Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Shaping Theor to Li ing Realit Attention turns to cl New Testament scholcr's question regarding Dr. J. C. Wenger's differentiation between the theory of men and the reality of God. Division IV, Bible and Philosophy, created a new major in Religion in one phase of a curricular revision program this year. The student majoring in Religion took at least fifteen hours in that discipline, including two required courses, Christianity and Modern Thought and Philosophy of Religion. The re- maining twenty-one hours centered in areas of Bible, philosophy, psychology, sociology or history. Second semester Marlin Jeschke taught a new course, Contemporary Philosophy, leading students in an intensive study of Kierkegaard. The addition of seven other new courses was confirmed in December after faculty members in the division completed a year's study of the curriculum. J. R. Burkholder, Assistant Professor of Bible, retumed from graduate work at Harvard to confront juniors with Gerhart Lenski and Peter Berger, in Sociology of Religion.

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Macheivelli considered himself a political realist, Professor Leatherman explains to his Political Philosophy class. Because he separated politics and ethics, he came to the conclusion that a good end iustifies nefarious means. 24 Christ for Luther, Dr. Kraus explains, is always the Christ of Pauline proclamation. Menno Simmons, in contrast, emphasized the commandments, teaching and example of Christ in the Gospels.

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Student teacher, Martha Mishler, subjects her theory of learning to the rigorous unpredictability of the elementory school closs- room and its rapidly developing pupils. College Te t and ifth Grade Mind Continuous positive revision took place in Teacher Education this year. Combining the scholastic and professional requirements with pre-teaching classroom acquaintance, the divi- sion offered prospective instructors a well con- structed curriculum. One of the revised phases of the teaching program was the junior field experience. In this project classroom pupils and problems became real as students visited local public schools. This year the experience included both sec- ondary and elementary education. Elementary education students visited several grades and secondary education majors were introduced to both junior and senior high levels. As well as aiding undergraduates to decide upon their fu- ture grade level and subject, Held work pro- vided' practical laboratories for observing text- book theory along with other approaches to teaching. Since September 1963, education students included additional science and mathematics courses in their schedules. The extra courses are taken in agreement with an Indiana State School bill passed last year.