Westminster College - Blue Jay Yearbook (Fulton, MO)

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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--

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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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-'W .- 1 ' P 4 Elia Y A Shari lqiatnrg nf lllratminatvr Olulhegv fThe writer has used Dr. Fisher's History of Westminster College as his source of material, much is copied almost word for wordj Y ESTMINSTERS historian ought indeed to be inspir- ed when he looks back over the half-century and more of his Alma Mater's existence. As he thinks of the men she has trained and equipped for service in various life-works, and of all associated with her columns, he begins to feel what a grand old college she really is! So the writer, though poetically in- clined, will not call upon Clio, the muse of history, to aid him in, his chronicle, but will leave her un- molested. His college's history in itself should be sufficient inspiration. - 'Westminster was founded by the Presbyterians. A The first Presbyterian church i11 Missouri was organized just ninety years ago. As the denomination grew stronger its attention was drawn to the work of higher education. A college was founded soon after Missouri was admitted to the Union. It was named Marion Col- legef' . This little institution, we are told, did much good during the few years of its existence. We mention it to show that the importance and need of higher institutions of learning were felt from the first. In 1851, almost thirty years later, the Presbyterian church in Fulton took steps to found an institution to be known as Fulton College. The college was organized, and opened the following October. About fifty students attended the first session. From this time to the chartering of Westminster in 1853 the number of students increased every session. Such was the germ of o11r present institution. Westniinster was the outgrowth of this college. In 1852 the synod of the Presbyterian Church determined to found a col- lege and chose Fulton for its location. The name Westminster was given it-a name hallowed in the history of Presbyterianismf' The Missouri legislature granted it a charter in 1853, and William Van Doren was chosen to serve as professor for the first session. He thus became Westminster's first professor. N. C. Kouns, Esq.. was appointedas his assistant. The cornerstone of the building now known as Westminster Hall was laid, on july 4, 1853. Rev. N. L. Rice, D.D., delivered an address on The 12