St Johns University - Yearbook (Queens, NY)

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. , ,., an ,M rift, lhgkff Professor George K. Beuermann HISTORY History deals in gifts. lt proffers data which can be turned to our benefit when in- telligently studied and correctly interpreted. When cognizance of man's motivations in his quest for power or peace is taken, and when that awareness takes its just rank among our criteria for judgments, then we will benefit by gaining a better chance of success. And this chance will come from contact with people who have won or lost the peace we seek. Amidst the origin of events and the power of ideas can be found the true formulae. Guidance in the search and use of these keys is served by Chairman George Beuermann, Dr. Frank Dixon, Professor James O'Connell and Professor John Norton. They afford the students a vast wealth of knowledge informed with a deep-seated under- standing of the driving force behind those hu- man ideas which determine the course of events, their interrelationships and their ulti- mate repercussions in socal, political and eco- nomic spheres. Finally, the department culti- vates in each an awareness of the present value of the past, enabling the student to pro- ject himself beyond the printed pages of text- books into the position of actively constructing a nation: ultimately a world suited to the dignity which is rnan's alone. l4 'T !f 4'J ' -li Professor James A. O Connell SCDCIAL The study of society had its beginnings, as have had so many others, in the observations of Plato and Aristotle and has since been extended into specialized fields of science and philosophy. However, the different areas of human activity are organically related and therefore the study of Economics, Government and Sociology have been introduced at St, John's. They are incor- porated under the one department of Social Studies. Dr. Frank Dixon, Department Chairman, Professors John Norton, James O'ConneIl, Richard Rush, and Eric Albrecht, conduct a series of courses in these interrelated subjects with the intention of pre- senting a picture of man as a social being. Sociology introduces an investigation of the fundamental laws of social phenomena

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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

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,are considered in the Courses of government. Economics con- EDUCATION The world is not simply for the educated. Good or bad, however, the world is pri- ? marily what the educated make it. An education with a foundation built on right values 1 represents one of the desperate needs of today's society. Only teachers possessing these values can fulfill that need. Under Dr. John C. McDermott, the Education Department of University College offers the professional courses which will equip the teacher for this task. By combining the philosophic and historic views with the traditional principles of elementary school training, the courses aim at developing teachers who are not only proficient in method- ology, but who are also apprised of the variables in the human equation. Professor Richard Rush, with Dr. McDermott, seeks to acquaint the future instruc- tor with the psychological outlook required by his specialized field. The symbolic lamp of learning, with its flame of wisdom and truth, so familiar to each of us through the University's seal, is thus made to burn not only for us, but also for those others who rely upon the intellectually endowed to guide them in their times of doubt. Dr, John C. McDermott Professor John R. Norton STUDIES and the study of a society commencing with its smallest entity, the family group. A review of the diversified forms of govern- ments, with a special emphasis on the evolution and policies of the American governmental system, together with 3 Qla 'Ce at Those political ideas which have particularly influenced history, sidered as an hiSfOflC-al and abstract science includes a -discussion of the numerous factors contributing to man s prosperity. These fljree major topics involve the study of human organization, each with a special reference to one side of its activities, and each reviewed against the backdrop of Christian thought. 1.r-v