Macalester College - Quid Nunc Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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languages MAC Harry L. Bratnober Jr., Anne H. Blegen and Borghild K. Sunclheim, Department Head. The Latin, Greek and Russian languages are especially important in becoming familiar with and understanding the literature, history and culture of ancient Rome, ancient and modern Greece and contemporary Russia. To develop an interest in the history, institutions and ideals of France and to achieve a better under- standing of France's contributions to civilization are only some of the objectives of Macalester's French Department. A on 0 v mn 0.0.1101 7' ' gk elm? -.:- -21 '5fisl5Y!?!?K3l39 29, ' . . , 215 g X g :i?:f'f:'35 f 5 E z 1 i X My X U ll F 3 .1125 V --. : f2:Q-22' if 1 f 157 223 'A E ii ,v .' 3 . 'Wifi' Q 3 19 ' igyiivmixxw Georgiana Paine Palmer, Professor of Classical Languages and Russian. 25

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foreign V Senorita Diane Ruth Goodrich cmd Senor Nelson A. Cavazos appear to have grasped a point on which Senor Robert .lay Dassett Jr. is still pondering. Today finds most of the majors in Macalester's largest language department in educationg many of them have initiated Spanish classes in the elemen- tary grades. An unusual feature of the department is its summer class for children, designed to provide them with an early acquaintance with the language. 7' fit. mx fl?-gs z. -.',. I In 'ffl- :nog A 2' E :E Nlhzj x 1 ' fx I, lfjlg- , fi? I F . 1 2: :Lv -Dpi . ...: - LE ., -M'-. 1 ' ' - 7 r i, J. ip '....f.:-'ff - W ' . If w N -,.-607, ll f .lg iff' I a'.'d 1 In fl ff-Nazi:-'f. ., .-:Q 'V' I . '371' H f ' ' E fawlynf I ' M XR .'fif1.3 9W W ., -e f r . A XX ...uw R 5' X' 3 Through a humanities approach to German, stu- dents in the German Department learn of the deutsch contribution to music and artg singing and an early experience with the literature of this nation are but two of the media used. In addition to enriching our culture, speaking another's native language compli- ments him and is a great source of satisfaction. Amused are Gordana Rezab, Julius Lichstenstein and Evelyn A. Albin- 24 son, Department Head, as the photographer tries to soy watch the birdie in German. B

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.QM 'sl' Through the study of Biology one can gain an understanding of the in- terrelationships and interdependen- cies of all life. Other benefits are the comprehension of the fundamental concepts of life from amoeba to man, and the end of queasy stomachs. O. T. Walter, Biology Department Head, Lucy B. Abbe and Louis D. Frenzel. natural sciences To give the general student an ap- preciation of earth features and how they form a setting for the panorama of life is one ur ose of the eolo P P 3 ' SY de artment. Another ur ose 1S to .P l P P give the major student a good back- Charles J. Smiley, Waldo S. Glock, Department Head and Thomas N. Bayer. ground of fundamental geology for future graduate study. The study of astronomy shows the student a general picture of our planetary system and a survey of the known stellar universe. Astronomy Instructor Sherman S. Schultz.