Livingstone College - Livingstonian Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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: AT if Dr. Herbert Thompson Chairman Division of Education and Psychology Dr. Leighton E. Harrell Division of Education and Psychology The preparation of competent teachers is a vital task. The Department of Education and Psychology is fully aware of this responsibility, and this awareness is reflected in their conscientious efforts to produce well trained graduates. If a person were to teach a student effectively he must obtain an under- standing of the mental and psychological make-up of a student in order to know how a student can best be taught. Just as every student does not have the same capacity for learning, every student cannot be taught as well in one manner as he could in another. Recognizing and identifying these differ- ences, and governing ones actions accordingly is the skill that the Living- stone College Education and Phycholog ' Department strives to instill in their students who will one day be teachers themselves. Dr. Frank R. Brown Carolyn McNeil, student secretary, and Mrs. McCombs, Secretary. 29

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FACULTY Mathematics Department The Department of Mathematics is continually expanding to offer students a wider variety of courses. The basic program is designed to give the student the opportunity to study the fundamental operations and variations of the mathematical and techno- logical world in which he will live. For those preparing to major in the field, higher areas of classification, instrumentation, and systems are pursued. With various offerings, the student is prepared to take his place in the areas of busi- ness, industry and government. The department also offers preparafion for those wish- ing to enter the field of secondary educafion. Mr. Grady Nelson, Jr. Assistant Professor of Mathematics Student, Marshall L. Jackson, junior mathematics major, is shown en taring the new Science-Mathematics Building. 28

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Business Department Mrs. Olive M. Sawyer Associate Professor of Business Education The business complex of America is very similar to a giant machine and each cog and wheel that makes that machine is important. The success of the entire machine can hinge on the proficiency of even the smallest of its parts. The Livingstone College Business Department endeavors to produce graduates for the business world who can be entrusted with these tasks and perform them with the degree of efficiency that the job requires. The American business complex is clamoring for these people and there is a constant and ever increasing need for more and more of these de- pendable graduates. The Livingstone College Business Department of- fers courses in the instruction of skills from stenog- raphy and typing to corporate business management. They strive to supply to the business world the com- petent students who will keep the giant wheels of American business rolling. Mrs. Minnie M. Pemberton Instructor of Business Education Religion Religion is a very real driving force in the determination of the lives of men. Under- standing and relating this force to the student is the aim of the Livingstone College Reli- gion faculty. This course offers an extensive course in understanding the Old and New Testament and it helps the student understand the circumstances surrounding its conception and development. A course in religion is required of all Livingstone College students, the in- stitution believes that this is an essential part of the knowledge possessed by any truly educated person. Dr. Frank R. Brown Rev. Vernon Shannon Instructor of Religion X 30