Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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[■?ts Campus Buildings The College of Liberal Arts The Liberal Arts College attracts the attention of every student by the high standards which it establishes for the elevation of the Ohio Northern University among the universities of the nation. This college from its infancy has blazed the path of knowledge and truth. This college originated during the time when the Ohio Normal School developed into the (Ohio Northern University. From a small nucleus, with only a few teachers and students, it has unfolded until now it comprises such departments as: Religion. Chemistry, Biology, English, Greek and Latin, History, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Political Science, Physics and Social Sciences. Phis advancement has been due in a large way to the efficient work of Dean Huber and his able corps of teachers. The purpose of the college is to broaden the horizon of individuals, to develop the intrinsic value of high citizenship, and prepare them for future life service. Harmony and co-operation are the key-note principles that brought about the dynamic forces so necessary in the molding and the shaping of character for the furtherance of a maximum manhood and womanhood. —S. Lee Whiteman, Jr.

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yjl } f 77 i§ .tH □L -r if Hill Memorial The College of Education III 1871, Dr. Lehr established his Normal School for the instruction of teachers in the science of education, the art of teaching and the best methods of governing schools. From that time to the present, a leading feature of the school has been the preparation of teachers. As the school grew, more departments were added and the Normal School was placed under the College of Liberal Arts. The degree of Bachelor cf Pedagogy was conferred upon those completing a two-year Teachers’ Course, and Master of Pedagogy for a three-year course. In 1908, the Normal School was made a distinct department and the post¬ graduate work was discontinued. In 1912, a four-year course was required for the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy and those completing the two years course were certified as Graduates of Pedagogy. The Catalogue for 1915 announced the College of Education with a two-year course in Pedagogy and a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. The work of both departments is recognized by the Ohio State College Associa¬ tion and the American College Association. E. C. Darnell has taken the place of the late Dr. Davison as Dean of the College of Education. Vioi Wn i eke Page eleven

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Dukes Memorial The College of Engineering Engineering comprised things either military or civil until a century ago. Special branches were not clearly defined until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Now, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical and Mining Engineering are recognized as the main groups of Engineering. Under these heads we find many important divisions, any one of which may readily consume the entire time of the practitioner. Engineering, as a separate course, was recognized at Ohio Northern in 1881. The following year the Degree of C. E. was conferred on a graduate in Civil Engineering. In 1884 a course in Mechanical Engineering was organized. The following year the Electrical Engineering course was organized and at a still later date we find a course in Chemical Engineering being offered. These branches comprise the Engineering Courses as offered at Ohio Northern at the present time. In 1903 the course was lengthened to the present length of 10 terms. Under the leadership of such men as Prof. D. D. Ewing, Dr. T. J. Smull and Prof. C. R. Alden, who have headed the Engineering Department in the past, the department has con¬ tinued to hold its enviable record. No one can definitely predict what will be the immediate future development of Engineering Courses. It is clearly recognized that the engineer must be equipped to be a leader in the community. He must know mathematics and mechanics; but equally important is the knowledge of prices, an understanding of labor problems, and an ability to increase production and reduce the cost of manufacture, for good engineering practices are good economic practices. Above all he must be a sympathetic student of human engineering. —Walter W. Cotner. Page thirteen