University of Wisconsin Oshkosh - Quiver Yearbook (Oshkosh, WI)

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® ITU OUT any knowledge of history, life would he a mere existence. Our laws are products of Roman history; our art has come down to us through the history of Greece, and our religion is based on Jewish history. Literature is a symjH'sium of all the history of all the ages, and civilization is an outgrowth of general history. Our history department is very strong, and well equipped for Allc guten Dingeu sind drei.” There is “our patriarch. Mr. Briggs, who not only took an active part in the making of American history during the Civil War. but has done his share in making the history of this school. He has taught here half a century, lacking six years, has had complete charge of the Civics department for thirty years, and has la-en the delight of the co-eds since his earliest connection with this school. Through the efforts of Mr. Clow for the past seventeen years, the students have been instructed in English. Greek, medieval, modern, and industrial history. Mr. Clow has been the guiding light of the debaters. He has held classes for the purpose of giving instruction on debates, and debaters, and our success in this line is due to his untiring efforts. Mr. Clow is one of the forces which gives the school character and individuality, but with all his virtues he is human and consequently has a weakness—a dissipation. It is not golf, pool, motoring, not even motor-cycling as yet, but ha the tir-t symptoms of the motor fever. In short, he owns a tandem. Miss Pieters, who is the sole representative of her ncx in this department, would make an excellent illustration in a discourse on Woman and the Higher Education. Her special line is American history, her specialty, pageants. Lvuox W. Bricgs I’KKIIKRIC K R. Cl.OW A. B. Carlton College. Xorthlield. Minn. Ph. I). Harvard. Ai.kika J. Piktkrs Milwaukee Downer. Michigan State Normal. . B. University of Michigan.

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Science Department EaRI. A. O.KMANS A. B. University of Michigan. Harry R. Fling' It. S. Rowdoin College. University of Minnesota. University of Chicago. Frank . Fkrgi son University of Michigan. Frank FI Mitchell Indiana State Normal. Indiana State University. Harriet Sewai.i. Daisy I. Marker B. S.-B. L Fairmont College. It. S. Kansas State Agricultural Kansas. College. M. S. Chicago University. IK

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CHE department of Mathematics of the Oshkosh Normal School is under the supervision of Miss Emily Webster, Professor W alter C. Hewitt, and Professor Raymond Manchester. This department is In-inn revised, to some extent, to meet the requirements of the two years of college work now offered at this institution. Miss Webster teaches arithmetic 1 and II. These include the fundamental principles of arithmetic, fractions, decimals, percentage, interest, carpeting, papering, plastering, and professional work in the teaching of these topics. Professor Hewitt teaches geometry, lie instructs in the subject matter of geometrical science and the method of logical deductive argument, placing special emphasis on the method of demonstration and the originality of the proof, and laying great stress on the solution of original problems. Professor Manchester’s work includes forty weeks of elementary algebra, which tends to enlarge ami enrich the conceptions developed through the study of arithmetic: and ten weeks of a short course of algebra consisting of a complete review, serving as an introduction to the subject matter constituting higher algebra, and offering some professional work to meet the demands of those seeking high school | ositions. Also, he has charge of the mathematics offered for the first .year of college credit. This includes ten weeks of advanced algebra, preparatory for trigonometry and analytic geometry: ten weeks of trigonometry, dealing with the basis and relationship between sides and angles of triangles, with special attention to real problems in measurement and surveying; and twenty weeks of analytic geometry, which is an algebraic analysis of geometry. The study of calculus i to he instituted with the establishment of the second year «i college work. It is essentially the aim of this department to make practical applications of mathematical problems. Waltkk C. Hr.witt Emily J Wkrstkr Oswego Normal School. Oshkosh Normal Scljpol. B. Pd.. M. Pd. Michigan State C . 7 - - Normal College. . , Cc 20 Raymoni E. Manciikstkr . B.. A. M. University of Michigan. L