Lycoming College - Arrow Yearbook (Williamsport, PA)

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ROGER EARLE COGSWELL (1946 A iMdnt Profes- sor iif French; A.B., Sorlxinne LIniversity. Paris, France; ALA., the Pennsylvania Slate University. JOSEPH R. PECK, II (1956) Instructor in English; A.B., Uni crsit nf I ' Liinss l .ini.i: A.M.. Lliiivcrvltv ..f n..r Languages Oceans presciiitil no barrier to ilic stu- dents who s.it in tlic classrooms .ind tra - clcd to Spain, 1 ranee, Greece or Cierman , ia the textbook. I lore in these class- rooms, professors tried to tear down walls of prejudice and build u|) stores ol under- standing about people ot other lands, by stud in2 their ianouaoes. We learned their customs, and developed a prolomid understanding of them and their origins. We traced the development of the language and its contributions to the modern world. We studied the effects of historical instanc- es on the growth of the language. From classrooms, students walked out into a world which oHered them a chance to profit from their knowledge of language in almost any walk of life. Not everyone learned as quickly and as much of a langu- age as someone else. Nor did everyone get a 3 . But all ha e had the chance to sur- vey and isit an entirely new world through the medium ol ,i language. PHILIP G. GILLETTE (1929) Associate Pro- fessor of German and Spanish; A.B., Ohio Uni- versity; M.A., ColiMiibia University. 20

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MARY LANDON RUSSELL (1936) Assistant Professor of Organ, Piano; Mus.B., Susquehanna Llniversity Conservatory of Music. WALTER G. McIVER (1946) Associate Professor of Voice; Mus.B., West- minister Choir College; A.B., Bucknell University. 19

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Religion The religion department was an im- portant part of the Lxcoming study pro- gram. There, not only pre-ministerial and missionary students, but each person taking the courses had a chance to become more open-minded when talking about religion. Some of their ideas were changed and oth- ers vyere strengthened. New concepts were formed. Spiritual growth was usually ac- complished— e en though only a tiny bit perhaps. Deeper thinking and tolerance were deyeloped through discussion of dif- ferent faiths. Students were led one step farther on the road to vyorld citizenship. Thinking was the order of the day at Lycoming and you knevy (as the students found out), obiecti e thinking was a real art. DONALD H. TREESE (1956) Assis- tant Professor of Religion; A.B., Juniata College; B.D., University of Chicago. HOWARD L. RAMSEY (1955) As- sistant Professor of Religion; A.B., B.D., Southern Methodist Universit ' . 21