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

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[ Chestnut Burr of ' 29 11 DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH Edgar Packard, A. B. The Department of English in any in- stitution of learning faces a task of tre- mendous proportions. The great body of literature which has accumulated through the centuries necessitates a careful se- lection to get material best suited for stu- dents; the wide diversity in the types of literature requires as wide a diversity of methods in presentation; and the yet un- solved problem of the most effective teach- ing of the mother tongue demands constant thought and experimentation. In an in- situation preparing teachers for our public schools, the task of the English Depart- ment is to advance the student to a point considerably beyond that which he reached in his high school English, and to equip him with methods of teaching the subject effectively. Professor Satterfield returned to the department after a year spent in Columbia University. Miss Ada Hyatt has come into the department from the Train- ing school. Mr. Alfred Hill has charge of Journalism. THE FRENCH DEPARTMENT Belle Rowlen, A. B., M. A. Whatsoever things are lovely in the literature, science, music or art of other nations, these things we would know and appreciate. Our French Department offers an opportunity for progress towards such an ideal. Its courses will take one beyond the humdrum of everyday life and afford new interests either as a vocation, an avocation or a hobby. Even within the limits of the requirements for a minor it is possible to form some acquaintance with those beyond the sea and to enter into an appreciation of their ways of thinking and living. It has been said that every man has two countries, his own and France. Why? What does the expression mean? We can help you to find the answer. At least it is here that ways are opened by which one can venture forth to find for himself some of the lovely things of La Belle France. f a U U F n i y!r T J yy F F n Page twenty-seven

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I Chestnut Burr of ' 29 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY Harry A. Cunningham, B. S., M. A. Biologists are continually adding to our knowledge and understanding of the many (iitferent aspects of life. This new knowl- edge is available for use in our biology courses. It is the purpose of the depart- ment to keep all courses up-to-date by the use of this new material as it appears. There have been many important investi- gations relative to the teaching of Biology in the grades, in the high schools and in the colleges. These investigations afford a wealth of new information, sufficient to revolutionize current practice, in the se- lection and organization of subject matter, in methods of instruction and of testing results. In the organization of our courses, we are striving to advance in accord with general educational progress that has marked the last few years. We are en- deavoring to apply the large body of scientific data, which is now available to the many questions relating to the Biology curriculum and to the technique of instruc- tion in Biology. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY D. W. Pearce, A. B., M. A. The general attitude of the department of Education and Psychology of Kent State College might be most appropriately designated as eclectic and we hope well- balanced. For some time attention has been specifically directed to the improve- ment of organization and integration of professional courses for teachers. Un- warranted duplication and over-lapping in the work of this department has been re- duced to a minimum. No longer will any- one be tempted to say, If you have had one course you have had them all. At- tention has also been given to the matter of sequence in courses and it is believed that the order set down will aid materially in producing a cumulative effect which cannot be procured by a haphazard order. The selection of content material and the method of presentation aim to produce growth in philosophical concepts and to increase knowledge of the learning process. Pag ' , twenty-six

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11 Chestnut Burr of ' 29 Jf r3EPART:,IEXT OF GEOGRAPHY AXD GEOLOGY David Olson, M. Sc, A. B. How big- is your world? How far does your imagination soar? How deep does your understanding penetrate? To what extent is your mind unshackled from superstition and pre.nidice? The answer to these and many questions like them are functions of your geographic study and reading. Even to know where the places one reads of are, what is their climate and how they are peopled, is something; but in its wider meaning, as the science, which aims at the explanation of the adjustment of man to his surroundings, there is no problem in past history or of present politics and economics which cannot be elucidated by the applications of the princi- ples of geography. DEPARTMENT OF HF:ALTH AXD PHY SICAL EDUCATIOX A. 0. DeWeese, a. B., M. D. The Department of Health and Physical Education of Kent State College is organ- ized upon the assumption that an abund- ance of radiating health and physical well- being is of more importance to the class- room teacher than to an individual in any other profession. In order to be of the greatest service possible to the prospective teacher in attaining this ideal the department offers the following services: 1. Physical and health examination on entrance with medical advice and con- sultation as to how the student might im- prove liis physical and health condition. 2. Regular and systematic exercise two days a week in the gymnasium and (me (lay in the swimming pool. These exercises insofar as possible are adajjted so as to train the student to not only Ivjlp himself but others v.honi he might teacli in hi.-, professional career. .3. Special courses for teachers in Healtli and Physical Training. y ' tPW tV t v v ' LT I ' ai-f litrvtii-rifihl