Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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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

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Top Row: Dr. Hans Beerman, Dr. Mary Moore. Second Rowg Dr. John Xvillcoxon, Richard Korns, Dr. Mary Roberts, Irvin Rotto, Dr. Rebecca Patterson, Third Row: Charles Cagle, Dr. Vaudau Pierce, Eugene DeGruson, Mrs. Jean McColley, Henri Freyburger. Fourth Rowg J. Hal VVhipple, Tom Hemmens, Clyde Barrett, Donald Sheffield, Norman Linville. Bottom Rowg Clyde Sumpter, Mrs. Ann Stein, H. Francis Short, Dr. WValter Shear, john Fought. l gf: 21