Wheaton College - Tower Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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Biology Does Wheaton have a Biology Department, you ask? Why Veo mandmictrcatelleyOlmits) one of the: best. step up. this stairway and [ll show you the place. What’s this Biology stuff all about? Well, Sir, the folls up here study “life.” Ask them about anything from the de- velopment of a hen’s egg into a pretentious biddy strutting around the barnyard, to the tribulations of a tiny speck of a plant which has to be strongly magnified to be even visible; you will notice a gleam in their eve as they promptly begin to expostulate. Peculiar people? Not at all. Take that gray-haired gentle- man over there whom you see peering into a microscope at the animals which play upon the red blood cells of man to give him malaria. That’s Dr. Mack, chairman of the Depart- ment. Since 1929 he’s been here sharing his extensive knowl- edge of General Zoology and Comparative Anatomy. And there’s “Uncle” John Leedy, Botany professor superb. His favorite company is the bacteria boys. Some of those fellows are so small that it would take 250,000 of them to make an inch. Over here you see Professor Mixter. At this point he appears to be deep in the fascinating realm of heredity: Why does offspring-Jimmy look exactly like poppa-John, or why is this fly on my nose the very image of that one on the window sill? Each professor takes a lively interest in every student that passes through his classes, and they point with pride to the fact that Wheaton grads are numbered among the teachers of Biology and Physiology at Yale, Kings, Westmont, John Brown, and Muskingum Colleges. What better proof could one ask of the fact that this department is of the highest rank? Garden of Leedy. James Mack, Pu.D. Department Chairman Joun W. Leepy, M.S. Russect Mrxrer, Pxa.D.

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LEXANDER GricotiA, Px.D. Department Chairman JosepH P. Free, Pu.D. DeWirr W. | JAYNE, Anthropology The history of the human family with its diverse cultures is a study intriguing to the college student. The dissemination of this knowledge is the work of the Department of An- thropology. Here the Christian scholar is rounded out by (=) exploring man of all countries from his origin. How is he made? How does one race differ from another? What has been and what is his culture under various conditions of life? By answering these questions in a thorough manner, the De- partment has done its part in preparing the well-furnished man of tomorrow. Dr. Grigolia, Wheaton’s anthropological encyclopedia, dili- gently gives his blood, sweat, and tests to prepare would-be authorities on the subject. Wheaton students have grown to love and admire the department head for his high scholarship and his radiant Christian life. From wide fields of study and experience in the Pacific basin Dr. Culley has garnered the wealth of material he imparts to his students in physical anthropology. We are proud that our government has seen fit to tap this source of knowledge to help prosecute the war. A member of the reverend clergy, Dr. Free, aided by many feet of movie film presents man’s cultures of the past. Together with Mr. Jayne he studies and explains the many interests of archaeological research. Professor Gerstung is the gentleman Who attempts to systematize and present the study of linguis- tics and phonetics. Beyond the confines of Wheaton campus, study is made in the various neighboring museums and universities. This year, too, has seen more building in the Department’s own museum. Still going forward, these studies continue to take their places in the ranks of Christian scholarship on which rests the hope of our country and world. Clues from the past.

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Lible and Philosophy lany students every day look at the corner- stone in E103—‘For Christ and His King- dom.” What a marvelous aim we as a student body have to motivate our college days. High it is and upward like the stars, and like attain- ment to the stars some of us never even dream of reaching that far. Glorious it is as an aim, but many of us, who heedlessly pass through Wheaton College halls, set our-goals only on a level with our eves. Nevertheless, those five short words .remain our highest goal for all time. How many there are who far from old Blanchard may even this day be lifting their hearts in supplication to God’s mercy for help to strive more whole-heartedly “For Christ and His Kingdom.” God’s goal is indeed high above our heads. The Book says that “we also should walk in newness of life.” Yet we do not walk in our own strength, but in. His. In the Bible Department we strive to main- tain a deep spiritual attitude combined with a high grade of scholarship which is needed so much in these days of severe criticism of all things that are spiritual or Christian in any way. Our aim is to know the Word of God In its various phases, especially with a view to prepare young people for service. a | Henry C. Tutessen, Pu.D. Department Chairman Because we believe that the Word of God is forceful and powerful and wise for every situation in which man finds himself, because we believe the Bible is verily the Word of God living with men, because we believe it is profitable “for correction, for instruction in righteousness’ —for all these reasons, we study it in its entirety and in the original languages. We incorporate with Bibly study the facts of archaeology and anthropology which only bear out in every instance what the Bible gives in its inspired pages. This we believe no matter what men may say, nor how much they may laugh at our faith. During the years God’s faithful servants have stood for those principles which are in- corporated in Wheaton’s motto “For Christ and His Kingdom.” Besides representing these standards in their personal lives in a manner acceptable to God, they have managed to instill in a good many students a desire for knowledge, and, above all, a desire for holi- ness. Dr. Thiessen, head of the Bible Department, is well characterized by a remark overheard in the hall: “He always seems to be quiet, never is hurried.” Dr. Clark, true gentleman and scholar, is a friend worth having. A Gorvon Crark, Pu.D.