Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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DIVISION OF HUMANITIES The Division of Humanities introduces the student to man ' s quest for values. In these departments — art, foreign languages, religion and philosophy, Eng- lish, and music — the student experiences and pon- ders the thoughts and expressions that influence the world culture in which he is immersed. He finds the opportunity to enhance his knowledge of the subject matter in his particular area of study and to attain, too, a wider perspective for understanding the intel- lectual and aesthetic development of man. Art Art instruction at Lebanon Valley College is pro- vided through the current course in beginning painting and the projected course designed to familiarize the student with the history and appre- ciation of art. While the former features the appli- cation of the principles of art, the latter offering will stimulate an appreciative attitude toward art by a study of the major trends of the Western tradition; by attention to the significant artists in painting, sculpture, and architecture,- and by em- phasis upon the inter-relation of art, music, and literature. William A. Batchelor Art instructor Foreign Languages The goal of the Department of Foreign Lan- guages is the student ' s practical knowledge of the languages he chooses to study. By providing the op- portunity for him to investigate foreign literatures, the department enables him to achieve understand- ing of the cultural patterns of other peoples and appreciation for his ideas that have shaped these peoples and the roles they hove played — and are playing — in history. The student specializing in one or more of these languages — French, Ger- man, Spanish, Greek, Russian, and Latin — may prepare for a career which requires a thorough language background. Frances T. Fields, Ruth E. Butler, Sara E. Piel, chairman, Ferenc Schwanouer 18

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RESIDENT HEADS: Marie Hall, Lounge Hostess,- Mrs. J. E. Alexander; Mrs. O. R. Brooks; Mrs. William Brooks; Absent: Margaret Sullivan. DINING HALL: Charlotte Reese; Margaret Millard, Dietition. INFIRMARY: Carol Baxter, Nancy Ford; Absent: Mrs. William Tredick, College Nurse. PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ALUMNI OFFICE: Moble Ulrich; Beverly Dohner; Bruce C. Souders, Director of Public Relations; Mrs. Rodney Kreider, Alumni Secretary. MANAGER OF BOOKSTORE: Lillie Struble. GROUNDS: Frances M. Zarker, housekeeper; Absent: Ralph B. Shanomon, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.

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Religion and Philosophy The separate departments of religion and philosophy have been combined, and they are now in their second year of operating as one. This department develops the student ' s interest in the universal questions about man and his world and provides him with a knowledge of the religious and philosophical context in which man has meditated, philosophized, and worshipped. Orien- tation of the student to the Christian world-view and heritage, to the dynamism of Christian living, is the con- cern and goal of the department, which, offers, too, basic professional courses for the student anticipating a church vocation. II w James O. Bemesderfer, Perry J. Troutman S D. Martin Foss, New York Visiting Professor, came to Lebanon Valley College to serve, for this school year, as a professor of philosophy under the auspices of the John Hay Whitney Foundation. Teaching humanities and philosophy courses, participating as the central figure of informal conversations in the lounge, speaking for student organizations, and counselling with individual students. Dr. Foss has contributed to the realization of the department aims and policies, standards which in- clude the encouragement of the student ' s capacity to philosophize for himself. Carl Y. Ehrhart, chairman; Benjamin A. Richards, Martin Foss 19