Morris Harvey College - Harveyan Yearbook (Charleston, WV)

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To Dr. Ralph Vickers Merry and Dr. Frieda Kiefer Merry, a source of inspira- tion to the students of Morris Harvey for the past 12 years, the 1946 Harveyan is dedicated. Professor and head of the Department of Psychology, and also Professor of Philosophy and Education, Dr. R. V. Merry is a member of Phi Delta Kappa, honorary education fraternity; Chi Beta Phi, honorary scientific society; and the American Psychological Association. He is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, England, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Ad- vancement of Education. He holds an A.B. and M.A. from McGill University and an Ed.M. and E.D. from Harvard University and is listed in Who ' s Who in West Virginia, Leaders in Education, and Who ' s Who in Philosophy. Dr. Merry is the author of numerous articles in professional journals and author of The Education of Visually Handicapped Children (Harvard University Press, 1933). In collaboration with his wife he wrote From Infancy to Adoles- cence (Harper and Brothers, 1940). Both are contributors of articles in Encyclo- pedia of Modern Education and Encyclopedia of Child Guidance (Philosophi- cal Library, 1943). A leader in local educational activities, Dr. F. K. Merry is also a professor of Psychology and Education at Morris Harvey. She received her A.B. and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State University and her A.M. from University of Michigan. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa; Pi Lambda Theta, honorary educational fraternity for women; Chi Beta Phi, honorary scientific fraternity; American Psy- chological Association, National Society for the Study of Education, a charter member and Fellow, American Council of Women Psychologists; and a Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science. In addition to the works co-authored with her husband, she is author of numerous articles in professional journals and translated Burklen ' s Touch Read- ing for the Blind (American Foundation for the Blind, Inc., 1932). Dr. Merry is active in the Girl Scouts, serving as a member of the Advisory Committee, Kanawha County. She is Chairman of the State Committee of Human Growth and Development and represents this area for the Psychological Corpora- tion of America. 5

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ABOVE IS THE ARCHITECT ' S DRAWING OF THE RIVER FRONT VIEW OF THE NEW BUILDING SOON TO GRACE OUR 22-ACRE CAMPUS; BELOW IS THE ENTRANCE AND RECEPTION HALL.

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