Wheaton College - Nike Yearbook (Norton, MA)

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Standing: Clinton V. MacCoy, Ph.D.; Rhoda Garrison, Ph.D.; Muriel Hegwood, Ph.D. Seated: Elizabeth White, Ph.D.; Jane L. Chidsey, Ph.D., Department Head. BIOLOGY Biology helps the student to understand the elements of organic life. By making regular visits to the quadrat assigned to her in freshman biology, each girl learns the scientific method of making Observations and keeping data. She gains a first hand account of the characteris- tics of natural organisms. In more advanced study she may explore the varieties and the development of or- ganic life through chemis- try, bacteriology, the study of evolution, and through embryology. 25

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SOCIOLOGY Dealing with man’s relationships with other men in his environment, the Sociol- ogy department attempts to bring society as a whole into focus. The student con- siders contemporary society in terms of race relations, criminology, and family relationships, and studies cultures other than our own Judeo-Christian society. Sidney A. Forsythe, A.M.; Paul F. Cressy, Ph.D., Department Head; Richard H. Robbins, Ph.D. PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION In the study of psychology, one ex- plores, through experimental analysis, the nature of the human personality. Cultures and social conditions are considered in the light of their influence on human ac- tivities. Participation in apprentice teach- ing enables the student to formulate her own theory of education. Seated: R. P. Staples, A.M.; Evelyn Banning, Ed.D., Department Head; Albin R. Gilbert, Ph.D.; Marjorie Ford, Ed.M. Standing : Walter C. Shipley, Ph. D.; David Elkind, Ph.D. 24

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CHEMISTRY Linda Fielding, A.B.; Bojan H. Jennings, Ph.D.; Maud A. Marshall, D.Phil., Department Head; Lucy H. Warren, A.B.; Francene S. Burnett, A.M.; Mildred W. Evans, Ph.D. In the study of chemistry, the student works with the basic elements, breaking down and rebuilding the states of physical matter. By working out chemical prob- lems through mathematical equations, she comes to realize the principles governing the construction of compounds. Whether working on paper or in the laboratory, one must proceed logically from step to step, remaining objective in viewing the results. In the line of research, Wheaton’s science department is now working on ultrasonics, a form of Physical Chemistry dealing with sound waves. PHYSICS Primitive man learned by trial and er- ror the laws of gravity. As he discovered the principles of physical science, he in- corporated them into his way of living. Modern man with the aid of mathematics, continues his ancestor’s study of nature and attempts a further exploration of the phenomena which govern the actions of the universe. Harry M. Landis, M.S., Department Head; Francene S. Burnett, A.M. 26