New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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arts and science offers culture and knowledge H. Gordon Solberg shows the device used for meiisuring images of the planet Jupiter. Our goal is to strive for more progress, better research facilities, better teachers and better students. Dean Richard L. Barrett This year the college has gained a Doctor of Philosophy in Biology which now stands with Chcmistn ' , Plnsics, and Nhitheniatics. Students ha c the opportunit) to stud under Dr. Owen B. Weeks, one of the top researchers in biological research. Expansion is also e ident in the Earth Sci- ence department. The addition of five new facult) ' and staff members to this department since 1963 has made this field a c - important one for stu- dents. The students ha e the opportunit) to study under Dr. Clyde Tombough, the world ' s onl) lix ' ing discoverer of a planet, Pluto, and also one of the foremost authorities on the planet Mars. Chemistr students find accurac) to he a necessity in their various Uihs. 23

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Frank Roberts and Jeanette Rh ne pose w itli Dr. |errv Zaborski. former member of the Department of Earth Science. The poHce science department includes a comse in judo for majors and other interested students. Ricky Gordon makes use of the many practice rooms in the music building. yLBlilL 22

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Robert Re mont and Eddie Riordan explain a camera used in tele ision broadcasting. arts and science The music and art departments add to the refinement and forming of all students at the uni- ersitv ' . Each student has the opportunit) ' both to express himself in the arts and ie v the creative talent of tlie area artists in the several art displays on campus. Each student can appreciate the masters in artistic circles and can assess artistic beaut with a basic background for criticism. The department of journalism co ers all as- pects of the field, from communication to news- paper writing. The student has the opportiuiit)- to do actual work in all these fields and gain e.vper- ience in his specified major. A Bachelor of Police Science degree is of- fered for men and women interested in a career of law enforcement at the local, state, or national le el of go ernment. Emphasis is given to the pre- service or professional career education of t he student. Drama majors learn lighting techniques and receixe practical experience in the Little Theater. Police Science majors learn about weapons during a practice session on the rifle field. 24