Marietta College - Mariettana Yearbook (Marietta, OH)

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,I Wa it UMANITIES aa V 2 :.,M ' v L: ' , . it Elizabeth Steiner Maccia, Ph.D. .L 'A' Q, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Dr. Elizabeth S. Maccia SPEECH - DRAMA - RADIO Mr. Willard I. Friederich, Cbairmany Mr. Bernard A. Ross, Ir., Dean Ruth A. Wilcox, Mr. Walter Hobba, Mr. Arthur Buell. ENGLISH Dean Merrill K. Patterson, Mrs. Frances Blackburn, Mrs. Phyllis B. Drurnm, Dr. Harold L. Dean, Mr. Herbert E. Munlz, Mr. Francis Herdman, Mr. Walter Hobba, Mr. Gordon Evans. 520 Marietta College Knowledge pursued for its own sake or contemplation is thought by many to be a lux- ury that men in a democratic society cannot afford. Knowledge pursued for power or ma- nipulation is wanted. Practical knowledge is power to control the heavens and the earth, perhaps even to engineer men. So modern man finds himself in an age given over to rapid technological advancement. He is pleased with the appliances that enwrap the earthg that have taken over his home, his car, and his town. l-le is amazed by the computers that automate industry. He wonders at the man- made satellites. But he is disconcerted when he hears of the hidden persuaders that are formulating his thought. He is frightened when he reads of the controversy about fall- out. Somehow all of this seems beyond his control. What has he as an individual to do with it all? Subjectlessness seems to engulf him. The solution is sought by some in a turning away from the life of reason. The existentialisrn of Kierkegaard is one such re- solution. Others rant against science and seek to destroy it. Neither solution will do. Science is not to blame. Science is know- ledge of what is. The scientist is engaging in the so-thought luxury of knowledge pursued for its own sake. He seeks to order his observa- tions of the world. In a sense, a love for the world moves him toward understanding. What has he to do with the application of the know- ledge of nuclear fusion? It is the tech- nologist who does something by means of science. He is applying scienceg he is concerned will , ,ff Y ofugitf gs 1 if ,. dw ff: f' ini J' w2lU? w, , H 1 Kiwi l, ff.75 g wx i' 'A , wir ,, we ' i l' 1,1 1 ilipl-4'5 f 'S' ' 1 !' fill ' .tn L e1'o'f:f21? 'A' . iff ,frm T621 + f o C aft ' dofofll' ' ... 51: Q23 ' .IVF rf- ,Y- SGZJJ OKC!-i-f I I 'Nr,',,-f. t ', ' at , ' .- 'ti lj, ' B Off, L. + 1 ,l HN. rv-if Hb 5011W't lhslljfilf-1:13 'V ledte :E 12:1 if ' able pzeiunt U USF H0192 l-551171114 D if wr 2 TIZLLQ 11 I' ' w0rtl'l:t.'1:L' fag ti Liv coulda: ef xg :.. lion E one 1: its v Ollilllif vj jq, f--v .... . The U 0.4.21 T ffgfiii :fl 3 M f 34: llfmh S215 U1lflIIiS5ff.g1 14-.V I ff,-K Il10l1gh1 3. ledge of my 3: Thi 3- Q.: not nzrmx Ei ol Suth 2 L rescue Ulii fy,-5 P0SiIisif,-L E Wllll IQ lffhnolom ,qw Collsiilerisgg Owfmme ltssly to fuflher lgt 'Q Wir The - fltss Qf Wit mimi Stun in. PWM mafllflm miller v , be l llllgr! nd J I

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