Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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. Knapton story It is during smoker bull sessions that one can always spot the history major. It is she who will most likely come up with the re- mark, “Oh, how Machiavellian!” And when asked by non-history majors or those who have long since forgotten an appalling amount of the knowledge acquired in History 101 what she means, she will answer, perhaps with marked disdain, “You mean you’ve never read The Prince?” If this exchange does not take place, she will probably show a tendency at least to bring into the discussion as many key dates as she can remember. She is, however, well equipped to do this. Encompassing courses ranging from the study of Medieval History to the modern economic and diplomatic studies of the United States, the history major learns to analyze political, social, and economic trends, and to incorporate these into the present world situation. In addition to gaining broad knowledge in both European and American History, the student during her senior year specializes in one of these two fields, thus building a concentrated knowledge upon the base already acquired. History majors in their four years at Wheaton not only learn his- torical fact, but gain a clearer comprehension of the past; and more important than this, they learn to face the present and the future with deeper insight and understanding. Mr. Knapton, Miss Norton, Miss Clewes, Miss Ruby

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Paula Monica O’Connell Page twenty-four Miss Jennings, Mr. Reed COUOCWLLCS Modern life with its economic complexity presents problems to all of us who have to face the world when we leave the academic cloister. Some Wheaton students have chosen to major in economics to give them a clearer understanding of these problems and apt equipment to deal with them. An economics major’s concentration on the financial relationships of our society is augmented by a governmental and historical background that points out “reasons why”, and solutions that have been exper- imented with in the past. This is an invaluable aspect of instruction for future members of ‘the society of educated persons.” It is foresightedness on the part of girls such as these that may eventually p rovide an answer to the overwhelming issues that confuse our civilization.

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