Phoenix College - Sandprints Yearbook (Phoenix, AZ)

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FACULTY Many young women at PC feel that pre- paring to be good homemakers is as important as a career in the business world. Excellent training along this line is offered in the PC Home Economics Department. Courses in Child Guidance are offered each semester under the direction of Dr. Bessie McNeil. The nursery school is also in operation to help students become better acquainted with the habits of children. Home Economics teachers relaxing for a moment are, from left to right, Ethel Radulescu, Edith Stevens, Head of the Department, and Ruth L. Daum. lNot in picture, Dr. Bessie McNeil.7 Mathematics assumes greater importance in the business world day by day. PC is fortun- ate in having a capable math department which offers a large variety of courses. Shown in front of the H. E. Building is Major G. B. Jordan, Head of the Mili- tary Department. Mathematics department. Standing, Louis Lerthold and Dr Fred Bedford, Head of the Department. Seated, William W Mitchell Jr The Military Department of Phoenix Col- :ge prepares men to become better citizens. t also prepares them for careers in the United fates armed forces after graduation.

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FACULTY The engineering field holds many and varied interests for college stud- ents. One of the most difficult college courses, engineering, offers many good fields of work upon graduation. ffm-4. i Bel? fu. fl . xrxflfi ti w .. Engineering instructors are, from left to right, Joseph R. Nokes, Amos H. Hoff, Head of the Department, and Joe R. Brundage. Perhaps the most important of all academic studies is English. Speaking and writing the English language correctly are specific phases given the greatest emphasis. lt is in English that many Freshmen first become acquaint- ed with the procedure used in writing a term paper. English is not all grammar and composition. Western World and English Literature classes hold the interest of those who prefer poetry and prose. English instructors are, from left to right, Wayne Edland, Walter Seifert, Edna Evans, M. R. Hagarty, Jr., Virginia Botsford, Department Head, John F. Prince, Lyman L. Bump, and Ray Emery. If we are to live together in one world, it is necessary for us to be friends with our neighbors. One of the best ways to understand them is to understand their language, The PC language department offers to its stud- ents Spanish, French, and German. The five instructors in the Foreign Language Department are, from left to right, Marshall W. Monroe, Head of the Department, Elizabeth Campbell, Jean G. Hunter, Dr. Gertrude Helff, and Dr. lra M. Gish.

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FACULTY One department on the PC campus that is kept on the run is the Music Department. Mr. Bau- mann and the band are kept busy all through football and basket- ball seasons playing for the games. The choir assembly at Christmas is looked forward to by all stud- ents on the campus. Both the choir and the band tours are high- lights each spring. Private instrumental and voice lessons may be taken for college credit. SI C H , Music instructors are, from left to right, front row, Betsy Cunningham, Earl L. Stone Head of the Department, Thyra Pliske. Second row, J. Allen Sedberry, Sidney Tretick Kenneth L. Hakes, and Victor H. Bauman. Music instructor not shown is Patricia Stone. Philosophy instructors are, from left to right, Wayne Edland, Ray Emery, and Joseph Smelser, Department Head. The importance of exercise and fresh air is stressed in the Physical Education Depart- ment along with sportsmanship and skill in various games from ping-pong to football. Inter-collegiate competition is perhaps one of the most popular activities on a college campus, and all students take pride in backing their fellow classmates. Students interested in the theories of Phil- osophy may gain a great deal from the Phil- osophy Department on our campus. Problems worthy of world consideration are discussed by these classes. James Montgomery, George D. Hoy, Laura Herron, and John D Riggs are all Physical Education instructors.