Augustana College - Rockety I Yearbook (Rock Island, IL)

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WILLEAM F. 0. BAEHR, B.S., A.Mt Librarian and meessur of Library Science IRA OLIVER NOTHSTEIN, A.B., A.M. 'r . 81;. a Assistant Librarian and Curator of t ' ' Museum 5' E's is essential. In addition, he should see in literature the development of thought and society. These are the courses in English which are required of all students because of their practical value and their neces- sity for a true understanding and appreciation of life on the level of an educated person. The more specialized English courses in the senior college offer more thorough study of great authors and outstanding periods and literary types. Chaucer, Milton, and Shake- speare are taken up in separate courses. The English Novel and Victorian Poetry are courses emphasizing types. Periods of literature are given intensified study in courses in the 18th century and the Romantic Movement in English lit- erature, and in American literature in the rise of realism and the period from 1890 to the present. A course in literv ary criticism is one of the requirements for the major in English. Qualified students are given an opportunity to continue writing in the flelds of their particular gifts and interests in a senior college writing coLu'se. A course in the teaching of English, for the prospective teacher of English in the high school, completes the comprehensive course of study in the senior college. ELTON B. ANDERSON STANLEY ZELNIO Stromsburg, Nebraska Moline, Illinois 5' English Lulhvr Cullrcl rm Fmt-izn Mis- I'hi 0mm! Phi. Surlmnry 3. Vicv l'mixlrm 1 mp, mum: :Ird ngl t 4; ObFUITCr SunT I. l H mm smaL lv Amer ammun- AIM . ut-h :n'itlh mexlminn 4; umuh :. 4; 5mm 1: Rirhml .. L'llI-ir :z: Missillh .L : Unskltlmll .. - : ELIZABETH W'ITT LUCILE ZVVICKER Rock Islundt Iliinois Orion, Illinois Englieh English Alpha 1: Ul-it'PVL'r Rm! 2:. TL 4. New A. G. A A. l, 2: Wonmu's Club: llzuulrl 0n.- Ellilur . Cinh 2. : 4. mriu Snriuly :s: observer SIM! 4.

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- --:r-.i.-4: a A HENRIETTE C. NAESETH, A.B,, A.M., THEODOR LEVANDER, A.B., B.D, PILD. Instructnr in Speech Associate Professor of English Coach of Oratory MARTIN J4 HOLCOMB, A.B., A.M. CARL E. LUND-QUIST, A.B. Professor of Speech Instructor in English TRAUGOTT L. RICHTER, A.B., A.M., PhD. Assistant Professor of English tNo picturet The Department 6f English of Augustana College pre- sents a course of study which is planned to meet the needs of the general student and of the student who intends to go on in graduate study or the teaching of English. The English work in the junior college is directed largely to the needs of the general student, and a full statement of its aims and purposes is therefore particularly impor- tant It is generally recognized that every college student should be able to present ideas and facts in clear; direct, forceful, and accurate language, and should be able to mar- shal his material in clearly constructed paragraphs com- bined in an orderly and effective plan. The freshman classes have these abilities as their goal. In the freshman English course special study is made of the source paper, that the student may know how to use the library, and be able to present the results of his study in papers .which properly acknowledge indebtedness and are valuable because they are authoritative. The freshman is taught to distinguish between original work and that which is derived from a source to see' the interrelations and values of each. Fur- ther, he is introduced to the types of literature, their stand, ards and technique. American and English literature are taught in sophomore courses from the historical point of view. Much of the em- phasis, however, is placed upon the value and interest of the literature itself. The ability of the student to under- stand, enjoy, and evaluate the works under consideration I Tl

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ANNABELLE LANGGUTH Saint Peter, Minnesota English Rum : Bible Class; Luther Leanne: lhminh CIIIh. J. IVERNE DOW'IE Molina, Illinois English Omitmn Sigma Onliurum Vim,- Pruvdllunlt I'i Kuppn UL Vice President ' - Honm- Shliul .ms Prmidt-nt 3: x- 2; 8. . V thulnrship :4; solui wt Cnlk-L'n Orchestra 4: Dclcmxte Ln NnLiunaI; Kappa vuln- Cum-emion Al. Other courses in this department include those in library science and speech. The former is designed to give students systematic instruction in the proper use of libraries. The well-developed speech department aims at both service and self-impl-ovement in the Field of public speaking. The newest organization on the campus is the Augustana Speakers, Club which was created in response to a real need. The impossibility of faculty members to fulfill the requests to supply speakers for meetings of various societies and groups , affords the members of the club an opportunity to be of q? service. D t'i iii 0: :I' 2: uh RUNIC HONOR SOCIETY G i . In order to provide an incentive for and a recognition of J i - high scholarship the Runic Honor Society was founded at hl Augustana in 1933. Its membership is limited to eight g; ,' senior men and is chosen by the active members from those ..i juniors who have maintained a 2.0 average for their hrst h five semesters or a 2.2 average for the last two semesters !' of that period Other qualities such as character and leader- A i ship are also taken into consideration in making the selec- tions. This year Reynold Holman, Iverne Dowie, and oh i Thomas Sims are the only men from the senior class to uni . maintain the required average. u f L HOLMEN DDWIE SIMS