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

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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

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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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THE DEPARTMENT OF KINDERGARTEN-PRIMARY G. Hazel Swan, B. S. The new curricula, both three year and four year, for this department, were com- pleted during- the year of 1926 and 1927. In September, students were able to register in them. Thirteen courses are offered, eight of which have already been given. The department will move to a new suite before the summer session. Students specializing in this department will soon have the opportunity to join a Kindergarten-Primary Club. Membership in the club will enable the students to have many and varied experiences connected with the Kindergarten-Primary field and thus further enrich their college work. Some of the activities possible are social meetings for acquaintance; out of town visiting, as to the Nursery Schoo ' s of Cleveland; shar- ing of experiences among the various classes; attendance of a group at the Inter- national Kindergarten Meetings by invitation, a custom recently established by that organization; bringing speakers of reputation to us and sharing them at meetings with guests. THE LIBRARY Margaret Dunbar, B. L., B. L. S. Just as All roads lead to Rome so all courses in the curriculum at Kent Stale College lead to the library. Every hour of the day students are in the library read- ing; enriching the textbook and classroom work by reading from authorities in the subjects they are studying. Not only are they reading on certain specified subjects but they are reading or selecting for home reading, books written by artist-authors; enriching their lives by using their leisure, for reading; their leisure, the most precious hours of life. Although we are still in an outgrown room, new books have been added, upon recommendation of heads of various de- partments, until now we have a library of about thirty five thousand volumes, selected for our special needs. We look forward to housing the library in the new David Ladd Rockwell building, with its adequate space and its beauty, but this old library room with its informality, its associations, its easy access from other buildings, will long be remembered by many students and faculty. Page twenty-seven