Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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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

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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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HARPER DAVIS; Instructor of Physical Education; Head Football Coach; B.S., M.Ed., Mississippi State University. MARY ANN EDGE; Director of Physical Education for Women; Assistant Professor of Physical Education; B.S., M.S., University of Mississippi. JAMES A. MONTGOMERY; Chairman of Department of Physical Education; Basketball Coach; B.A., Birmingham- Southern College; M.A., George Peabody College for Teachers; D.Ed., George Peabody Colle ge for Teachers. PhysicalEducation Incorporates Healthful Exercise, Academics Under the guidance of Coach Montgomery, Coach Davis, Coach Ranager, and Miss Edge, the physical education department provides leisure education, healthful exercise, and the development of recreational sports skills which have continuous value for teaching or personal use both in college and in the future. In the physical education program each student can find something in which he can excell. The activity courses, two of which are required for graduation, include golf, bowling, tennis, and other common recrea- tional sports. In addition, various academic courses are furnished for teaching preparation purposes. Physical education for the elementary grades explores characteristics of elementary school children and activities suited to their physical and mental levels. The theory of high school coaching and a course in athletic officiating for men are offered to future basketball coaches and those interested in football or basketball officiating. Finally, personal health and care of the body are studied in hygiene. TOMMY LAVERNE RANAGER; Instructor of Physical Education; B.S., Mississippi State University. 27