William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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, . - J I I Da I-IEIIIxIw P. WILSON DR. ROBERT C. IONES Mus. TVIARGARILT PRA1'HEIr Mx. Louis CHARLES Saifxpof Hmm' of flu' DcI1u1'tnzc11I and f1rfirta71t Pl'0ff'5f0 of Engli-ffl flf-fl-ffffflf P 0fff50 of 51311511 A'm mm ffvff-'JO' of hng UZ Projcfxoz' of English DR. GEORGIA B. BOWMAN MISS VIRGINIA D. RICE Mas. GLADYS WARD MRS.-GLORIfx I. LANE Director of FOI'6l1,fi'C5 and Axxociaie Professor of English IIYSIFIICIOI' in Englzxh and Spceflz IlISfI'l!l'IOI' zn bnglzsfz rum' Speech Asxociale Professor of l0lll'l1l,llfi771 and Dramatic: eparfmenf of Cglzqfisfz and Speec The basic concerns of the English Department are the teaching of composition and the teaching of literature. In both of these areas the purpose is to aid the student in learning to think clearly and logically. The primary goal of composition is the ability to write in an organized and effective manner, an ability which is acquired through writing, re- vising, and rewriting. To the extent that all students are required to express themselves intelligently and intelligibly, the English Department's concern with the teaching of composition is a concern which transcends departmental boundaries and becomes interrelated with the whole process of liberal education. The study of literature, generally, is the study of those writings which heighten one's awareness I6 . . LEADERSHIP of life and the values which give life meaning. More specifically, however, the instructors, in their approach to literature, emphasize the technical aspects of literature, the fundamentals of literary criticism, and principles of analysis and interpre- tation. In the Speech Department the aim is to train students to communicate valid ideas effectively. The ideas they must draw from their own experi- ences, their readings and studies in other areas. However, in certain areas of speech, such as interpretation and drama, the student may be expressing the ideas of others. Since the listener's viewpoint must also be considered, some emphasis is given to critical listening. Outgrowths of the Speech Department are the dramatics and forensics activities. f 2 f f 7 ,V 115.1 Afro Hell I IV wres retur a fre herit. maki Dept Play econc his II him I cesse: are e P1 IILIKLII of ma ment Stud: but I whicf

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Of aims and 1 to their nx as ture and e in s in- d at f the yntax and and not other itivity ine. .1 ff X f .X xy xg MRS. LYDIA Lovfw MRS. GLORIA SLAGLE Asxoczutc Professor of Music Instrzzcfor in Music MRS. LET1-IA MxLLsoM MR. LOUIS R. RIEMER Instrzrctor 111 Music Instructor in Slringccl Izisnzznzefzfs IIYJNTICIOI' 172 Mllflf MR. EDWARD LAKIN MR.,HARRlSON C. BOUGHTON Professor of Music The responsibilities of a music department in a small liberal arts college toward professional education are threefold. As in any other depart- ment, the departmental major is the backbone of standards' and achievement for all activities that come from the department. The first responsibility is in the development of a total person available through a broad academic program and constantly available personal guidance. Second, each graduate must be a musician of quality. Since a person teaching a non-verbal communication ultimately cannot explain but must demonstrate, each musi- cian must be a performer. Third, the professional intentions of the student must be guided and assisted. There are five areas open to music stu- dents-teaching, music ministry, performance, business and music therapy. ln the area of general education, it is the function of the music department to provide cultural opportunities through music organizations, private study toward the end of personal pleasure, and academic courses for the understanding of music's place historically and personally. Now we are entering an area of examination of music's influence on human behavior. This influence is best understood in terms of the non-verbal function of music in the physical and psychological aspects of man's nature. lt is the responsibility of the music department to see that the liberal arts student is aware of this social and psychological function of music through the study of style and form as expressions of historical men. The music department seeks to provide an aca- demically sound element in the general education of the non-musician and to produce musicians who are skilled and prepared to accept their responsi- bilities as mature citizens in contrast to the limited citizenship of conservatory trained specialists. LEADERSHIP . .

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t 1 f H..- 4 fs ,V of Q f x 3 Mu. Eveuarr TRUEX Du. IERZY I-IAUPUIANN Du. IliP'I'HA CAixRhLL Mit. WILLIAM CU'ri-usr:u'rsoN 51, fhroezufe Professor of Economic: Lecturer 111 Polzlzeal Sezenee Lecturer in Polifieul Seienee fissistanf Professor of Hisiory I i eparfmerzfs of X, g gg , DR. KERLfIT WATKINS I I f DR. ULMA R. PUGH Head of the Department and J Head of llze Department and Deed' Professor of Economies' Professor of Histlory ning. their inical erary - rpre- train ively. xperi- areas. h as y be ener's phasis re the Man plays two roles. In his economic role he wrests from the world his living and gives in return his productive services. His other role is as a free human being responsible for preserving his heritage of liberal institutions and ideas and for making them better year by year. The Economics Department prefers to believe that he is likely to play both roles better if he is familiar with economics and business. It is our aim to stimulate his interest in business and economics and to help him become familiar with the institutions and pro- cesses that yield the flow of goods and services that are essential to our living. Political Science is the study of the abstract nature of the state and other political institutions, of man's efforts to govern himself, to create govern- ments and states, and to control his social destiny. Students survey not only present-day state systems but those the past in the light of contributions which they make to modern political philosophy. Another large area of the social sciences is covered by the History Department. The aims of this department are to assist the student to know what has been accomplished by man in the past, to understand how man has been able to progress, to see the things that have hindered man in his upward climb and thereby aid the student to fit himself more fully into the society of his own day. Students are urged to acquire historical facts but, more than that, to properly relate them to the unfolding picture of man from generation to generation. The History Department is particularly inter- ested in emphasizing to its students the importance and value of research. This is done through the writing of term papers, and reports on special topics, which require of the student the gathering of facts, the interpretation of them, the organiza- tion of them and the use of the best techniques in the writing of the papers. LEADERSHIP . .