Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Phi Beta Kappa Puyuuis Burkett, 39 Natatie JOHNSON, 939 Constance Newton, 7°39 SHIRLEY SHELDON, 739 JANET Smock, '39 RutH Warren, 740 VIRGINIA WHITAKER, 39 Elected in her Junior year

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er's Day exercises and the Christmas choir concert. Senior music majors also conducted a Sunday vesper service in the spring. We come next in the endless twistings of man’s knowledge to that subject which is perhaps the oldest and the most venerable of all—Philosophy. Up through the ages, however, Philosophy has, like the phoenix, recreated itself. For us it is a synthesis of all our gleanings from other turnings of thought; Dr. Mac, Mrs. Clark, and Dr. Sprague show it to us as an accumulated wisdom of the past which is startingly applicable to our own lives. It is the all-inclusive study of life. Only one step further and we come upon Dr. Shook in the midst of an experiment, shaking his head and saying, ‘Well, if we had enough time and if the conditions were right, it would work.’’ Physics deals with those changes in matter and energy which do not involve changes in the composition of substances. If you have long wondered about the colorful arrangement of weights, pulleys, and machines which inhabit the basement of the Doll’s House, a course in Physics would explain it. In relation to music there is a fascinating course on the nature of sound and on the mechanical differences of various musical instruments. For a student interested in mathematics, there are mechanics courses taught by Mr. Garabedian, which apply mathematical formulas to physics problems. Man has begun to know himself as Aris- totle once suggested, and in psychology one finds the intricate labyrinth of man’s con- sciousness. Psychology 1s the science of how man works. It discusses his mentality, the development of his perception, the change in the sutures of the bones. Dr. Hunt tries to discover the simple facts of attention, Miss Amen is concerned with the mental and physical developments of children and will send you over to the nursery school, where Miss Chandler and Miss Jacoby are incharge, to observe. The great complications of the opposing theories of the Behaviorists, the Configurationists, and the Vitalists are ex- plained and made simple by Miss Rickers. The prayers of men are in all corners of the maze we are exploring. Religion is no 1so- lated thing. It is a part of our lives whether we think of ourselves as religious or not. The department of Religion attempts to broaden the knowledge we have of religion, to place us in a background of all religions, all philosophies of religion so that we may wisely estimate our own beliefs. Contemporary religion may be studied both factually and philosophically. As a feature of this course Dr. Sprague has invited other men to speak on their particular spec- ialties within the field. One may study the Old and the New Testaments as literature, or follow out the philosophic implications of religion. Whatever phase one concerns one- self with, one is never far from the primary interest of man’s beliefs. Within our labyrinth we come upon an accumulation of tongues—the Romance Languages. French, Spanish, and Italian are filling the air with syllables and meaning. Professor Riddell, Miss Metivier, Miss Park- er, Miss Buchler, Miss Littlefield, Mrs. Travis, and Miss Pond are talking. We listen as they speak of a wealth of literature and custom and civilization. Southern Europe outlines itself in our brain with all the color and imagery of which language is possessed. A few more turns and we come upon Zoology. Someone is studying a lobster with advice from Miss Voter; someone 1s listening to Dr. Lange explain the cells of the body. The Zoology department presents a jumping- off place for those who plan to go on in the study of medicine or in research or laboratory work. Beside the theory and fundamental facts studied in class, many groups are taken on field trips to study animal life in its nat- ural environment. The General Zoology class makes an annual trip to the seashore for marine life, and the Comparative An- atomy students are given the opportunity to observe operations in a Providence hospital. And so we come through the labyrinth, and close the Wheaton Bulletin, and try to decide what courses to take next year! [19 ]

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Departmental Clubs Acora is a purely honorary society with Dr. Clifford C. Hubbard as Faculty Advisor. There are constitutional provisions regard- ing marks and Junior or Senior standing as regards membership. The activities are neces- sarily lectures and discussions. This year Agora planned to have a more active organization and provided for month- ly instead of semiannual meetings. On Octo- ber fifth a coffee was given in Hebe after an International Relations Council. The faculty members of History, Economics, and Sociol- ogy departments were invited guests of the club. There was a formal joint-meeting with Psyche in Hebe on November thirtieth. Mr. Ralph P. Boas spoke on “‘Some Problems Connected with Research in Modern Shake- spearean Scholarship.’’ The members of both clubs and the faculty of the English, History, Economics, and Sociology departments were invited. There were monthly meetings from Febru- ary until May including two faculty speak- ers, Dr. Hubbard on ‘‘Education in a Liberal Arts College,’ and Mrs. Hidy’s speech on George Peabody. There was also a Forum for members on current problems, and a discussion of the Honors work of Natalie Johnson on ‘‘Mark Twain”’ and Lois Murphy on ‘Lynching in the South.” The members are: Doris Barber Clara Boss Mary Hubbard Natalie Johnson Rebecca Dooey Lois Murphy Natalie Fairchild Madeline Ross Ruth Warren Art Club, with its infinite possibilities of contact with near-by intellectuals and current events in the field of art, has had especially important meetings this year. At the opening tea Miss Seaver spoke on her trip through the Near East during which she studied Early Christian and Mohamme- dan art in Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, and Greece. The animated cartoon suddenly reached a new high on campus when Robbin Field called Walt Disney “To-day’s Mickey Angelo’’ at a lecture sponsored by the Art Club! Government activities in contemporary American art have been well represented at Wheaton. Margaret Plumer and Ellen Berney selected pictures from the Federal Art Project for the exhibition in the library. A high point of the features sponsored by the Art Club was Mr. Charles Connick’s lecture on stained glass in both Europe and America, illustrat- ed by brilliant, jewel-like slides. The president of this organization is Margaret Plumer and the secretary-treasurer is Janice Fisher. The Classical club began its season with a housewarming at Miss Work’s new home, at 46 College Green. Mrs. Park gave a short talk about her tour to Rome. There were two annual meetings, to which the student body was invited. The first was in November, and the speaker was Dean Paul Nixon, of Bowdoin College, who ad- dressed the audience on the subject “Poets Perforce.’’ During the first week of February a showing of the cartoon film, Aristophanes’ ‘Clouds,’’ was sponsored by the club. The officers of the club are Hannah Bard- well, president, and Priscilla Howard, sec- retary. It has been a year of great activity for Der Deutsche Verein, marked by a revision of membership requirements. Membership is now open to all German-speaking people; those who have had at least three years of high school German; and those who have obtained four B’s in the language here and are continuing their studies of it. This is a welcome revision from the old rules which were more limited. First among social activities was the an- nual reception for new members. Mr. Korsch, as guest, spoke of the present German situa- tion. On November 2 the club held an open pala)