Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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L 3 5 ENGLISH HTo the student of literature there are given many opportunities for the development of personality, for the enlargement of human ex- perience, and for the preparation of a chosen profession. In whatever field a profession lies, not only are the fundamentals of English Rhet- oric a necessary foundation on which to build, but also the great literatures of the ages are an invaluable asset. It is the fundamental purpose of the De- partment of English to so present its courses that the student may be challenged to seek out the wealth of thought and inspiration which has come down through the centuries, an inher- itance, to him who wills it so. GERALDINE ALLBRITTEN, A. M. PIANO AND ORGAN The School of Music of Taylor University is known in many states for the efficient instruction given in its various fields. Students are provided with a modern Music Hall, having up-to-date equipment in studios and practice rooms. The three-manual chapel organ is available for practice. The extra-cur- ricular activities of the Music School, such as the Choral Society and the Orchestra add to the cultural life of the college. The public recitals of advanced students in piano, organ, violin, and voice are also annual features of interest to the community. THEODORA BOTHWELL, Mus. M.

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T TT € CT £ TTT ETHEL LENORE FOUST, A. M. THE DEAN OF WOMEN ( ollege life opens to young women many paths, secures wide opportunities, and re- leases inward powers for the building of right habits and attitudes and the development of well-rounded personalities. In the college en- vironment there should come to each young woman a broad outlook on life; a sense of dignity, with h umility; an intellectual curiosity and independence; and a strong Christian faith. The Dean of Women is to the college women, in their enriched environment, a friend and counsellor. She is ambitious for their highest possible development. She desires to see them go purposefully and happily through their col- lege careers and then out into challenging tasks of today, with trained minds and understand- ing hearts which seek not to be ministered unto but to minister. WILLIS HOLIMAN, A. M. THE DEAN OF MEN EDUCATION Industrial and social movements may come and go, but the education of a people should go on at a steady rate. There were last year in the United States approximately 30,- 000,000 boys and girls under the direction of about 1,000,000 men and women employed as teachers. One purpose of the Department of Education is to prepare teachers with knowl- edge that w ill mean thorough work; with an attitude of mind that will be healthy; with ideals that will prophesy success; with habits that will insure efficiency in service. We train teachers in the following fields: English, French, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Science, Social Sci- ences, and Speech. Another purpose of the Department of Education is to meet the needs of students who wish to take certain educa- tional courses for their general value, or for their value in social or religious activities.

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T tf € G € 171 JAMES CHARBONNIER, A. M., B. D. BIBLE, THEOLOGY, AND GREEK ' T ' heology (Biblical and Systematic), if no longer the Queen of Sciences, always holds a chief place in human thinking. In Biblical Theology, students ascertain the facts of Scrip- ture, while in Systematic Theology they relate these facts to each other into an harmonious plan. Study of the other theological disciplines and of New Testament Greek will afford stu- dents a deeper understanding of the Oracles of God. Antiquity will always be a vital factor in education. Its imperishable value has a three- fold significance: intellectual, moral, and aes- thetic. The Classics teach us to think con- structively and clearly, to speak well, to write correctly and to judge rightly. The Greek sense of truth, beauty, harmony and poise is urgently needed now as a correc- tive. From the heights of the Acropolis, Athena is still inspiring the ages. PSYCHOLOGY Psychology is a study of the activities of the individual throughout the life span, com- paring child and adult, the normal and the abnormal, the human and the animal, one in- dividual and another, and dealing especially with the general laws of learning, thinking, and emotion in respect to which individuals are alike. A study of psychology should enable an individual to make a critical survey of a prob- lem in an impersonal and unprejudiced man- ner. A student of psychology should be more effective in the pursuit of his calling, whether it be in the teaching, writing, business, or religious field. ROSS EARL CONNELLY, A. M., Ph. D.