Emmanuel Missionary College - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Page Csci! L. Woods, Ph.D. S John Chr ' .slensen, M.A. The Department of Physics and Mathematics this year has missed the services of Dr. Julian L. Thompson, Chair- man of the department, who after several years of faith- ful service was granted a Sabbatical leave. Dr. Cecil L. Woods has been acting chairman during the year, and college classes in Physics have been taught by him and by Dr. Lyle H. Jensen, over Physical Chemistry. A grow- ing interest in mathematics has been fostered by Dr. Woods and Dr. W. 1. Smith, Dean of the College. Physics and Mathematics in the Academy this year have been handled by Mr. John Christensen, a new member of our faculty. Mathematics has been called the Queen of the Sci- ences and certainly quantitative thinking pervades all science, and dominates the physical sciences. Special re- lationships are studied in Geometry, and the beauty of symmetrical forms is apparent in God ' s created works. Physics is that branch of natural science which leads us most deeply into an understanding of the tre.nendous amount of energy m the universe, of the ways in which energy may be harnessed and employed to relieve man of much of the drudgery of making a living, and give him freedom for the pleasant task of making a life. Many of the technological developments in modern times which have enriched our lives have had their roots in physical research. C. L. Woods

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DfPflRimEllI lovsl.nsGS of a columbine bbssom. They con- E;antly rspoat to Ihemselves This was en- dowed with hie. I am revi3wing the handi- work of God. Tis not in the high stars above, Nor in the cups of budding flowers, Nor in the redbreast ' s mellow tone, Nor in the bow that smiles in showers. But in the mud and scum of things There is alway, alway, something sings. In our biology department every assign- ment m.ade, every piece of equipment pur- chased, and every lecture given is with the hope that the life with which we and all plants and animals are blessed may be un- derstood more perfectly. B. H. Phipps Ingrid lohnson, B.A,

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CHf misTfiy The recent enlargement of the space facihties of the Department of Chemistry to include the entire second floor of Science Hali has been much appreciated by stu- dents and members of the science staff. Well over two hundred young scientists may now be accommodated in the three laboratories without cr owding. Premedical, predental and prenursing students com- prise the larger part of the departmental enrollment, though there is always a sprinkling of those majoring in agricul- ture, chemistry, dietetics and related lines. While the teaching program must always take first place in a liberal arts college, some emphasis has, through the years, been given to fundamental research in the field of chemistry. Recently, Dr. L. H. Jensen and Prof. J. Chris- tensen have carried such work forward, the former in crystallography and x-ray spectra, the latter in the chem- istry of carbohydrates. In this chemical age, young men and women are taking increasing advantage of the opportunity of studying the way in which nature works, and to assay a deeper under- standing of the immutable laws which summarize the method of its action, for this is certain: Science is based upon our reserveless belief in the consistency of nature, a consistency and orderliness which is but a reflection of the character of nature ' s God who spoke it into being. H. F. Halenz Herwath F. Halenz, Ph.D. Lyle H. Jensen, Ph.D. It ' s simple, try it. This is it — organic.