Cotner University - Croaker Yearbook (Bethany, NE)

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THE BULL DOG V , A as 1 L Modern Languages The value of language study can scarcely be overestimated. Thought is the greatest thing in the world. and language is the expression of thought. The mere intellectual thought may be translated, possibly, in its fullness. But the heart, the soul of the thought life of a nation, cannot be translated. To feel the pulse-beat of the nations of the past and present, it is necessary to know their languages. It is said that he who knows only his own language, cannot really know it. This is certainly true from a historical and philological viewpoint. Also, the literatures of the world are so inter- laced, that it is difficult to understand the references of one, without knowing GRACE E, YOUNG the others. As this is the greatest age in the history of the world, it is even more important to know the languages of the great nations of this age. Aside from English, the study of the languages of three great nations, France, Spain and Germany, is oiered at Cotner. In the fields of literature, philosophy, science and economics, these nations have held highest rank, and the study of their languages opens up to the student rich opportunities in these fields. Lrg? wlflgQQLE12-TlfiQIZQ'f51,i1e2:-i - 1 Z -'i' 'iQ11!EilE,!1---f9:-lQ:r3lEe:1 15120 Twenty-tl

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.... -H A. THE BULL DOG ---..,,W..w.-.. .A History The objective of teaching history at Cotner is to help the student find his rightful place in the society of which he is a part. It is not desired that a mere body of facts be memorized or that certain information be gained. The student rather is taught to draw proper conclusions from the facts that come to his knowledge. He is led to know and appreciate the leading men of the past and present and to avoid the error of a false or unjust appraisal of human worth. He is shown that the world is making progress and that the human race has learned a better way of living. Bigotry, pessimism, and narrow-mind- edness are revealed as obstacles to GLENN MCRAE progress, and it is shown that these will in part pass away when the world has a knowledge of the past. History is taught that it may help to develop better citizens. An in- telligent citizenship depends upon an adequate understanding of present- day problems. And since these problems have their beginning in the past, some knowledge of history becomes necessary for a capable citizenship. And he who would stand as a prophet of his generation and point his people to a better day must know history. He must know it intimately, know it in its larger reaches, and know it so well that he can read its lessons unerringly. Thus it is with the aim of leading the student to the highest and most useful life that the subject of history is presented at Cotner. Page Twenty-two 1. A--H-A H de wi

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THE BULL DOG af:gig,Q.ii GI'CCk Every great piece of literature con- tains both an intellectual and an emo- tional element. In many cases, possibly in most cases, the emotional is the larg- er and richer element. The intellectual element may be transferred from one language to another With a fair degree of accuracyg not so the emotional. It is evident, therefore, if one desires to enter fully into the life of any people, he must do it through the language of that people. The Greeks lived a rich and varied life which has been preserved for us in a literature of surpassing quality. Their language which was highly and accu- rately developed, capable of expressing the finest shades of thought and emo- tions, is the open sesame to that life. But the noblest thought and the finest emotion which the world has achieved has been preserved for us in the New Testament scriptures. These were written first in Greek. It is thc purpose of this department to lead the student to the fountain head whence flow the streams of life. CHARLES F. STEVENS L --.ggmmmwff---af'-1+--7 -:fr--w--fl L-:V - ff- -v--U34-eiw Pa ge Twenty- four