West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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ORVAL JAMES ANDERSON, B.A., M.A. English MARY CAMPBELL BRILL, B.A., M.A., Ph.D. English ELAINE SILL DAVIS, B.A. English DIVISION OF LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE Orval J. Anderson, Associate Professor of English is chair- man of the Division of Languages and Literature. This division strives to cultivate the student ' s appreciation of his cultural heritage, to deepen his insight of it and to enable the student to effectively interpret and express his feelings and exper- iences. Wesleyan ' s own book of the month club was initiated in October with Miss Jane Schnabel ' s review of Elmer Gantry. This year the division sponsored the Stratford Canadian play- ers in repertory presentations of G. B. Shaw ' s Saint Joan and Shakespeare ' s Julius Caesar. A student bus excursion to Pittsburgh sponsored by the division enjoyed performances of Dark at the Top of the Stairs and Raisin in the Sun. MARCIA M. GLAUNER, B.A. £ng sh ROBERT L. HILLIARD, B.A., M.A. English SANDRA L. LECKIE, B.A., M.A. English BETTY JEAN NORVELL, B.A., M.A. Dramatic Arts JANE A. SCHNABEL, B.A., M.A. £ng sh WILLIAM C. SEIFRIT, B.A., M.A. Speech

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CALVIN BUELL AGEY, B.M., M.M., Ph.D. Music IRMA HELEN COLLINS, B.A., B.S.M., M.M. Music JACKLYN J. HENDRICKS, B.F.A., M.F.A. Art GEORGE B. KEESTER, B.A., AA.A. Art BOBBY H. LOFTIS, B.M., M.M Music ROBERT EVERETT SHAFER, B.M., B.M.E., M.M Music OWEN L. WEST, B.M., M.M.Ed. Music DIVISION OF ART AND MUSIC Objectives of the Division of Art and Music embrace the cultivation and enrichment of the students ' insight into the cultural heritage of the ages, increases enjoyment and use- fulness in interpreting and expressing the individual ' s ex- perience effectively, and the development of vocational ap- titudes within the scope of the division. Chairman of Division I is Dr. C. Buell Agey. The 1960 touring choir, directed by Mrs. Walter Collins, presented several selections from its repertoire in a television performance in the early fall. The Wesleyan choir and or- chestra combined talents in the presentation of Bach ' s Christ- mas Oratorio. Early spring found the choir on their annual multi-state tour and music majors presenting their senior recital. Monthly exhibits of contemporary works are presented by the art department. Senior exhibits are displayed in the spring. Scenery for campus productions and other activities is designed and built by students in the art department. Mr. George Keester exerted considerable influence in the establishment of the national art honorary on Wesleyan ' s campus. Dr. Agey devotes much time to the revision of old German manuscripts and has had several of these published.

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rrr- liM ARTHUR B. GOULD, B.S., M.S., Ph Chemi ' sfry WILLIAM A. HALLAM, B.S., M.A. Mathematics PAUL RAY HICKMAN, B.S., M.S. Geology Po 0 jU H. FRANKLIN LITTLE, B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Biology WILLIAM B. LYTTLE, JR., B.A., M.S. Mathematics GEORGE BOWYER ROSSBACH, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Biology Providing students with adequate preprofessional train- ing, preparation for industrial occupations, and an under- standing of the practical and cultural values of the natural sciences and mathematics constitutes the major aim of the Division of Science and Mathematics. Dr. John C. Wright, professor of chemistry, is division chairman. During the year Professor William Hallam and Mr. Stephen Tobey visited West Virginia high schools as representatives of the West Virginia Academy of Science ' s Visiting Scientist. Undergraduate research concerning the mechanics of chem- ical reactions in sugar, sponsored by the National Science Foundation involved two senior chemistry majors. Mr. Stephen Tobey held two research grants and results of his grant from the Research Corporation appeared in The Journal of the American Chemical Society. A probe into the workings of enzymes was conducted with a grant from the National Institute of Health. During the summer, Wesleyan conducted an Institute for Junior High School Science Teachers and an Institute for Out- standing High School Students. Several members of the di- vision participated in the programs sponsored by the Na- tional Science Foundation. DIVISION OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS STEPHEN W. TOBEY, B.S., M.S. Chemistry WILLIAM RUSSELL WILLIS, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Physics JOHN CO LLINS WRIGHT, B.S., Ph.D. Chemistry