Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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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

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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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PIERCE WOOLSEY, Ph.D. Division Chairman H. L. FANCHER, A.M. z 1 5 I 1 l n 35 p. .lg W M l 4 DIVISION UF H There are at Houghton College professors who should be thankful for the episode which took place at the con- struction of the tower of Babel. For, had not some Israe- lites become overly proud, these professors would not be holding their present positions, and consequently would never have found their proper eddy in the ebb and flow of life. flt is likewise doubtful that the Israelites spoke the English language, but that7s a homonym with a dif- ferent meaningj Houghton's foreign language division is composed of as heterogeneous a group of individuals as one would find anywhere. Naturally enough, each professor reflects personally the culture and the mood of the country whose tongue he teaches. Retiring, smooth-talking Dr. Pierce Woolsey conducts his French classes by the Socratic method, wittily capitalizing upon the idiosyncrasies .of language to keep his 8 am charges mentally alert and receptive. Tight-lipped Mr. Fancher coaxes his German students over the strong and weak endings, under the inverted word-order, and around the pronunciation of an umlauted Huw, While he pedals his way through Germany on a bicycle. Zealous Miss Pool seeks to pro- Greek comes easy to F.G.S. f . V., , . ,yi :f f bitt! IX .XNYIQI N 28