Greensboro College - Echo Yearbook (Greensboro, NC)

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DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS Miss Annie M. Pegram Professor of Mathematics Mathematics has always held a topmost place among the popular courses of study at Greensboro College. We find that in 189} it was required for both the Bachelor of Literature degree and the Bachelor of Science degree. Now those working for a Bachelor of Arts degree can choose between mathematics and science. Besides the elementary work several advanced courses are offered for majors and teachers. DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE ir. Paul M. Ginnings ad of Science Department. ofessor of Chemistry and Physics Dr. Coleen Fowler Assistant Professoi ol Biology Up until the first decade of the twentieth cen- tury the Science Department had been weak, due probably to the lack of equipment. At present it includes both the Department of Biology and the Department of Chemistry and Physics, giv- ing majors in each as well as supplying the A.B. science requirement. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Miss Agnes Jeter Director of Physical Education In the early days pupils were daily exercised in calisthenics and aesthetic gymnastics. Today the department, though not offering a degree in physical education, is a vital factor in the main- tenance of health on the campus as well as a means for fun and fair play through good clean sports. Every boarding student takes physical education for three years. DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS Miss Bernice Jeannette Miss Margaret D. White Stewart Professoi of Home Professor of Home Girls interested in becoming teachers in home economics or in learning the household arts find excellent opportunities in the courses in cloth- ing, textiles, foods and nutrition, home manage- ment, costume design, interior decoration, the family, child care, home nursing and teaching methods. 9-3

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[ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Dr. Elizabeth B Young Professor of Education The Department of Education, of comparatively recent origin, develops steadily. It provides the organization for students pre- paring for graduate study in child development and education and for those who may wish to care for their own children or to teach. DEPARTMENT OF BIBLE AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Dr. Raymond A. Smith Professor of Religwus DR. SAMUEL B. TURRENT1NE Education Professor or Bible The study of Bible has always been required at Greensboro College. From the college cata- logue of 1846 information is obtained of a course called Mora! Science which was offered to juniors. Today students are able to select from eight courses in Religious Education and four in Bible Study, and the number of Relig- ious Education majors is increasing rapidly. DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND ECONOMICS V.i , Elliott O of History Watson nd Econon From the time when Greensborough Female College opened her doors in 1846. history has been included in the curriculum. Until 1896 it was combined with English but in that year a separate department was established. Now the department offers courses in Ancient, European. English, American, and North Carolina his- tory. American Government. Economics. History Methods, and Current Problems. ART DEPARTMENT MISS MARIAN LANDRUM MISS NELLIE ALEXANDER Head of the An Assistant in the Art Department Department In the large studio on third floor Main build- ing students interested in art sketch and paint to their hearts ' content, receiving instruction in all the fundamental phases of art and having plenty of freedom for their originality. The art major is graduated with training meeting state requirements for teaching art in the elementary grades. n j

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DEPARTMENT OF DRAMATICS Elba Hi nnin 3ER Mis Frances Calista ssor of Speech nd WILLARD Dramatic Art Ins ructor in Speech and Dramatic Art The Department of Speech and Dramatic Art came into prominence in 1925 when the college agreed to credit the courses of study offered on an A.B. degree. Today it is framed for the development of each student, whether it be to correct defects of speech, or to provide a con- fidence in public, or an outlet for dramatic ability. ENGLISH Reaching a large number of students the Department of English provides the Eng- lish requirement for every college student and gives ample opportunity for fur- ther study. It teaches the fundamentals of writing, and literary interpretation and ap- oreciation. Dr. J. Roddey Miller Head ot the English Di-partm, Miss MARY 1.. GlNN Associate Professor ot English Miss Alice Goxs Instructor in English DINING ROOM Miss Sarah Bonita Rickman Dietitian College girls must have tood which is supplied here from a modernized kitchen through the efforts of the dietitian, seven cooks, one maid, and twenty-five dining room girls including a hostess and an assistant hostess. In the past few years the dining room has shown marked improvements with new drapes, coat of paint, curtain, doors, and mantels. 1 J