Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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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

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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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; uunmn iriin ninm;!i ] i ' ,mi!;, ■ pr mi i mnmmiH ii i i iiHin i ni. : Tiiiiiiimimniiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii iniii in n mi m i m mm u m i n ■ 1 in u n m i m null, M Margaret E. Lorimer FACULTY Professor Margaret E. Lorimer supervises the department of home economics. She received her A.B. and A.M. degrees from the University of Kansas and has done grad ' uate work in the University of Chicago. Professor Lori ' mer, who has been at Park five years, formerly taught in the department of home economics at the University of Kansas. The department has been a part of the Park College program for many years and since permanent and modern equipment has been installed in the Alumni Building four years ago, great progress has been made. It is a major department of the college, offering courses which are planned to meet the needs of students entering the pro ' fession of home ' making, or for those who intend to follow further study of a professional nature. The department of physical education was organized and appeared in the college curriculum for the first time this year. Two courses for men and three for women are offered, which include in ' struction, participation and officiating in the following games: Soccer, baseball, basketball, tennis, handball and track, as well as a course in gymnastics. The department aims for physical development of the individual, to pro ' vide corrective exercises, and to meet the requirements of the State Board of Education. Professor. Robbins, head of the department, was granted his B.S. degree by New Mexico A. and M. College and his M.S. by the University of Arizona. During the sum ' mers of 1928 ' 29 he did graduate work in mathematics and physics at the University of Kansas and is preparing a thesis for a professional engineering degree. In 1923 and 1925 he was employed by Fairbanks, Morse Co. as experimental engineer in Diesel Engine design. Mrs. Robbins has charge of the women’s physical educational work. The Park College library, a gift of the Carnegie Corporation, contains more than 35,000 volumes of books and over 12,000 volumes of bound magazines. An important part of the library is the Car ' negie collection of works of art. Park is a member of the American College Society of Print Collectors. Miss Alice M. Waldron has been librarian at Park for more than five years, coming here from Reed College, Portland, Oregon. She was granted her B.Ph. degree by Iowa State University and her B.S. degree from Simmons College. M iss Frances Fishburn, a Park graduate, is assistant librarian. Alice M. Waldron Leon A. Robbins - 1 Niiunr,i ' iiuiMini iiiiimiiiii llll ' ;n : . ,.m ■ T ” T: T[ i ,i;TrTT 3 n i rnvmnmii ' mm 1 . iiiinTmmimrmimninin ..luiulni 1 IUJUU 1 uni Umnmmi 1 111:111 m til; i 1 a i 111 lLiIIIl L TTI[ li 1 1 1 uiJIJaIl [ 25 | FAITH « KNOWLEDGE LABOR « CHARACTER « SERVICE mill mill r U’ mUluUi»lmAHiiinmiUiulP mil HI Uhl iliiiimnii muni