Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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i BIBLE The work in the George S. Park Department of Bible and Christian Training is organized to meet the needs of students who are preparing themselves, either for theo¬ logical schools, or for professional work in the field of religious education. The department is named in honor of Colonel George S. Park, the founder of Park College. It was his desire to offer “an education, with the Bible as the leading text¬ book,” to worthy students. This idea has predominated the entire history of the school, and at the present time eight hours of instruction in Bible is one of the require¬ ments for graduation. Professor S. L. McAfee was the first instructor in Bible at Park College. Professor J. W. Teener is the present head of the department. J. W. Teener MEMBERSHIP James W. Teener, A.M., Princeton University .... Head of Department John W. Voorhis, B.D., Princeton Theological Seminary. . Associate Professor of Bible and Religious Education Francis L. Bouquet, Th.M., San Francisco Theological Seminary . Instructor in Bible Teener, Bouquet, Voorhis. [ 21 ]

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MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY In 1875, when Park College was founded, courses in mathematics comprised one of the two divisions of instruct tion. From that time instruction in this particular field has played an important part, until now it is one of the largest and strongest departments in the college curriculum. The courses of instruction were first organized into a distinct division in 1891 by Professor A. M. Mattoon, who for twenty years served as head of the department. Work in the department of astronomy is greatly facilitated by the Charles Smith Scott Astronomical Obser ' R. A. Wells vatory, which was erected and equipped in 1898 by the late Anthony Dey of New York. Professor R. A. Wells is the present head of the department of Mathematics and Astronomy. MEMBERSHIP Ross A. Wells, A.M., University of Michigan. Head of Department Leon A. Robbins, S.M., University of Arizona . Associate Professor of Mathematics Ora V. Gates, A.M., University of Michigan . . . Instructor in Mathematics Robbins, Gates, Wells. [ 20 ]

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HISTORY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES r (p) 3 — - € Roy V. Magers Named in honor of the wife of the founder of Park College, the Mrs. George S. Park Department of History has developed from two courses offered in 1891 until at the present time as many as eleven different courses in the field of his ' tory are available for students each semester. The Roy V. Magers History Club is an outgrowth of this department, and is named in honor of the present head of the department. Professor Magers has held the chair since 1912. Homer L. Williams The first social science course to be offered at Park College was a course in Political Economics in 1898. At the present time there are nine courses offered in the fields of sociology and economics. Professor Homer L. Williams is the present head of the department. MEMBERSHIP Roy V. Magers, A.M., University of Chicago . . Head of Department of History Neil H. Baxter, A.M., University of Chicago . . Associate Professor of History Homer L. Williams, A.M., Transylvania College . Head of Dept, of Social Sciences Magers, Baxter, Williams. [ 22 1