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

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Language Maddox Marsh Merchant Schaefer Thornes DR. I. L. LILLEMEI .... Department Head There is a possible charm attached to the study of a foreign language—a class-room travel to other lands. Through the language of a country, one may gain an excellent knowledge of the country itself, thereby forming materially and spiritually closer relations with the peoples of the world and. creating a greater toler- ance and a broader understanding of the several nations. Four languages are offered in this Department: French, Spanish, German, Latin. Emphasis is put not only on the purely linguistic side in the study of these languages, but also on the cultural background. Na- turally, the Department prepares students to teach these subjects in high schools and elsewhere.

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Home Economics LUELLA OVERN HERNICE ALLEN DR. BEATRICE GEIGER . . Department Head Due to the nature of much of the work in Home Economics classes, the students have an opportunity to become well acquainted with each other and with the members of the Faculty. Most of the classes are con- ducted in an informal manner. Laborator) work in food preparation, meal service, house furnishing and decoration is carried on partly in the furnished apart- ment. The Ellen Richards Club is an organization of stu- dents whose major or minor is Home Economics. An honor organization, Theta Theta Epsilon, organized in the spring of 1934, serves as a means for recognition of excellence in scholarship, outstanding leadership, and professional interest. I Page 21

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Mathematics and Commercial Education Cummins Oaffin, Lambert, Mach Myers, Skar, Watson, Wester From finger counting to logarithmic tables, from the Greek abacus to machines performing complicated calculations with uncanny speed and accuracy, the science of Mathematics has been developing because everything in the world is relative, and adjustments to life call for measurement, number, and an accompany- ing language. Thus, we have Mathematics a power- ful factor in the development of world civilization. From the days of the Hanseatic League and the world commerce of Italian cities, men have studied the laws underlying world trade. Today, commerce has reached a relatively high degree of perfection, and it is difficult to reduce to working rules and principles the elusive elements involved. In this effort the schools have a share in training future leaders in the commercial world. Page 23