Eastern Mennonite University - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Ernest G. Gehman, Ph.D. Mary Ethel Heatwole, B.S. Irvin Buckwalter Horst, M.A. Samuel L. Horst, M.Ed. Professor of German Instructor in Home Economics, Associate Professor of Assistant Professor of Director of Food Services Church History Social Science Every student remembers his composition class—writing 500-word comps, checking them for “degrading” mis- spellings, hearing an explanation of the difference between “lay” and “lie,” and struggling with that practice term paper. Later came introduction to literature class with literature to appeal to all interests. Students learned about penta- meter, triolets, caesurae and blank verse. Teachers helped them to trace the short story from the rising action through the climax to the falling action. They discussed formal and informal essays and the structure of novels. The English major remembers hearing Mr. Pellman’s repeated assertion that Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare, coaxing words into a concise news article, Mr. Horst’s prayer book, Mrs. Brackbill’s spontaneous chuckle, ‘unity of focus” and Donne’s sermons. English teachers shared words—words that teach the value of ‘a word fitly spoken ul COLLEGE Mrs. Brackbill plays a recording of Robert Frost for her American Literature class.

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Lewis Brubacher, B.A. Kenton K. Brubaker, Ph.D. Harry A. Brunk, M.A. Merle W. Eshleman, M.D. Instructor in Chemistry Assistant Professor of Associate Professor of College Physician Biology History What Old Testament history student does not remember those tales of adventure in Bible lands? Mr. G. Irvin Lehman. describes Jewish culture from firsthand knowledge. The patriarchs live again as he fills in the details of life in those days of long ago. And when those details are obscure, there is always the Bible dictionary for refer- ence. There are also those struggles to think through the meaning of the Christian life and to learn inductive Bible study, those hours of study in Bible doctrine at the feet of Mr. Chester K. Lehman and those classroom debates over ethical problems. Through all this maturing process the professors guide with the steadying hands of experience. Their examples of devotion inspire a like love for God in their disciple students. ACULTY Professor Lehman in the midst of a guided tour of the Near East. Oe ee es Ki a

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— ——— 4 “Herr’’ Gehman’s German students use the facilities of the new language laboratory. FACULTY | Latin is the unspoken language on which so many other languages are based. Latin students won’t soon forget hic, haec, hoc and Miss Kemrer’s daily board drills, ablatives, and passive periphrastics. These they studied and these they learned. Through translating Cicero, Virgil and Horace they built an etymological foundation for under- standing English and the Romance languages. Spanish and German students used the new language laboratories to improve pronunciation. Mr. Gehman’s pupils learned the German umlaut, the five-finger rule and “Die Lorelei.” They spent five minutes every day speak- | ing German to a fellow student. Spanish students became familiar with diphthongs, inverted question marks, sub- | | junctives, “shoe” verbs and Mr. Miller’s explanation of how to trill the “r.” Although all these details are basic, perhaps the most important value gained from language study is a greater understanding of other cultures. Eugene R. Hostetler, B.A. D. Ralph Hostetter, Ph.D. Ruth S. Stauffer (Mrs.) Dorothy C. Kemrer, M.A. Instructor in Physical Professor of Biology Hostetter, M.S. Assistant Professor of Education Assistant Professor of Latin | Business Education we’ wani®