Rockford College - Recensio / Cupola Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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Ernie Bonhomme runs the ball down Held in an attempt to score against Greenville College. The Regents took their fifth victory of the season in the combination Dad's Day-Homecoming game. the faculty not to introduce specialized courses. Speech was dropped as a requirement for gradua- tion, and the science requirement was also changedg a full year of a lab science and one semester in another science replaced the lab sci- ence requirement of two one-semester courses. To broaden language opportunities, the adjective modern was dropped from the wording of the language requirement. This requirement could now be fulfilled by sight reading courses in Lat- in. For the first time, students wishing to take just a semester of a language merely to acquire a footing in it were allowed to receive credit for that single semester. The 20-hour' requirement for certification in edu- cation was reduced to the Illinois state require- W Q..-N, 'J-Q, ef L tv 'fir 5 if L? gj'Q20l.i -33' fn 'ii Vgwkv - as v4W Y. - ' ?- ryvfgg ,My ,, may A -S i'iif'4 hQYfixN..'.4if'9 pi. 3 if Janie I-Topson, the only four year cheer- leader on the squad, cheers the cross country team as they cross the finish line. L 0 fi-5 f I fi' zgsg . 1 WXXY N l x u 8 RoAnne Nesbitt is lead to the Homecoming Queen's Throne by Bob Schafer. RoAnne was the Freshman class nominee. Others were: Linda Pearthree, jun- iorg Lynn Hoof, sophomoreg and JoAnn Bastian-, sen- lor.

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K if ii ,M 4 Bob Schafer puts crepe paper in the chicken wire base of the First Homecom- ing float in the history of Rockford Col- lege. -..ai f 1 'DK q, .W7l'l1f 'SJW 50. Ernie Bonhomme and Don Ake fight to keep possession of the ball from a Greenville player during RC's Homecoming soccer game. The Regents were correct in their anticipation of an exciting game with Greenville. The players won the game 4-2. Sharon Nedovich greets her husband Ron after the Regents won their first Homecoming soccer game. Previously, Homecoming was held during basketball season. The Faculty and Administration of Rockford College serve to instruct and to advise. They par- ticipate in the total experience of learning and the total experience of living, for the small col- lege fosters a close relationship between student, faculty, and administration. The educational pro- cess at RC was continually improved through the efforts of the faculty and the administration. The students could only benefit from this exchange of ideas. During the school year 1964-65, Problems in Philosophy was offered for the first time in the junior year, while the third change in three years came to the Integrated Arts course, reducing it to a single semester. The decision by the Educational Policy Committee, chaired by Dr. John Schu- maker, to concentrate on the central core of the liberal arts was reflected in the determination of 'RJ

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ment of 18 hours in order to allow education students a more flexible curriculum A non thesis option was added to the Master of Arts require ments for graduation in Social Studies, and the necessary number of hours required for an MA in Social Studies was changed from 33 to 30 But not all changes at RC were made in the area of course requirements College policies were re viewed, renewed or revised Once again the fac ulty reaffirmed 1ts conviction that no tests extensive written assignments should be given during Moratorium, the week preceding final exam 1nat1ons Particularly significant were the Colleges revised Statement of Purpose and Philosophy the new Speaker Policy and the Class Attendance Policy 9 ' ' . . . or . . . . . , ,un , ' T 9 Q ., Ron Balsam crosses the finish line during the Home- coming half time. RC Finished 4th in a field of six other colleges during the Second Annual Rockford Invitational Cross Country Meet. The Purpose and Philosophy of Rockford Col- lege as established by the Board of Trustees on June 6 was as follows: uThe fundamental purpose of Rockford College is to provide an educational program which will assist the student to develop the full use of his intellectual capabilities and to call into play his highest motives so that he may be a creative, courageous and constructive member of society. The educational program presents, through for- mal studies, a broad range of theoretical knowl- edge, attempting to give the student an under- standing of himself, of society, of the natural uni- verse, and of the world of art and humanities. The College further includes in the experience of learning a diversihed program of activities per- mitting the student many informal opportunities to augment, test, and apply the knowledge ob- tained in his studies. The philosophy of the College is based upon these premises: 'SMan is a thinking and feeling being. Therefore, the College seeks to confirm in each student a concern for truth, a respect for fact, the habit of inquiry, the practice of intellectual discipline, and the art of creative expression. Man is a social being. Therefore, the College nurtures in the student a belief in the inherent dignity and worth of each individual. It seeks to help the student discover the attitudes and con- duct which will lead him to exercise that integrity