Wellesley College - Legenda Yearbook (Wellesley, MA)

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SCIENCE MR. JOHN C. DUNCAN Afti ' ononiv MISS HELEN T. JONES Cheinistrv MISS LOUISE KINGSLEY Geology and Geography The award for most conspicuous departments on campus goes to the sciences. Their students are repeatedly bringing home twigs from the woods, bottled souvenirs from the zoo lah, and fragrant odors from the chem lah. Or they are heading for the greenhouses, the aquarium, the vivarium, or the Hunnewell 01)servatory at odd hours; or pacing up for geology field trips, or sharpening tools for cartology or gem-cutting — anything to make the non-science students look, by contrast, book- wormish. We know, however, that their work is not all experiments and no books. The medical terms, the psychological phrases, the words like thermodynamics , atomic physics , and nuclear fission that arise in conversation outside class show a genuine theoretical and practical knowledge of the modern world. MISS HARRIET B. CREIGHTON Botany Paye sixteen

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MK. JOHN (;. J ' lLI.K ' Education MISS LOUISE I ' . SMITH Biblical History BIBLICAL HISTORY In the Beginning . . . and in the end the kings of Israel have stood us in good stead. What- ever our religious convictions, we have found our courses in Bihle rewarding Ijoth as history and literature, and as a basis for a firmer faith today. SPEECH Breathe deeply! Enunciate! The Southern di-awl and the mid-Western twang have been changed to civilized cosmopolitan expression. Not only have speech classes given us new ability to be articulate young women , but they have helped us in our dramatic efforts in Barn plays and Theater Workshop. THEATER WORKSHOP Curtain ! In Green ' s basement our stagestruck selves practised producing the plays written by senior comp students. We also gave critical study to current Boston productions. In both instances, by seeing the essential elements in theatrical experience, we have learned to inter- pret and evaluate drama. MISS CECILE DE BANKE MR. A. ELDON WINKLER Speech Theater Workshop EDUCATION Hey, teacher! From the practical experience offered in teaching children to the presentation of distinguished speakers in the 1949 symposium on constructive forces in Education, this depart- ment has taken every opportunity to make certain that we understand the significance of our edu- cation. AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Page fifteen

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MISS MARION E. STARK Mathematics MR. MICHAEL J. ZIGLER Psychology MISS ALICE H. ARMSTRONG Physics In the modern world, increasing emphasis is being laid on an understanding of man in his physical environment. That the fulfilling of this prerequisite leads to better comprehension of man in the social, economic, and political fields is shown clearly in the broad courses the various science departments have planned. Occasions like the 1949 Science Conference, appealing to the specialist and the layman alike, stimulate the entire campus to an awareness of the vast extent of the scientific field and its steady expansion in our times. MISS E. ELIZABETH JONES Zoology Page seventeen