Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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BIOLOGY The courses of 'rhe Biology Deparlmerii' have been designed lo provide an undersfanding of 'rhe basic principles of general and compara- live biology. Groups mee? al frequenl inlers vals for informal discussions, and in lhe labora- tory each sludenl may make many praclical observalions for himself. Showing The cullural values of a biological science, 'rhe courses poinl oul The correlalion of biology wifh so- ciology, psychology and ofher re'al'ecl sfudies. The biological principles in relalion 'ro human life are emphasized by lhe deparlmenl. Funda- menlal Training is also provided lor sludenls who plan 'ro enler graduale schools of medi- cine, or olher professional biological fields. George E. Grube, B.S., M.S.g M. Max Hensley, A.B., M.S., Ph.D.g Earl Bowen, Head, Dr. Charles H. Graeff Professor, A.B., A.M., Ph.1D.g William Grant, B.S., M.S., Fh.D.q Mrs. William C. Granlg Nina Wil- liams, A.B.g Harold M. Messer, Ph.B., A.M. FACULTY PHYSICS To relale For fhe sfudenl The principles of phy- sics lo lhe conlemporary world and ils problems is lhe goal of lhe physics deparlmenl. Courses are offered 'ro inlroduce mefhocls of obieclive lhinlc- ing and laboralory experimenlalion and lo cor- relate lhe principles of physics wilh sludies in relaled fields. The cleparlmenl is inleresled in providing fundamenlal fraininq for sfudenls who plan lo do advanced work in graduale physics and in engineering. General, lheorelical. modern and advanced laboralory physics are given in addifion lo mechanics, eleclroriics. descriplive meleoroloqy and lhermodynamics. Experimenls performed in lhe laboralory supplemenl classroom leclures. Richard T. Mara, A.B., NLS., Ph.D.g Howard C. Long, A.B., A.M., Ph.D.

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CHEMISTRY The ChemisTry DeparTmenT aTTempTs To cle- velop in The sTuclenT The abiliTy To Thinlc ob- iecTively. The scienTiTic rneThod as exemplified by chemisTry requires The acquisiTion oT cerTain manual skills, accuracy in observaTion, honesT ancl careTul recording oT experimenTal daTa and logical inTerpreTaTion. The deparTmenT believes ThaT such Training is applicable in all fields of human endeavor. Courses are oTTered in gen- eral chemisTry, qualiTaTive and quanTiTaTive analysis, advanced analyTical chemisTry, or- ganic cl-iemisTry, and physical chemisTry. For The prospecTive Teacher There is arcourse de- signed To acquaini' him wiTh The pracTical aspecTs OT adminisTraTion OT an elemenTary course in chemisTry. Glenn S, Weiland, B.S., M.S., Ph.D.g C, Allen Sloaf, B.S., A.M., Ph.D.g John B. Zinn, Head, Ockershausen Professor, B.S., Fh,D.g Mary Harsch, A.B. MATHEMATICS There are Those who mighT conTend ThaT iT is The aim oT a MaThemaTics DeparTrnenT To Teach maThemaTics per se. YeT iT is only The puresT oT maThomaTicians who would hold ThaT maThemaTics is oTher Than a sliqhT generalizalion Trom The applicaTion, Thus, This cleparTmenT aTTempTs To Turnish The underqraduaTe sludenT wiTh a Tirm Touridalion in n'iaThemaTics, nol iusT Tor iTs own sake or The sake of advanced sTudy, buf as a basis Tor Teaching and an aid Towards The unders sTanding of The sciences. ln addiTion To college algebra and plane Trigonomehy, The deparTmenT olfers courses in elemenlary analysis, analyTic geomelry, calculus, modern georneTry, modern analysis and melhocls of leaching. Andrew L. Maffeff, A.B., A.M.g Richard A. Arms, Alumni Professor, Direcior of Dramaiics, A.B., Ph.D.g Earl E. Ziegler, B.S., M.S.