Union College - Golden Cords Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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' ri - I A 5, Y ' l D. Walther R. E. Nelson DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY NION COLLEGE may well be proud of its History Department. Under the efficient direction of Professor Walther, with the assistance of Professor Nelson, it occupies one of the highest places in the enrolment lists of the college departments. Since Europe is the native land of Professor Walther, his presentation of its history and its influences in the world adds life and personal interest to his classes. History is the narrative of past social events and a tableau vivant of out- standing personalities. lt ought to reveal in a most vivid'way the dramas that depict the vicissitudes of the human race. lt clearly points out the Hand that intervenes, whether it be in the serene valley of the Nile or in Mesopotamia. A careful and intelligent student realizes the tremendous cogent potencies that evolved from the subtile Attic civilization, and he notes the discrepancies be- tween Hellenism and the shrewd militarism of Rome. Then, again, he gazes with amazement into the somber medieval period, that chasm of superstition, ignorance, and Aristotelian supremacy, after which the Renaissance and Refor- mation are as cheering as the golden sun-rays on a clear morning after many gloomy days. All through the modern times, the period of Louis XIV and the great Fredericks, the storm and stress of the French Revolution, he is aware of the providential guidance, and he realizes that every person bears within him. in miniature, the condition of the whole human race. ' 4 ..1 'Jw . . ,,f5 F 51.1, l. R . , w' ,T

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1 fs ei Kafggdhllnn rewrite fi L. B. Hiatt MODERN LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT HE DIVINE command, Go ye into all the world, is sufficient reason for the fact that more than two hundred fifty students were enrolled this year in the Modern Language Department. We Americans are so accustomed to our own way of thinking that we forget the millions of people who do not speak English. We are out of sympathy with them and therefore unable to help them. Language study not only corrects this misconception, but also aids in the study of any other language out in the mission field. Thus this depart- ment of our school is training workers for the world. El orden divino, Id por todas las naciones, es en el mismo bnstante razfm para el hecho que mils de doscientos cinquenta estudiantes estiln mzltriculados este aio, en el departameuto de las lenguas vivientes. Nosotros, los americanos, estamos tan acostumbrados a nuestros pensa- mientos propios que olvidamos de los millones de personas que no entienden el ingles. Nos falte la simpatia para ellos, y por eso nn podemos ayudarlos. El estudio de varias lenguas no solo corrige esta mala concepcion pero tambien ayuda en el estudio de cualquier otra lengua que se pueda encontrar en ninguna parte. Asi este departamento de nuestro colegio disciplina misionarios para el mundo. Le divin ordre, Allez dans toutes les nations est, en lui seul, une raison suliisante pour que deux cent cinquante eleves soient enroles, cette annee, dans le departement des langues vi- vantes. Nous, les americains, soient si accoutiimes at notre propre maniere de penser que nous oublions volontiers les millions de personnes qui ne parlent pas l'anglais. Nous ne pouvons pas leur venir en aide. L'etude des langues vivantes non seulement change cette maniere de voir mais aussi elle nous aide 21 habituer notre nreille aux langues telle qu'on les parle dans leg champs missionnaires. C'est ainsi que notre ecole prepare des ouvriers pour le monde. Der giittliche Befehl, Gehet hin in alle Welt, erkliirt uns warum iiber zwei hundeit fiinfzig Schiller sich im Departemente der modernen Sprachen haben einschreiben lasseu. Wir Amerikaner sind so an unsere eigene Denkungsart gewiihnt, das wir nur zu leicht die Millionen von Menschen vergessen, die nicht englisch reden. Wir bringen ihnen kein Verstiindnis entgegen und kiinnen ihnen deslialh unmi'licherweise helfen. Das Sprachengtudium in der Schule gibt uns das uns fehleude Mitgefiihl und hilft uns im Erlernen irgend einer anderen Sprache im Missionsfeld. In dieser VVeise bildet unser Sprachendepartement Arbeiter fiir das weite Arbeitsfeld der Welt. I M ,i man 5 i '

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as-W ' Qoltzfniv, ----s ..v .A We ci KQUMUB i --- I. Couch C. Stevens THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION P THE various branches of learning carried at Union College, the Depart- ment of Education has always been considered as one of the most im- portant, for the well-established educational policy of the Adventist de- nomination demands well-trained Christian teachers, and the demand for such teachers is constant and world-wide. The Department of Education has no other purpose but to develop Chris- tian teachers-men and women whose faith is established and who have the ability to teach their students to discern between truth and error. It has been said that men and women the world over are largely the product of two forces: heredity and environment. Union College has, of course, little to do with heredity, but it has much to do with environment. In an age when all forms of evil are so pronounced among the youth, it is of paramount importance that prospective Seventh-day Adventist teachers be surrounded by such inspirational influences as will tend to strengthen and fortify the character against all the sophistry and anti-Christian principles so prevalent in the teachings of the educators of the world. Union College furnishes a Christian environment for the training of Christian teachers. The Department of Education at Union College so. plans its work that, as a result of the training it gives, the student will get a vision of the work yet to be done in educational lines, and will receive special instruction as to how this work can be speedily and effectually accomplished. It is the aim of the depart- ment to turn out teachers who need not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth. ' V E ' i