Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Paddle ball it one of the many athletic activities which the physical education department providet. Lawrence J. Green, Ph.D. Head of the Department of Physical Education Physical Education In crowded, busy college life, many and varied continuous demands are made upon the student. Frequently, health, man's most important physical asset, is neglected only through care and education of his physical self can a student really hope to maintain the stamina college life demands. The skills and coordinations acquired through regular participa- tion in sports improves mental and physical health. Releasing the excessive pressures of the responsibilities of student life is an invaluable product of physical activity. Mary Louise Brcid, M.S. Gordon Brewer, A.M. 21 Russell De Vcitc, A.M.

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Garrett Vander Borgh, A.M. Head of the Department of Education Helen Schoon, A.M. John J. Ver Beck. A.M. Student teacher. Mary Lou Van K . applies modern methods of teaching at Van Kaaltc School. Education The training of effective educators is a vital function of any college in the modern world. It is impossible to think of a culture without teachers, for they arc the life’s breath of a society. If the information, skills, and ideals gained in a young lifetime of schooling were not transmitted from each generation to the next, society would soon come to a stand- still. Therefore, the efforts of the department of education arc constantly directed toward the development of teachers of character, |X sscssing the knowledge and skills necessary in com| etcnt instructors. 20

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Robert De Haan, Ph.D. Head of the Department of Psychology Barbara C. Wilson, A.M. Contrary to public opinion, the student of Psychology does not begin an immediate psychoanalysis of his neighbor in the classroom. Rather, with a basic attitude of caution toward the interpretation of psychological events, jwychological study is an attempt to help the student comprehend more fully his own behavior and that of others. I bis necessitates an under- standing of the basic psychological structure, concepts, and the processes involved in human experience, and the appli- cation of these concepts and processes as they arc involved in his own life and cx| cricncc. Study of such areas as Motiva- tion”, Perception , Emotions”, the Individual and the Group”, is often condemned as meaningless by some, yet through such study, the student can achieve an increasingly intelligent awareness of himself and of others — an invaluable asset in today's confused world. In psychological case studies. Jane Knapp observes under controlled conditions, the reactions of Melba Jarrett. 22