Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Eihclannc Peclcn and Phyllis Drink arc collect- ing. lor their social problems notebooks, con- temporary evidence that our society is not without its problems. Sociology Milton Lagc Hinga, A.M. In addition to man's position as a psychological individual is man's position as a member of society. Only in the group life of social organization is man's basic human need for a re- lationship with others satisfied. It is to a large extent in a life filled with daily contact with others that man must live and learn to adjust. Thus, proper social evaluations become of importance to every human, and when viewed in the per- spective of eternal truth such evaluations provide most of the necessary guides for human conduct. The study of man as a creature of social habit is applicable to every part of life, for he has always been and always will be in a group situation. 23 Robert Clair Vandcrham, A.M. Head of the Detriment of Sociology

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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

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History and Political Science James Dyke van Putten, Ph.D. Head of the Department of History and Political Science From the study of man’s past life on earth conics a com- prehension of the inevitability of change accompanied by a realization that change and progress arc not necessarily syn- onymous. A consciousness of history as the record of human effort to solve basic problems common to all better fits the student to be a citizen of the world community capable of taking intelligent action on the complex problems of the so- cio-political world in which he lives. The past is a pro- logue” to the future and, when properly viewed and under- stood, holds the key to the direction of the present and the future. Paul Fried, Ph.D. Mctta J. Ross, A.M. Alvin W. Vandcrbush, A.M. I)r. Fried briefs the senior history majors who will assist him in teaching introductory courses.