Ohio Northern University - Northern Yearbook (Ada, OH)

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...J-9 MUSIC PHYSICS This year the physics department, together with the departments of biology and mathematics, found a new home in the revamped Hill Science building. Complete with equipment in the mechanics of light, heat, sound and electronics the laboratories and classrooms present an excellent background for experimental and theory work. Chairman is Mr. A. A. Benedict, who with Mr. Ernest Abele directs the work necessary to all engineering and pharmacy students as well as many liberal arts people. Ohio Northern's widely known music department, dating back to the courses taught by the early famous music educator Theodore Presser here in the 187O's, main- tains a variety of activities within its scope. The university chorus-choir, band, orches- tra and glee club are all coordinated by the department. The series of campus concerts and musical appearances through- out the year, as well as the annual eastern choir trip, make the campus a favorite neeting place for state and regional mu- sical groups every year. Mr. Karl Roider, r. Robert Weidner and Mr. Alfred udrich comprise the music department taff. PHYSICS FACULTY: Mr A. A. Benedict and Mr Ernest Abele. All l 1 1 ' l MUSIC FACULTY: Mr. Karl Roider, Mr. Robert Weidner, Mr. Alfred Mud- rich.

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LLL. rlsmtami - v ill INDUSTRIAL ARTS The Department of Industrial Arts offers courses for all students in the university and especially for those interested in becoming teachers in indus- trial subjects in public schools. The departmental workshops and classrooms in the basement of Brown were revamped during the year to better increase the facilities for instruction. Head of the department is Mr. D. R. Lowman, assisted by Mr. Richard Kain. MATHEMATICS FACUL- TY: Mr. Hernando God- derz and Mr. Hugh Harp. and Mr. Richard Kain MATH EMATICS Mathematics is taught at Ohio Northern to prepare preprofessional students in engineering and phar- macy as well as other graduate work, and as basic curricula for liberal arts students in education and the various arts and sciences. Mathematics majors and minors, of whom there are a few within the arts college, carry on advanced study under Mr. Hernando Godderz, chairman of the department, and Mr. Hugh Harp. INDUSTRIAL ARTS FA ULTY: Mr. D. R. Lowm

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PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLO Each student at Ohio Northern is required to take nine hours of religion or philosophy during his freshman year, thus the department becomes as basic as has the department of English through the years. As the university has always been a pre- paratory training center for pre-theological students its scope is in an advanced curriculum. Coming to Ohio Northern as the head of this department this year was Dr. Ha Tai Kim, a native of Korea. He is assisted by Dean Marion Tinsler. iii Psychology and Sociology, serving as they are one of tl' basic requirements in liberal arts education as well z important supplementary curricula for the profession students, maintains an active department headed by D David Markle, who is assisted by Mr. Karl Zucker. number of sociology majors graduate each year, most them entering graduate work in the ministry. X7 I ' field trips are organized throughout the year, visiting places as the Toledo state hospital, Mansfield and similar institutions. PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY FACULTY: Mr. Karl Zucker and Dr. David Markle.