Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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BIOLOGY O. P. DELLINGER. A, BPH D, “Culture is the possession of an ideal broad enough to form the basis of a criticism of life. No one can possess this ideal today who has not had the facts and spirit of modern science as well as history and art as a part of his education,” The social problems which today face the human race find their explanation and solution in the tested experiences of science rather than in theoretical speculations. This department is today overflowing with students. The curric- ulum covers a wide range of subjects. Each subject here has a specific application to some human problem, and is taught by a specialist in that field. Plans are under way for a museum in the new library, and the administration has promised an additional teacher for next year. It is hoped to build a bigger and better department for the future.

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CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES ♦ jO JAMES A. YATES. B. S. M S. This department gladly greets the readers of The Kanza. We are glad that we have had an opportunity to know as many of you as we have. We have earnestly given our best efforts to acquaint you with the fields of science which are represented by the department. Our lab- oratories are planned to furnish each student purposeful experiences. These new phenomena supply basal information upon which the student builds his education. A mere glance at the field of education today will convince anyone of the immense role which is played by the scientists. We are living in a scientific age. Practically all work in every field of activity is modified and helped by the discoveries of science made during the last century. We seek to serve you in the most helpful way.

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MATHEMATICS J. A. G. SHIRK, A.M., MLS, Mathematics interests every person, either from the standpoint of production or consumption. Every individual must occasionally make some calculations, and is therefore a consumer of mathematics. Many people are ignorant of the benefits to be derived from the use of this valuable tool, and prefer to do their thinking and reach their conclusions in a general way without the aid of the exact processes of mathematics. The leaders in almost every field of human knowledge are now clearly recognizing that to be exact is to be mathematical. Men who jested at mathematics a few years ago are now seeking for information concerning its processes. We as teachers of mathematics are in the producing class, and are trying to meet this universal demand for mathematical knowledge by devising specialized courses in mathematics. Our department is growing rapidly in numbers and enthusiasm, as we not only prepare producers of mathematics but also train hundreds of other young men and women to become efficient consumers of mathe- matics.