Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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■ wi iii miii 11 1 1■ 11 i 1 1 i[I in1 1miinull) iimmii iiihiiiiiii im mniMiuiniiiiiniinniiCy v hm uuiiiii Mm i ' m ui ' n i nnnnnnu TTTTTTT FACULTY The department of physics has been a separate depart ' ment for more than thirty years and has developed into one of the best in the country, with equipment valued at $12,000, exclusive of permanent building equipment. Professor R. A. Rogers, head of this department, came to Park five years ago from a graduate assistantship at the University of Iowa, where he was granted his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. Mr. C. F. Metz, instructor in Physics and Chemistry, has been at Park for three years, coming from the University of Colorado, where he received his M.S. The South Dakota School of Mines granted him a B.S. degree in chemical engineering. The department of natural science was organized by Professor M. C. Findlay in 1892. At that time it was located in the basement of Mackay and had very little equipment. Physics and chemistry were separated from this depart¬ ment in 1900 and taught by Professor H. A. Dean. Since that time the biology depart¬ ment has been developed by Professor Findlay, until it is excellently equipped and occupies the basement and first floor of the Wakefield Science Hall. Professor Findlay received his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Hamilton Col¬ lege and an honorary Sc.D. degree from Park. He has done much research work. At present he is assisted in biology by Mr. L. R. Setty, a graduate of Kansas State Teachers College, who has received his A.M. degree from the University of Kansas. Mr. Setty has published several articles concerning special fields of interest in biology. Professor H. G. Parker, head of the department of chemistry, is finishing his first year at Park. He received his A.B. degree from William Jewell College in 1892 and continued as instructor in chemistry there until he received his A.M. degree in 1893. He entered Harvard the following year. His work there included a paper on “The Occlusion of Soluble Salts by Barium Chloride,” which was published in America and Germany. After receiving his Ph.D. degree he returned to William Jewell as profes¬ sor of chemistry and biology. Professor Parker came to Park last September as head of the department of Chem¬ istry. He is assisted in this work by Mr. C. F. Metz. These five science teachers are intensely interested in their work and seek to give the students the best instruc¬ tion possible. Their success is measured by the large num¬ ber of students who major or minor in this field and by the many graduates who are taking prominent parts in scientific investigation and research after leaving Park. M H. G. Parker Mthinnntitmiiiimnniminimnmiri iiiiiimimiii ' miimiiirrrmrnny - imurnTT [22 ] FAITH « KNOWLEDGE » LABOR « CHARACTER « S E R V

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.ninmniniTTnTTTTTTT niiimimiimiiinmiri’mr g Trmr ; uimin ii ni i ni» TTi iii i iimiimi ii iii i imi i iim ii nr i mi i i niimin i ini 111 n n: mm n I n nx M FACULTY Professor A. L. Wolfe, the oldest member of the faculty, having been here forty-two years, was graduated from New York University with a Ph.D. degree. Professor Wolfe was named head of the department of Latin when he first came to Park and remained in this official position when Greek and Latin were combined. Professor Wolfe also taught Latin in the academy. Later the requirements were reduced to Latin and Greek for freshmen only and after the World War the classics were supplanted by modern foreign languages as requirements. In 1926 Mrs. F. W. Beers, who received her A.B. degree from Northwestern University, was added to the staff as an instructor in Latin. The success of former Park students in Greek is conspicuous, Dr. A. L. Wolfe many of them having been awarded fellowships on the basis of competitive work in this subject. German was the first course offered in modern foreign languages at Park, given for the first time in 1896. Not until 1916 were additional courses offered, when Dean Sanders, who is head of the department, organized comprehensive work in French, German and Spanish. Professor Miriam E. Wilson, who is acting chairman of the department and professor of French, received her A.B. degree from Knox College and her A.M. degree from the University of Illinois. She is now having a