Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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Sociology department aims to attain doctoral degree In 1961, the Sociology and Anthropology department was organized. At that time there were seven full faculty members, six in the Sociology department, and one in the Anthropology department. Twenty-two undergraduate courses and 13 graduate courses were offered in sociology, while anthropology had four undergraduate courses. Now, there are 16 fulltime and three part-time faculty in sociology with 38 undergraduate and 22 graduate courses offered. Anthropology, with nine full-time faculty, has forty undergraduate and nine graduate courses. Students are attracted to sociology because they believe that they want to help people. Before they can help, concepts and principles must first be learned. Students also want to help others understand themselves as social beings. There are many fields of work open in the area of sociology. At the junior college and four-year college level, there is a great shortage of teachers. Government and private correctional and rehabilitational agencies, welfare programs, and businesses offer many opportunities. One main goal of the Sociology and Anthropology depart- ment is to develop the staff and library holdings in order to make possible the attainment of a Ph.D. degree. Offering in- struction in the various fields will always remain an important goal. One regularly scheduled field trip is provided by the Anthro- pology department. ln the past, this field trip had been to Mexico during the summer. Instructors of the several courses may provide field trips to their classes. Criminology offers field trips to penal institutions. Part of an extensive collection of primate skeletons, this specimen, right, was featured in a sociology and anthropology department display In Reavls-Watson Lecture Hall. Below: Harold E. Smith, head, Sociology-Anthropology dept. -A lg-.XL

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The lemur is a mammal allied to the monkeys. These lemurs from Madagascar were purchased for research. An embargo now placed on lemurs prohibits their purchase. A. Bond Woodruff Head, Psychology Dept. ,.-- V. . ---i -:Q- -57 - f----'Y 'ta' Q-i. 2 . ,- , L -.f. -. .rf te l V A . E- El' ' c S sychology major enrollment grows We have attracted students to our courses and to our major at a rate that is faster than the growth rate of the uni- versityf' said Dr. A. Bond Woodruff, head, Psychology department. Psychology, as a growing profession with a wide range of subfields, has at- tracted students who are interested in learn- ing and discovering facts about animal and human behavior. The skills and serv- ices of a trained psychologist are greatly needed in public and private institutions. This need, encouraging to interested stu- dents, far exceeds the number of psycholo- gists being trained. Research is going on to consider the roles and the influence of parents upon the child's need for academic success. Another series of studies is concerned with the role of humor in the adult, and the experimental and personality factors which affect humorf' Relatively few questionnaires are handed out to Psychology 102 classes: however, some basic information is gathered. Ques- tionnaires are limited rather than take away time from the functional operation of the course. Presently there is no central psychology building. A building is to go up in the general area of the corner of Lincoln High- way and Normal Road. Dr. Woodruff is hoping that this building will be available in 1970 or 1971. . . r it l 1 iii Tl fi Dr. Orde tries to catch a lemur, a verv rare mammal. ln Madagascar, the femur must die a natural death. T

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peech department opens radio-television laborator f ul... E , l ASL... 'Q l , 7, Northern's debaters have participated in the only inter-college academic func- tion, particularly the National Debate Tournament, in past yearsj' Dr. Charles Tucker, head, Speech department said. We had the honor of hosting the meet, only the second civilian school to do thisf' The department, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, is outstanding for its broad and diverse curriculum. Offering majors in the areas of forensics, theater, speech education, pathology and audiology, the department this year opened a radio-television laboratory in connection with its expansion program. Requiring Speech 100 for all students is an unusual feature of the department. This specialized program offer an honors course to students of above-average communications ability who have passed the proficiency examination. Students needing special help may take Speech 'IOOC In addition, Speech TOO is offered to students without a speech back- ground. The department also sponsors a theater program through which interested stu- dents may reveal and develop their dra- matic abilities. It includes University Theater and Studio productions. Included in the department is the non-academic speech clinic, an unusual service of the pathology area. lt con- sists of three main programs: vocational rehabilitation, audiology, and an out- patient clinic. Graduate assistant adjusts sound level of an oscil- loscope. Above: Charles O, Tucker, head, speech department. .