Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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COLLEGE OF J. L. BASTIAN A. BENSON E, W. CHAFFEE R. CHILDS E. E. GOEHRING English English Music Business Economics W. E. BAUER F. R. ELLIOTT E. L. FROST S. L. GREENE H. GUILLAUMANT History Zoology Music Music French The Valparaiso College of Liberal Arts has passed through its last year under that title. In accordance with an action of the Board of Directors taken in the early part of this year, the college will henceforth be officially known as the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Walter George Friedrich, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, has been untiring in his efforts to place Valparaiso's largest academic unit in a position of prominence among other institutions of higher learning in the country. Under his direction, the department of business and economics has been expanded; plans for the expansion of the departments of religion and edu- cation are rapidly coming within scope of fulfillment; and a department of fine arts is to be added in the future. Largest in the college is the department of business and economics. A thorough training in the essentials of accounting and economics is afforded the student. A part-time instructor was added to the department this year. Professor Charles Frederick Ziebarth is head of the department. The depart- Page Sixteen

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SF ,r F; LQBECK 'Embac-Relmid Affairs in Altruria hall are super- vised by Miss Katherine Kaiser, in her capacity as Director of Altruria Dormitory. She acts as adviser to dormitory residents on any problems they may have. Miss Kaiser is also active as Director of Women's Ath- letics. Mrs. Lydia Merker is matron of Lembke Hall, the dormitory for first year men. Page Fifteen $$Pi mmwwmv'

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LIBERAL ARTS ment of social science, headed by Dr. Ernest George Schwiebert, stresses the historical and scientific approach to social problems through its variety of courses in history, political science, and sociology. The Department of English Languages and Literature is headed by Dr. Friedrich, who, during the time he is acting president of the University, is teaching no courses in the department. The University Players, debate, the TORCH, and the UHLAN are under the supervision of this department. The Department of Foreign Languages and Literature affords a thorough train- ing in German, French, and Latin. Professor Walther Martin Miller, profes- sor in German, is head of the department. The music department gives the student an opportunity to understand and appreciate music, through the various courses in theory and in applied music. The University choir, band, and orchestra are under the direction of this department. Mr. Richard Schoenbohm is head of the department. The Department of Religion and Philosophy is headed by Dr. Adolph Theodore Haentzschel. The courses in religion are an integral part of a Christian education. Their purpose is to lead the student into a fuller and deeper understanding of the Christian faith and of its implications for the Christian life. The philosophy division offers courses in philosophy, ethics, and logic. The department of Biology, headed by Dr. Frank Roy Elliott, has under its super- vision all students preparing to enter medicine, dentistry, nursing, and health education. It offers a large variety of courses in botany and zoology. The De- partment of Chemistry, in addition to its large offering of courses in all fields of chemical knowledge, has under its direc- tion the Chemistry Club of Valparaiso University, affiliated with the Student's Science Clubs of America. Dr. Walter Eu- gene Thrun is head of the department. Dr. Ancil Ridgeway Thomas is head of the Department of Mathematics and Physics. Practical problems are given precedence over those that are purely theoretical, although the principles of pure mathematics and physics are not DEAN W. G. FRIEDRICH Page Seventeen