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

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Ron Suckow takes pride in dissecting his cat for anatomy lab The greatest art of learning, is to un- dertake but little ata timei. Behind this maze of test tubes, the mind of c. skudenk is being shaped.

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Nothing is so practical as thought..., The humanitiesi-Icnguoge, literature, social studies, phiia lOSOphypnd religioneare on important part of the Univerv sity's curricuium, providing the student with the materials from which he can fashion 0 philosophy of life and develop criticai habits of thought, The humanities provide, too, the Foundation For advanced work in many technical Fields and professions They prepare the men and women oi today for the respon- sibilities of tomorrow, enabling those graduates to make worthwhi Ie contributions in the areas 0t community, national, and internationoi aHairse Professor szanske guides the incoming Freshmen in their First en- counter with the educational system, the placement examination. Familiar to students in the library is the bust of Martin Luther. English Department head, Dr. Walter Friedrich, rightat home instruct- ing a class in Twentieth Century Literature. F st i

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To all chemistry skudents, the stock room operated by Mr. Henry Buls is a Famil- iar place for supplies. In science, reason is The The Science department QtVGlpo provides many oppor- tunities to delve into the ever-changing Fields of chemistry, physics, and biology. Formulae, theories, and lows must be learned and successive experiments perTormecl. This past year marked 0 milestone in the Science de- partment The classrooms and oHices were redecorated and remodeied. The Physics department was separated from the Mathematics department in order to provide two independent and more functional units of education A Several sCudents examine and test the newly purchased equipment in the physics Iaborakory. guide . .. co-choirmonship is now being held in the Physics depart- ment by Dre MonueT Bretscher and Professor Armin W. Manning The administrative head of the newly created depart- ment of Mathematics is Dre Kermit H. Carlson. The aims of the new department of Mathematics is to develop Future mathematicians and provide sound back- ground to those interested in engineering and other tech- nical Fields. Professor Striekelmeier lectures to his class on the annual geology Field trip at Starved Rock Cavern in Illinois. 17