Millikin University - Millidek Yearbook (Decatur, IL)

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FACUALTY OF SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS Albert R. Taylor, Ph.D., LL.D. President and Professor of Philosophy, and Pedagogy. Tames D. Rogers, Ph. D., Dean and Professor of Ancient Languages. Thomas W. Galloway, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., Professor of Biology. Albert T. Mills, Ph.B., A.M. Professor of History and Political Science. Robert J. Kellogg, A.B., Ph.D., Professor of Modern Languages. John C. Hessler, A.B., Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry. Grace Patten Conant, A.B., A.M. Professor of English Language and Literature. Benjamin B. James, A.M. Professor of Physics. Binney Gunnison, A.B. Professor of Public Speaking. Theophile J. Meek, B.A., B.D. Professor of Biblical History and Literature. Walter J. Risley, B.S., A.M. Professor of Mathematics. Isabella T. Machan, A.B., A.M. Associate Professor of Ancient Languages. Faith H. Dodge, Ph.B. Associate Professor, Romance Languages. Catherine Vance, A.M., Instructor in English. Davida McCaslin, A.B., B.S., Instructor in English (leave of absence).

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nun una D MILI THE SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS T would appear that the emphasis which in recent years has been laid upon technical education is being superseded by another theory. Educators are lie- ginning to realize that, after all, a special education must be built on a general foundation. The foun- dation should not be narrow for the superstructure may over-balance it. It should be broad and deep enough to support the most elaborate special study. This foundation is obtained in the School of Liberal Arts. Here the doctor may obtain a general knowledge before taking a course in some medical school. He is brought in touch with the main activities of his own times by the courses in Lan- guage, History, Science and Mathematics. Although it may prevent his practicing as soon as he otherwise would, he is much better prepared. We find that most of the teachers are A.B. students. They can also enter newspaper work, and we find they fill most of the responsible positions in the publishing houses. The preacher, lawyer, or business man will find it of great benefit to take this course before specializing in his own pa r t i cula r profession . Any clanger that the Liberal Arts at Millkin may be too general is eliminated by the requirement that one must major in some special subject which he himself must choose. Beside this the student must take one year each in Mathematics, His- tory and Science and two years in some foreign language. The other half of the course is elective but one-half of the work in the Junior and Senior years must be in advanced sub- jects. This effectually prevents overspecialization. Twenty-five