Fort Hays State University - Reveille Yearbook (Hays, KS)

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MATHEMATICS Mathematics is a subject that has very much to do with mental development and very little that might be termed spectacular. Neither are the direct results of mathematical study and research tangi- ble ones. The subject as a whole undergoes little change from year to year, but the methods of pres- entation are constantly being improved. The De- partment endeavors to keep abreast the progress of the times by the improvement of old courses and the addition of new ones. The enrollment each semester is large; the work and growth maintains a steady uniformity. The Department has been very materiall}- ' Edward E. Colyer strengthened durin g the past year by the extension b . Professor Mathematics of the course in Analytical Geometry and the addi- tion of the course in the Calculus. This now places the Department in the rank of the standard college. The graduating class of last year contained but a single individual who had majored in mathematics; the classes of this year have five who have made mathematics their major. The Department promises to furnish in- creasing numbers for future classes. Practical mathematics is stressed by doing field work such as laying out plots of ground, running grades for walks and ditches, leveling, setting out curves, laying out race tracks and other like work. The last surveying class had the experience of making a preliminary survey for a side-track for the Union Pacific railroad. The classes in the pedagogy of mathematics were formerly restricted in regard to numbers, but now the restrictions have been removed and the Department is able to accommodate all who desire the work. To satisfy the increasing demands, the courses in pedagogy are offered both during the spring semester and the summer session. Many gratifying results have been reported by teachers who have previously taken these courses. Seven courses are offered by correspondence. A very large number avail themselves of this opportunity of improving their mathematical edu- cation. In addition to the regular resident classes and the correspondence study work the Department has maintained throughout the year an exten- sion class which has accomplished much by the excellent grade of work done. Page Twenty-Eight (

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MUSIC To meet the need for music instruction for the western half of the State of Kansas, this Department was created in June, 1914. Since that time it has grown to the proportion of a true conserva- tory of music. It not only prepares teachers for the grade schools and high schools of Western Kansas, but also prepares teachers and artists in the various applied musical subjects. In the Applied Music De- partment instruction is offered in piano, pipe organ, voice, violin, and other orchestral instruments, cornet, and other band instru- ments. A complete theoretical course is offered. An orchestra and a band is maintained by the school which are open to any students who have sufficient ability. By far the greatest effort of the Music Department was the organization of a Music Festival Week. Membership in the Fes- tival Chorus is also open to any student who desires to belong. Many of the world’s greatest artists have been heard in Western Kansas at this Festival, which has been organized in such a man- ner as to become a permanent thing. A Boys’ Glee Club and a Girls’ Glee Club are promised for next year. Various operettas are given from time to time. In this manner the student body is acquainted with the best of the world’s musical literature. Page Twenty-Seven (

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES The work of the Department is only in its infancy in this school. Owing to the present demand for the French, Spanish and Italian Languages in all the activities of to- day, Physicians, Manufacturers, Lecturers and Educators find it an indispensable necessity. This Department is well appre- ciated, many students realizing that their real and lasting success de- pends upon their efficiency in serv- ing in vocations where the Romance Languages are in demand at this present time. Jules Maurice Pimienta, the instructor in charge, is a Frenchman by birth. He studied in France, Spain and Italy. He is putting forth every effort to bring about enthusiastic returns to the Fort Hays Kansas Normal School during the ensuing year. In a word, the teacher acts and lives the les- sons in the classroom. Jules M. Pimienta Professor Language Page Twenty-Nine