Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS THE NEW GYM TIT HE chief aim of the Department of Mathematics is to develop good teachers of mathematics both for the elementary school and for the high school. HE first requirement of a good teacher is that he shall know his subject matter well enough to give ample perspective to the immediate courses he is teaching. N order to insure this perspective for the mathematics teacher, courses in college algebra, geometry, trigonom- etry, analytic geometry, and calculus are offered. TITHESE various courses appeal also to students whose chief interest is in science or commerce, for mathematics is essential to success in each of these fields. The functional relation be- tween mathematics and these allied fields is emphasized. iF OR those students who are interest- ed in mathematics only as a part of a liberal education, an effort is made to show something of the beauty, the per- fection and the power of mathematics, and to make each course one in which all may find both pleasure and profit. |R. Donnell is assisted in this de- partment by Mr. Jack Lynch. RALPH TINSLEY DONNELL Professor of Mathsmatics, A.B., M.A. THE 1938 PHOENIX Page twenty-nine

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DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT LANGUAGES DR. GRAVES THOMPSON Professor of Greek and Latin A.B., A.M., Ph.D. nr HE object of this department is to enable the stu- dent to read and to appreciate the masterpieces of Roman and Greek literature; to give an insight into the life and thought of the Greek and Roman people ; to lay a better foundation for the study of EngHsh; and to enable ministerial students and others to under- stand the New Testament in its broad relations to its linguistic, social, historical, and religious background. More detailed subjects seek to equip the student with an adequate literary, historical, and exegetical method. Jl T is interesting to know that over three-fifths of the English language can be traced back to Latin and Greek. HROUGH the untiring efforts of Dr. Thompson, this department has maintained an eminent po- sition and has been most successful in accomplishing its purposes. DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC EUNICE CUTLER Teacher of Piano, B.M. TITHE purpose of the Department of Music is to give the best facilities for students who desire to pursue any branch of music, practical or theoretical, and to furnish the best possi- ble opportunities for A. D. McCAMPBELL the study of piano, Instructor of Band, B.M. voice, harmony, and — history. iCKlUSIC students are urged to enroll in academic courses in other departments along with their mu- sic, and thereby secure the varied background of liberal culture which is a desirable asset in modern so- cial intercourse. HIS department consists of band, recitals, theoretical music, pianoforte, voice, and glee club. Page twenty-eight THE 1938 PHOENIX

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The Practice Teaching Club. Top Row: Bradford, Ray, Coleman, Graham, Frank- lin, Bryan, and Burton. Bottom Row: Paty, Avant, Davis, Nicholson, Donnell, Gordon, McCuIlouch, Denny. tirHE Education Department is the heart of the College Administration. In spite of the academic element in its courses, the school is essentially vocational, and the vocation for which it prepares is teaching. Virtually all the other departments carry on their instruction with the pedagogical purpose of the institution in mind. Each supervised course in the training school has its corresponding preparatory course in the college and no mat- ter what facts may be taught it cannot be said that they are not taught with the idea of giving them to others through schoolroom instruction. Ji N the first period of the students ' col- lege career his work is done in the theoretical or general division of the department where the psychological and elementary background of peda- gogy is given; later he is transferred into the practical division where he acquires skill and technique from act- ual demonstration and practical teach- ing in his chosen field. E can truly say that the Education department with its accessory ele- ments is the framework of our great institution. MRS. Y. P. WOOTEN Dean of Women, Professor of Education, A.B., M.A. Page thirty THE 1938 PHOENIX