Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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the mathematics, chemistry, ancl physics departments Above, members of the Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics are, Dr. Hamstrom, and Dr. Lloyd. Dr. Kelley is chairman of the curriculum division of the natural sciences and mathematics. the department al political science Below, members of the Department of Politi- cal Science are Dr. Clinton I. Winslow lleftl departmental head and Mr. Brownlee Corrin. 4 1 l 15

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The acquisition and free and responsible use of knowledge has become a prerequisite for the maintenance of civilizationf' President Otto F, Kraushaar in l1is address entitled Knowledge, Security, and Freedom the free use of knowledge The theme of the Columbia University bicenten- nial celebration is HlVlan7s Right to Knowledge and the Free Use Thereoff' The reaflirmation of the values and responsibilities of knowledge is impor- tant in this period of what President Kraushaar has called Mintellectual recession? The steady rise of authoritarianism and the spirit of conformity in America is especially alarming to those of us who are students today, preparing f or articulate, respon- sible citizenship tomorrow. Vlfhat are the values and responsibilities of knowledge? Williani Ellery Channing in 1830 said that 4 the progress of society consists in nothing more than in bringing out the individual, in giving him a con- sciousness of his own being, and quickening him to strengthen and elevate his own mindf, This development of the individual is the goal for which Coucher College strives in its eight objectives of education. The development of the mind should not stop with graduation from college, for the C M scholar must go forward in his intellectual pursuit. The continual free exercise of the mind is an important part of rnan's use of knowledge. ln January, 1954 President Kraushaar spoke at the Enoch Pratt Free Library at a ceremony honoring the theme of Columbiais bicentennial. ln this talk, entitled Hlfnowledge, Security, and Freedomf' Pres- ident Kraushaar said, 'cThe impelling reason -for supporting the freedoms of the mind is that they are inherent in the method of scientific research and inquiry as well as being the root and stem of democracy. An open mind, a willingness to regard all conclusions as subject to possible revision as new evidence may require, is the hallmark of the reasonable man . . . The mission of the scholar in these days when we are playing for time is to man the defenses for that life which can be won only through the slowly working processes of education and creative thought . . . It is time 'now to work for the revival of reason. May We accept the challenge.

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the departments ol classics, religion, and philosophy Above, members of the Departments of Fine Arts and Music seem mesmerized by a mobile. Clockwise, they are Dr. Spencer, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lahey, Dr. Lert, and noticeably pensive Mr. Ortmann. the line arts and music departments Below, members of the Departments of Religion, Philosophy, and Classics are, seated, Dr. Andrews, Dr. Rose, standing, left to right, Dr. Hawes, Dr. Hubbell, Dr. Kraushaar, our president, and Mr. Morris.