Morningside College - Sioux Yearbook (Sioux City, IA)

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Department of Economics and Sociology man Enom' I'I.XYNliS, PH. D. The department of Economics and Sociology came into existence in the fall of 1902. ,llefore that time the work had been given in connection with the courses in History and Political Science. Seven courses are now offered by the depart- ment as follows: Economics, 1 and Il, are introductory and are also planned for those who take only a limited amount of work. They are intended to give a general view of theoretical and historical economics. Courses IH and IV cover the general Held of sociology. Courses V, Vl and Vll are planned for the pur- pose of studying' with some care the particular fields in economic theory and history. The purposes of the department are twofold: first, to furnish information, and second. to teach methods of study of economic and social questions, the second being' the more important. To know where and how to obtain information we need for permanent value. Modern education emphasizes the attaimnent of power, while the older education laid stress on memory. To have this power we must know how to use books, we must learn to use the library just as we learn to use the laboratory. lt is the laboratory for historical and economic studies. A good working knowledfgje of Ecomomics and Sociology is indispensable every one in this age of discussion of economic and social questions. Such knowl- edge is essential in the training for many of the professions. The lawyer, the minister, the doctor, the engineer and the business man have to face the practical problem of the solution of which depends upon information that is obtained only by a careful study of economic and social QCILHCC.

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Department of History and Politics T In 1898 Professor Garver came to l Morningside to occupy the chair of History and Economics, and remained in that posi- tion until 1902, when, the rapid growth of the department, makmg it impossible for one person to take charge of it, it was divided into the chairs of History and Politics, and Economics and Sociology. ,l rofessor Gar- ver taking charge of the former. Dean - Chandler has charge of the department dur- ing the years 1907-08, llrofessor Garver be- ing away on leave of absence, pursuing a post-graduate course at the State University. The courses oifered in this department I are very complete. Though no attempt is made to do university work, the courses are as full as any college in the XVest. Many of the courses alternate with each other year ' FRANK I-LXRNIUN Gixnviau, A. lil, by year, thereby making it possible for the SIDNEY Licyi Cll.'XNDI.lER, A. M. department to offer more branches of study and also give the student the opportunity to get more of the work. The scope of the work is well illustrated by the courses offered. European History, History of England, Modern History, American History, American History Seminar, Ameri- can Government Cits evolution and the Federal and State governmentsj, Historical and Comparative Politics, Political Theory, International Law, American Political Parties and Machinery. Majors are offered in History alone, in Politics alone, or in History and Politics combined. A good working department library, the best alcove of Iowa History in the state, and a large collection of phamplets on special subjects, has been built up by the department and is at the disposal of the students. The sources of the History of the College are being pre- se1'ved by this department. The courses offered are of esfecial value to students in debate and oratory or to those who are contemplating law or journalistic careers. In fact to all who are to become citizens of a Democratic Republic like ours knowledge of such sub- jects is of prime importance.

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Department of nglish The modern conception of the study of English is a far broader one than that of the past. English has come to mean more than the mere reading and writing of beautiful lines and it is a generally accepted fact, though it stands in striking contrast to former ideas, that the English student of today requires as great mental capacity as the student of history or science. Under the modern method of teaching, English is so correlated with other branches that the student learns much of the customs. the history and the peoples of the period in which the litera- ture he is studying, was written. Morningside has kept pace with the evolution of this concept of the study of English and each year the equipment of the de- partment is increased and the courses in composition and literature are made more comprehensive, and each year the opportunities which it affords are taken advantage of by an increasing number of students. Briefly stated, the department has two aims: First of all, and because it is the essential foundation of a higher and broader culture, it aims to teach the student to write intelligent English. To write one's thoughts in a simple. logical, or artistic manner is an accomplishment which has more than a superficial value and one which plays an important part in the equipment for whatever l i field of work the student chooses to occupy. The several theme courses by means HIC'-EN il5-NlHil-l- I-UVIEI--NNIL A- U- of which this aim is accomplished furnish ample practice in the various types of literary forms. The second aim is concerned with the study of the wealth of literature in which our mother tongue abounds. Incidently the requirements of the study of literature are taught and these are skillfully interwoven with the work in English composi- tion, for success in the latter is an inevitable sequence of a careful observation of the forms, the diction and the style of the standard English writers. Primarily, however. the aim is to inculcate in the heart of each individual student an apprecia- tion for and a love of good literature. Unconsciously our taste in literature is a standard by whicbiwe may measure our- selves and by which other people very often measure us, and as a careful and appreciative study of the great masters of litera- ture can but result in the growth of the nobler qualities of the the mind, Morningside College has an able assistant in the development of strong manhood and womanhood, the English Department.