Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY David Olson, M. Sc, A. B. In earlier times a man ' s area of relation- ships extended but little beyond his visual horizon. Today it is Earth encompassing. We depend on and contribute to all parts. In this enterprise we have girdled the earth with rails and wires. We have taken to waters and the air and indeed to the uni- versal ether. We are straightening rivers, levelling mountains,, extending shorelines, deepening bays and exploring the air. We fly over the plains and waters and have gone far in conquering physical force. Peace and good will depend on our understanding this new and wider sphere of interrelations. Here lies the field of geography. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION A. O. DeWeese, B. S., M. D. The Student Health Service of Kent State Normal College is organized upon the three following assumptions : 1. That educationally it is now generally recognized that Health is a fundamental factor in training and preparation for citi- zenship since the health of the boy and girl materially determines endurance, disposition, and attitude. Endurance, disposition, and attitude vitally eifect happiness and effi- ciency. 2. That in the training and preparation for citizenship the school is as much re- sponsible for the preservation and protection of the child ' s health, and the development of his physical efficiency and well-being as it is in the guidance and training of his mental attainments. 3. That an abundance of radiating health and physical well-being is of more import- ance to the classiToom teacher than an individual in any other profession, since an example in well-being is an incentive of greatest importance in Health Education, and an uhealthy teacher cannot be in complete sympathy with the attitude and dispo- sition of live, healthy, outdoor-minded boys and girls. Page twenty-five

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Edgar Packard, A. B. During the present year Prof. Chester Satterfield of the English Department is on eave doing advanced work in Columbia University. Prof. William L. Mapel of Maryville, Missouri, has been added to the department; and he has had charge of pub- licity and publications, as well as of the Homecoming play. Prof. Thomas L. Davey, who has been in the department for two years, has moved into his new house, whicn stands directly across the street from Pro- fessor Satterfield ' s home. He has been com- pleting some advanced work in Ohio State University. Professor Packard has pub- lished three booklets during the year. One is An Outline of Shakespeare ' s Plays, ' another is Bible Notes, and still another is a Method of Advanced Reading. An interesting and helpful literary map of Eng- land has been added to the department. DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH Belle Rowlan, A. B., M. A. The aim of this department is to offer an oportunity of mastering French for its own sake. Here is a chance to lengthen your vision, to open the doors of the unknown. By much reading from many authors you will be able to follow the thoughts of the masterminds of another great civilization. So you may form contacts with source material, and advance to research work in history, literature and science as well as add to the pleasure found in music, art and travel. A key to a fuller life. Page twenty-four

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THE HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT A. Sellew Roberts, A. B., M. A., Ph. D. History is tlie record of the development of man on this earth as told by his remains, his monuments, and his inscriptions. Hisi- (ii-y with its sister sciences, Economics; Government and Sociology, well nigh covers the entire range of man ' s activity on this planet. Instead of being a dry and tedious list of facts and dates as many regard it it is as full of interest as life itself for it is the record of life. There are few if any subjects that have a greater bearing on the development of the student into a useful citizen and a worth while member of society than those given in this group. Likewise there are few subjects that require better preparation for successful teaching than these, and there are none that give a quicker response to the competent teacher. The student of the social sciences is not only the better equipped to be a good citizen but he has also found avenues for cultural development that are unsurpassed. The study of these sciences cannot be too highly encouraged. DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONOMICS Bertha Nixon, B. S. The slogan of home economics is Better Homes , and a home economics department must keep this primarily in view while, ut the same time, preparing for the teaching profession. How vital this question of Better Homes really is can be realized when we note that ninety per cent of all women become home makers. Every other occupation require:; intensive training and preparation, and yet the profession of home maker, — the greatest of all, — has been generally neglected. A home depends upon the physical, social and ethical standards of its members, just as it does upon the economic phases of daily life. The girl who has studied scien- tific home planning, the choice, preparation and serving of foods, the selection of ap- propriate clothing, and the general care and management of the home and family isbound to be than the girl who lacks this background. more successful home maker Page twenty-six