Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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24 Social Science Division Has Wide igf sag Faculty members of the social science department are Dr. Gwen Cobb, Dr. Francis Wiley, Dr. Carlos Rojas, and Dr. Karl Falk, chairman of the division. Highlighting the social science and foreign language department pro- grams this year were special meetings and the commissioning of a professor for the writing of a biography. The history department sponsored a session of the Northern California branch of the American Studies Association, the first meeting of the group to be held outside of the bay area. 'ilieligion in America was the topic discussed. Dr. Robert Comegys, assistant professor of history, was in charge of the program. ln the criminology department, Dean Ray, assistant professor of crim- inology and supervisor of the College Police Unit. announced the promotion of three upper division criminology majors. Martin Haskell, a junior, was promoted to lieutenant of staff services, lra Greenstein, a senior, received the rating of sergeant of public relations and personnel training, and Albert Slater, a senior, was promoted to sergeant-in-charge of the laboratory. Dr. Clair Nelsen points out an interesting spot of the U.S. to a social science 3a class. Quick on the draw are members of the pistol team, Doug McCombs, Jimmy Miller, Richard Deelsnyder, Martin Haskell, Cor- nelius Lauridsen, Joe Perez, Charles Mid- dleton, and Rudy Liebl. H ' fi'-tt i i 'TS .- Y V 4-...M .-.wid-W , ag ..-msg-2' wwwl mgsgae

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English tudents Learn With TV The innovation of teaching English A on closed circuit television was the biggest news in the department this year. Miss Helen Shafer, associate professor of English, conducted a 50 minute class via the TV once a week. In addition, the students met two other times a week, once to write themes and once, in smaller groups, to discuss the lecture and their themes. The department also hosted a meeting of 40 state college English instructors. The group discussed various changes in department staiis and manuals and new curriculum. The depart- ment heads and coordinators of Freshman English met at FSC as part of the golden an- niversary year celebration. Dr. Earl B. Lyons, head of the English department, entertained the professors at his home after the meeting. if Reviewing the book Jude for an English lb class is Mr. Frank A. Weihs. Relaxing in the English department are James Smith, Dr. A. W. Colver, head of the philosophy department, Barry Logan and Dr. Earl Lyons, head of the English division. For the first time this spring semester, English A students were taught via a closed circuit TV lecture system. 23

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urriculum In the foreign language department, Dr. Wil- liam Cord, an assistant professor of Spanish, received a request to write two volumes on the life of the late ,lose Ruben Romero, Mexican novel- ist, diplomat and academician. Dr. Cord has already completed three shorter works on Romero, one of which was published in an anthology of essays published in Mexico. The social science department has found their new building to be helpful. This building enables the department to have a more complete and a better organized curriculum by adding to the list. of courses History of Africa and two semesters of Russian History. ,lim Price is shown operating the controls for the foreign language lab. lntently listening to the foreign conversation are Beverly Fors, Gloria Hanemlan, Glenda Jenner. and Sandra Fathy. Shown at a meeting here at Fresno State College is the Criminology Correction Conference of California held during the spring semester. ,p,w,i J j ein f , . H.'T'f 'N ,- . , -i mum- ,Q- W-- :MA1s---'ww