Oglethorpe University - Yamacraw Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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tuRcrmcBjsm School of Education The School of Education from a vocational viewpoint meets the needs of those expecting to teach. From a cultural viewpoint it presents the needs of those desiring a deeper understanding of the mysteries of the mind and heart especially as it relates to all forms of human con- tact problems. H The first graduate in the school was Miss America Woodberry in the class of 1921. Since then a large num- ber of the Atlanta teachers have received either the A.B., or the A.M., degree and about one hundred Atlanta teachers at present are enrolled in the department. The new curriculum is arranged so that the required professional courses are offered and the other subjects are so arranged that the stu- dent may concentrate in either one or two lines, thus fitting him or her especially for good teaching in high schools. [? fik TW School of Secretarial Preparation The department was organized last year for the ben- efit of the following students: Those who wish to en- ter the business world in the capacity of skilled assist- ants to those in the executive positions; for ofRce man- agement and the like; for those preparing to teach the commerical subjects in the high schools and colleges; for young ladies who are preparing for work of a literary nature, or as social secretaries; and as an aid to those majoring in journalism. The full course comprises four years of work in which languages and other subjects with a cultural trend are stressed as well as the skilled subjects expected in such a course. At the close of the first two years of work, provided a record has been established for scholarship, character and reliability, on request, a Certificate of Profic- iency will be granted. This is not to encourage a premature capitalization of acquired skills but more as an incentive to complete the four years of work for the diploma and the degree.

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timcQMG Wr School Of Literature And Journalism The Department of Literature and Journalism is planned for three ends: to provide a liberal education as a preparation for life, to provide a groundwork for stu- dents who wish later to pursue higher work in post- graduate schools, and to provide a career and means of livelihood for such students as are able to make the grade in any literary activity. The chief method of the department is to encour- age constructive work, in the belief that a student is a growing organism that grows by original work, not a sort of tank to be filled up with know- ledge. Hitherto dramatic training and newspaper practice have engaged most attention but not to the neglect of other literary forms. Among outstanding graduates of the school are: James Larwood, publicity agent for airship corporation in New York; Oliver Gramling, with Associated Press in New York; Fred Stewart, stage manager of Stuart-Walker Company in Virginia; James Burns, make-up and sports editor of Atlanta Georgian; John Ottley, Jr., officer of Pitcairn Airship corporation ; Bernard Dekle, officer of National City Bank of New York. School Of Liberal Arts The School of Liberal Arts has always been small. When the institution was opened in 1916, it was recog- nized that the commercial spirit in Atlanta was strong and that it would be useless to attempt to force all stu- dents to take Latin or Greek. So the studies of this School were made elective. The department has always had some fine students. In the first year we had the largest Latin class in our history — Powell, Moye, War- Martin, Mattox, Stokeley, Northcutt, States Jacobs and a The Greek classes have been still smaller. Among the most brilliant students were the Parish twins, who took the third and fourth years of the Greek course simultaneously. An at- tempt is now being made to popularize the School by allowing a wider range of selection so as to include the modern languages as well as the ancient, and by offering classes for beginners in Latin. ren, Maddox, few others. SAh % ?

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tHRCDMGlB W firVflf -% i Officers and Instructors George Murphy Miss Virginia O ' Kelley Miss Mary Feebeck Mrs. Sallie Poole STUDENT INSTRUCTORS Biology Department . Bursar Secretary Registered Nurse . School Mother G. H. O ' Kelley Zelan Wills Robert O ' Kelley Gertrude Murray Stanley Pfefferkorn Assistant Instructor in Physics Leonard Hill Assistant Instructor in Chemistr George Nowell Assistant Instructor in Accountin Earl Blackwell Assistant Instructor in English Annie B. Wills Edward O ' Kelley Hale Kellogg Morris Jackson W. W. Hill Assistant Instructor in Chemistry Antoinette Brown Assistant Instructor in Typing E. B. Hill Aysistant Instructor in Business Cor. Louise Madden Assistant Instructor in French Assisl William Powell Instructor in Mathematics 4 %