Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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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

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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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t EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY - - = Mary R. Harrison Inasmuch as so many Park grad ' uates enter the teaching profession, the Department of Education is one of the most important in the coh lege curriculum. The education division is approved by the Depart ' ment of Education of the State of Missouri, and high school certifi ' cates are awarded to graduates who have completed the required courses in the department. Miss Mary R. Harrison is the present head of the Education Department. In 1916 the Departments of Edu ' cation, Psychology and Philosophy Matthew H. Wilson were made into separate divisions. The Department of Psychology, under the super ' vision of Professor Matthew H. Wilson, concerns itself with the scientific study of human life. MEMBERSHIP Mary R. Harrison, A.M., University of Chicago . Charles D. Flory, A.M., University of Chicago . Matthew H. Wilson, A.M., University of Kansas . Head of Education Department Instructor in Education Head of Psychology Department Harrison, Flory, Wilson. [ 23 ]