Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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EDUCATION Progress in the Department of Education is de- noted by the addition of two new curricula leading to the degree of B. S. in Education in two important fields, as follows: 1. Educational Administration and Supervision for high school principals, supervisors and super- intendents, 2. Elementary School Administration and Su- pervision for elementary-school principals, super- visors and critic teachers, The staff of the department of Education for the present year is as follows: C. W. Street, Ph. D., Head of Department, D. M. Bowen, A, B., E. N. Mendenhall, A. M., Ralph A. Fritz, Ph. D., Ernest M. Anderson, Ph, D., Hattie Moore Mitchell, A, M., W. E. Matter, M. S,, Edna Hays, M. A., Temple Hill, A- M., Hallie Bennington, B.S., E. E Stonecipher, M. S., Plora E. Holroyd, A. M., Jane Carrol', M. S , Ethel Moore Peck, M, A., Velda Williams, B. S., Thelma Carnagey, A. M., Avis Grawe, M. Ed., May Hare, M. A., Daphine Cross, A. M., Gladys Rinehart, A. M., Callie King, A. M. The fellowship in the department is held by Ruth Marguerite Grotheer,

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ENGLISH The plan of the department is to keep abreast of the times without going to the radical. We want to prepare teachers for the best high school posi- tions, and we want them to make good. We want our teachers to know the fundamentals in spelling, in punctuation, in pronunciation, and the right use of words. So far the output has been about equal to the demand, for teachers so prepared. The faculty this year is nearly the same as last: I. G. Wilson, A. M., Tyson Wyc- koff, Ph. D., J. Gordon Eaker, Ph. D., Ernest Bennett, A. M., Elmina Graham, A. M., Margaret Haughawout, A. M., Dora Robertson, A. M., Edna Hays, A. M., Edna Powell, A. M., and Adele M. Burnett, A. M. The English faculty have contributed several books on English: “Pittsburg Col- lege Verse;” “Sheep's Clothing;” “Words, Words, Words;” “Grammar by Example and Exercise;” “A Handbook of Grammar;” and two more are in manuscript ready for the printer, “Punctuation for Writers,” and “Letters of a Self made Busness Man to the Professor of his Daughter, Mary Ann.” PAGE 10

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FOREIGN LANGUAGES Languages are gateway subjects. Our doctors talk Greek, our grammarians talk Latin; our sci- entists talk German, our diplomats French, our radio a large number of social arts and sciences; not only artists Spanish. Foreign language study embraces this, but it weaves into a united whole the study of the geography, history, psychology, nhilosophy, and art, with the language and literature of the people themselves. Less and less are foreign language teachers training students in parrot-like repetitions of a few phrases; more and more are they stressing social aims, especially civic. Our department faculty is looking forward professionally. Miss Howe ’recently spent a summer in Europe; Mrs.. Guernsey spent a year in Madrid, and last summer reviewed Italian at the University of Arkansas, which has one of the strongest Italian courses in the nation; Mr. Pease has recently received his advanced degree from the University of Chicago. Cordially yours, SAMUEL J. PEASE . The 19-3 3 KAN Z A PAGE 21