Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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Department Offers Courses In Both Divisionsof Geology Geology is the science of the earth itself. It is history written in the rocks. By using the present as a key to the past, geology helps to unlock the mysteries of the environment. Geolog y is a relatively young science which had its beginning in 1785. The field of geology has two major divisions: physical geology, covering the nature and properties of the materials which compose the earth, and historical geology, a record of life on the earth and physical changes on the globe itself from its beginning two billion years ago up to today. Geology at Millsaps, under Professor Richard R. Priddy and Mr. Wendell B. Johnson, is designed to offer the usual basic courses in physical, historical, structural, and economic geology and minerology. These courses are supplemented by studies in stratigraphy and petroleum geology on the Gulf Coast. Any student can enter physical geology where he will immediately find himself amidst varied chunks of rocks, colored photographs of soil samples, and tinted maps. Several field trips mark the high spots for students in the geology sections as they discover nature ' s own evidence of the geologist ' s record of life told against the ever-changing physical environment of the earth. RICHARD R. PRIDDY; Chairman of Department of Geology; B.S. in education, Ohio Northern University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio State University. WENDELL B. JOHNSON; Assistant Professor of Geology; B.S., M.S., Kansas State College; graduate work, Missouri School of Mines and University of Missouri. Physics Provides Interpretation Of Natural PhysicalPhenomena Physics, a science that deals with matter and energy and their interactions in the fields of mechanics, acoustics, optics, heat electricity, magnetism, radiation, atomic structure, and nuclear phenomena, is under the direction of Associate Professor William R. Hendee and Associate Professor Charles B. Galloway. Courses offered in the department are designed to provide a solid foundation in all areas of physics for the student who intends to study at the graduate level; to provide a firm physical interpretation of natural phenomena for the student who intends to enter the field of medicine; to provide a thorough explanation of basic physical principles and the opportunity to specialize in a chosen area for the student who intends to terminate his study upon graduation; and to provide an introduction to both the theoretical and the experimental aspects of physics for all interested students. The courses offered include the basic courses and more advanced ones, such as: Atomic Physics, Nuclear Physics, Biophysics, Thermo- dynamics and Statistical Mechanics, and Radiological Physics. For senior physics majors there is Seminar: student presentations of current problems in physics research. It is designed to acquaint the student with research literature. A National Science Foundation grant has been received this year by Dr. Hendee for a study involving the measurement of energies that are utilized in biochemical reactions which form an integral part of the life process. WILLIAM R. HENDEE; Chairman of Department of Physics; B.S., Millsaps College; Ph.D., University of Texas; research, Oakridge, California. CHARLES B. GALLOWAY; Associate Professor of Physics; B.S., Millsaps College; M.A., advanced graduate study, Duke University.

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i ROY ALFRED BERRY; Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Mississippi College; M.S., Mississippi College; Ph.D., University of North Carolina. Chemistry Department Stresses Mastery Of Theory, Technique I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and divert- ing myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. — Isaac Newton The Chemistry Department stimulates the spirit of quest for knowledge in those students taking any of its nineteen courses. In the strict science majors it renews as well as creates a spirit of determination which serves to drive that student toward higher levels of understanding. Somehow, though, neither student nor professor is satisfied with that knowledge acquired in the past. The curriculum of the Chemistry Department under Professor Charles E. Cain, Assistant Professor Roy Alfred Berry, and Assistant Professor Clifton T. Mansfield includes both a general chemistry course to provide a basic knowledge of the fundamental principles of modern chemistry and application and advanced research courses. CLIFTON T. MANSFIELD; Assistant Professor of Chemistry; B.S., Mississippi College; M.S., Mississippi College; Ph.D., University of Florida. CHARLES EUGENE CAIN; Chairman of Department of Chemistry; B.S., University of North Carolina; M.A., Ph.D., Duke University. GORDON G. HENDERSON; Chairman of Department of Political Science; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Columbia University. NEIL FOLSE; Instructor of Political Science; B.A., Louisiana State University; graduate work, Louisiana State University and Johns Hopkins. Department Emphasizes American Government The general objective of the Department of Po- litical Science under the direction of Associate Professor Gordon G. Henderson and Mr. Neil Folse is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of government and politics. Primary at- tention is focused upon the American political sys- tem. Directing its effort to an intelligent under- standing of the contemporary world and of the responsibilities which are laid upon citizens of a democracy, the Department of Political Science shares the general objectives of a liberal arts edu- cation. While the department does not emphasize vocational education, the knowledge it seeks to impart should be useful to anyone contemplating a career in the government service, law, or politics. 24

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ROBERT E. BERGMARK; Chairman of Department of Philosophy; B.A., Emory University; S.T.B., Ph.D., Boston University. L. HUGHES COX; Instructor of Philosophy; B.A., Wabash College; S.T.B., Boston University, School of Theology; M.A., Yale University. Courses Augment Communicative Art The objective of the Speech Department is to make known and to aid in correcting the general of communicative powers in the world today. Future leaders in church, in state, and in industry need to develop the art of communicating with others. This opportunity is found in various courses: Public Speaking, Interpretation of Drama, Phonetics, Persuation, and Debate. These courses are taught under the direction and guidance of Mr. Lance Goss and Mr. Edward Collins. Debating has occupied an important place on the Millsaps campus since the year the college was founded. Each year the Millsaps Invitational Debate Tour- nament is held. It is recognized as one of the outstanding events of its kind in the South and one of which Millsaps is proud. It offers students from as many as fifteen states the opportunity of compar- ing skills in the art of oratory. Millsaps, realizing the value of speech in educa- tion, has required this course for gradua- tion in many departments. In this way speech plays an important role in helping Millsaps contribute to society ministers, teachers, and others whose public ora- tions will be a credit to the college, to the community, and to the state. Philosophy Teaches Perceptive Outlook Philosophy, a subject basic to our cul- ture, is the pursuit of wisdom, the search for truth through logical reasoning rather than through factual observation, and an analysis through the grounds of and the concepts expressing fundamental beliefs. Millsaps is one of the four Methodist colleges requiring a minimum of six hours of philosophy for a B.A. degree. One hundred six colleges were surveyed by the President ' s Bulletin Board in an effort to determine what most Methodist Colleges require in the department. The require- ments ranged from two to six hours, with most colleges listing three. Millsaps offers twelve separate courses in philosophy under the direction of Pro- fessor Robert E. Bergmark and Mr. L. Hughes Cox. These courses are designed to help the student develop a critical attitude toward life and an appreciative under- standing of life. There is in this depart- ment an introductory course which is de- signed to introduce the student to the field of philosophy, that he may learn how comprehensive the field is and learn also how philosophy is related to life as it is lived from day to day. The courses offered include Logic, History of Philosophy, Ethics, Esthetics, Oriental Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, and Metaphysics. LANCE GOSS; Chairman of Department of Speech; Director of Millsaps Players; B.A., Millsaps College; M.A., advanced graduate work, Northwestern University; special study, Manhatten Theatre Colony; Cinema Workshop, University of Southern California. EDWARD M. COLLINS, JR.; Assistant Professor of Speech; B.A., Millsaps College; B.D., Emory University; M.A., State University of Iowa. 26