Bowling Green State University - Key Yearbook (Bowling Green, OH)

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FACULTY THE NEW FREEDOM Since the day of the pioneer the meaning of liberty has deepened. But it has not ceased to be a fundamental demand of the human spirit, a Fundamental necessity for the life of the soul, and the day is at hand when it shall be realized on this consecrated soil,--A New Freedom, a Liberty widened and deepened to match the broadened life of man in modern America, restoring to him in very truth the control of his government, throwing wide all gates of lawful enterprise, unfet- tering his energies, and warming the generous impulses ol his heart-a process of release, emancipation, and inspiration, full of a breath of life as sweet and whole- some as the airs that Filled the sails of the caravels of Columbus, and gave the promise and boast of magnificent Opportunity in which America dare not fail. --WOODROW WILSON 20

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FACULTY PSYCHOLOGY DEPT. Dr. L. B. Slater But the function ol the College of Liloeral Arts is not complete without an appraisal ol the values contained in the writings of the men in the ast who envisioned a truer ideal. lghat one may appreciate the visions and comprehensive insight ol these seers, he must study the literature ol both the past and the present. And that he may read and accommodate himself most fully, it is best that he master a 19 s L-N FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLUB First Row-Foster, Silva, Lantz, Pinardi Conn Plauson Second Row-Roe, Wagner, Herman Donnell Blessing Third Row-Dill, Young, Ruth, Pollock Lane Fritz Fourth Row-Parlcs, Miller, Buess Ronk Schuck Fifth Row-Jlressel, Neilsen. variety ol lingual expression and com- prehension. Thus the functions ol the Foreign Language and English depart- ments are similar in purpose, they effect an ease of expression and a deeper realization of the thought and values ol others as expressed in their writings. And again, the student reads, not to contradict and conlute, . . . but to weigh and to consider . ENGLISH DEPT. G. Durrin J. Bower Dr. R. McCain Hedrick J. W. Carmichael

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FACULTY Teaching is universal in its application. Every individual serves in some capacity as a leader and, hence, as a teacher. Such moments carry their peculiar challenge. The individual who resolves to devote his life to a determined attempt to modify behavior in more desirable directions accepts the greater challenge. l-le must not approach his chosen task without the eauipment which will enable him to follow his adventure to a successful completion. The teacher's work shop is never the same. l-lis laboratory material, the human organism, is the most fascinating in the world. This human material, moving constantly in a new direction, calls forth all the ingenu- ity of the teacher to influence that direction. This challenge of the untried way, the thrilling adventure into an unknown intellectual world, makes the real teacher approach each new day with enhanced joy and anticipation. To make his adventure most worthwhile to himself and to others, the teacher needs a background of psychology, an intelligent appreciation of principles underlying the effective modification of behavior, and a dominating philosophic concept of education. Pro- fessional courses meeting these needs send the teacher to the classroom better fitted to do his work and to enjoy it, for he is able to see something of the why of a child's activities and desires. Professional preparation in the narrow sense is not enough. Glimpses into various subject matter fields widen intellectual horizons. A more intense applica- tion in fields of major interest is fundamental in promoting professional growth and satisfaction. Experiences of this type, usually referred to as academic training, are taken for granted as a necessary part of preparation for the teaching adventure. The individual who takes with him a scientific attitude in his study of human behavior, an enriched background of academic training, a continuous effort to extend hisown knowledge, a desire to give his best to the learner, familiarity with innumerable prob- lems involved in social living, and a sense of social responsibility, will go zealously forward to the end of his adventure. CLYDE l-IISSONG 21 TEACHING AS AN ADVENTURE Dr. Clyde l-lissong Dean of the College of Education