Principia College - Sheaf Yearbook (Elsah, IL)

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A COMPUTER is a very useful machine which anyone can operate. Ninety per- cent of the population is ignorant of computers, yet, computers regulate our lives. If Prin's IBM 1130 broke down--students with jobs would not be paid, the register would be unable to issue grade reports, the library would have a huge tangle in its records, and departments such as chemistry, physics, geology, and sociology would lose an invaluable teaching and research aid. The aim of the FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPART- MENT is to provide the student with the oppor- ttmity of acquiring an intelligent appreciation and understanding of foreign peoples through the medium of their languages--to enable him to be- come better acquainted with their social, cul- tural, historical, and literary backgrounds.

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To Thine Own Self. . . It seems to me that the question of honesty, as it is defined in this school, really boils down to an honesty with one's self. Without it I cannot see anything being achieved in any area. I believe it is the key to everything academic and non- academic. Without self-knowledge, without knowing who you are, what you are, and what is motivating youg you are not being completely honest. You are in no position to criticize your peers, the faculty, the administration, the staff, or the in- stitution until you move from the groundwork of knowing something about yourself. One of the greatest plusses of this institution is that we ex- ude and perhaps develop a positive attitude to- ward ourselves and what we are doing. I think many of us have trouble letting go of old ideas and even opening up ourselves to any in- spection. That means to some extent that while we may not be dishonest, we are not being en- tirely honest. And very often not being entirely honest with ourselves. I encounter this a great deal in this discussion group session on black history where people find sides of themselves they really do not want to talk about at all. Nev- ertheless, they need to. I would say if you are completely honest with yourself you have really gained heaven on earth. I mean by that a well-rounded sense of giving, being needed, of a value system that is in pro- portion about things, a great love for people, an honest love for people. I think the whole thing boils down to loving our- selves, yet admitting, at the same time, the gap between what we would like to be and what we ap- pear to be, and being willing to do something about it. --Charles Hosmer

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A knowledge of a physical science such as CHEMIS- TRY is fundamental for anyone living in the increasing- ly technological society of today. Chemical phenomena are relative to art, food processing, environmental studies, industry, and agriculture. Vital applications of chemistry are being made in archeology, thermo- dynamics, geology, and molecular cytology, as well. . The study of MUSIC gives the student the discipline of recognizing many qual- ities in operation through the expression of sound-- qualities such as balance, variety, unity, intensity, accuracy, beauty, har- mony, and color. -- yy up Ethelyn M. Sparfeld VV f 'ff 'A I f .gf .fl W ' 'N ,A Q The purpose of the STUDIO courses in fine and applied ARTS is to give students a broader un- derstanding and deeper appreciation of the con- temporary arts through creative experience. 55