Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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English Theodore D. Keller, Anna D. Faber, Robert H. Newall Students come into vital contact with the literature of our language and find instruction for writing and speaking effectively through the efforts of the Depart- ment of English, hiere they encounter courses in lan- guage history, public speaking, composition, word study, prose literature, poetry, and drama. All students of the college participate in the humanities course, which is also under the administration of the English Department. They trace man ' s intellectual trail and the development of his aesthetic and ethical values as re- corded in the literature, music, and art of the Western world. Jesse M. Matlock, George G. Struble, Chairman 20

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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

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Music SEATED: E. Joan Reeve, Marcia M. Pick- well, Geraldine H. Kurtz. STANDING: Har- old Malsh, Reynoldo Rovers, Pierce A. Getz, Alexander Crawford, William D. Fairlamb. A member of the National Association of Schools of Music, the Lebanon Valley Music Department is widely known for its quality training of future music teachers and music supervisors. To meet state requirements, this year ' s freshman doss was the first to be exposed to a new curriculum which provides for more extensive education in the liberal arts and sciences in addition to the present music training program. The degree conferred upon completion of the four year course, however, will re- main the same — Bachelor of Science in Music Edu- cation. Throughout the year, music is supplied by students and faculty of the Department for football games, weekly chapel services. May Day, commencement, campus concerts and various social functions. SEATED: Ruth E. Bender. STANDING: D. Clark Carmean, R. Porter Campbell, James W. Thurrrond, Fronk W. Stachow, Robert W. Smith, chairman,- Thomas A. Lonese. 21