Wilkes University - Amnicola Yearbook (Wilkes Barre, PA)

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WALTER S. FISHER, AB. FRANCIS I. GALLIA, A.B. ROBERT M. GREGORY, A.B. Biology Biology Biology MATTHEW 1. KESSMAN, A.B. MARY A. MATTEY, B.S. BARRY M. MILLER, A.B. Biology Chemistry Biology SAMUEL C. MINES, A.B. RONALD A. OLSHEFSKI, A.B. SAMUEL C. PUMA, A.B. Biology Biology Biology LEE S. SMITH, B.S. SALVATORE M. VALENTI, B.S. Chemistry Chemistry

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28 SCIENCES With the statement iiseek and ye shall find, the students of Wilkes strive toward the truths of science. The students in Biol- ogy, Chemistry, and Physics realize that in addition to their basic knowledge they must learn the practical application. Science in this modern world demands that the student be thoroughly versed in his particular field. Such an opportunity is found at Wilkes. But as we look deeper into the matter we find that there is more than that which meets the eye. In today,s world the scientist must learn to understand man and his contempo- rary world more than at any other time. It is with this in mind that Wilkes strives to give its science students. instead of a purely scientific background, the added liberal arts Which Will enable the student to appreciate human problems facing the contemporary world with regard to science. The biology majors have been given an opportunity which few undergraduates are afforded. They have been given several grants by private industry to further the re- search in the various fields of biological science. Students who major in chemistry are pre- pared for a career which can have many facets. They can take the knowledge which they have obtained about the chemical world in which we live and apply it to research and the advancement of science in general. The physics majors, although they are only at Wilkes for two years, are instructed in the foundations of physics. They add to their knowledge with further study which in their remaining two years is completed elsewhere. Seated: Mrs. E. S. Namisniak, Miss C. H. Bone, Miss B. Leagus, Dr. A. W. Bastress; Standing: Mr. F. I. Salley, Dr. F. I. Michelini, Dr. C. A. Reif-Chairman.

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A30 SOCIAL SCIENCES The social sciences help the student to un- derstand his relationship to the world in which he lives. The ethical problems, mental processes, religious importance, and the social aspects of living are incorporated in the philosophy, psychology, religion, and sociology departments. The philosophy department offers each student an opportunity to understand the basic social and ethical problems which have faced man since time immemorial. Students taking philosophy courses are taught the fundamental principles and applications of the Iudaic-Christian moral tradition. The psychology courses are designed to help the students understand the reasons for human activity and the effect of such activi- ties in society. The department offers, in addition to the basic course, advanced spe- cialized courses dealing with specific aspects of psychology. The religion department is an interesting contribution to the Wilkes campus. Since it is impossible to understand our civilization without understanding its great religions, several basic courses of the religions help to foster this comprehension. The program of the sociology department is to help familiarize the student with manis relationship with others in his society. The department has three general aims: to give the student a general view of the field, to prepare students for specialized graduate schools, and to show the relationship be- tween sociology and the sciences. The social sciences could never be complete without this important field. Mr. R. C. RileyePsychology chairman, Dr. S. Vujica-Philosophy chairman, Dr. K. Symmons-Sociology chairman, Mr. I. Kanner.