Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Oak Yearbook / INSTANO Yearbook (Indiana, PA)

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During the year 1938-1939 the Mathematics Department included three faculty members and eighty -three students majoring in mathe- matics. The chief purpose of the department is to develop good teachers of mathematics for both the elementary and the secondary schools of Pennsylvania. To that end courses in pure mathematics and in teaching tech- niques are provided for major students. Courses in curriculum and in teaching arithmetic are provided for all students in Elementary Education. One of the major activities of the depart- ment was the organization of the biennial Mathematics Conference which was held on October 29, 1938. Dr. John Clark, Professor of Mathematics at Teachers College, Col- umbia University, spoke on the topic Mod- ern Trends in the Teaching of Mathematics. His discussion was stimulating both to the students of the department and to the large number of teachers from the nearby area who attended the conference. Mathematics— Leroy H. Schnell, Joy Mahachek, Head of Department; Earl E. Prugh Dr. John Clark Mathematics Exhibit Dr. Fausold Addressing Conference New Books 29

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Geography— Paul H. Boyts, Lawrence C. Davis, Head of Department, Norah E.Zink The criterion under which the Geography- Department functions involves the inter- pretation of the inter-relationships between man and his natural environment. This standard is recognized as fundamental train- ing for junior and senior high-school stu- dents. Its major contribution is that students geographically trained find themselves in harmonious adjustment to their own environ- ment and develop a sympathetic attitude toward the struggles of society with its sur- roundings. Indiana provides a definite program for majors and minors in geography and has a staff of trained geographers and an enthusi- astic student personnel. In addition to required subjects such modern courses as Climatology and Meteorology, Trade and Transportation, and Conservation of Natural Resources are offered. During the summer months geographers from Indiana range the continent on field trips, learning how the other half lives — and, more important, why. Map Making In the Corn Storm Study Way Down South 28

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Vivisection Visual Education Chemistry Laboratory Developing Pictures science— Wilber Emmert, Dwight E. Sollberger, Ruth V. Brenne- man, Thomas Smyth, Head of Department; Merrill B. lams The Science Department, hampered as it is without sufficient laboratories or an adequate staff to give all the work it should to its eighty departmental majors, offers a more complete program than is possible in many of the smaller teachers ' colleges. To further its program the de- partment is looking forward to the time in the near future when facilities in science education for the college will be increased. At present the Science De- partment has raised its standards. With the requirements now imposed upon Science Majors all graduates from this department will be better prepared.