Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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M155 ESTHER WDDD Blue Hill, Maine Hislary. ELA, 1'.I:-::nlhq.f Cuilege; MA. Radcliffe CuElege. MR. WEHSEL MDEERG Gurhum. Maine Geography. BA. Clark UnTversHy, MA. Efurk Uni- versiw. MISS EDNA. DICKE'I' Gnrhurn, Maine Dean of Wumen. Prafesanr 0f History. BA. lJni'Iumrsiwr cf New Hampshire, MA. Unimrsity of New Humpahire. MR. FhUL BARKER W251 Buxtun; Maine ME. ALLEN FEAEE Gnrhnm, Maine Social Studies. BA. Hisfury, Colby Culiege; MA. Pulit- icul Science, Ohio State Lh'ui'urearsihur+ Suchalngy and Ecunumics. ?A- WiHenbe-rg Cullege, M.E'rr. Emporiu .Ewh TeachErs Cuifege, E.D. Colgate; FHN Divinity Schuul, Eeriin Uni- HEH-Wa Tubingen University, Boston 1-1,',' 'rarslty.

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left te Right: and Mr. Peese. EXPLORING I Ii Mr. Whitten,.Miss Dickey, Miss Weed, Mr. EbrinerJ Mr. MtT-barg, 5065a Stacked HE Social Studies Department ctims to give Gerhem's prospective teachers CI breed knowledge cit the pest and te elert them to the problems cut the present. The required ceurses ley c: strung fremewerk fer basic understandings. The freshmen teke Ct twessemester course in the History cit Civilization, with Mr. James Whitten teaching the ancient cmcl medieval periods and Miss Ednc: Dickey teaching the medern period. The sophomores are required to take c: semester course in Secielegy, which is ably taught by Mr. Paul Barker, whe enlivens the class with sympasiums and field trips. Another secend-yectr required course is United States Histery, 13 33-1958. This twe-semester course is presented by Mr. Allen Peese and Miss Esther Weed. Mr. Wensel Meberg teaches Principles of Geegrephy, :1 required course for sephemeres. The iunier required subiects cire Economics and Maine Histery, which are taught by Mr. Barker and Miss Weed. The seniors tctke American Government, which is efferecl by Mr. FEUSE, whe ieined the Gerhem fecuity in 19'5? end has become ct popular and highly valued member of the department. The electiyes effered by the depci rtment are varied. Miss Dickeyis ceurse en the Bible is e favorite with these WhD eniey literature and history. Mr. Meberg yeries his electives from year tci year so that his rich offering includes political, economic, ctnd regicincil geography. Mr. Peese offers courses in Europe since 1914 end Medern Russia. Mr. Barker's electives, Criminelegy, Marriage, and Anthrepelegy, ere eiweys popular. Mr. Whitten's weli-Iikecl course in Cenedictn Histery includes c: visit to Quebeci Miss Weedis electives ere net the same every year; they include Celeniel Histery cut the United States, Diplomatic History of the United States, and the West. The members cit the department feel that wide rectclihg end trcwel are essential te cm understanding of the world today. Mr. Meberg end the N.A.T.A. take :1 lead in premeting the letter. All members cat the depertment take pride in the wide use-mede cit magazines cmci banks by the students ef the cellege. 23 INTERPRETING PERCEWING

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JWAOIQW Ll - ' ' J4 J -- --. n iNQUIRING Education REASONING USING Miss Earnes and Hrs. Packard. Mr. anman and Mr. 1lIlII 'i1ittenn. N recent years much has happened ta raise psychalagy tram its earlier questianable status at intraspective philasaphy ta a pasitian at respect as an impartant science. Ta the enal that psychalagy emplays the scientific methad and has the scientific inquiring spirit, we can truly refer ta it as a science. One must face the sabering fact that present knawledge and understanding at human relatians and individual adjustments are net adequate. Psychalagy accepts the challenge presented ta it, namely: that man must gain new knawleclge af men and must strive tar friendlyr intelligent caaperatian at harne as well as in the internatianai cammunity. In this pracess, everyane must wark aat his persanal adiustment ta himself and the difficult warld in which he finds himself. Realizing the variability at the human equatian, mast psychalagists da nat pretend ta claim that the field ever will cantain all the valuable knawlecige at human nature. The Callege Library, centrallyr lacated art the secand Haar at' Cartheil Hail, cansists at three raar'ns-rthe reading ream, periadical raarn, and librarian's emcee which alsa serves as the catalaging raarn. The main reading raarn hauses the general cailectian at appraximately twenty:I thausa nci beaks, micrafilm reader, and carci catalag. It has a seating capacityr af ninety. Dpen shelves pravide Free access ta all materiaIs-baaks, current periadicals, baund periadicals, and the vertical file at pamphlets, pictures, and clippings. The Library's tale in the educatian pragram is indeed an impartant ane and cannat be averemphasized. The chief physical resaurce at the caliege is its beaks, far they cantain the intellectual substance which is its chief cancern. We wish ta expand the libraryr services, and are leaking tarward ta the time when we may have a new building. The callege student wha learns ta use the libraryr lhlEiilgEnlly has acquired a skill which will be useful thraughaut his life. Thraugh beaks he may aspire ta gain any friendship he desires, and as a result grew in stature, wisdam, and humanity.