Loras College - Purgold Yearbook (Dubuque, IA)

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CLASSICAL LANGUAGES “Classical Languages are not on the way out,” if you asked the new chairman of the Classical Languages department, the Rev. W. Johannes. According to Father Johannes, the classics are still v ery much needed in our colleges today, for proficiency in this field enhances the student’s vocabulary and gives him a better under¬ standing of his heritage, since many of our customs and much of our culture comes from the Greeks and the Romans. Father admits that the enrollment in the department is on the decline, but he st ates, “It’s not quantity but quality that we want.” The department offers not only Latin and Greek translating courses, but also subjects such as the History of Greek and Roman civilization. The curriculum is rounded out so that a student can get the full impact of the classics. The culture, language, heritage, in fact the whole history of the classic man is covered. The one great wish of Father Johannes is that he can get more manpower in the department so that more courses may be offered to the students. At the present time, the department is staffed by the Rev. J. K. Down¬ ing, Rev. W. Most, Rev. Neil Tobin, Elmer V. Michels, and of course the Ghairman, Fr. Johannes. Plans for the future entail a possible trip by Father Johannes to Bonn, Germany for the International Glassical Language Gonvention to be held from September 1-9, 1969. REV. WILFRED C:. JOIIAXXES, Ph.D. Associate Professor Chainuan REV. WILLIAM G. MOST, Ph.D. RE J. KEXXETH DOW’XIXX;, Professor Ph.D. Professor i:y. xiRL w. roiHx, pii d. Assisidfit Professor 22

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REV. CHARLES E. LANG, Ph.D. AssisUint Professor FLORIAN STORK, M.S. Professor ROBERT j. REULAND, Ph.i:). Assistant Professor ROBERT E. PYKE, Ph D. Assist a n t Professo r 21

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ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS This past year marked the first period in whicli tlie previously sc ' parate Departments of Aeeoimting, Eco¬ nomies, and Business Administration joined togetlier. Tlu‘ merger, according to the chairman of the new departmc nt Rew Edmund Kurtli, lias made satisfactory progress but is not yet complete. The mo ' e was planned in order to facilitate easier growth of the departments, as well as to a oid duplication of efforts. The Department of Economics and Business alone accounts for a .solid one-third of the chosen majors of the graduating senior class. Because of its size the de- liartment has enlarged its staff with the addition of Mr. John Bradley as As.sociate Profes.sor of Manage- inc nt and Markc‘ting, and Mr. Laddie Sula, former Loras basketball star, as Instructor of Economics and Statistics. Among the more significant developments this year was the undertaking of an ambitious computer lirogram under the direction of Mr. Robert Pommerich. Two course ' s offered in the economics and Business Dc ' partmcrit were Management Simulation and Intro¬ duction to Data Processing. The department is planning more curriculum changes pending completion of the current over-all curriculum study. In conjunction with the Loras College Commerce Club, guest speakers appear regularK ' on campus. The club also plans student tours of industrial and business firms. These tours aid the business student in complet¬ ing a re(juired thesis project dealing with a study of the management, personnel, or the financial aspects of an actual business firm. Through the o er-all Economics and Business Curriculum the department encourages the development of businessmen with a liberal arts background. R()Bh:RT il. POMMERICH, M.B.A. Assistatit Professor REW EDMUND A. KURTH, Ph.D. Professor Chairnuin DONALD J. SCHNEIDER, M S. Asso( idte Professor