Lindenwood University - Linden Leaves Yearbook (St Charles, MO)

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Faculty Miss KARR Miss LEAR Miss ANDERSON Mlss TUCKER Misses Mary Lear and Lois Karr teach the physical sciences. Miss Karr also has courses in advanced mathematics. Contrary to the supposedly flighty character of femi- ninity, many students can he found each day in P1oemer's third-floor laboratories testing the facts of chemistry and physics. Practicability is one of the twentieth century's best contributions to the field of education. No longer is learning considered a luxury, glorified highest in its most, useless state. Thus, many students are interested in commercial work. The business faculty con- sists of Misses Lillian Allyn and Werdna Me- Kee, who teach the various phases of secre- tarial work. Page I7 Y Miss ALLYN Miss McKEE M ISS Srooum' Miss Rmcnam' A majority of Lindenwood students marry within two years after their graduation. Tl1e home economics department prepares students for this most important vocation of women. Teaching, dietetics, and costume design are also fields in which the home eco- nomics major is interested. Miss Ruth Ander- son teaches the foods division, Miss Ada Tucker, the clothing. Not unlike the ancient, Greeks, the twen- tieth century educated young woman must develop herself physically as well as mentally. The physical education department offers courses in all forms of sports and dancing. Misses Margaret Stookey and Marie Reichert are the teachers in this field.

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Faculty Dn. TI-:IIIIUNIZ MISS DUNAVN'AY MISS XVURSTER Miss DAWSON Dr. Mary Terhune is professor of modern language. This department offers courses in German, French, and Spanish, also, this year, Miss Wurster has a group of advanced lan- guage students iI1 Italian. Misses Mary Ter- hune, Helene Evers, Margaret Dunaway, and Anna Wurster teach French. Dr. 'l'erhune's special field is Spanish. Dr. livers also teaches German and Spanish. Advanced lan- guage students make a survey of the litera- ture of the country whose language is being learned and Inore intensive studies of specified periods. To facilitate the actual use of the DR. Evnns MISS IIANKTNS DB. TAI,Ixo'r MISS BAILEY languages, composition and conversation courses are given. Miss Kathryn Hankins teaches Lating she also has classes in Greek and Roman civili- zation and Inythology. Doctors Marian Dawson and Mary Tal- bot aI1d Miss Yvonne Bailey teach the bio- logical sciences. Dr. Dawson's Held is general and advanced courses iII botany. Botany students carry on their oWII experiments both in the laboratory and in the greenhouse. Dr. Talbot teaches general and advanced courses in zoology. Miss Bailey has courses in physi- ology, bacteriology, and preventive medicine. Page za

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Faculty Miss tlonnoy Miss lfimns Miss Soo'r'r Dlx. TAINNICMANN Miss lhsmussicw MR. TnoMAs A new recording machine has been added to the speech department this year in order that students may notice and correct speech defects. The dramatic art, and stage- craft classes work in the Little Theatre mak- ing the entire scenery and stage settings. They present six performances a year. Two full length play productions presented by the department are open to every student. The courses offered in the speech department are many, ranging from radio speech to pan- tomime. Through these varied courses stu- dents learn poise, technique, delivery, and the use of body expression. Miss Mary Gordon, Miss Octavia Frees, and Miss Kath- leen Scott make up the speech faculty. The courses offered in the art department are many and varied. Among the most popu- lar are history of art and arts and crafts in which students design original Christmas cards, make symbolic stationery, and book plates in wood block. Other things which the students do in the many classes are stenciling, gesso work, heraldry and the making of family crests, and decorative panels in oil. The girls design their own dresses in costume design for the Nelly Don prizes. Dr. Alice Linnemann and lVliss Lillian Rasmussen are on the art faculty. The music school of Lindenwood College grants the Bachelor of Music degree in public school music, piano, violin, voice, and organ. Page IX