Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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the Individuals philosophy — literally, the love of wisdom — Webster “Our primary role at Muhlenberg is not to make majors, but to broaden and deepen the students’ outlooks. — Dr. Schlecht “It’s good to take a philosophy course because the names and concepts show up in other fields — history, poli sci, literature — even science and math.” — anonymous “The service of philosophy, or speculative culture, towards the hu- man spirit is to rouse, to startle it into sharp and eager observation.” — Walter Pater “Most classes you go into with questions — but in philosophy you come out with more!” — anonymous Philosophy of Religion appeals to majors like Dave Strauss as well as to non-majors, who can take it for a religion requirement. I 18 Dr. Rooney ' s Philosophy 1 broadens its horizons in an outdoor class session. Below: PHILOSOPHY CLUB -First Row: R. Lucas, B. Fine, L. Frost, A. Tannenbaum. Second Row: D. Pancamo, V. Mintz, B. Gavin. PHILOSOPHY — First Row: Dr. David Reed, Mrs. Margaret Rooney. Sec- ond Row: Dr. Ludwig Schlecht. 1

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Watching a football game, Dr. Wilson exhibits the same thusiasm that he has for his subject. This year saw the of Dr. Wilson ' s first book. Right: PHI ALPHA — S. Wallin, S. Shulman, A. Rosenbaum. HISTORY — First Row: Dr. Edwin R. Baldrige, Jr., Ms. Sally Hanley. Second Row: Dr. Renville Lund, Mr. John W. Malsberger. Third Row: Dr. Indrikis Sterns, Dr. Katherine S. Van Erde. Fourth Row: Dr. Daniel J. Wilson. history — study that records, explains the past — Webster “History is beyond names and dates; it is putting it together and interpreting it.” — Dr. Wilson “It is applicable to everything that is going on now.” — Mary Nevius “History majors are active in every respect. Some of the best ath- letes are history majors.” — Dr. Van Eerde “The enthusiasm and vitality of the students keep me from becom- ing apathetic and old.” — Dr. Edwin R. Baldrige, Jr. “I think it’s one of the best majors on campus because in Colloquium the student to teacher ratio is 10:1.” — Jason Fieger, major “History is to inform the leaders of tomorrow about mistakes of the past.” — Dr. Baldrige Popular professor Dr. Baldrige believes that classes should be fun. Below: As an English- history major, Becky Davis gets a double dose of the copy machines during the semester-end paper crush. 17

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EDUCATION — First Row: Dr. John C. MacConnell, Dr. Barbara J. Murphy. Second Row: Dr. Robert P. Pearson, Dr. Ann Wonsiewicz-Schlecht. education — the science of principles and practice of teaching and learning — Webster “The best thing about the Education Department is the students.’’ — Dr. Ann Wonsiewicz-Schlecht “The professors are concerned about the type of education we receive which is passed on to us and the type of education we would want our future student to receive.” — Georgette Boulegeris, psych ed “And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance.” — Peggy Kairis, history ed “Akita Mani Yo.” — Dr. John C. MacConnell “Since I’m involved with a smaller department such as the educa- tion department, I ' ve gotten quite close to the faculty and the other education students. We are almost like a family.” — Lisa Courter, psych ed “You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” — Cindy Goepel, Spanish French ed r EDUCATION SOCIETY — First Row: M. Weiser, R. Lippman. Second Row: K. Altrichter, J. Mandel, L. Coulter. Third Row: A. Stanley, F. Rosensweet, M. Elwell, J. Osenkowsky. Fourth Row: R. Effman, L. Gordon, D. Boczon, G. Boulegeris. Below: Socializing at a department function is Dr. Pearson. Dr. MacConnell heads the education department. Below: Student teaching is a demanding semester for education majors. After a quick nap. Bill Highet should be ready to do some lesson plans.