Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

Page 26 text:

T fie (KANZA 23. Department nf English Page twenty-two [sismsi

Page 25 text:

TTfte MSM2M3MSMSMSM3MM2J Srjiartmrnt of Jlhusiral anil (Ehrmtral rirurrs « .1. A. YATKS, M. S. This Department has the opportunity again of greeting the students, alumni and friends of this Institution through the Kanza. The unanimous conclusion of the eleven teachers in the department is that the present academic year is the best year we have ever had, both in number of students and type of work done. We are slowly but surely moving towards our educational ideals, by stressing the plan of teaching the fundamental principles of science through their applications in the varied lines of industrial activities, as is seen in our chemical, electrical and mining engineering courses in addition to the usual academic subjects in chemistry, geology and physics. The department has made this advancement during the present year—we are publishing in our next year's catalog a four-year course for the preparation of Smith-Hughes teachers for electrical workers which shows the development of our electrical engineering course. We have also put into operation our plan of supervising the teaching of mining by mine foremen of this district. These teachers have taken our vocational course. The department has had six of these men teaching Smith-Hughes classes in mining this year, in addition to the two Smith-Hughes classes taught by Professor Abernathy. Page twenty-one

Page 27 text:

Tfre 'KANZAJ I MSMSMSMSTSMSJSMSMSMSMSMSMSMSISMfl 2 3. Drjiartmpnt rtf fflathmatirs ani A Urti iflcrhauirs .1. A. G. SHIRK. M. S. This department is making progress each year in the number and character of courses offered. During the present year two new advanced courses. Differential Equations and Theory of Equations, have been given for the first time. The number of students majoring in Mathematics is much larger than in former years. This increase is very noticeable in the group which is preparing to teach Mathematics in junior high schools. Professor Brown has been added to the Mathe- matics faculty this year to supervise the work of Mathematics in the Senior high school. The seven other members of the department have been with the institution for periods of two to ten years, each. The Extension work in Mathematics is much larger than in past years, there being at present seven organized groups in various branches of mathematics. The enrollment in the applied courses is also larger than ever before. Con- siderable new material in this type of work has been added to provide adequate instruments for the classes in surveying and mechanical subjects. Page twenty-three