Washington College - Pegasus Yearbook (Chestertown, MD)

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t Dr. Cousineau and senior English major Carolyn Choate discuss Eliot ' s THE WASTELAND. Much introductory learn- ing takes place in the classroom, but much of the process of edcuation takes place with- out — we learn from each other. Mary Po- hanka and Sue Galloway (top right) com- pare notes. For many of us, a suitable learn- ing environment is crucial; Holly Craighead seems to favor the shade of the Washington Elm while Becky Harris studies on a bench near Hodson. (second row, right) Others prefer the second floor Queen Anne lounge in the early morning. Meanwhile Dr. Ayer of Oxford, who spoke here in October, dem- onstrates another way we learn — we are introduced to ideas through lectures not part of the curriculum. The total Washing- ton experience is an educational one. How We Learn 15 -

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Primarily a learning institution Undeniably, Washington College has as its main function the education of undergraduates. The curriculum is designed to equip the student not only with a command of the facts of the individual courses but with a sense of self-motivation as well. Some courses demand the development of specific skills, such as Doug Hallam demonstrates at the keyboard of the IBM 1 130 (above). Others, more in the liberal arts tradition, merely, whet our appetite to learn more on our own, through experiment ation or research, about the things that interest us. 14 How We Learn

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Library provides learning resource center The afternoon solitude of the library provides an atmosphere some students fmd conducive to studying. In early April, the library terrace is alive with the scent of magnolia blossoms, wafting in the breezes from the hill dorms. Stocked with over 10,000 volumes, the Clifton Miller Library provides one of the best learning resource centers on the Eastern Shore. The library was built in the early seven- ties during the same splurge of cam- pus renovation that saw the con- struction of the Fine Arts Center, Cain Gymnasium, Ferguson, Kent House and Caroline Queen Anne. It is named for a former Washington College president, and even before the blueprints were drawn up for this building, it was earmarked to house facilities beneficial to students and faculty. In addition to being well- stocked, the library carries many scholarly journals that students would have difficulty obtaining oth- erwise. On any morning or after- noon, the library is a quiet place — frequented only by the dedicated or desperate. In the evenings before fin- als, however, the library usually serves a full house. i- 1 »= ; — CV 1 fei-;- Student librarian Mark Devins helps senior Steven Lewan- dowski research a paper. Freshmen Jeff Donahoe and Debra Reisburg discuss research topics (left) as Kathy Middleton looks up the location of a journal. 16 Library