Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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W. A. Cook Mary R. Harrison M. H. Wilson J. W. Teener DIVISION OF PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION AND EDUCATION The reorganized curriculum has placed philosophy, psychology, religion and educa- tion in this division. Philosophy has long been an important department at Park, having been established in 1893 in conjunction with psychology. Later the two departments were separated. The Mrs. George S. Park department of Bible and Christian training was one of the original departments in the college, and has progressed as the college has grown in the fifty-five years since its establishment. Psychology and education were formerly one department, but they are now divided. Professor W. A. Cook, head of the department of philosophy, is finishing his six¬ teenth year at Park. His courses in Contemporary Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion are proving especially popular this year. At the head of the department of psychology is Professor M. H. Wilson. Professor Wilson has not only done a great deal of research work in psychology among Park stu¬ dents, but has also written several books. At one time Professor Wilson was head of the department of education. Professor Mary R. Harrison is now head of the department of education. She devotes a great deal of her time to the supervision of the practice teachers. Six hours credit is granted to senior students who do one semester’s teaching in the Parkville High School. Mr. James Godard, who has an A.B. degree from Park and an A.M. degree from Duke University, is instructor in education. The department of Bible offers preparatory courses for entrance to theological semi¬ naries. The requirements of the department are such as to give each student at least nine hours instruction in some phase of Christian study before he can secure his degree from Park. Professor J. W. Teener, who has just returned from a year ' s study at the University of Chicago, is head of the department. Reverend J. W. Voorhis is an associate professor and Reverend Francis L. Bouquet is part-time associate professor in the department.

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R. A. Wells R. A. Rogers M. C. Findlay M. Lorimer H. G. Parker DIVISION OF NATURAL SCIENCES According to Dean W. F. Sanders, more freshmen are interested in science than in any other division. Under the new curriculum arrangement the following are included in the Natural Science division: Biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and home economics. Wakefield Science Hall, built in 1926, is equipped with classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry and physics. The mathematics department is located in Mackay and the home economics laboratory and class rooms in the basement of Alumni Hall. For more than thirty years Professor M. C. Findlay has been at the head of the department of biology, coming to Park in 1892. During these years he has organized and developed the department until it includes not only biology but many allied courses. The basement and first floor of the science hall are devoted to class rooms and laboratories of the biology department. Professor Findlay is assisted by Mr. L. R. Setty, who is a graduate of the University of Kansas. Professor H. G. Parker, head of the department of chemistry, has been at Park only two years, but he has made an enviable place for himself both among the students and his fellow teachers. Mr. C. F. Metz is instructor in chemistry and physics. The department of physics is one of the oldest departments of science at Park. Professor R. A. Rogers is head of the department. Astronomy, surveying and mechanical drawing are some of the courses offered in the mathematics department besides the regular mathematics courses. Professor R. A. Wells is head of the department, having come to Park in 1912. He is assisted by Pro ' fessor L. A. Robbins, who is also head of the department of physical education, and Miss Mary Strain, a member of the 1931 graduating class of Park. Professor Margaret Lorimer, head of the department of home economics, has made that department one of the most valuable in the curriculum. Modern equipment in the laboratory has aided greatly in the development of the department. [ 20 ]

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E. E. Lyon M. E. Wilson DIVISION OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE There are four departments included in the Division of Language and Literature. The department of English literature offers English, dramatics and journalism. Such courses as Chaucer, Victorian Era and Technique of Teaching English are offered in the upper class division. Special emphasis is placed on the fundamentals of English in the freshman courses. Placement tests upon entrance is required, so that some idea of the amount of training the student has acquired in high school may be determined. Professor Ethel E. Lyon is head of the department of English. She secured her A.M. degree from Columbia University and has studied at Cambridge University in England. Professor Lyon has charge of the Honors Work in the English department, and devotes much of her time to supervision of the eleven students engaged in English Honors study. Miss Esther Sullivan, a graduate of Otterbein College, with an A.M. degree from the Ohio State University, is an instructor in the English department. Mr. Asher Bard, instructor in Journalism and English, came to Park from Pennsylvania, where he has been associated with the Pittsburgh Press. He received his A.B. degree from the Uni ' versity of Oklahoma. The department of languages offers courses in three modern foreign languages: French, German and Spanish. This year, due to the death of Dr. Wolfe, only one course has been offered in the classical languages. French is the only foreign language in which Honors Work is being done this year. Professor Miriram Wilson is Acting Chairman of the department of modern foreign languages, and is professor of French. Professor Wilson has just returned from a year’s study at the University of Paris. M iss Elsa Grueneberg is instructor in German. During the summer months and the first semester, Miss Grueneberg was in Germany, where she attended sessions at the Universities of Freiborg and Berlin. She also traveled in various parts of the country. Mrs. Jeanette Robbins, who has an A.M. from the University of Kansas, and Mr. Antonio Ramirez, a graduate of Park in 1931, are instructors in Spanish. [ 22 ]