Emmanuel Missionary College - Cardinal Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Ella Iden Edwards, Ph. D. Arabella James Moore, M.A, fofifien LflOGUfiGt Among tha most intriguing and interest- ing class-rooms on the campus are those where foreign languages are taught. Color- lu ly decorated with flags and posters, and filled with ihe hum of foreign conversation and strains cf cheerful melody, the atmos- phere is decidedly and pleasantly foreign. In harmony with present world needs, language classes at E.M.C. stress the ability to speak Ihe foreign tongue, and to read with ease books and newspapers within the scope of the students ' interests and intellectual powers. After foundation work is completed, foreign literature courses enrich one ' s cul- tural background, while conversational classes and language tables in the dining- room contribute to oral fluency. In addition to excellent facilities for hear- ing foreign conversational records, equip- ment is provided whereby students them- selves make recordings of their pronuncia- tion, which are then played back, analyzed, and used as a basis for correction of wrong speech habits. Activities? Plenty of them! Language clubs and foreign Sabbath school classes Parlex-vous Iran A popular spot.

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w LITfRflTURE P»s» Abb:e Culbert, B. A. George E. Vandeman, M.A. the chair of English literature. At one time W. •£. Howell taught a part of the English, later becoming well-known as a General Conference educational leader. Among others might also be mentioned Almeda Haughey, cousin to J. H. Haughey, for so many years the college mathematician; Laura Foster-Rathbun, in recent years with the Jamaica Training College, and Paul Pearce, pioneer of radio broadcasting when Station WEMC was owned and operated at Berrien Springs. The principles of language and the beauties and inspiration of literature fostered through the years by these worthy predecessors of the present incum- bent are still operative at the college. In the early years grammar and rhet- oric were stressed; later broader fields in literature were included; in recent years journalism and speech received special emphasis; and in keeping with the march of time, radio script writing and broadcasting are to be added as future offerings. H. M. Tippett Upper Biennium Class in Contemporary Literature Class in Freshmen Composition-Rhetoric

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Page :t7 a«tcC vw mm furnish opportunity for valuable self-expres- sion, as do special programs. Two beautiful foreign language programs were presented this year, one at the Christmas season, and another on the occasion of the spring 13th Sabbath, when the inspiration of the hour resulted in the giving of the largest Sabbath school mission offering in the history of the college. Foreign language interest has been greatly stimulated by returned veterans who have learned to appreciate foreign peoples and the practical value of languages. Fired by their zeal, students have sent scores of boxes of food and clothing to destitute per- sons in France and Belgium, a truly foreign mission service. To create understanding and sympathy for foreign peoples, to train for mission serv- ice, to prepare well-trained foreign language teachers to furnish tools for scientific and literary research, and to enrich and broaden life — these are the aims of the Foreign lan- guage department of E.M.C. Ella Edw ards Edwin R. Thiele, Ph.D. Waller E. Straw. M.A.