Illinois College - Rig Yearbook (Jacksonville, IL)

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fwfr 55101092 rw - An acquaintanceshipwith nature and the wonderful laws and mechanism of nature, whether it be attained through a study of plant or of animal life, is an important adjunct to one's knowledge received from other sources. The Biology department, therefore, is of extreme interest and importance, appeal- B ing perhaps with most force to those students who have in View the medical profession as their life Work. V The Botany courses include a brief study of plant physiology and tl1e relation of plants to their environment, also a morphological study of ferns and flowering plants, of forest trees and their economic uses. 'Phe study in plant ecology and physiology is of great interest, requiring experimentation in greenhouse and in the field. . The Zoology courses offer instruction in invertebrate and vertebrate mor- phology, which is a consideration of the structure, development and relation- ship of types taken from these two classes of animalism. The courses also 1 include :i study of embryology, general physiology, general histology and comparative anatomy. and biological evolution. The course in comparative MISS SMITH ' anatomy is intended to teach tl1e student some of the methods of modern microscopic technique and to give a thorough study of the development and structure of animal tissues. It is especially designed for students preparing for the study of medicine. The work in theseldepartments demands much time and accurate study. The instructor, Miss Isabelle Smith, is a diligent teacher, and expects of her students an equal display of diligence. She is a graduate of Oberlin Uollege. having received the A. BQ degree in 1901, and has an M. S. degree from the 'Unix ersity of Chicago, where she was a graduate student in 1902-'03. She was also a research student at the Marine Bio- logical Station, Woods Hole, Mass., during tl1e summer of 1903. Before coming to Illinois, in a903, Miss Smith was assistant in the High 'School at Fremont, Ohio, and assistant in Botany at Oberlin College. She is now Assistant Professor of .Biology at Illinois. P 6 .

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-p..,,.i6 Chemistry, 'ligriculture anb 'Physics H,gg,?'g0 Chemistry takes its beginning from the ancient alchemists, who vainly searched for the philosopher's stone and attempted to prepare asolution which -would convert the base metals into gold. These attempts and experiments naturally led to the discovery of many truths on which the science of chemistry was later based. Wlieii the .Renaissance swept over the world, the element of the supernatural, which had hitherto prevailed, was gradually lost and the science began to acquire tl1e real nature by which we know it today. Many men spent their entire lives that they might add one point to its advancement. The field has been so thoroughly explored that today Chemis- try plays a very important part in the commercial world. Every large manu- facturing establishment has its corps of chemists who save much expense and and greatly cheapen the production of the various materials. Thus, since chemistry holds such an important place in the world it is one of tl1e most im- portant sciences in the School of Liberal Arts. The upper floor of Sturtevant is devoted exclusively to chemistry and is well equipped witl1 recitation rooms, laboratories and all necessary apparatus. The work of the first year is designed to give the student a general View of 1norgan1c chemistry, emphasizing the fundamental principles of the science. DR. J. WM' ,,,,A,, Tl1e next phase considered is qualitative analysis in which each student makes . tests for t ie detection and separation of the elements and radicals studied in preceding courses and tl1e advanced work consists of quantitative analysis. . The study of A.gI'1CLlltllI'6, which is included in this department, is a recent addition to our college cur- 1'1Cl1llllI1. .Courses ln animal breedlng, field crop production and grain judging, soils and soil management, stockfeeding,'agricultural entomology and botany are offered. Dr. John William Read. the instructor, has especially equipped l11l'I1S6lf.f0I' the work in this department. I-le has a M. S. degree in Agiculture from the University of Missouri and 1n 1Q08 engyoyed a fellowship in Agronomy. The summers of '07 and '08 were spent as asslstant at the Missouri Agricultural Station in charge of crop breeding. In '09 he wasagraduate student in Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin and during the coming summer months will be a graduate stu- dent and assistant 1n chemistry at the University of Michigan. Dr. Read is also professor of Physics at Illinois.

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-nf-els 'Ilbilosopby emo Biblical 'literature 352.256 Philosophy is taught in Illinois College with a view toward training the I student to think. It directs tl1e mind in orderly processes of reasoning and lends a refinement to thought and speech which is gained in no other depart- ment, It gives the student a view of the development of thought from the beginning of known history to the present time, with all of the theories accompanying it in every age. It becomes, then, the most practical basis of modern sciences. The unguarded critic who unwittingly stamps Philosophy as the unneces- sary and superfluous condemns himself to ignorance of the actual forces operating in every phase of every man's affairs. Theory it is that makes for higher ideals. and it is only ideals tl1at make a goal for the actual. Philosophy, therefore, has been taught in the college with an end in view. It undoubtedly has had its lasting effect upon the students who have been in the classes of Dr. Hayden. May it continue to be an important course in the coming years as it has been in the past. The course in Biblical Literature is also a very important course, and a IM-lf'-H-HM'I'1'1N certain number of hours' work is required of all students. The following subjects are considered: Bible version and Canon, Beginnings of Hebrew History, Hebrew History and Literature, New Testament History and Literature, Life of Christ Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul. Dr. Frederick S. Hayden, the instructor, has endeared himself to all students. His pleasant manners and hiscongenial nature will win him friends wherever he goes. Dr. Hayden is also a scholar and an excellent instructor. He has a B. D. degree from Yale University and a degree of D. D. from Illinois College, which was conferred upon him in 1891. From 1899 to 1902 he was lecturer on Theism and Evidences of Christianity at Illinois College, and since that time has been Professor of Philosophy and Bible Literature. Dr. Hayden succeeds in making his courses interesting as well as instructive and valuable.