Gustavus Adolphus College - Gustavian Yearbook (St Peter, MN)

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FACULTY THE SCHOLARSHIP NUCLELI N o one can deny the primary importance of the college faculty. The ranking of every institution of higher learning is established by their record. They form the academic nucleus of the college setting, and being the center from which knowledge emanates, the success or failure of every student hinges upon the ability of the professor to teach. What a compliment - to be called a teacher. What a worthy task - the education of youth. Behind every doctor, engineer, scientist, or con- queror of space stands the first line of promoters, the teachers. Throughout the world they provide knowledge and direction to students destined to become the leaders of the future. Gustavus Adolphus College stands amidst those that Hy the liberal arts banner. Its academic cur- riculum ranges from art to physics, from language to mathematics, from astronomy to philosophy. Teaching at this small college of eleven hundred and some students, the Gustavus faculty staff num- bers over one hundred. Given the Christian college educational atmosphere, a distinction can be made contrasting the brand of education found at the large university with that found at Gustavus. With great benefit to the student, the professor's energies are consumed not only in the classroom or testing situation, but also within that wonderful student- teacher relationship where guidance, counsel, and personal stimulation add so much to the quality of the Gustavus education. Found in the class- room, laboratory, or over a cup of colfee in the student union, the willingness to offer assistance, advice, or just plain encouragement, lends depth and meaning to the learning process.

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WARD D. TANNER, JR., Ph.D. ANDREW L. SEIM, M.S. ARTHUR W. GLASS, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology Associate Professor of Biology Professor of Biology Department R. TED NICHOLS, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics CHARLES L. HAMRUM, Ph.D. Associate Professor MYRON A. ANDERSON, Ph.D. of Biology Assistant Professor of Biology Head Natural Sciences Elicit Appreciation Old Main, long-time signiiicant landmark of the Gusta- vus campus, has recently relinguished this particular notoriety, being dwarfed in size and magnificence by the brand new quartz-surfaced chapel. Though this be lost, its distinction of housing the natural sciences remains, if only until completion of the Nobel Hall of Science scheduled to begin within the year. But regardless of in which building the sciences be taught, they will forever be granted the emphasis they have always been given at Gustavus. Chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and mathematics departments have launched many a student into post- graduate work, teaching, and the medical or engineering professions. Suggesting, guiding, and counseling through lecture, experiment, and seminar study, the importance of the well-defined personal communication between student and professor cannot be minimized in View of the excellent records of these departments. NICHOLAS N. MILWARD T. RODINE, Ph.D. GOURSKY, P.D.E. Professor of Physics, Department Assistant Professor of Head Physics