Abilene Christian College - Prickly Pear Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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Department of Physical Education Abilene Christian College has an efficient physical education department. Splendid and the catalogue requires every one, unless he is physically disabled, to participate in some form of physical culture. Coach Weems has had charge of the track team, while Coach Scruggs has assisted in baseball and football and has taken charge of the tennis team this year. Both have done much to develop clean manhood and sports- manship among the boys. Miss Bishop has charge of all physical education for the girls. She conducts daily classes that give the young ladies of the school ample opportunity to exercise. All athletics are under the supervision of Coach Morris. As head coach in the school he has done much to bring the athletics up to the plane it now holds. His influence among the boys has done much to build higher and nobler ideals for them. A. B. Morris Head Coach

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The Department of Foreign Language is directed by one of the best language teachers in the state. H. L. Schug, head of the de- partment, has shown that he is far above the average in teaching either German, French or Spanish. He studied in the University of doctor’s degree. He speaks Spanish fluently. M. V. Showalter has charge of all Latin thorough in his work and is continually Margaret English is Latin instructor in the Academy. She has taught that subject for the last two years in the secondary grades. The Spanish Department in the Academy is ably handled by Vera Justice, who receives her B. A. degree in June.

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Correspondence Department now on leave of absence doing graduate work in Iowa University, the Correspondence De- partment has grown from an obscure organi- zation to the third largest in the state. S. in the number of students enrolled. W. H. Adams has taken over the reins of the department during the year and has made a success of the work. He has increased the number of courses offered and has watched the enrollment continue to grow. With the assistance of Lolabel Bradford office staff. Brother Baxter acts as advisory head of the Correspondence Department.