Wichita State University - Parnassus Yearbook (Wichita, KS)

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Among WSU faculty members traveling to Europe in the summer of 1967 was Dr. lVlar- vin Harder, professor of political science and special advisor to Kansas Governor Robert Docking. He toured the Loire Valley in south- ern France before heading north for Belgium and the Netherlands.

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73-Year Old College Offers Varied Curriculum Providing students with a broad education by acquainting them with a variety ofsub- jects in many fields, was one of the accom- plishments of the Fairmount College of Lib- eral Arts. With an increased faculty and student en- rollment, the 73-year-old College offers over 600 courses and 23 different areas of majors. Three degrees are offered by Fairmount College: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Sci- ence, and Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology. Mrs. Lydia lVlcFarland, Academic Secretary to the Dean of Liberal Arts, reviews student records and hours before graduation. A blind folded psychology 111 laboratory student runs the finger maze while her partner records her memory traces. Biology students dissect a fetal pig during a laboratory session g My .... or

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v gin f SEf4il3'Q 'L R E , f f ,L ,511 .Q M it-el iaf1is1:i2.f:wggg . H.. 2 .w? wES9'fSl!ig. in Approaching from Jardine Hall, one can realize the complexities of ultra-modern two-story Duerksen Fine Arts Center. Dr. Walter J. Duerksen Dean of Fine Arts Fine Arts Constantly Innovating, Improving Even though the WSU School of Fine Arts is ranked well in the nation, it is constantly making strides to improve with innovation. The art department is not only providing new classes, but is also opening more exist- ing classes to non-art majors, thus allowing university students to further versify their curriculum. Long the educator of many fine teachers, the School of Music is in the process of ex- panding its performing program. Courses in the making are geared toward the increasing number of perforrnance majors.