Wofford College - Bohemian Yearbook (Spartanburg, SC)

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James C. Lofton B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Raymond A. Patteh.son A.B., A.M. David Pkince A.B., M.A., Ph.D. seminar . . . sharp . . . hard quizes and practicals . . . his Cheni 1 and 2 are really rough . . . but thorough. Dr. Lofton . . . smile . . . He who knows not and knows not that he knows not is a fool. He who knows not and knows that he knows not is a wise man. . . . standard cliemistry exams . . . knows his way around Oak Ridge . . . loves his daughter very much . . . and his pipe . . . and his students, though he won ' t admit it . . . valance chart . . . American Chemical Society advisor . . . founded it on Wofford campus. Prof. Patterson . . . slow and easy drawl . . . half-moon specs . . . love Ole Main . . . sympathetic with the frosh . . . eager to move into new Science Hall. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. See Psychology and Educa- tion Department. Dr. Prince . . . true or false . . . oral reports . . . discipline committee . . . lectures from book but makes it interesting . . . rain hat . . . very friendly and popular among tlie student body at large . . . demands correct grammatical useage and spelling. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT. Under die chairmanship of Dr. Chewning, the department of English offers a comprehensive study of English Literature as a stimulant to interest in and understanding of the language. The aim of the department is to teach proficiency in using, speaking, and writing the language of our culture. Dr. Chewning . . . Mr. Student, you read the part of Juliet . . . battered hat . . . stresses grammar . . . Furman grad . . . bow tie . . . detailed tests . . . chairman of department . . . Prof. Coates . . . student friend . . . many years at Woflord . . . grey hair and smile . . . newspaper man at heart . . . American lit his roughest . . . amiable chats in and out of class. Dr. Greene . . . extensive vocabulary . . . South- erner . . . many degrees . . . always willing to chat . . . about any subject . . . knows a little about everything . . . and a lot about many tilings. Dr. McCoy . . . from the land o ' ladies to Woflord . . . visiting prof from Winthrop. Dean McCoy . . . great addition to department . . . partially bald . . . with reason . . . friendly . . . rough academically. Dr. Miller . . . I don ' t know. What do you say? . . . contemporary ht . . . many papers . . . few tests . . . harder that way . . . friendly notes on papers that are had to decipher, but worth the effort . . . class discussions . . . A ' s are very difficult to make . . . but worth the effort . . . sharp . . . very sharp. Lawerence Harris Chewning, Jr. Kenneth David Coates Boylston Green A.B., M.A., Ph.D. ■ A.B., M.A. A.B., M.A., PhD., D.Litt, LL.D. 29

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Harold Daniel Dobbs A.B., M.S. Hugo Alfred Ferchau B.S., Ph.D. Walter Raymond Leonard A.B., A.M., Ph.D. THE FACULTY BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT. Headed by Dr. Leonard, this department has become widely known for its academic standards. Grads are widely accepted by medical and dental schools. Students who enroll in basic courses but do not major in biology will remember the weekly labs where they but- chered frogs, fetal pigs and a finger or two. Professor Dobbs . . . perhaps the best lecturer on campus, throws hard quizes and long lab practicals, studies as he teaches, anatomy is his roughest, offers good advice in and out of class. Dr. Ferchau . . . the students ' friend and assistant . . . easy to know, informal lectures and classes . . . trips to marine lab at Beaufort, N. C. . . . botanist and ecologist . . . friends from Duke . . . loves to chat over a cup of coffee in the canteen. Dr. Leonard . . . comparative and physiology are his speciahties . . . trace circu- lation in the 33 hr. chick . . . hard and comprehensive quizes . . . good lectures with numerous drawings on the board . . . easy acquaintances . . . from Tennessee. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ECONOMICS. Under the direction of Professor Wright, the Bus. Ad. and Eco. De- partment tries to give the student of business an understanding of the organization and underlying principles of the economic life. The year 1959-60 foimd Woflord with new and vigorous professors strengthening the department and attracting more and better students. Professor Willis . . . bow tie, smile, chats in the canteen, Bohemian advisor, attractive wife, If I don ' t know, I ' ll look it up , sometimes hard to tell from student, young, eager, sharp. Professor Wright . . . friend of Willis, easy going, Hkeable, good lecturer, also young, also sharp, puts each man in a certain seat, always carries his satchel, likes Buice ' s coffee and chatting . CHEMISTRY. The Chemistry Department now awaiting the completion of our new Science Hall struggled through this academic year in cramped cjuarters. Professor Patterson, chair- man of the department, made a great sacrifice to the Progress of Woftord College. He gave up the classes for Spartanburg General Hospital nurses. Dr. Gavin . . . Wofford grad . . . Who ' s Who . . . active Methodist layman . . . demands aca- demic excellence . . . gets it . . . birds and bees afternoon Garrol Dee Willis R.B.A., l. A. William W. Wright, Jr. B.B.A., M.A. William P. Gavin A.B., A.M., Ph.D. 28

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Samuel Jesse McCoy A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Vincent Earl Miller B.A., Ph.D. Gkcjhce C. S. Auams A.B., A.M., Ph.D. THE FACULTY FOREIGN LANGUAGES. The language department has as its chairman Dr. G. S. C. Adams. This department offers elementary, intennediate, and advanced courses in German, Russian, Latin, Spanish and Greek ' . Wofford takes great pride in being one of the first small colleges to offer courses in the Russian language. Professor Bourne . . . offers an education and philosophy to any who listen . . . Abysmal ignorance, utter nonsense, sheer stupidity . . . feared, yet greatly respected . . . tremendous store of knowledge blended with much wisdom . . . long remembered, with reason. Madame Gagarine . . . master of three languages . . . petite . . . escaped from Russia before Communist assumed power . . . first woman on the Wofford faculty . . . scholar . . . greets her students in cordial Russian . . . tremendous asset to entire college. Dr. Adams . . . Spanish and French . . . very friendly . . . easy going . . . Columbia . . . debate coach . . . Plymouth station wagon for young family . . . briefcase . . . makes Spanish comprehensible . . . drops into canteen for coffee and conversa- tion. Dr. Morris . . . young professor of Greek . . . divides time between Wofford and Converse . . . provides a more than adequate knowledge of the language to serious students . . . discomfort for the not so serious. Professor Salmon . . . head of department for many years . . . devotes his time to Spanish . . . has taught French and German . . . chaperones many social functions . . . devoted life to Wofford students . . . quite able professor . . . and a Christian gentleman of the first order. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT. Subject matter is essential to good citizenship in a democracy. Primary objective of the department is the examination of the organization and machin- ery of government, political theory, and politics. The student 30