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

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i:5i«t! Ml C. S. an Deuses. M.E. J. I ' . Johnson, A.B. MANUAL IRAINMNG DEPAR IMENT The aim of manusl training is to develop thru actual participation in hand vori . me- chanical intelligence m all pupils, irrespec- tive of their future ocations. The above statement of the aim of man- ual training is the guide for this depart- ment. All grade room and rural teachers should take work in this department. They are the ones who should gi e an increasing amount of this work in the schools of the state and they should be prepared to use it in motivating other lines of school work. The demand still exceeds the supply for men who can teach mechanical drawing, wootlwork. metalwork, printing, simple me- chanics, fiber cord work, etc., and the de- partment aims to give a good preparation for such positions. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE In the long period of time covering social development agriculture was among the earliest vocations which was clearly defined. The intimate relation between continued existence and the food supply of people establishes a permanent and basic interest. While the food getting acti ities are es- sential to satisfs ' human needs the vocation provdies abundant opportunities to grow and mature in the higher le els of social and spiritual attainment. .Agriculture is more than a vocation dealing with ma- terials, it is a way of living. •Agriculture as a ocation because the daily activities are clearly associated, with nature provides a body of experience of sound educational value. In iewing the subject of agriculture as a stud) ' of a moile of life economic values would obscure edu- cational values. Since human aspirations transcend human needs the subject of agri- culture is emphasized as means of education. 21

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R. E. Manchester, M. A. Blanche A. Verder, M. A. DEAN OF MEN— MATHEMATICS The history of mathematics shows an in- teresting series of changes from the time it was strictly utihtarian through the period when it was chiefly, A handmaiden of Theology , to its present return to utili- tarian uses. Living, as we do, in an age of machines we find an increasing demand for courses stressing fact information and study of cer- tain and logical conclusions from accepted assumptions. It is reasonable to find, there- fore, that in our modern educational system mathematics holds an important place. At present we offer a wide variety of courses to meet the needs of those majoring in our various departments. These range from methods for presenting fundamental number ideas to children in the Kindergar- ten to the highly technical courses for those looking forward to the scientific vocations. DEAN OF WOMEN Graduates of 1931 — For you we trust college has been no finishing school , but a place of real beginnings. If the opening of college meant the opening of your mind, if you have continued to welcome new truth, and ever to open your heart wider to friendship and your soul to the inflowing spirit, if the horizon of your entire being has widened, then for you college has been a successful adventure. Now as you leave the campus to enter into the unknown fu- ture, may you accept Robert Browning ' s challenge to greet the unseen with a cheer. hlow leaving all behind, facing to the dawn- ing, Sons of dear Kent State, welcoming the morning, Seekers of Light, go forth! Heirs to the wisdom treasured through the ages. E ' er scanning wisdom ' s hook, searching thru the pages. Seekers of Truth, go forth! So college days well done, moved by noble vision, Our commonwealth to serve, this shall he your mission. Seekers of Light and Truth. 20

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f f ' 0ftBK m Bh BL ' 1 A. Sellew Roberts, A.B., M.A., Ph.D. Edgar . ' . Packard, M. A. DEPARTMENT OF HiSTOR ■ AND SOCIAL SCIENCE The Department of History and Social Science has a two-fold aim. On the one hand it attempts to give to the prospective history teacher that sound and thorough grasp of the subject matter involved without which success as a history teacher is impos- sible. But on the other hand the depart- ment aims to help the general student to the cultural background which will enaible him to live a well-rounded life and make him a more useful citizen. Through the medium of history the student learns to know the great writers of the past, to become ac- quainted with the great thinkers such as Plato, Aristotle and Descartes, and to watch the growth of science from .Archimedes through Roger Bacon to the wonders of the present. Through history and its sister sciences, government, sociology and econo- mics, the student watches the whole stream of human progress from the pyramids to the present and cannot help being the richer and the better equipped for his life work thereby. THE ENGLISH DEPARTiMENT The year 1930-1931 has been made out- standing in our English department by the addition of new teachers, new courses and a much larger enrollment. Professor Sat- terfield has been absent on a year ' s leave of absence while working on his doctorate at Columbia. Buryl F. Engleman has substi- tuted for him. Mr. Engleman has also had charge of the Kent Stater. He has been assisted by the Editor, Harold Jones, and they have greatly improved that publica- tion. Professor Stump has been added to take care of the speech subjects. The col- lege, under his tutelage, has been able to place high in inter-collegiate debating. Pro- fessor Bross has been added to assist Pro- fessor Pake with the Freshman work. Dr. Burner of the History department has had one class in English throughout the year and Miss Mays has had charge of the sub- freshman classes. 22