Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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Eauguagw ROSE MARIAN COX, A. M. Assistant Professor of Romance Languages. Wiley High School. Indiana State Normal School. Indiana University, A. B. Private School. Paris, France. University of Ber- lin. Cornell University, A. M. Chi- cago University. Normal School, Madrid, Spain. Private School, Par- is, France. HARRY VINCENT WANN, A. M. Professor of Romance Languages Wabash College, A. B., 1908, A. M., 1909. Marburg University, University of Lausanne, Switzerr land. Instructor in English, Robert College, Constantinople 1909- 11. Travel and study in France and Italy, Summer, 1911. Acting Pro: fessor of Romance Languages. Wa- bash College, 1911-1912. Instructor in French, University of Michigan 1912-1917. Director of 067016 Fran- cais. Extension Lecturer, 1914-1917. Special studies in the Romance Languages, University of Michigan Graduate School, New candidate for the Ph. D. degree. FREDERICK GILBERT MUTTERER. A. B. Assistant Professor of Latin Illinois State University, 1894. Chicago University, A. B., 1902. University of Berlin. Principal of Galena, Illinois High School. Teacher of Latin and German, E1- gin, Illinois Academy. Indiana State Normal School since 1902.

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OSCAR LYNN KicLso, A. M. Professor of Mathematics Indiana State Normal School, 1879. In- diana University, B. 8., 1884, A. M., 18901 University of Chicago. Experience in the county schools of Indiana, as principal of high schools at Bruceville, Anderson. and Richmond. Indiana State Normal School for twenty-five years. Author of ttAn Arith- metic for High Schools, Academies, and Nor- mal Schoolsf Joint author with Professor R. J. Aley in revising the Cook-Cropsey Arithmetics. FRANK RAWDON H111::1Ns. A. M. Assistant Professor of Mathematics. Acadia University, 1891. Electrical ene gineering student at Halifax. Cornell Uni- versity, A. M. Chicago University. Experi- ence in Acadia Villa. Academy at Horton. Nova Scotia, and in Ithaca, New York. As- sistant Examiner in Mathematics, Depart- ment of Education, Nova Scotia. Indiana. State Normal School since 1897.- mathematim Ewartmwt The department of Mathematics was organized in 1870 at the opening of the school. At first, only Arithmetic was offered, but later courses in Algebra, Plain and Solid Gear metry, Trigonometry, Analytic Geometry, and Calculus were added. When the college course was established, courses in the History and Teaching of Mathematics, Theory of Equations, and Diffenential Equations were incorporated, thus completing the present scope of the work. The first instructor in this department was Nathan Newby, followed by J. M. Wilson and Lizzie S. Byers. Prof. O. L Kelso was elected head of the department in the fall of 1894 and still remains. in that p0sition.Char1es Prilliam Walter P Morgan now presi dent of Illinois Normal School, James H. Baxter, and Frank R. Higgens have been assist- ants, the latter still remaining in the department. Prof. Baxter left to become head of the department of Mathematics at the Muncie branch in 1918.

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FREDERICK HENRY WICNG, A. M. Professor of Latin and Dean of Men University of Michigan, Ph. B., 1898. A. M., 1900. Chicago Uni- versity. Experience in the Marine City, Michigan High School, the De- troit School for Boys, and the Lead- ville, Colorado High School; Indi- ana State Normal School since 1903. Eanguage Eppartmmt Latin was taught as early as 1872 in Indiana State Normal. In 1877 Herman B. Boisen was ttInstructor in Languages and Assistant Instructor in Mathematics. Latin was established as a separate department in 1881 with Miss Estella, Norton as teacher. Alpheus MCTaggart succeeded her in 1884. In 1895 Prof. F. M. Stalker was the acting head with Joseph F. Thornton as his assistant. From 1896 until 1905 Latin and German were merged into one department with Dr. J. J. Schilcher as head, and with Miss Eliza- beth Rose t1895-19011, Miss Anne B. Sankey t1897-19011, Miss Jeanette Winbigler 0897- 19001, F. G. Mutterer t1901-19051, and F. H. Weng t1903-19051, as assistant professors. At the time of D1 . Schlickers withdrawal from the school in 1918, Prof. Weng became the head of the department. The department of Romance Languages and Literature was organized in the fall of 1917, When Harry Vincent Wann, formerly instructor in French at the University of Michigan, was elected as head of the department, with Rose Marian Cox as assistant. Prior to this, Miss COX had devoted her attention to German. She recently augmented her preparation by a trip abroad, studying at Paris and Madrid. The popularity of the Language department is shown by the fact that at the beginning of the present school year two hundred students out of the enrollment of six hundred were taking advantage of the splendid course of study offered.