Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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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 ]

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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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BIOLOGY AND PHYSICS Dr. M. C. Findlay The Department of Natural Science was organized by Dr. M. C. Findlay in 1892. At that time classes were held in the basement of Mackay with a very meager amount of equipment. With the erection of the Wakefield Science Hall in 1925, the facilities for teach ' ing the different sciences were greatly increased. The courses in the Biology Department are planned to meet the needs of those students who are going to enter medical schools, or who are planning to teach Biology in high schools. Dr. R. A. Rogers It is the purpose of the Physics Department to present material in such a manner that the students may realize the connection between certain fundamental principles and the experiences of daily life. It further trains the student in the methods of phys ' ical reasoning and in the development of logical thought processes. MEMBERSHIP Merlin C. Findlay, A.M., Hamilton College . John R. Jackson, A.M., University of Missouri . Robert A. Rogers, Ph.D., University of Iowa . Charles F. Metz, S.M., University of Colorado . Head of Department of Biology Instructor in Biology Head of Department of Physics Instructor in Physics Findlay, Metz, Rogers. [24 )