Millsaps College - Bobashela Yearbook (Jackson, MS)

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FRANK MILLER LANEY, JR.; Professor of History; A.B., University of Mississippi; A.M., Ph.D., University of Virginia. WILLIAM C. HARRIS; Assistant Professor of History; A.B., A.M., Ph.D., University of Alabama. History Emphasizes Events in Their Intellectual Light The development of democracy, from its early idealism in tfie minds of philosophers to its success- ful experiment in the United States and its dismal failure in the French Revolution, to the changes in interpretation of the meaning of the term as Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt altered its practical applications— such is only one of the varied concerns of the Department of History at Millsaps. History courses have been planned so that the student may follow the causal relationship in human development. Upon a thorough factual foundation emphasis is placed on the progressive organization of social, intellectual, and moral ideas of peoples and nations. ROSS HENDERSON MOORE; Professor of History; B.S., M.S., Millsaps College; A.M., University of Chicago; Ph.D., Duke University. MADELEINE M. McMULLAN; Assistant Professor of History; A.B., Trinity College; A.M., Th Johns Hopkins University; Advanced Graduate Work, The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. 23

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ROBERT EDGAR MOORE; Professor of Education; A.B., Birmingham-Southern College; A.M., University of Alabama; Ed.D., George Peobody C ollege for Teachers. Education Courses Give Experience, Background I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come. — Abraham Lincoln The student studying education is preparing him- self for that moment when he will take his position as a molder of the minds of tomorrow. His prepara- tion grows as he becomes involved in the educational courses offered to him and buds forth as he actually steps into the classroom as a student-teacher and observes and works with the eager young students. Realizing the great responsibility which lies before him, the student prepares himself to meet his chal- lenge with the desire to help others learn and be- come the tomorrow of our nation. It is a reality in the fast-moving and competitive world of today that there is an eminent need for qualified teachers and personnel— yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Department of Education at Mill- saps is striving to attain this goal by providing vast opportunity for the development of skill, self-reliance, and those inner resources which lead to self-mastery and happiness. Under the direction of Dr. Ross E. Moore, this department has continued to progress toward a goal of excellent service. In both the elementary and secondary fields pro- fessional training is offered. The courses ore designed to introduce the student to the fundamental principles of teaching and learning. Then the student is given the opportunity to observe and teach in an accredited school for a semester. MRS. MYRTIS FLOWERS MEADERS; Associate Professor of Education; B.S., Millsaps College; M.Ed., Mississippi College. MRS. CAROIE SHIELDS DYE; Instructor of Education; A.B., Millsaps College; Graduate Work, Mississippi College; M.Ed., University of Mississippi. 22

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English Department Instills Appreciation of Language Emphasizing creativity while instilling in students an appreciation of great literature of the world, the Department of English has three major purposes: to give all students proficiency in the writing of clear and correct English; to give to all who wish to pur- sue electives in this department a deep understand- ing and appreciation of selected authors and periods of literature; and to provide, for those who wish to teach or to enter graduate school, adequate prepa- ration and thorough background for specialized study. For the second year, Miss Eudora Welty has held the position of Millsaps ' Writer-in-Residence. Through her seminars and lectures, she has inspired Millsaps students in the art of creative writing and has added an intellectual outlet to the English Department. ROBERT HERBERT PADGETT; Acting Chairman of the English Department; A.B., Texas Christian University; A.M., Vanderbilt University; Advanced Graduate Work, Vanderbilt University; Fulbright Scholarship, Universite de Clermont-Ferrand. PAUL DOUGLAS HARDIN; Associate Professor of English; A.B., Millsaps College; A.M., Duke University; Advanced Graduate Work, University of Southern California. MILDRED LILLIAN MOREHEAD; Associate Professor of English; A.B., Mississippi State College for Women; A.M., Duke University. 24