Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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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 '

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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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ft mmiimmmi 1 ; : ! UiM ii mu mmimi i mn i n nun m in nnmmiin i iiii ii n i iii ii iui i iiiin i niini r mm i m i nniiiiin iiiiiimiii inniTrmmi : M Matthew H. Wilson FACULTY Psychology is the study of self as the natural sciences are the sciences of nature. It is a foundation study of human life. Under Professor M. H. Wilson much research has been done at Park in this department. Professor Wilson came here in 1908 and had charge of the chapel and taught philosophy. He received his B.S. degree from Bellevue College and his A.M. from Kansas University. Professor Wilson has done work equivalent to a Ph.D. degree with a major in psychology. Much of his research was done along the line of character analysis. He has written several books, including “Vocational Guidance, “Seven Professions and the Teaching of Jesus, and “How to Test Your Religious Experience. In 1930 he pub ' lished a text on “The Right and Wrong Concerning the Professions.” At present he is perfecting a plan for testing religious experiences. Statistics of the department of education show that the number of Park graduates entering the teaching profession has rapidly increased. During the last ten years over forty per cent have taken up high school or college teaching. Professor Mary R. Harrison, who received her A.M. degree from the Univer ' sity of Chicago, is head of the department. She has done extensive work in educational experiments and curriculum building. Mr. G. G. Maxfield is an instructor in Educa ' tion, coming to Park this year from Oz;ark Wesleyan. He received his A.M. degree from the University of Kansas. One of the oldest departments of the college is that of philosophy, founded in 1893 as the Benjamin S. Brown department of mental and moral science, but in 1926 phi ' losophy and psychology were made separate departments. Professor W. A. Cook, head of this department, received his A.B. from Westminster College and his A.M. from Princeton. He was also granted the Ph.D. by the School of Philosophy of Grove City College. He was professor of philosophy and education at Arkansas College, 1908T0; taught the same subjects at Monmouth College, 1910T2, and at Henry Kendall Cob lege of the University of Tulsa during 1915T6. Preceding his work in philosophy at Park, Professor Cook was pro ' fessor of education. The courses in the philosophy depart ' ment include the undergraduate work ordinarily given in the small college of liberal arts. Such subjects as RefleC ' tive Thinking, the history of Philosophy, and the Philoso ' phy of Religion are offered. Students who enroll in these courses are given an excellent background in the field of philosophy. W. A. Cook 11 tin 11 ii 1111 n i n 1111 mr FAITH « KNOWLEDGE [24 ] LABOR CHARACTER S E R V I C li i iiim i ii in ii i Hii i iiiiiH ' mniinir nni n Tnii iiii im iTiTfn T