Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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FRIEDA GILLETTE, Ph.D. J. WHITNEY SHEA,A.lVl. VERA BARKER, lVI.Lit. MARVEN NELSON, M.S. Acting Chairman, Div. UF History, Social Science, No one will question the belief of this division that Ma knowledge of the enduring values of past generations should aid one in correctly evaluating those of his own. Houghtonis history Hprofsn aim to instill Within the student the ability to interpret historical facts and human experiences in the light of modern developments, and to recognize their weight and signilicance in our World of today. Increasing interest in the social sciences is evidenced by enrollment in these subjects. Nearly thirty percent of the graduating class of 1949 are enrolled as social science i Hlf we should locate it on the map . . . 26

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and pecch work in general is composed of critical analysis, drill on the fundamentals of creative production, and back- ground study, which helps in understanding certain literary trends. The major student, immured with read- ing lists, realizes the field is, as Professor Hazlett says, uthe work of more than a lifetimef, ln cooperation with T he Lanthorn, the English depart- ment sponsors a .yearly literary contest. Students are urged to submit entries to be judged by an invited group of critics, the Winning material is printed in the second semester edition of The Lanthorn. To enable students to realize their needs as public speakers, and to familiarize them with the essentials of good speaking are the functions of the department of speech. This concerns not only ministerial students, persons in all professions are at sometime in their lives called upon to speak before some group. Dr. King conducts a class in applied debate from which he chooses Houghton's debate team. HNOW in diagramming this sentence . . .77 ELWOOD STONE, A.B., B.S. BEULAH CABEZAS, A.M. EDNA LENNOX, A.M. 25

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That may be all right in this case, but what if . . . Education, Ps cholo majors. Many students majoring in this field are preparing for specialized Work in other fields. lncluded in this division is the depart- ment of education, striving through profes- sional and practical training to produce elli- cient Christian teachers, who Will be pre- GEORGE WELLS, A.B. GRACE NELSON, RN pared to take their place in the community Where they are laboring. In the field of psychology, fast becoming one of our largest departments, students are instructed in psychological theory and the professional aspects of mental health and disease. BESSIE FANCHER, A.M. ZOLA FANCHER, A.B. 27