Cotner University - Croaker Yearbook (Bethany, NE)

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THE BULL DOG Biology is the Science of Life. We A Why do we live? and How do we Sometimes the idea is received that Botany is merely to know flowers. This E the great numbers of plants which do not produce flowers. One can learn L much from plants which he can apply EDWIN E SMITH E to his own manner of living. Zoology presents as broad a field in the animal world as does Botany in the plant kingdom. One may consider production of life, development of life, and influences making for varied results in living forms. Such a study is entrancing. Biology will aid the student in measuring up to the ancient philosoph- er's admonition: Know thyself. I. f l l g l l 1 4 l l l i Y rifhizmrzgnirrgrin ggiggT3g.v:g111IUgnfitqruxngzlrrrlmmfriifvfiriifnffffrsnf' 1 TT-ff!fU lmITfYlWPm?TUil iFiTEiliEI !!!IITlIYITZI'l'lTi-I-YTT-T'T?'TEg:3 , ,Nm , ,, WA, M, U , Page Twenty-sev .rx Department bf Biology often hear such questions discussed as: Q, live? These are presented from the , spiritual, moral, and economic angles. 2 There is no less important considera- s tion from the biological side. One may E think he can interpret his own life, but f after a study of other living things, his appreciation of life and life processes should be wonderfully enhanced. is merely one phase of a great subject. 3 One should know something about the plant, its habits, and relationships, as well as its flower. Then too, there are 5

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lE al lli i 1 L3 . r r: THE BULL DOG .Q ' II, 'l EE ii ' I 1 bl Department of Chemistry ll ll :iii There are two great functions of f Chemistry. First, it is practical. Do you real- El, ly know what you breathe? Know what g l you eat 'Z Know what you drink? Know l l Q i what you wear? These are a few of if U the things that Chemistry teaches you. , l It is not a science of abstract laws and i formulas but a science that teaches the T practical things of life. This is a syn- 5 thetic age. Silk is made from saw dust, 5 dyes by putting the elements together. , The stores are full of synthetic pro- N ducts. Could you pick these out? lg Vi Chemistry teaches the method of do- 51 ing so. Second, it trains the mind. Chemis- Lg JOSEPH A- MOSS try furnishes a field for observation I along a special line, that of the phen- omena of nature: it exercises us in knowledge-making, and for this furnishes a method of unusual power, if that of the study of concrete objects and of experiment, it gives employ- f ment for the imagination, and at the same time provides an especially sure means of controlling its operationsg it trains the judgment by the way in Fw ' which the nature of its subject matter favors self eliminationg and finally, 3 the information which it yields is of a special and particularly valuable lt! u description. 1 2 I l l 1 gl Q' 1 LE? ii! l milf ' li . 251 El E l ft Q E , . 5,5 or . -- A' i ' - , di n gy 1922 Page 'l'xvc-ntj-. .' HE

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THE BULL DOG Department of Social Sciences All human activities have origin- ated in response to innate demands of man's nature. These activities express themselves through social forms which have been classified into social institutions. The study of the origin, development, T and ultimate end of these social institu- tions, constitutes one branch of the study of Sociology. The forces which move society, and the laws by which these social forces Work, offer another interesting field of investigation. Aside from social forces which are constructive, there are in society, anti- social forces which produce pathological conditions. The students of Sociology are encouraged to seek solutions for these conditions and to raise ideals toward which men may build. A broad knowledge of society and its history and possible future furnishes a Weapon of offense and defense invaluable to the modern citi- Zeng hence the importance of the study of Social Sciences. ALICE GADD HARMON Those who treat politics and morality apart will never understand the one or the other. - Rousseau. l Page Twenty-eight