DePauw University - Mirage Yearbook (Greencastle, IN)

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Department of Political Science PROFESSOR JAMES RILEY WEAVER. A. M., S. T. B. URING the last two decades. few D greater changes both in subject matter and universities. In these a hroacl more each year. while the practical phase of degree. the Formal and theoretical so uncluly varsity, while keeping pace with the general tremist in either airection. Although one of Science is a notetl example of conservative In 1881 Dr. Riclpath. then filling the chair in political philosophy. based on the text- Wooleeyhs International Lawt which he In 1886 Professor Weaver was elected to the Languages:q Which he filled till 1890, when by of History 3.11:1 Political Science. Then the introduced, being among the first institutions University courses. In 1893 the chair was . under Professor Stephenson. at which period institutions in society. if any. have shown anti method, than have our American colleges anal liberal culture has prevailetl more anJ education has wisely supplemental. in a markea prominent a few years ago. Depauw Uni- progressive movement, has not become an ex- recent growth. the Department of Political evolution in all these respects. of History. introduced two elective courses books of Waylancra Political Economy and taught until 1885. the periozi of his resignation. chair of Politic'el Philosophy and tModern a reassignment of work he was made Professor subjects of Sociology ancl Socialism were in the United States to offer these suhjects as clivided and History made a distinct department Professor Weaver further expanded 1115 department By adding Jurisprudence, Evolution of Economic Theory. and one year of advance work in the, Seminarium. The Department as now organized. comprises four distinct though somewhat closely correlated subjects, v1.2: one year of Sociology and Socialism: one year of Political Science proper. emhraciug Theory of the State Jurispruaence and International Law: one year of Economics. covering Political Economy. Taxation. Money and Banking. and the Evolution of the Economic 'Theory: and lastly one year of advance work in the Seminarium, viz: The investigation of original and unsettled political, social or economic problems. The unity of the departmental work is based on the science and philosophy of organized society in general. on which depenzls the Science and Philosophy of the State. or society politically organized. Then follows the more specializea applications of economical department that the scientiHc-philosophic undue empiricism on the one hancl and the other. The purpose of the depart- tific methorl of investigation, to guara to provide a practical training for pro- end the library or laboratory method suited to enable the student to become subjects. it being helcl by the head of the method is the only safeguard against too great philosophical speculation on ment is essentially to develop the scien- against aone-sided, biased judgment anti fessionalt public or private life. To this has been adopted. being pre-eminently self-directive in thought and research.

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GDepartment of History PROFESSOR ANDREW STEPHENSON, Ph. D. EDGAR OtDANIEL. Assistant O The Historical Department. as we know it. hears little resemblance to that of 1852. when. as the records show. history was first taught at old-Ashury. Or for that matter it is far different from that of a quarter of a century ago When Dr. Ridpath x1:31.1gh't: English Literature and Normal Instruction with History included 'in the latter. Not until the close of his work Jo we notice the coming in of the more modern methocls. Indeei historical stutly in the past few years has developed so rapicuy and such vast changes have taken place that it seems more of a revolutionary movement than a natural evolution. The tendency of late has been to throw off the old methods Which hound one down to certain aehnite lines and conclusions and to cast out. untrammelecl by any ohsolete system. and unintluenced by any writer or schools of writers; The time when some text hook was taken as source and some one man as an infallible authority has passed away and every historical proposition must now he proved not lay the statement of some indiviclual but by facts as they actually existed and as they are to he found in the original manuscripts and sources. At the same time the work of other men ;, is not clisregarded but all is carefully studied ancl Weighed in the balance. This is the himl of work heing done today at Depauw and it is the kind of work approvecl of ancl followed hy allh progressive schools of the country. CLIn connection with the lecture room is the seminarium containing about 1.000 volumes, many of them, copies and translations of OM manuscripts. This number is constantly growing and being made hetter so that for most purposes the stuclent anls it not only convenient to take aJvantage of the vacant hours in the morning. but also to 3.0 the most of his work here. In addition to these books there are about 5,000 volumes of history in the General Library. so that DePauw is as well. if not better. equipped along this line than any school int the state. Dr. Stephensont the present head of the Aepartment. was elected to the Chair of History in 1894. He graduatecl at DePauw. then Old Ashury. in 1882. afterwards taking his Doctorhs degree at Johns Hopkins. Thus trained in one of the foremost graduate schools in the country pro- gressive in every way. under his leaclership the department has kept in touch With the most gm moaern methocls of work. At the same time he possesses unhouncleA enthusiasm for; is Alma Mater, taking an active interest inZall the elements of college life. .4 .4 9

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Departm'entof Greek REVEREND WILLIAM FLETCHER SWAHLEN. A. Mu Ph. D. EDWIN GIBSON. Assistant Notwithstanding the fact that this present age is one of extreme com- mercialism in which there is a swing of the pendulum from the stucly oi: the standard classics toward. the pursuit of scientiHc investigation and technieal knowledge which fetches the Almighty Dollarf yet the value of the classics remains as far as a factor in a weH-grounded mental development and Enished ecluc-ation. The Greek Department in DePauW University has always had its Share of the student body, sixty members being enrollexl in it for this year. Out of the present Senior Class twenty per cent. are majoring in Greek. some have maae it their minor and others have taken not less than one year of college work in the department. i The work is not requirerl for gracluation aml those who enter for it are presumecl to come out of a sincere inclination for mastery of the elements of the Greek language and literature. . The first two years. work embraces what is the hard part off: any language namely. a mastery and. an acute appreciation of syntactical relations. Similar work is pursued through the first year of the college courses with selectecl readings from Homert Herodotus ancl Thucydides. The remaining courses. of which there are nine. have to do'- with the literature of the language. The drama, hoth comedy and tragedy, and oratory aml philos- ophy are given careful and critical stucly for their great thought aml high literary excellence. our heritage from the greatest peo- ple of antiquity. a 'Dr. Swahlen is an earnest, conscientious teacher, anrl is highly respected and loved by everyone Who comes under his instruction. The influence of his life upon many young men anal women. who have sat in his class room. cannot he limited to time anti space. He has a knowledge of his work Which is so inspiring that his students are lecl anal not clriven. His educational preparation has been most roumiecl and. thorough, embracing the constructive influence of flve eclucational in- stitutions. In 1867 he was electea Professor of Greek and German in McKendree College. Leh- anon. Illinbis, and in 1873 was electeci president of the same institution. In 1887 he was chosen presiclent of Kansas Wesleyan University anti Professor of Creek in Depauw University. He accepted the latter position and enterecl upon his duty in SeptemberK 1887.