Wofford College - Bohemian Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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ENGLISH FOREIGN LANGUAGES The Wofford College Department of English has as its chairman Doctor Harris Chewning. It is the aim of these men to teach proficiency in using, speaking, and writing the English language, and to stimulate an interest in and understanding of our literary heritage. The Wofford College Department of Modern and Ancient Languages offers elementary and intermedi- ate courses in German, Spanish, French, Latin and Greek. Advance courses are also offered in several of these languages. Under the expert guidance of the director of the Department, Professor John L. Sal- mon, the student is given a good foundation in gram- mar, and in the advanced courses does serious read- ing, and is expected to develop a certain degree of fluency in a particular language. Prof. Philip S. Covington Capt. Victor R. Feicht Prof. Robert C. Culppepee Dr. Hugo A. Ferchau Prof. H. Donald Dobbs Prof. J. A. Gillespie

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Dr. Robert J. Garner Dr. L. H. Chewning, Jr. Dr. C. E. Cauthen Prof. Kenneth D. Coates Dr. W. p. Cavin Dr. Lester H. Colloms ECONOMICS, BUSINESS EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION AND PSYCHOLOGY The Economics and Business Administration De- partment tries to give the student of business an understanding of the organization and underlying principles of the economic life. The department, under the direction of Dr. Kenadjian, also offers many advance courses which further acquaint the student with the problems and principles involved in banking, public finance, marketing, business law, and international trade. At various times in the year stu- dents are taken on trips to banks and industries to get a first hand view of the things that they have been studying. In this department the student has a fine opportunity to prepare to take his place in the business world and in the administrative field. The Department of Education and Psychology, headed by Professor Britt, serves a two-fold purpose. The education courses are designed to give the stu- dent seeking a profession in public school teaching, a strong background in techniques of teaching, and the various theories behind the public school cur- riculum. Education courses are also valuable them- selves to those preparing for educational work m churches, social work, and college teaching. Courses in psychology offer the students an oppor- tunity to familiarize themselves with the principles of psychology, and the application of those prin- ciples to daily living. The study of psychology is also valuable to the student preparing himself for teach- ing, law, medicine, the ministry, and social work. 28

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HISTORY MATHEMATICS In the History Department under Dr. Cauthen, the student has required and elective courses de- signed to enrich liis understanding of his own Ameri- can heritage as well as to provide him with the great historical events and traditions that make up the basic background in the history of Western Man. Careful study of South Carolina history and the his- tory of the South itself gives the student a clearer vision in understanding tlaose peculiarly Southern problems, while courses in Ancient, English, and Eu- ropean history give a wider appreciation of the total world situation in its many complexities. Under the guidance of Dr. Hill, the Mathematics Department gives the student an opportunity to study thoroughly calculus, solid analytical geometry, differential equations and vector analysis in the ad- vanced courses. Students are required to study in the basic math courses trigonometry, quadratic equa- tions, and the binomial theorem, among other things. The most important aspect of this department is probably the training it gives in clear and precise thinking through the analyzing of mathematical problems. This training is invaluable in a world that sorely needs clear thinking. Capt. Willis B. Graham Pttor. W. W. Halligan Dr. Boylston Green Prof. John V. Hancock Prof. Reese E. Griffin Prof. Joe S. Hanes