Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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History Profs Most Literary WILLARD H. SMITH, PHD., Chairman of the Division of Social Sciences and Professor of History and Political Science. The History Department proved to be the most literary this year with the publication of books by Dr. Willard H. Smith and Dr. Guy F. Hershberger. Completed after 15 years of work, Wil- lard Smith arranged with the Indiana His- torical Bureau for the publication of his book entitled Schuyler Colfax, the Chang- ing Fortunes of a Political Idol. A biog- raphy, this book deals with an influential statesman and U.S. vice-president of the Civil War era who founded the Republican Party of Indiana. The Mennonite Publishing House re- cently released Guy F. Hershberger's book entitled The Mennonite Church in the Second World War, which endeavors to describe the eiects of the War on the Old Mennonite Church. GINGERICH TEACHES CIV Dr. Melvin Gingerich continued his work as head of the Mennonite Research Foun- dation during the year and concentrated his teaching eiorts on the introductory civilization course. Courses in the department covered polit- ical, intellectual and cultural, economic and recent history of the Western world and Europe. One course was devoted to the his- ll l'f1Ill'. 1ilHIUlx',lll'1'fR. ,lli'. . . Pnlilrr Jllklllllllfllllf . . lil-IW S. .llnin Sl. . . CUSHICN

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,,,f '5' WALTER E. YODER, M.Mus. iabove left? , Assistant Professor of Music. MARY K. OYER, M.Mus. labove rightl, Assistant Professor of Music. B. F. HARTZLER, BA. irighti, In- structor in Music. ARTHUR L. SPRUNGER, BA. tbelow right? , part-time Instructor in Art. FINE ARTS students cram for test as they study old and modern works on department's Union bulletin board, L. H. HUAIPHREY . , Imp flgfllly . , Swv . ov 'rn' in lllllllfl t'llH'l-fy . . Njmlnl llizflrlmg . , fQU.SHl'f.X ,..,--H 4

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tory of the Latin neighbors, while another dealt with the westward movement of pop- ulation in the U.S. Alternating yearly with the course in state and local government, international relations was offered again this year. With six foreign students registered for the course, semi-UN meetings with lively dis- cussions were often staged. An annual tradition of the History De- partment is the rendition of all three verses of Home, Home on the Range in lyrical tenor Voice. AMERICAN history students take notes on lecture during regular class meeting in Au- rora Hall lleftl. Lecturing is Willard Smith, division head. MAP MAKING assignments in American history course are completed in library by Deloris Weaver and Helen loyce Thut, class members. .JW ts GUY F. HERSHBERGER, PhD. lleftl, Pro tessor of History and Sociology. MELVIN GINGERICH, PhD. lrightl, Pro tessor of History. ,. id! H 'xi 'A 519.14 'f Q 1 , fa CRIPE I.U.llI?1fR K SUl'PI.l' CU. . . Pminfit ,YI'l'IllfI', frm' lll'II'Tll'I'y . . IJIKYIHII' lu