Geneva College - Genevan Yearbook (Beaver Falls, PA)

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The Genevan '20 lllIllllllflIlllllIlllllfllllllIlIllllllllIlllllIllllllllllllllIllIlllllIllllllllIlllIlIIIIIIllllllllIIlllllIllIIIIIIllllllIlllllIIIIIIIIIlllllIllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllll I he Qlullcge Quart BY Piaissinewi' R. ll. lVlAR'r1N ln last year's Annual the writer ventured the prophecy that the college year l9l9-1020 would be Geneva's banner year. lime has proven the prophecy true. ln many respects it has been Geneva's best year. For several years past the war had seriously interfered with the work of the college. The loss in students and members of the Faculty had been heavy. Col- lege standards had been lowered in more ways than one. This year ue are getting back to a pre-war basis. College life is again normal. First of all, several members of our Faculty, who had been given leave of ab- sence to engage in war service, are with us again. New members have been added We now have a Faculty of which we are justly proud-a Faculty which in scholar- ship and teaching ability has never been surpassed, if indeed it has been equalled. in Geneva's history. The efficiency of the members of the Faculty, their co-opera- tion and self-sacrifice have been important factors in making this a banner year. The Board of Trustees recently gave expression to the Faculty's service in a way which I am sure the latter will appreciate. The year is marked by additions to the College curriculm. New courses have been added in History, ficonomics, Physics, Chemistry, Education, French and Spanish. The Board of Trustees recently voted to divide the Department of fidu- cation and Psychology into two separate departments, to add new courses in each. and to place these departments Linder two teachers instead of one as heretofore. A chair of linglish Bible has been established. The Extension Department-a department in which College subjects are taught in evening classes by members ol the College Faculty-has grown this year beyond the growth ol any former year. ln the number of our students also this is our best year. Geneva has always placed the chief emphasis upon the School of Liberal Arts. The attendance in this school for this year is 280. Last year, including the 95 men in the S. A. T. C, it was 246. ln the last four years, it has increased from 152 to 280-an increase of 84 per cent. ln all departments-in the School of Liberal Arts, Music, Public Speaking and the Normal School---the attendance this year is 5-fo. We are fortu- nate not 'only in the number of our students, but also in the character of our student body. lt is our banner year in the number of students in our graduating class. The thirty-six Seniors who will be graduated this year will be worthy representa- tives of Geneva in the great world of affairs. Their capabilities and College spirit are attested by this Annual which has been prepared and published by them. lt has been a favorable year in the extra curriculum activities. The annual contest between the Literary Societies has been revived, stimulating literary work as carried on by these Societies. ln lnter-Collegiate Debate, Geneva won in three contests by the unanimous decision of the judges, and lost in the fourth by a majority decision. In athletic contests also the year has been very successful. We have won the majority of our Foot-ball and Basket-ball games even though most of the opposing teams were from schools much larger than ours. Yale and Prince- ton were on our Basket-ball schedule. The religious element in Education has always been emphasized at Geneva. We believe that The Soul of Education is the Education of the Soul. ln view of llllllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllIIIIIIllflllllllllllllllllIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllIIllllllllllllllIllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllfllllllllllllIlll Twenty-seven