year’s leave of absence in order to do graduate work at the University of Paris, France. Miss Alice B. Wimmell, a Park graduate, is an instructor in French and has done graduate work at Northwestern University. Miss Elsa Grueneberg offers more than ten courses in German and sponsors the German Club activities. She has an A.M. degree from Chicago Miriam E. Wilson University. Miss Christina Aiken, instructor in Spanish, is also a Park graduate and has spent a summer at the University of Mexico. Miss Virginia Matters, who received her A.B. and A.M. degrees from Oberlin, was added to the foreign language department the second semester, teaching both French and Spanish. The department of mathematics seeks to enable the stu- dent to use the tools of mathematical investigation, to help him develop the habit of logical thought, and to appre¬ ciate the cultural values of rigorous thinking. Professor R. A. Wells, head of this department, began his work at Park College in 1912. He received his A.B. degree from Franklin College and his A.M. degree from the University of Michigan. Miss Ora V. Gates, instructor in this department, is also a graduate of Michigan, where she received her A.M. degree, and from Park, where she received her A.B. R. A. Wells ' A jnilllllllMUniiim ' niimiiimi ' ini ' iVr i iiiii i hi n i mi m i in ivnnmimmirmnT i l ium m i ' m i in mmi i nu iiiiiiiiiiii ii riTTm?- [21 ] A I T H « KNOWLEDGE » LABOR CHARACTER SERVICE . .ni i iimnnHimu linn mil HH HIH I U I I UI

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rmTnnirriT Hi mn iimminnui f nri im i ninniii in nni i n i Mniiiinii niiinr rmnii] iiii ininiin i im i m i i i ii i im i mnn lliTHTir M Roy V. Magers FACULTY From two courses offered in 1891, the George S. Park department of history has developed into a department in which at least ten courses in the field of history are offered each semester. Professor R. V. Magers, a graduate of Park in 1896, has been head of the department since 1912. He received his A.M. degree from Chicago University, and has done considerable research work in local Missouri history. Professor Magers has traveled widely through many parts of Europe. Professor Neil H. Baxter is Asso¬ ciate Professor of history. He is a graduate of Butler University and has an A.M. degree from the University of Chicago. Professor Baxter has studied and taught in South America, making Latin American history his special field of interest. It is the aim of the sociology department at Park to teach students in that field how to think rather than what to think about social problems and to create an attitude rather than to give a body of data. The student is prepared to do independent research and is given such an insight into community life that he will be a constructive critic of social life. Professor Homer L. Williams, head of the department of social science, who after receiving his A.M. degree from Transylvania College taught for two years in Abilene Christian College and acted as a psychological examiner in the army. He has done graduate work at the Univer¬ sity of Chicago and is now a candidate for the Ph.D. degree. As one of the fundamental departments in the Park College curriculum, the Mrs. George S. Park department of Bible and Christian Training, prepares students for further theological work and the ministry, as well as giv¬ ing a thorough background for a Christian life. Professor J. W. Teener, who received his A.M. degree from Princeton, is the head of the department. He has been doing graduate work in the Divinity School of the Uni¬ versity of Chicago this year. The burden of the work of this department has fallen upon Professor J. W. Voorhis, a graduate of Princeton University in 1917 and of Prince¬ ton Theological Seminary in 1920. He has served as pastor at Paoli, Pennsylvania, and in Market Square Presbyterian Church of Harrisburg. Professor Francis L. Bouquet, a graduate of Park, and with B.D. and Th.M. degrees from San Francisco Theological Seminary, has acted as associate professor in Bible and is the pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Parkville. J. W. Teener Homer L. Williams A 1 Ti i iii iii m iiiii i ii iii i i i i i immiiniii i niu i mi iii iiimm Tiii nTinimu i in i innminii ' m inmiiniL iiiiimniiii iiimn umniiiiiinnu iittt [ 23 ] TT1 r Ml III HTYm 11 ' n I ill! 1 T H « KNOWLEDGE » LABOR « CHARACTER « SERVICE Tmmimi mTtimuiiMi i MMmniTm i unnm T mmiMimiir ir mi i iuminm rTT mi Trm mn rTTiT r rr mir T '