Tufts University - Jumbo Yearbook (Medford, MA)

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Left to right standing: Alexander Kaczmarczyk, Barry Corden, Grant Urry, Robert Stolow, Robert Dewald, Stephen Baxter; sitting: Karl Illinger, Jonathan Kenny. Missing: Vlasios Georgian, Terry Haas, Albert Robbart, Jr., Mary Jane Shultz, David Walt. Chemistry Chemistry, not traditionally consid¬ ered one of the more liberal arts depart¬ ments, can actually play a large role in achieving a well rounded education. Chemistry is crucial for the scientist, the engineer, and the physicist, but even those who have no vocational ambitions will find that understanding chemistry makes possible a better understanding of our whole environment and our rela¬ tionship to it. The science of chemistry is concerned primarily with the differ¬ ent forms of matter and their transfor¬ mations, and with the establishment of laws and theories that systematize these phenomena. The chemistry education is very thor¬ ough and complete. The quality of in¬ struction and accessibility of faculty in both recitation and undergraduate re¬ search make the Chemistry department a place where students are encouraged not only to learn from professors, but to discover for themselves. 29

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Biology Biology is the scientific study of liv¬ ing organisms. Modern studies on the origin, evolution, and physiological mechanisms of life are extremely im¬ portant and provide the underlying foundation for research and for the teaching of biology. The students re¬ ceive an expansive education that en¬ ables them to master the fundamentals of biology. Their learning is comprised not only of textbook knowledge and classroom lectures, but also of experi¬ mental research and laboratory experience. The department is committed to ex¬ cellence in teaching at each undergrad¬ uate level. Many of the professors teach introductory as well as upper-level courses. This provides the students with the opportunity to appreciate the diver¬ sity of the faculty beginning with their first biology courses. Many of the facul¬ ty actively do research and are able to teach the newest findings to their stu¬ dents, often before the results have been printed. Left to right back row: Ross Feldberg, Edward Hodgson, Jan Pechenik, Norman Hecht, Eli Siegel, Saul Slapikoff, Dave Cochrane, George Ellmore; front row: William Shanabruch, Shukmei Ho, Benjamin Dane (Chairman), Frances Chew, Susan Ernst, Harry Bernheim, June Aprille. Missing: Mary Ella Feinleib, Nancy Milburn, Norton Nickerson.

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Child Study The Department of Child Study seeks to provide students with a solid grounding in research and theory con¬ cerning the physical, intellectual, emo¬ tional, and social development of chil¬ dren. Wherever possible, course material is complemented with observa¬ tions, and work with children in a wide range of applied settings. These settings include schools, hospitals, clinics, day care centers educational television stu¬ dios, museums, juvenile courts, and law offices that provide legal services in child advocacy proceedings. These practicum experiences are an essential part of a concentration in child study, where the integration of theory, re¬ search, and practice is regarded as an abiding goal. Students may find in Child Study preparation for any of several kinds of careers. Some elect to use their educa¬ tion as a forerunner to graduate work in such fields as developmental psycholo¬ gy, clinical psychology, law, or social work. Others choose careers in educa¬ tion. Some plan careers in human ser¬ vices ranging from clinical work with disturbed children to educational prac¬ tice for children with special needs. The Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study offers the Bachelor’s de¬ gree, the Master of Education and Master of Arts degrees, and a program leading to the Ph.D. degree. The De¬ partment offers two programs, ap¬ proved by the Massachusetts State De¬ partment of Education, leading to teacher certification which is reciprocal in the majority of states. These are Ear¬ ly Childhood Teacher (Kindergarten- Grade 3) and Teacher of Young Chil¬ dren with Special Needs. Left to right standing: Donald Wertlieb, Janet Zeller, M.N. Easterbrooks, Charna Levine, Penny Hauser- Cram, Maryanne Wolf, David Dickinson, Nancy Rambusch, Kathleen Camara, Lynn Meltzer; sitting: Fred Rothbaum, Sylvia Feinburg (Chairman). Missing: David Elkind, David Feldman, Mathilda Holz- man, Evelyn Pitcher, Francine Jacobs, Crystal Kaiser, David Alexander, Barbara Burns, Terrell Clark, Thomas Mela, Anita Olds, Roberta Pasternack.