St Johns University - Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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Professor Michael J. Culhane i i i i l l Dr. Thomas J. Beary ENGLISH glish consists of verbal signs for giving information and lasting expressions f ' o noble thoughts which one labels literature. The department offers courses in the mechanics of expression, syntax d ' an rhetoric to advance the first part Readings in the literature of th e world, as well as con- siderations of such literary forms as the novel, play and short story constitute the department's effortsto aid the student in mastering his native language. lt is this sec- ond point: to develop taste and discrimination in litera- ture, which occupies major attention. Lectures, reports and criticisms withinlthe classes, as well as comparative readings, result in an adult ability to pick and choose the best and derive pleasure therefrom. The department chairman, Professor Michael Cul- hane, assisted by Dr. Edwin Rowley, Dr. Thomas Beary and Professor Joseph Fee, achieve these stated ideals and also grant the ambitious student training in the construc- tion and creation of original plays and short stories. En Dr. Edwin N. Rowley and Very Rev. John A. Flynn, CM. I2

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Professor Arthur C. Ditzel SPEECH A fundamental factor distinguishing the 'human being's rationality from the brute's purely instinc- tive way of life is the ability to communicate ideas by use of a spoken language. The Speech Depart- ment of University College, under Professors Jerome Callahan, Arthur Ditzel and Frank Ford provides courses to develop the student in the art of oral ex- pression. For a foundation, a course in phonetic principles introduces the inexperienced to the very basic ele- ments of speech. Following that, the means of ex- pressing one's thoughts effectively is studied in pub- lic speaking and speech correction. Practical experi- ence and background for further work are also made available for the advanced student in the activities of the radio workshop and in courses concerned with the more specialized fields of dramatic presentation and debating. Such a complete curriculum encom- passes a wide range of students, successfully de- veloping each individual's mind in the psychology of an oral presentation geared toward the ultimate end: the ability to clearly express oneself and to accomp- lish persuasion. Y, ,- , l i , A Wx? professor Joseph E' Fee Professor Frank P. Ford Professor Jerome F. Callahan