to two major ac- tivities tll selective conservation of so- cial heritage and H25 informed social planning for days ahead. As We are called to defend our Way of life, what is more important than to reenforce the democratic values which have long been recognized as vital? Most departments of teacher-prepar- ing institutions are Well adapted to pro- vide an additional emphasis on immed- iate needs, but in the main, there is no need for sensational projects. Rather, the most important task is to prepare a larger number of increasingly compe- tent teachers for the important work of training young people. EEPENING shadows of war have fallen athwart our college and the English department. Although they have unconsciously modified our think- ing and altered our practices, the work must be carried on much as before. Whether students enter schools of the nation or the armed services, expres- sion of thought in clear, concise English is important. Even to those in the bloody business of war there will come those quite wel- comed moments after dark when the spirit yearns for communion with minds of other days, gifted with understand- ing, and power to heal and re-energize. ln a world of change, it is a pleasant task to reveal the unchanging. Robert A. Shiley, Ph.D., Yale University: l-toward DeE. Widger, PhD., University of illinois: Vifinnie D. Neely, M.A., University of Wisconsin, Franklyn L. Andrews, A.M., University of Illinois: Eugene Waffle, Ph.D., Peabody Collegeg Isabel McKinney, AUM., Columbia University, Head of Department

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Speech Aids in Making Youth Articulate Robert A. Shiley, Ph.D., Yale Universityq Grace M. Vtfilliams, A.M., Northwestern University: Roberta L. Poos, A.lVl., University of Illinois, l. Glenn Ross, Ph.D., Ohio State University, Head of Department. IR is a magic conductor of both wings and words! The national goal of air strength has a two-fold ap- plication: Wings will win the warg Words will maintain morale and weld the peace. lust as airplanes need trained pilots, so words require men and wo- men equipped to speak with directed intelligent purpose. Facing this challenge, the speech de- partment has been active. Class work, debate, discussion, oratory, speech cor- rection, choral speaking, and drama, has taken on new zest. May mobilization of wings and words for air supremacy and home morale achieve its destination. HERE are Wings Over Eastern! Eastern's students are interested in the weather under their wings and the world that their winged speed has shriveled! Our nation has become map-conscious and world-minded, has awakened to new interest in world regional relation- ships and a new appreciation of natural resource base. Geography staff mem- bers are meeting this challenging in- terest by keeping class studies vitally related to world affairs and by planning course changes which the new situation demands. After World War l, geogra- phy became valued as a college study: today We recognize its role again. ,w ,Qd ' Map-Conscious Geographers Study Globe Ruby M. Harris, S.lVl., Univers- ity of Chicagog Rose Zeller, Ph.D., Clark Universityg Norman Carls, Ph,D., Clark University, Head of Department. Twenty-one