Union College - Golden Cords Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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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

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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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' E 1 Kimlilrzrz, ' Worms 5 T. R. Larimore F. Nelson THE COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT N THE world today, where competition is keen and where service and efficien- cy are all-important, the young man or woman with a commercial education has a distinct advantage. I-le has received a training which will finally enable him to go from school and not only earn a good living, but do some- thing that will add materially to the general productiveness of the world. Ordinarily a competent student who has completed a commercial course has no difficulty in securing a useful position in the line of his education. How- ever, the training is practical whether he wishes to enter the business world or not. Knowledge of the principles of accounting, law, economics, advertising. and the ability to write shorthand and use a typewriter make a person more efficient in any line of work. The Commercial Department of Union College endeavors to give stu- dents a practical training of this kind. During the year approximately one hundred sixty students were enrolled in the different classes. and plans are being laid to improve and strengthen the department next year. Q I ii main 7