Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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Competence is an extremely desirable quality. We would be willing to grant that there are very few people who possess real competence. It is immediately recognized when it appears, and the possessors of it are inevitably raised above the rest of us for example and instruction. Two people who possess this resplendent quality are Eliza- beth Geen, Dean of the college, and Mrs. Ever- ett Nichols, Dean of Women. In three years, Dean Geen has demonstrated the importance of developing a unified, inte- grated personality in each student. By giving personal attention to each student, she has helped us to understand better our progress toward this goal. The curriculum committee and the college council have the benelit of Dean Geenls important ideas about the goals of a liberal education. Her cheerful greeting, her sin- cere concern for each one of us, and her ability to pull away dense confusion and put her linger on the heart of the matter will be vividly with us whenever we think of Coucher. Every seemingly unsolvable problem is referred to Mrs. Nichols. W ithout her careful direction, many parts of the Coucher world would certainly never function. She knows when and where to stress encouragement or patience. Since she is Chairman of student activities, her oHiec is the center of much of the enthusiasm of the college. Organizations and individuals look to her for guidance. These two important leaders of educational achievement command our sincere resPect and deep aHection. NIISS ELIZABETH CEEN, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE IVIRS. EVERETT NICHOLS, DEAN 0F VVOLIEN 11

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DR. OTTO F. KRAUSHAAR PRESIDENT OF THE COLLEGE Charges d9 A ffaires the brain trust of our Gaucher World 10 As we go through our four years at Coucher we are aware that there is someone watching the progress made by each one of us, guiding us into the proper paths and making us conscious of the pulsating whole of the Coucher world, as exciting and as purposeful as the workings of a Ene clock. From the year he took ofEce until 1953, President Kraushaar has directed us toward the realization of Greater Goucher. He has kept the eye of every alumna, faculty member, and student on the exciting accumulation of parts . . . buildings, teaching methods, people, and plans . . . be cause of his conhdence in the spectacular completion of the new college. 111's unassuming determination and consci- entious leadership have brought Goueher to its present out- standing position. Besides keeping the building schedule under control and making sure that the academic program is running smoothly, President Kraushaar always has time to talk to a confused student or direct a visiting parent. A scholar of note and an able administrator, President Kraushaar is also a sincere friend to each one of us. He has brought fame and honor to Goucher College.

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Exchange of Ideas... inquiry, discussion, and learning The Erst essential quality of a well rounded community from Platds time to the present has been cooperation. In Goueher College coopera- tion is possible because the members of the faculty are sensitive to the needs of the students. The faculty of Goucher College is an excep- tionally learned group and, we believe, the Enest. In Class we strive to explore the large areas of learning they open for us. Outside of class we make appointments with the faculty, sometimes of necessity, and, many times, just because we want to talk to them. We are interested in their Views about the world, the future, the cost of living, the direction of modern art, or any other topic which they might wish to discuss. XVhen it comes time to make up a schedule, we have a problem similar to that of the child wan- dering through the land of candy Howers and ice cream trees. There are so many good courses. And it is the faculty members who make these courses Ngood,,. It is because we are able to see 12 Nona Freiberger, Pres. Kraushaar, and Sita Kurk- jian try to hnd new approaches to old problems. their great interest in the material that we learn to have interest ourselves. Each departmental group contains specialists who have reached the wonderful heights of scholarly learning. XVhen we Choose our major held, we show our preference for one area of study, but throughout our four years, we con- tinue our contacts with other Eelds. The departmental Clubs give us further oppora tunity to apply our developing major. Speaking 3 foreign language with our contemporaries or examining a seientiEe technicality with a group can be a thrilling experience. Field trips, plays and movies add to our appreciation of the things we are learning. Amid all this cultivation of higher learning we still find time to sit down with our favorite faculty members and just talk. In a liberal education, the exchange of ideas has become as important as strict academic proce dure. The faculty inspires us to develop into intelligent Citizens of our own communities with a sincere desire to continue learning.