High Point University - Zenith Yearbook (High Point, NC)

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Fine Arts Department Dr. Lew Lewis Department Head The Fine Arts Department develops performers, artists, and teachers besides fostering an understanding and appreciation of the arts on the part of the liberal arts student. Both students and faculty are constantly involved in cultural activities which are the concern of the whole college: recitals, concerts, plays, art exhibits, operas, musicals, and lectures. The understandings which result from association wth such activities are basic to a liberal education and the encouragement of these appreciations is the chief responsibility of the Fine Arts Department. Student organizations within the scope of the department include the Concert Choir, the Concert Band, the Tower Players, the Student Art League, and the Musical Art Club. Mr. D. A. Drapeau Miss E. Fields Mr. C. E. Savage Theory of music puts the emphasis on original expression. Mr. R. Porter Mrs. W. Ring

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A survey of Western World Literature is an intensive study of outstanding works in the literature of Western civilization. English Department The goals of the English Department are to teach reading, writing, and interpretive skills for all stu- dents. The general education courses of the first two years are designed to build these competencies. Also, the department offers advanced courses leading to a major in English, and there are many possibilities for students who want a minor in this field, or who feel they want to broaden their knowledge through English elective courses. Majors either go directly to graduate school upon graduation or enter the teaching profession, according to their own interests. However the number of gradu- ate students is unusually high. The English Department staff is especially interest- ed in the creation of an atmosphere which emphasizes quality rather than quantity, in which atmosphere a student may pursue knowledge to his best advantage. Dr. Sam Underwood Department Head Freshman composition involves the principles and practice of correct and effective composition. Mrs. J. Godwin Dr. Jean Halladay Dr. Charles Mounts Mrs. D. A. Rawley Mrs. E. Sullivan 28

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History Department History is a study of human behavior from the earliest surviving artifacts of ancient man to our con- temporary age. The History Department at High Point College traces man ' s cultural and scientific achieve- ments and the cross fertilization of civilizations which demonstrate the impact of Africa, Asia, Greece, and Rome upon modern western thought and culture. Emphasis is placed upon the industrial and scientific revolutions and the upheavals affecting man ' s political, social, economic, and cultural environment. New prob- lems arising out of the dawn of the atomic and space ages receive specific consideration. Students become familiar with the principal schools of history and the developments of historical thought associated with these schools. Since history is regarded as the parent of the social sciences, the relationship between history and the soc- ial sciences, natural sciences and the humanities is stressed by members of the department. Catching up on world news is important in all fields of study. Freshmen participate in a study of the development of western civilizations. Mr. James Pritchett Dr. A. P. Gratiot Department Head Dr. David W. Cole Dr. Harold Conrad Dr. S. C. Deskins