Springfield College - Massasoit Yearbook (Springfield, MA)

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alien d. au«in, english, m a. 12

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the arts and sciences division at Springfield college has two overriding objectives: 1) to provide a program which will combine both vision and skill, and 2) to develop what cardinal newman called a philosophical habit. Springfield college as a professional school is highly specialized, but while we have developed skills and techniques in community leadership, recreation, physical education, health, education, and psychology, we have also tried to develop an arts and sciences program to combine both vision and skill, the arts and sciences at Springfield college provide the direction in which the professionals apply their skills. Springfield recognizes that training for professional skills without a vision of what society can be, results only in change-for-change sake, it also recognizes that the vision afforded by the faculty of the arts and sciences is unattainable unless supported and attached to professional skills, these areas are supplementary to each cither in the educational process. in a universe of shrinking worlds, it is important to enlarge the range of studies which a college professes so that the students' education can be called liberal, freedom, equitableness, calmness, moderation, and wisdom should become a habit of mind which lasts through life - what cardinal newman ventured to call a philosophical habit.” a student body which fails to embrace the attributes of a philosophical habit would in terms of cultural progress be incongruous, together teacher and student can, in the spirit of philosophical inquiry, esthetically and culturally enrich themselves and the community which they attempt to enlighten and sustain. for its cultural development of personality alone, liberal inquiry is indispensable, it stimulates scientific experimentation, imaginative thinking, and the study of good literature; it awakens and cultivates artistic taste; it broadens our comprehension of the ludicrous and tragic in human nature and human action; it reveals what gives life meaning for other people and for ourselves. the degree to which these objectives are achieved will be measured by your performance in the years to come. m. k. miller director, division of arts sciences arts science division 11

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|ohn w. brainard, biology, ph.d Stanley p. brown, mathematics, m.a. carroll p. britch, drama english, a.m. arts science faculty 13