Gettysburg College - Spectrum Yearbook (Gettysburg, PA)

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FAC LTY GERMAN The chief purpose of 'rhe Deparlmenl of German is 'lo enable lhe siudenl fo under- sland and appreciale 'lhe conrribulion of Ger- man civilizalion, ils lileraiure and ils hisiory. as well as Hs language, lo The cullure of The Weslern world. This aim is achieved by reading, wriling and speaking lhe language and sludying German. ln addilion lo elemen- iary and iniermecliale courses in The German language are ihose offered in comparafive philology, cornposiiion and conversalion. Courses in lhe reading inlerpreiarion of lhe Classical Period, The nineleenlh cenlury and lhe conlemporary period as well as sludy oi wrirings from Lulher and Goel'he's Fausl are also available. William K. Sundermeyer, Head, lPh.D.g Thomas W. Samuelson, A.B., M.A.g Frederick C. Ahrens, A.B.. A.M., Ph.D.g Martha H. Sforek, A.B., Pl1.D. ENGLISH The members of lhe English Deparlmenl fry io develop The abilily ol fheir siuclenls lo read, wrile, and speak Their own language: fo Teach lheir sludenls lo know greal lileralure. The de- parlmenl believes Thar maslery of one's own language-lhe abilily 'ro read il' and hear il' wilh full underslending, and lo express one's knowl- edge and opinions wiih facilily, clarify, and grace -is essenlial lo success in almosl every occupa- iion. They also believe 'fhal iamiliarily wiih 'the greal Iilerafure of lhe pasl and of ihe presenl, which is lhe embodimeni of The noblesl ihoughls of The noblest minds, is lhe besl preparalion for living happily wilh one's self, one's fellows. and one's God. Sealed: Harry F. Bolich, A.B., A.M.g Alice Carr Hersh- berqer, A.B., Kafhrine K. Taylor, A.B. Slanding: George S. Warlhenf' Head, Graaff Professor, A.B., A.M., Ph,D.g Francis C, Mason, A.B., A.M., Pl1.D.3 LeRoy W. Smilh, A.B., A.M.g Lee Snook, A.B.g Ralph D. Lindeman, A.B., A.M.g Joseph K. Wolfinqer, A,B., AM. 'Deceased February 6, I954. Appointed Head, March 30, l954.

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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.

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GREEK AND LATH4 The aims and obieclives oi lhe Greek Deparl- rnenl are 'lo provide an underslandinq oi lhe nalure and use of language as a means oi corn- municalion: lo make available ihe rich siores of ihoughl and experience which are so noblv ox- pressed in lhe exlani remains of ancieni Greek civilizarion: and lo establish perspociive in meei- ing problems of conlemporary life and lhoughl. Tho chief obieclives of college Lalin are lo enrich lhe sludeni'5 underslanding oi lhe world, lhrough lhe sympalheiic sludy of a cnliure, which has exercised a conliriuous influence on human lhoughlg lo lay a deep ioundaiion for a reason- able masiery ol lhe English language: and le perioci his powers oi ihoughi and expression. Riqhl: W. Frederick Shalfer, Head of Greek Deparl- meni, Franklin Professor, A.B., A.M.. Ph.D. Far Riqhf: John G. Glenn, Head of Lalin Deparfrnenf, Pearson Professor, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. ff1r47.-X-P--v-1:-,gfw1y,a,'g3'3,, ROMANCE A 'rhreeiold purpose is planned in ihe worlc of ihe Deparimeni oi Romance Languages. The sfudenhs mind is disciplined along ihe rigid lines of grammar sludy. Released energy is widened info channels of self expression in The Romance Languages oi eifher French or Span- ish. A fuller undersfanding of and deeper ap- preciaiion for human values, as icormulaled and lived in orher civilizaiions, is aroused. The de- parimenl sirives ro alerf ihe srudeni io ihe ever increasing challenge of his Time. Basic. iniermediaie and advanced courses, plus vari- ous lilerafure courses. are offered in boih French and Spanish. An elemeniary course in lha llalian language is also open 'ro siudenis. Herbert G. Hamme, A.B., A.M.g William D. Harf- shorne, A.B., A.M.g Sigrid L. Lehnberger, A.B., A.M.g Albert Bachman, Head, Ph.D.g Vicior Alvarez-Silva, Ph.D.g Guillermo Barriga, 8.5.5 William Sanborn, Dr. de l'Universife.