Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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VVith unprecedented attention, the Art Department at Goshen as- sumed a new role of importance in 1956. New courses in color theory and design, ceramics, life drawing, and secondary school art came to the foreground. In Iune, Goshen Gol- iege granted its Hrst B.A. degrees with majors in art. Mary Oyer, returning after a year's absence, renewed her Hne arts Courseg Mrs. Martin Schrag and Eleanor Graber were new part time instructors in pianog and Lois Gun- den, returning after a year at Indiana University, revived the French De- partment. LOIS GUNDEN, M.A. Associate Professor of French and Spanish ...and to use Foreign languages ELEANOR GRABER ELIZABETH H. BENDER, MA Part time lnStrUCYOr in PiGI'lO Assistant Professor of German DOROTHY SCHRAG, M. Mus. VERNA SMITH, M.A. Port time Instructor in Piano Assistant Professor of Spanish 50 q TV g-is -qu,

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1 1 i DWIGHT WELDY, M. Mus. STUDENTS in History ond Appreciation of Music class supplement their study of Assistant Professor of Music contributions to the art of music mode by vorious historical cultures with closs per- formance of works from each culture. RALPH WADE, M.A. ...to appreciate Fine art... WALTER E. YODER, M. Mus, Assistont Professor of Music MARY K. OYER, M. Mus. EZRA HERSHBERGER, M.A. Associate Professor of Music Assistant Professor of Art 14

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WILLARD H. SMITH, Ph.D. JOHN S. OYER, M.A. fPl1.D. Candidatej Division Chairman-Social Sciences Instructor in History Professor of History 81 Political Science GUY F. HERSHBERGER, Pl'1.D. .l. HOWARD KAUFFMAN, M.Ar professor of History 3. Sociology Associate Professor of Sociology The ways of man... LOIS WINEY, M.A. Assistant Professor of Commerce IRENE HERSHBERGER, M.A. Assistant Professor of Commerce I6 The Held of political science gained new significance in the Social Science Division in 1956-57. A course in political theory was offered Hrst semester, while second semester saw European Government added to the course selections. Other new additions included courses in the Held of social work, taught by Lester Glick. At the same time, a commit- tee was working on the advisahility of expanding this area of study. Returning to the social science faculty was Howard Kaultman who had been gathering material for a doctoral thesis. 7 T