Cornell College - Royal Purple Yearbook (Mount Vernon, IA)

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GEORGE H-ERBERT BErTs,, Ph. M. Department of Psychology and Education G. HETTS, Professor' I Je E. STOUT, Professor in Education 'H. FREER, Lecturer in Education This departntlent, as it exists to-day, is one of the youngest in the crolleogees, having been organized just four years ago.. In the fall. of 1902, psychology was separated from one of the older departments, and education from another, the two being united in one chair to which Professor George H. Betts was called as head of the departrnent. Both sgubjects had been long and successfully tatlght in the institution prior to this, time, and neither had lost in value or popularity under the new nlana-gjement. -The Work of the departrnent is entirely elective, yet, during the 'term just closed, fully one-third of the entire number of students in the college were registered its classes. The teachers of the department at the presentrtirne, are Professors George Betts., Freer, and J. E. Stout. A lenowledge of psychology has come to be recognized as fundamental to the study of all subjects which treat of mcm+such as history, literature, sociology, education, political economy, medicine, law and theology. To form a proper basis. for the prosecution of these studies, a course in .elelnentary psychology and ethics has been made elective in the fresh- man year, and a large proportion of the freshnuan class take the Work. In the senior year, a more advanced course is offered, whieh affords opporJ

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tunity for doing experimental work in the laboratory. These courses also are much appreciated, the classes during the current year constituting a larger number than thoseenrolled in the entire senior class. lThe Cornell students have always been loyal also to the classes in education, and Cornell teachers are in demand among the school-boards. Nearly one4half of the graduates of the college teach for a longer or shorter time, and the department has no trouble to find good positions for those who desire to enter this vocation. Professor Betts secured positions for fifty teachers last year, and could have placed many more had there been available candidates. The average salary of the men who went out to teach was 55580.00 per month. In all, the department offers nearly four years of work in education, exclusive of psychology. Recognition isgiven those who hnish the nor- mal workin the Academy by granting them a Certincate in Education. To those who complete two years of study in Education in the college, a Diploma in Education is awarded. ' The normal courses are so arranged also that they lead to a State Certificate, and each year a number of those who expect to teach take the examination and secure the Certificate. Last year the examination was given to a large class at the close of the summer term, and all proved the worth of their training by passing the examination and receiving a certihcate. A similar examination will be held at the close of the coming summer session, July 19-21. A well stocked library is accessible to students in both psychology and education. This department is singularly fortunate in possessing three endowments for library purposes-one for psychology and two for education. The library of psychology was endowed in 1902 by the Star Literary Society, and hence has a current fund with which to keep abreast of the times in books and periodicals. The library of education was en- dowed in 1901 for Shelby A. Kingman, by his daughter, Maud Kingman Eberhart, and in 1005 for Alma N. Stout, by her husband, John E. Stout. The generosity ol these donors insures to thestudents ofthe department the freshest and most virile thought of the day on these two important subjects.