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

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E. J. MONTAGUE B.S. COMMERCE The three-fold plan on which the Department of Commerce is being- operated is to train commercial teachers for high schools, prepare young men and women for business positions and help the business men by bringing to them, competent counsel on the various problems with which they are con- fronted. The department has grown and changes in the faculty have been made during the- past year. The Telegraph and Railroad Training courses are new features added. Mr. V. C. Johnson, who was brought to the institution to handle this work, is thoroughly competent, having years of successful and practical experience in this field. Broad-minded, public-spirited Christian men and women, thoroughly equipped for community leadership are in demand at big salaries. Men and women with new ideas are needed. These qualifications go only with a good education. Napoleon well said: ' There is a power greater than the power of bayonets, and that is the power of ideas.” Other things being equal, the per- son with the biggest vision makes the greater success. A broad, well-bal- anced education, insures the greatest success. The “grasshopper” idea of education, that- is, of “hopping” in and “hopping” out again in a few months is past. A squash may be grown in one season, but a century is required to grow an oak. Thousands of dollars can be saved for Western Kansas each year if the business men will use better salesmanship and advertising methods. It is estimated that 30 per cent of the business is being taken out of the com- munities by the mail order houses. This is bad for Western Kansas. The business men should have the counsel of the biggest business advisers in the country. Cooperating in securing this service for them is one way the De- partment of Commerce can help Western Kansas. Our job is a big one and our opportunity for service unlimited. Page Nineteen

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• • F. H. N. • • HENRY EDWARD MALLOY MUSIC The Music Department is just closing the seventh year of its existence. Previous to June, 1914, courses in sight singing and elementary harmony constituted the curriculum of the Music Department and the work was in the hands of only one instructor. Since then the scope has greatly broadened. Along with the courses leading to a supervisor ' s certificate are offered courses in applied music, piano, violin, voice, organ and all band instruments, as well as courses leading to a greater appreciation of the art, and the music faculty now consists of seven professors and associate professors. Perhaps the greatest achievement of the department has been the or- ganization in Hays of a large community chorus, which gives at least three concerts every year- During the May Festival artists of international repu- tation appear in individual recitals as well as in solo work with the chorus. In this way Western Kansas people hear the world ' s best music. From time to time operas and operettas are given in which the students receive valuable training. The present season was inaugurated December 21, by the giving of “The Rock of Liberty ' by Rosetter Cole, a new cantata in commemoration of the landing of the Pilgrims. The most significant work of the department this year has been the organization of concert companies, Faculty quartette, Men’s Glee club, Y. W. C. A. sextette and Ladies’ quartette, which have done great service in lyceum work in W ' estern Kansas. The purpose of these organiza- tions has been purely educational and to the end the music has conformed to high standards. During the season 40 towns have been visited, with a total of 49 concerts. The season was brought to a close by the May Festival — May 1 to 8 in- clusive — eight days of musical programs with recitals by Eddy Brown, vio- linist; Rosa Ponselle, soprano, and the performances of Handel’s “Messiah,” and Haydn’s “Creation” as outstanding features. Page Eighteen 1921

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• ■ F. H. N. ■ EDWARD E. COLYER A.B., A.M. MATHEMATICS The three great divisions of our subject might be termed the theory, the history, and the pedagogy of Mathematics. By the theory is meant that great body of fundamental concepts of quantity with the principles, laws, and processes which govern quantity. The theory may justly include the practical applications of the various laws and conclusions of Mathematics. By the history is meant the origin and development of the ideas of quantity and the discovery of the laws governing quantity relations. By the pedagogy is meant the proper presentation of the facts and principles of quantity to the mind of the learner. The fundamentals of Mathematics are the first essentials. A knowledge of the history and development of Mathematics adds greatly to the teacher ' s perspective ; such knowledge can be used in the classroom in stimulating thought and arousing enthusiasm. The teacher must possess the power and ability to transfer to the mind of the learner the concepts of Mathematics. ■The student must be guided in discrimination in his thinking, and the habit of arriving at correct conclusions. In the organization of the courses, the department has had in mind these three great divisions attempting to stress each in proportion to its utility. All courses, however, in a large measure exemplify method. Page Twenty