Piedmont College - Yonahian Yearbook (Demorest, GA)

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foreign languages The French Department under Mrs. Martha Sikes, who also teaches in the English Department, provides the three required French courses. Although there is no major or minor in French at the present it is hoped that one will be available soon. The French courses not only provide skills in French, the Student also learns about the people and their culture. Mrs. Martha Sikes received her Masters Degree from the University of Southern California. She is married and has two children, Mat- thew age five and Suzanne age four. Some of her favorite activities are tennis, golf, swimming, and reading. Mrs. Caridad Palomares Lopez was born in Guateinomo Cuba. She received her Doctorate in Education from the University of Havana. Mrs. Lopez has provided Piedmont College with the opportunity to learn the customs of the people in the different countries. When asked what her special interests are Mrs. Lopez said, Extracurricu- lar activities of Piedmont The Spanish Department has five majors and the department is growing rapidly. There are varying subjects ranging from The Spanish Novel, Conversation and even studying abroad. The Spanish Department has a Spanish Honor Society for those who have a B or above average. They put on different programs during the year. 22

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english department Piedmont has three well qualified English Professors. Mrs. Martha Sikes teaches Speech and the required English courses but is most interested in French. At the present the English Department has 15 majors. The subjects offered range from remedial English, and Advanced Grammar to a wide variety of literature courses including Shakespeare, Romantic Literature, and Literature of the South. Dr. Marion C. Hodge Jr. is a native of Tennessee and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. He is 29 years old and his wife ' s name is Betsy. Dr. Hodge ' s special interests include baseball, basket- ball, chess, astronomy and Anthropology. Dr. David L. Greene re- cently received his Ph. D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is origi- nally from Florida. Dr. Greene was married in November 1974, to the former Betty Johnson. He is best known for his scar- let sweater. He is also the Head of Piedmont ' s Hu- manities Division. 21

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physical education department Oneal Cave has been affiliated with Piedmont College longer than anyone else here today. He and his wife Kathleen arrived at Piedmont in 1948. They have three children: Kathy, Jana, and Neal. Coach Cave received his B.S. degree from Georgia Teacher College in Statesboro, and his Masters Degree from Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. Coach Cave is the Head of the Physical Education De- partment and Director of Athletics. Piedmont has a minor in Physical Education. Upon graduation, the student can teach P.E. and coach. 23