Eastern Mennonite School - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Linden AA. Wenger, Th.AA. Assistant Professor of Philosophy Robert B. Wenger, B.S. Instructor in Mathematics (On leave of absence) J. Otis Yoder, Th.D. Professor of New Testament Language and Literature Ellrose D. Zook, AA.A. Visiting Instructor in Journalism The physical phenomena of the universe are the range of physics. Years ago it was called natural philosophy and, in the more restricted sense of today, E.M.C.'s student physicists are still inquiring, Why? Why do falling objects accelerate? Why must there be an absolute zero? Why does a compass show direc- tions? These are questions to be answered. And many are the practical problems which keep the slide rules sliding. Algebra, trigonometry, geometry and calculus test the brain power of would-be mathematicians. The binomial , theorem, permutation, combinations, probability, logarithms and theories of equations are groundwork. Students progress from one plane to the sphere—3-D—a new world. Mr. Lehman and Mr. Landis not only introduce new dimensions in reasoning, but new dimensions as well in practical applications of mathematics for useful living. FACULTY Lewis Brubacher solves a physics problem with a large slide rule.

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J. Mark Stauffer, M.A. Grant M. Stoltzfus, M.A. Herbert G. Weaver, M.S. Laura H. Weaver, M.A. Assistant Professor of Music Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Sociology Chemistry English (On leave of absence) Students enrolling in Biology 101-2 or 105-6 can anticipate cutting open a frog to watch its heart beat, examin- ing an amoeba under a microscope, memorizing the life cycle of the pine tree and puzzling over a chart of the dihybrid cross. Geology students prepare for Mr. Hostetter's written reviews and crisp explanations of calcite fissures, di- astrophism and potholes. Their professor leads them to Mole Hill and Blackwater Falls, and finally comes the long- awaited excursion to Jones' Wharf, where they discover and carefully uncover long-buried fulgars, fossil sharks' teeth and fish dental plates. Some take bird study with its 4:00 a.m. hikes, plumage coloration, and routes of migration. Others visit the hill every Monday night, where Mr. Hershey points out the triangulum and the fault on the moon. They absorb his explanation of sidereal time. Science students are shown the intricate beauty of God's world. Teachers fill their minds with practical knowl- edge and their hearts with aesthetic appreciation. FACULTY Student geologists watch Professor Hostetter test a limestone formation with hydrochloric acid.

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Sadie A. Hartzler, B.A. Margaret M. Shenk, M.A. Librarian and Alumni Assistant Librarian Secretary Ruth Nisly confers with the assistant deans, Anna Mary Yoder and Milo Stahl. Ruth is an assistant to the librarians. Evelyn E. King, B.R.E. Dean of College Women Lester Shank, Th.B. Director of Public Relations ADMINISTRATIVE FACULTY Clayton S. Berkey Business Manager Emanuel Martin, Jr., B.S. John M. Snyder Admissions Officer Acting Controller Samuel Z. Strong, M.A. in Rel. Ed. Field Secretary