Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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ROY H. UMBLE, Ph.D., Professor of Speech. I. HAROLD SMITH, MA. lleftl, As- sociate Professor of English. ELAINE SOMMERS, M.A., Assistant Professor of English. 'MIDSUMMER Night's Dream' is in- terpreted in Assembly Hall by Abe Hostetter, Gail Miller, laxie Shank, all members of Roy Umble's class in the interpretation of Shakespeare's drama. P. C. GARAIAN, D. D. S. . . Irwin Building . . GOSI-IEA

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iSojourn' Printedg Clinic Established After the new student came into contact with the English and Speech Departments, he could express himself more clearly in speech and writing and had learned to appreciate literature of different periods. Students in the English Department had an opportunity to read very recent Amer- ican Literature in Dr. S. A. Y0der's book Middle East Sojourn which came out this year. Developing his thesis on Mark Twain. J. Harold Smith continued working toward his doctor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. SPEECH CLINIC FORMED This year saw the birth of the Speech Department's newest baby, the speech cor- rection and hearing clinic. History was made as freshmen took speech and hearing tests for the first time. Not confining speech instruction to the classroom, Dr. Roy Umble and Miss Elaine Sommers helped coach public programs, especially parts using a speaking chorus. A course in speech correction was added to the department recently. Offered last summer, it will be included in the fall cur- riculum eventually. SAMUEL A. YODER, Ph.D., Chairman of the Division of Language, Literature, and Fine Arts and Professor of English. READING ACCELERATOR is used lleftl by Eileen Rutt while Dave Yoder watches. At right, Pat Lerch gives hearing test with the Speech Department Audiometer to Rita Clemens, who wears headset, holds switch. r Cf. K1Cf11'.I1fD l'ODl'f1f, .Il. D. . . Pflviicirlil-Cfllild 511c'z'irI1ial . . P127 S. 56101111 St. . . ELKHJRT

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LOIS GUNDEN, MA. lstanding Iettl, As- sistant Professor ot French and German. VERNA G. SMITH, BA. lstanding rightl, instructor in Spanish. ELIZABETH H. BENDER, MA. lseatedl, Assistant Professor of German. FOREIGN LANGUAGE students listen to native conversation records. Records are used in all three of the languages ottered. l M. L. lI'ELDY, D. V. AI. . . Pmrfiliorz Language Courses Taught by Three A valuable addition to the German Depart- ment was the purchase of a set of oral- aural records similar to those used in French and Spanish. Students found these helpful in learning rhythm, pronunciation and vocabulary. Mrs. Elizabeth H. Bender, assistant pro- fessor of German, served part-time on the Mennonite Encyclopedia staff translating articles from German. While Mrs. Verna Smith versed first-year Spanish students in the intricacies of the present tense, Miss Lois Gunden conducted the more advanced Spaniards and French- men in conversation and drill. In some classes she guided open discussions in Spanish and French. Intermediate language courses required outside reading of novels and other litera- ture, while advanced classes were con- ducted entirely in the foreign language. Yoder is Working On Two Hymnals The Music Department experienced a slight change of personnel in B. F. Hartzler's replacement of Dwight Weldy. who is away for further study. Chairman of the General Conference Music Committee, Walter Yoder and other members of the committee completed their work on a new hymn book, Songs of the Church, now being published. Working with a subcommittee, Yoder also helped gather material for -the forthcoming Children's Hymnalf' For 22 years a pillar in the Music Depart- ment, Noble Kreider was somewhat handi- capped this year due to an operation and long convalescence. Miss Mary Oyer purchased a supply of long-playing records for music and fine arts classes, and added 150 new ones from the modern period to the collection of slides of paintings. Arthur Sprunger's serigraph, Space Modulation, was exhibited at a national print show in New York last November. rr and Slll'gl'Ul1 . . ll :lIsf.'lRUS.'1