Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Biology students use microscope extensively Six Biology Students Receive Grants A new research laboratory on the Research Re- serve, live miles west of Pittsburg, was completed this year for the department of biological sciences. It is used for both graduate and undergraduate research. Grants available in the department for the year went to Dr. Howard Stein, second year 'of an NSF grant for work in plant physiologyg Kansas Heart Association, six S400 grants to undergraduate stu- dents for research in various phases of biology: and NSF, undergraduate science education. The department, under the chairmanship of Dr. Ralph Kelting, offers three baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Education. Three degrees at graduate level offered are: Master of Science, Master of Sci- ence in Natural Science and Specialist in Education. Besides the regular biology program, these are of- fered by the department: pre-medical, pre-dental, pre-osteopathy, three years of medical technology, two-year pre-degree nursing program, and prepara- tory work in conservation, agriculture, wildlife man- agement, veterinary medicine, pharmacy and mortu- ary science.

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Lang. And Lit. Sponsors Language in Action Conference The language and literature department includes the courses taught in English, foreign languages, journalism and speech. As general education re- quirements, each student receiving a degree takes a minimum of ll to 15 hours of composition, speech, and literature. Those taking a major in the language and literature department may have a major in Eng- lish, foreign languages, journalism, speech or a lan- guage and literature area major. Each year, the department sponsors a series of Book Lectures and a series of productions presented by the College Theater. It also holds a Language in Action Conference in the fall and one in the spring, which are attended by high school and junior college students and teachers. The clubs associated with the department are the Press Club and the Language and Literature Club. Departmental honorary fraternities are Pi Delta Ep- silon Qjournalismj, Pi Kappa Delta Qspeechj, Sigma Tau Delta QEnglishj and Theta Alpha Phi Qdra- maticsj. There are approximately 227 language and litera- ture majors. Thirty-one persons teach in the de- partment. Three of these are graduate assistants. Dr. Robertson Strawn is chairman of the department. Dr. Robertson Strawn, Chairmang Dr. Ellis Shields, Dr. john Reed, Dr. Charles Guardia, Dr. Walter Pennington. Language lab Actor sewn into costume - e eatirfzg' 'sd