Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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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

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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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la iigiiltiger dnee stonthearted. rolling Quixotes in short order hx' the utilization ol' los fliseos. V011I7f'I'SlIf,'i0'lI,, parental discipline. and hot taniales. hiarnest Ur. Claude Ries en- tlt-avo1's to reveal the :Xpostle Paul to his theologs by setting hint np on standards. or hy hanging him upon a Sm-ies of dashes. .-Xt tinies. the good apostle is laid to rest in the eoniliortahle. arched position of a participial modifier while Ur. llies enriches the class with glean- ings from years ot' hoth personal study, and that of out- standing. Christian scholars. Lastly, from Within the Classics sanctuary. genial Mr. Stockin proudly extolls the glories ot' Homer and the virtues of Cicerog frankly admits the partiality ol' Herodotns and the exaggeration of Xenophon: and. revels in extracting the wisdom of Plato and the overpowering sagaeity of Aristotle. Credit is due our Classies professor lor setting the pace in add- ing to his rooin atmosphere conducive to the develop- ment of enthusiasm for his field ol study. A cosmopolitan group. to he snreg accordingly, each professor eontrihutes that necessary part in creating a well-halaneed division. Now let's see: where were we . . . iw F. GORDON STOCKIN, AM. ALICE POOL, A.M. 29