Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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The liberal studies major allowed the | student a major composed of various | disciplines within the Division of ■ ■ • • AkJ Humanities and Performing Arts. worked out Each student individual program with the advisor in the discipline of concentration. Second languages were stressed, and each senior presented a senior project in the area of his discipline. The Math department defined math¬ ematics as a body of knowledge concerning a class of symbols and the relation between them as a system of thought and communication. The study of mathemtics prepared students for graduate studies in math, related sciences, economics, and busi- Tuffy and the gang down around the Galley. msM w { : mm i r m e If i

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The study of history encompassed the important events and intellectual achievements of the past. The present was illuminated by an understanding of the sweep of recorded human history. The study of history prepared stu¬ dents for careers in teaching, journalism, government, and for the study of law. Students surveyed the development of nationalism, democracy, and industrial capitalism. Students studied the American Indian, the development of Industry, the Mid¬ dle Ages, and Modernism. Professor of History Ron Miriani. ::f wvs-s s ' -- - s msm mm .5 W “AC-K ■• ' •) ' . ' A- v — ' ,•:« (BRy WNtSfc r f. ' tg ’•(?. fcv. v -V - • f ri’ 5 l.-. . yv , - ... 7 ...in y Students involved in the journalism program received extensive training in news writing for print and for broad¬ cast. Students learned to culivate news sources, establish contacts, and the ethical responsibilities of the reporter. Communications Law, an integral part of the journalism program, introduced a study of the status and regulations of the laws governing the press. Students conducted an analysis of defamation, contempt, privacy, freedom of speech, censorship, and political expression. Students practiced editing news, headline writing, and the principles of layout and design. Professor of Journalism , Paula Schumacher. i ' VsVo - tv ' Wf’ $$Cr - v ■ : ■ | l r- •: li ' - ■ •os.W ' V- • =, • ■ • - ■ •. j. - ,Pv X.f. v; i ' v... v, ' v • .• ; v • • •••! y ' . . .—.— - --- -!-■ - - --—-j? ; ! . ' ’i. • : ' V.- o ' .‘ r.JvVf ..-rt ; . ■••‘t v r- .,-v ■ •, “ - v ■■ « PWfrtM fogSR: .. ■ ■ - • ■■ s n B ttk imm

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