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K.M.W. .4-nu g si RICHARD A. GOLDSBY J.C.N. JUNE C. NASH The typical layman's association of anthropology with the stones and bones of archeology is an unfortunate and misleading impression, feels June C. Nash, Assistant Professor of Anthro- pology. To her, anthropology is much more: it is the analysis of contemporary community social structures in general and com- munity participation in rituals and customs in particular. Within her field Mrs. Nash specializes in the study of Latin American Indian cultures, especially the Central American Mayan cultures. Currently she is investigating the social relations and activities of the inhabitants of Tzo'ontahal, a small town located in the Mexican state of Chiapis. She is also interested in the social an- thropology of Burma, but, due to the difficulties encountered in obtaining a visa, she has not been able to do research in the field. Although anthropology has traditionally dealt chiefly with primi- tive societies, Mrs. Nash feels that this emphasis will of necessity have to pass in the future because the primitives are increas- ingly becoming members of our societies. While an undergraduate at Barnard College, Mrs. Nash be- came interested in anthropology from summer service with a Friends' mission in Mexico. She went on to the University of Chicago for her M.A. and Ph.D., and following a brief period of teaching in Chicago, she joined the Yale faculty in September 1964. R.A.G. Nothing is too good for Yale men! is the enthusiastic assertion of Richard A. Goldsby, Visiting Lecturer in Biology. Many aspects of Yale College have impressed Dr. Goldsby: he cites the individualism of students and the regard which the faculty has for the intelligence and responsibility of students. Dr. Goldsby, however, is not in sympathy with the emphasis undergraduates place on grades. Unfortunately, he observed, students have been conditioned to a strong grade orientation, almost like animals receiving rewards in a Skinner box. Instead of trying to get the overall scheme of what a lecturer says, too many students try only to dope out which details will be on the test. Dr. Goldsby impresses students and colleagues attending his lectures as a highly competent biochemist and a very casual and con- genial person. He is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, yet his lectures don't bog down on technicalities. When he does treat a minor point, he will frequently remark, Now don't copy this down. This is for educational purposes only. Dr. Goldsby still manages to maintain interest by drawing ironic parallels between such incongruous subjects as cells and political candidates. Dr. Goldsby comes from Kansas City, where in 1957 he received his B.A. from the University of Kansas. In 1961 he obtained his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California. As an undergraduate at Kansas, he was very active in student politics. Dr. Goldsby, as a visiting lecturer, is on leave from his regular work with the Dupont Corpora- tion in Wilmington, Delaware. Besides his scientific duties, he takes an active role in the civil rights movement.

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