Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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Commercial ORVILLE J. DICKEY During the past two years much interest has been aroused in the commercial courses at Wesleyan. Mr. Dickey, an instructor of exceptional ability and a spirit of intense perseverance, has made the commercial school one of the most popular departments of the college. Mr. Dickey hails from the Hoosier state, graduating from the Richland Center high school in 1907. Since that time he has spent one year at Rochester college, Rochester, Indiana; three years at North Manchester college, North Manchester, Indiana; two summers at Marion Normal college, Marion, Indiana. He holds the degree of M. Accts. and is a certified teacher of Gregg shorthand. Before coming to Wesleyan Mr. Dickey taught in each of the following schools: Tri-State Commercial College, Keokuk, Iowa; Twin City Commercial School, Menominee, Michigan, and at the Cream City Business College, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In addition to his duties as principal of the commercial department at Wesleyan he holds the position of supervisor of penmanship in the public schools of Mt. Pleasant. The Wesleyan commercial department offers a complete course in shorthand, typewriting, court reporting, bookkeeping, higher accounting and commercial law.

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 rt at £t)eslepan kP. MAY HILLS The Art Department is one of the important and popular departments of the college. Miss May Hills, the head of this department, is a graduate of both the liberal arts and fine arts departments of Iowa Wesleyan College. Since graduation from Wesleyan she has studied at the Art Institute of Chicago, and received a diploma from the American Institute of Normal Methods at Northwestern University She has studied under such talented instructors as Estabrook, Van Court, Schneider, Crane, Houser, Frazee and Wight. The department offers study in oil, water color, pastel, charcoal, ink, china, design and application of design in the arts and crafts. Exhibits are on display from time to time, and the studio always welcomes visitors. Wesleyan is to be congratulated on having such an efficient head for such an important department.

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Domestic detente The youngest department at Iowa Wesleyan, yet one which shows signs of the greatest potential development, is the domestic science department. Installed in the summer of 1914, it has constantly grown and expanded Each year has witnessed improvements until now it ranks well with any college domestic science department in the state The apparatus is new, modern and up to date in every particular. The head of the department, Miss Kate Hull, is a graduate of the Iowa State Teachers College and is an expert in her line. She is extremely popular with the young ladies who have the privilege of studying under her, and draws many to her classes because of her personal magnetism.