Occidental College - La Encina Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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SOCIOLOGYANDAN- THROPOLOGY The Sociol- ogy and Anthropology De- partment welcomed to the staff from UCLA, C. Scott Littleton, specializing in anthropology. With chair- man Paul Sheldon, the de- partment has had an active year with field work, ob- servations amplifying sev- eral courses, special lectures and participation in inter- collegiate conferences. ,. lc t. L xg. , se Chairman Paul Sheldon, C. Scott Littleton. iigll miiuu, in . , if SPEECH AND DRAMA 'LSundays at Three, a series of lecture recitals, and Reader's Theater presentations drawn from the His- tory of Civilization reading lists, were ini- tiated this year by the Speech and Drama Department. The mainstage productions in- cluded The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet , Blood Wedding , and The Birds . This De- partment also sponsored Playmill produc- tions- The Debate and Forensics squad, un- der the direction of Leland Roloff, a new member of the department, spent weekends at tournaments in Southern California as well as out of state. Practice debates with other schools were held on campus, and the upper division team prepared themselves for the most important local tournament, the West Point Elimination Contest. Leland Roloff, Carol Springer, Chairman Omar Paxson.

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Herbert Segall, Chairman Alvin Hudson, Stuart Elliott, Rex Nelson. PHYSICS The Physics Department spent the year by preparing for the shakeup in curricu- lum to accompany the 3-3 program, sponsor- ing ZITS. a national honorary physics society and the Student Affiliates of the American Institute of Physics, participating in national conferences on the teaching of science, ar- ranging field trips to places of interest, includ- ing Cal Tech's Jet Propulsion Lab, and last, but not least, introducing the freshmen to the won- ders of F:ma -all under the direction of Dr. Hudson, chairman of the department. The year also saw Alex Erdelyi added to the staff as technician. i l L 'x,. L t Edward Mill, Chairman Raymond McKelvey, Richard Reath, James Lare. POLITICAL SCIENCE This year new members of the department included Dr. Mill who formerly headed the Political Science Department at Long Island Uni- versity, Mr. Lare, Oxy '55, and Dr. Rogers, guest professor from Columbia University. Dr. Reath served as chairman of the Social Sciences, he also attended the Danforth Conference at Colorado University. At- tendance at the Sacramento Seminar and the partici- pation in the Model UN representing the USSR were activities enioyed by the students. Luther Jennings, Steven Jacobs, Robert Knox, Chairman David Cole, Gilbert Brighouse. PSYCHOLOGY The Department of Psychology wel- comed a new faculty member this year, Dr. Robert Knox, from the University of Oregon, he was filling in for Dr. Mahler who was teaching in Agra, India, under a Fulbright Grant. The department has many activities for interested students such as the sponsor- ship of Psi Chi, the honorary psychology fraternity, participation in two Southern California conferences, and the organization of trips to psychiatric courts, mental hospitals, and juvenile halls.

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