Andrews University - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Academy OMETIMES persons ask, XN'here is the Academiy? It gives some grati- fication to be able to answer without hesitation, lt is right hereg in tact, all over the campus. The majority of the classes meet on the third Hoor of the Auditorium building where the academic students are privileged to be by themselves and allowed to come into closer association with those of their own age. The classes which require complicated apparatus, such as sciences and home economics. are taught in the same rooms used by the college students, thus giving the in- structors access to better equipment 'than otherwise would be possihle. The non-resident academic students also live in the same school homes as the college students. The E. M. C. Academy is unique among the academies of the Lake Union in that it makes no sweeping campaign by visiting neighboring churches to keep up the enrollment, and yet from the number of children seen at E. M. C. and the village Sabbath Schools it appears that the Academy will exist as long as the College. The Academy is not a side issue, for its students lead the way in get- ting gradesg and the Orchestra. Chorus. and other organizations have their quota from the Academic Department. So while the enrollment is only slightly more than seventy, there will he graduated a class that will compare in numbers and in character with the classes in other academies. Il'agc Sixty-txv'-'fl

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Department of Business Administration N this modern period of industrial and financial activity, there are many opportunities for those who are prepared to give efncient business leader- ship. Much more is now expected from a young person who has just finished school than was ez-:pected when business enterprises were conducted on a simpler scale and opportunities for business training were fewer. The aim of the Department of Business Administration is to provide a training which will prepare young people to assume responsibilities in financial management. Classes are offered in Accounting, Economics, Business Man- agement, Advertising, Salesmanship, and Business Law. These studies have been selected because it is felt that they will serve as a sound basis for the preparation needed in the work which the student will be called to do upon completion of his course. A two-year curriculum, including in addition to the business subjects already mentioned, courses in Bible, English, and history, leads to a diploma in Business. The work of this department may also be' offered as a major or minor in the four-year Literary course leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree. . lPage Sixty-onej

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Department of Modern Languages N the study of French, German, or Spanish there is much aside from the mere translation of words that greatly benefits the student. Its broadening influence upon the individual tends to make it a valuable asset to anyone. In learning a foreign tongue, the student gains glimpses of the lite and: customs of that people which give him a wider scope of understanding and enable him to feel a greater tolerance toward others. To master a modern language is to acquire a clearer insight into one's mother tongue, to have a fuller appreciation of all literature, and to compre- hend through word routes countless words that otherwise would probably remain meaningless. Vocabularies know no limits when aided by modern language study. Foreign languages hold great interest for the students of E. M. C., es- pecially since nothing can supplement their use in the special work of spread- ing the Glad Tidings everywhere. Some young people will be called to lands in which they can use the language studied hereg but wh-en this is not the case, the task of learning a new language will be a great deal easier because the missionary became familiar with the method of learning a language while at college. I By deft management that bespeaks mastery of subject and method, the class periods with their drills, songs, original stories, and animated discus- sions speed on the acquisition of the foreign idiom so that the language class becomes a pleasantly anticipated session and one of the student's favorite sub j ects. IPa5ze Sixty- th reel