Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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-wx 4. - 1 ---X, , 9' Bl Willis ihnlmra ltrrr, AJJIR. The study of the English language and literature is one of the most im- portant and cultured of studies. The field is wide and interesting. Much depends upo11 the early impressions made upon the student. Prof. Kerr, who has been an apt and accurate student of English from his first days at school, uses great skill in cultivat- ing in the student a desire for wide reading and accuracy of expression. One of the great advantages West- minster boys enjoy is an unusually good college library. Especially valu- able is the library inthe study of liter- ature, history, and economics. But no student can get the best results from a library unless guided by a com- petent librarian. Prof. Kerr, the col- lege librarian, knows good books and is very proficient in guiding reading and research. He is a member of the Ameri- can Library Association, the Missouri Library Association, and has his A. M. degree from Columbia University, New York City. ' Baath ilvlaritiruh Eauihaun, MLS. Prof. Davidson came to us from the sunny South. He was educated in the great university of the South, Tulane. There he received his A.B. degree. But he is not a stranger to the north. After taking his degree in Tulane, he entered the University of Chicago, where he took the Master of Science degree in 1906. Prof. Davidson began his work in chemistry and biology at Westminster with the opening of this year. Unlike many studies, chemistry develops not only the memory and reasoning facul- ties, but all the senses. The chemical laboratory is the place where the boys mix up some stuff and get some- thing they didn't have to start with. Sometimes the whole business sud- denly goes up in smoke, sometimes only an invisible ether remains- hence the importance to hear, see, feel, taste, and smell accurately. Prof. Davidson has won a large place in the confidence of all Westminster people.

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uxSTEH lB53 l-T089 0 nv 4,006 if Nd! 6. murznzo to , 0- Eanirl Sham Gage. AMI., 15h.iB. The study of Greek is probably the best mind-training that the world has ever discovered for a young man. Possibly it is equalled and possibly surpassed by the exact science of mathematics, but is surely not equalled by any other subject. lf a boy wants to be sure to be able to think his best on any subject he must study Greek and mathematics. He will be a better chemist or a better engineer if he knows Greek-not because of the Greek itself entirely, but because of the power of accurate thought and skillful judgment given him by the study of Greek. Dr. Gage received his training in Westminstei and McCormick Semi- nary, Chicago. In 1890 he was ap- pointed Professor of Greek Language and Literature. To say that he is thor- ough in his department is putting it lightly. Dr. Gage also teaches Philos- ophy, giving thorough instruction and drill in the mazes of mental life and i11 the alluring fields of human thought. illnza Albert malls, Agllll. This' is an age of science. There is perhaps no department of study which is attracting more attention today than the study of physical and dynamical science. Newspapers and magazines are filled with accounts of scientific research and inventions. No man's education is complete unless he has had training in physics and applied mathematics. No man can read in- telligently unless he has had at least an elementary training in this depart- ment. The man who from day to day earns his bread by manual labor, the man in business, as well as the pro- fessional man,-all need a knowledge of science in order to get the best out of life. After a course in this progressive science under our competent instruct- or, Prof. Wells, the student is capable of grappling with the larger and broader questions of progress. Here he laysa foundation which will enable him to cope with the great problems of life.

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G G cntnrrannu 79 as 'Z'l-TQNV' Cllharlra Gllghr ltniglii, ES. . Prof. Knight is one oftheinstructors in our academy. He came to us from Coe College, Iowa, where he was graduated in 1906. But he is known not alone as a good teacher. He is the athletic director and coach in foot ball, base ball, and other athletics. Westminster does not forget that boys must have play. The student must take systematic exercise. He should train the body as well as the mind. Athletics are encouraged at Westminster, but not to such a degree that it takes the mind of the student from his studies. A passing grade in the classroom is first requisite. Our coach has rare ability to make our athletics successful. Though stern in the enforcement of athletic rules, he still is one of the boys,,and never fails to create enthusiasm and interest. His desire is to cultivate clea11 athletics-true college spirit. This he has very largely accomplished, -and has won for himself the love and respect of Westminster students. Battling ltvnnrih Grrgrr Fascinating and instructive studies are zoology and botany. To go out into the fields and woods to study nature and 'thold communion with her visible forms has always appealed to the human mind. Nature will al- ways teach us a lesson if we but ob- serve her ways. But the eye must be taught to observe in order to learn these lessons. Westminster boys have the privilege of studying biology with Prof. Greger, an expert geologist and botanist. Mr. Greger knows the whole Held, He enjoys nothing so much as to take his pupils out into the woods and talk to them of the animal and plant life and of fossils. He is an expert in entomol- ogy and is tireless in his enthusiasm. Mr. Greger has been a member of the New York and Missouri State Geological surveys. This has given him a wide experience and made him very capable as a teacher of geology. He also is a member of the American Microscopical Society. 5 ll STZR ,fo 5- Xdil 15523, A :- in I . O--