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Show Paul E. Wyler Professor of German "You add another life every time you learn a language," reflected Dr. Paul E. Wyl er, launching into a favorite theme. "It's like coming out of a cocoon." Conversant himself with six tongues, this convivial and cosmopolitan gentleman has worked for thirty years to aid students in developing their linguistic and literary abilities. Born in Berne, Switzerland, he received his Ph.D. from Stanford University and since then has made 23 trips all over the world, conversing with people in their own tongues and sharing the richness of their culture. Because, as he says, "a student has to be involved emotionally in order to learn," he employs his wealth of first-hand experience to infect his students with a zeal for cultural interchange and a sympathetic understanding of strange ways of life. Francis D. Wormuth Professor of Political Sciences Francis D. Wormuth, a member of the faculty for eighteen years, has a distinguished record of publications and a deserved reputation as a scholar, but he shuns both publicity and external accolades in favor of complete dedication to his academic interests. He demands from his students the same absolute devotion to the subject matter of his classes that he has. To those who are willing to strive toward a genuine and thorough knowledge of political theory and not merely a superficial acquaintance for a transcript, his lectures and strict requirements are an incentive for achievement and personal progress. For the remainder, he has nothing to offer. Teaching, he feels, is neither baby-sitting nor spoon feeding, but the making available of profound and difficult insights to the few students who care enough to attack and glean significance from them. |