Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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HISTORY Through the pages of the Friendly Kanza the Department of History and Social Sciences wishes to greet its many friends, alumni, students major- ing in the department as well as the minors. It is not necessary for us to call attention to the increasing importance of at least a general knowledge of the history of the evolution of human society in its social, political and economic relations. Never before have we needed more wisdom and better understanding of these relationships than at the present time. The work of the department is not only offered to the undergraduates on a high to lead students in these fields as follows: Elizabeth Cochran, Ph. D., Ernest Mahan, Ph. D., Lula McPherson, A. M., O. F. Grubbs, A. M., O. A. Ban , A. M., J. C. Straley, A. M., and E. N. Howell, B. S. The work of the Department is ot only offered to the undergraduates on a hi h level, but also offered to the graduate division both for majors and minors under the direction of experienced teachers in the field of history. 93 3 KANZA . PAGE 22

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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

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MATHEMATICS The department of mathematics is endeavoring to serve the needs of all students who need training in quantitative thinking and skill in computative processes. As every branch of learning develops it becomes quantitative in character, and these definite relations are most brief-y and accurately stated in the symbolism of mathematics. There is a beauty in the logical process of mathematics that should make an aes- thetic appeal to those familiar with them. We emphasize the beauty of mathematics as well as its utility. A well graded sequence of courses, from a course in Elementary Mathematics de- signed for teachers of arithmetic, two strong graduate courses in mathematics, present every aspect of mathematics essential to a liberal or technical education. PAGE 23