University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Department of Foreign Languages Latin, Gorman, Greek and French are the four foreign languages now taught in the Normal. Greek and French have been taught only the past two or three years. As few high schools in the state give these languages, there has not been a large rail for them here. On the other hand. Latin, or German, or both, being taught in nearly every high school in the state, have come to be among the most sought of the purely elective studies. The student of Latin can find classes here for elementary Latin, or, if he is prepared, be can take three years of Latin beyond the four years he may have bad in high school. This thoroughly equips him to teach the language. There are three professors and instructors in Latin and at all times ten or more dif- ferent classes in this branch, each reciting daily five days in the week. The German department was not organized till the fall of 1900. It at present offers three years of work and requires the time of two instructors. For most of the work of the first year, two classes are offered every term, for that of the second year one class every term, and for the third year only one class. The instructors in both Latin and German constantly keep in mind the fact that their students may wish to teach these languages, and they adapt their instruc- tion to this end. The pursuit and acquisition of one or more foreign languages has a high cultural value, such as only a few other studies possess. Familiarity with more than one language not only gives one a better grasp of his own language, but greatly broadens his intellectual horizon. The very fact that years of patient, persistent plodding are required to gain mastery of a foreign language, while it dismays the faint-hearted, gives them their value as disciplinary studies. It begets pluck and persistence. It is just such connected, long-continued study of a single branch that makes for scholarship, and becomes a valuable asset in after life.

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fi DEPARTMENTS OF ART AND LANGUAGES Henrietta D. Flock, M. A. John B. Knoeptier Henrietta Thornton Jennie G. Hutchinson. B. A. F. C. Eastman. M. A., Pli. D. Myra E. Call, M. A. Bertha L. Patt I

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PHYSICAL TRAINING AND MANUAL TR AINING DEPARTMENTS Charles 11. Bailey. B. S. Clayton B. Simmons, B. A. R. F. Seymour Mrs. Alma L. .McMahon, B. Ph. Emma Paffendorf Clara V. Carter Mabel B. McNally, M. Di.