Wheaton College - Tower Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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Orrin Tirrany, Px.D. Hersert Moure, Tu.D. Mortimer Lane, A.B. Erte Cairns, Pu.D. LAMBERTA Vocer, PH.D. Mirprep Rersy, A.B. economics, or sociology, the student now is required to study the various fields on a general scope so that he may better himself for more specified work later. The secretarial-science course has been ably conducted by Miss Reeby. To fill the vacancy caused by her resigna- tion has come Miss Koppin, a Wheaton alumna. Under the instruction of Mr. Jolley and two members of the de- partment, Miss Wagner and Miss Sloss, students have be- come acquainted with the important place of economics. Participating in the army program there were Mr. Lane and Dr. Cairns, the latter teaching history; the former, geography. European history, taught by Dr. Edman, has, as usual, attracted a large number of students. Conducting courses in American history are Dr. Tiffany and Miss Voget, who also teaches sociology. Dr. Moule presents the studies of British, church, and ancient history. With interests and the knowledge in the fields of political science, economics, sociology, and history Dr. Kamm 1s an inspirational teacher and a capable chairman of the department. Eart Winsor, A.M. DorotHy Wacner, A.M. Mercepes Stoss, M.Ed. i) in

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History and Social Science Not the compilation of volumes of soon-to-be-forgotten dates nor the listing of endless figures and statistics is pur- posed by the History and Social Science Departments. Rather, in a world that by technological improvement and economic interests has become surprisingly small, and in an era when nations are interdependent upon each other, it 1s the effort of this department to stimulate toward a health- ful world view, students who, in a sense, are citizens of the world. If a conception of our rich heritage finds a place in the mind of the student; if the significance of social, eco- nomic, and political life of the centuries past are grasped and their weight in today’s world understood; if a careful evaluation of present-day conditions, thought, and trends is acquired by the student, then the department begins to feel that its aims and purposes are in the process of being , realized and that they will some day reach fruition. Where S. Richey Kam™, Ph.D. Department Chairman once the stress was placed on a particular phase of history, Keeping up on world affairs from the Doc’s library. % FE t, ¢ : bd As ; etree aegeosoabehtiahg Hdl

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According to Webster... English and opeech Sept. 15, 1943: A jumbled melee called the gym .. . bewildered aspirants clinging close tosbig sisters”. a, -PIClures.. cae pstomatuitcs™ class cards ... schedules . .. and 500 freshmen enrolling in rhetoric. Sept. 16 to Jan 20: Re- vival services, themes, chapel, themes, classes, themes, work, themes, study, themes, play, themes. Each week was punctuated with themes, and the rules of grammar measured a straight line for freshmen feet to traverse. Deft red pencils somehow turned beautiful themes into the counterparts of Chinese puz- zles, and 500 freshmen learned “fearfully and wonderfully” that mere words on a paper do not make a “theme.” With a new emphasis on creative expression and correct usage the English Department assumed a heavier bur- den of rhetoric classes, called by the new name, “Writing.” With two of their number 26 instructing the A.S.T.P. the members of the department found their schedules well filled. In spite of the rush of a “defense”’-conscious era and the rigorous activities required to hasten victory the variety of literature courses were also full. On leave of absence from the Detroit city schools, Miss Frances White effi- ciently and sympathetically guided struggling rhetoriticians, and Professor John Lars John- son, who came to Wheaton from the Univer- sity of Illinois, lent his enthusiasm and brilliant “comebacks” to A.S.T.P., journalism class, and “Quiz the Profs” programs. Both the English and Speech Departments proved this year what many colleges have for- gotten: the intrinsic rather than the extrinsic value of their courses. Although spectacular debate trips were impossible, the Speech De- partment served larger numbers than ever of