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The Gold Bug, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md. Page Three 19 With The Departments 26 EDUCATION HISTORY BIBLE SOCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE FALL BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT The Department of Eduea.ticn in l~O· This year the Department of Hist!)ry western Maryland College offer~ at Sept. 15----Reecption for the freshmen.. This yen!", ror the UNIt time general operation with the other departments n.nd the Sccin l Sciences 'has been form- present fi\'e courses in the study of the Sept. ·16---Y. W. entert ained freshmen bi{llog~· is ·1 required subject for all of the college prepares especially for ed in10 two rlepnrt ments, with Profes Bible, namely, 11Geuera l Tntroducterv gjrls; Y_ IlL cuter ta.iued freshmen rvcsumeu. Not only do we h11\·e all high schoo1 teaching. This is all im· sor Bnndera aa head of lhe ncwDcpnrt- C(}Uf$O ,to the Ldremture of the Bible, boys. the studcnta dn that course, portant ser vlee rendered mere or less meut of the Social Sclences. The and OW 'I'eatument History; Thc Life Oct. 8-Juniors elltertRilw,d the fresh- but we also nbou t forty lipper- el!ieifntly by most liberal arts eel- pnllev of the History Department haa of Chriat ; 'The Teaching of Jesus ; The 111CIland fuculty. clnS~men who, for the most part, hllvC! leges; a service which has, however, been to give wider eeepe to students .apcatcnc .Age; and The History ef the Oct. 15-l\fissllobinsoll uud 11r8_ StO\'- ueglcctell to take 1). baaie seteuee thus received eonsttllltlymorG nbtentlun duro majoring iu Ilistery in Tcgntd to elec- Bible aa a Book. er , nssleted by the freshmen, enter- far. l'he result. is thnt the department. ing the paet twenty years. tives. Thus, Sophomores can choose As a mntter of general cuuu-e, no tuiucd the students nnd fllculty. is very much erowdc(l "ivel_y and l(rrg· Ii\>lk is to stimu1n.te stlldcnts so that ti!\nit:<'.-it will be seen thnt the PliO- BROWNING 51·01lC sliiles, nnd miscrOSeOI)eS, helps er clssses graduating from colleges. thoy will voluntarily bo intereste(l in liescheol t..aeber who. h'\8 had so.lIIe 'l'llt' fall reTIil or ]f1::!ti hns pro\'ed n materially in oltr efforts. It is generally concederl tll:lt the t:1I1tural subjocla; nnd io help t!Jcm to in the Bible, will hn"" that, sllcel's3flll one fol' Browning The llI!"'ll1ced courses 1I00W rUllning liberal nTh eollrge "ith a sclmol or fcel ,that the Shlll.l- of the problems of 1II0re n chlw ..e of meeting the de- .society. The bcginning of nre botllll)" embryo!og~-, 1ll1d bacterio- doparfm~nt Of educntion call prepnre good go.vcl"llllwnt and of ltlw nnd onler mands of the nge, rwd of being a suc- the :-·unr sail' tile o.h1 members returll log:',;lll of whieh are doing very sntis- high school teachers morc succcssfully ill A.meriCa nnd in Europe is n Vll;1l cessful serv:llltandl£'HCh'r; While with Nllhusinsm, and lIew members fuetorily. We feell!Jat we are IIIllkiug than tlia four-yenr teachers' college. and empty pllstime IInl('s9 11Jlplr Dill without this knowledge ro.me to joil! the group. A fine spiril progreSs. Most superilltendents and principals tht'sO principles right here Oil 11il1. will b(· at n great disll11vanlage, and of eo-openltion !lnd ill'terest has 'be~\I will tell you thllt they prefer the eol- lose thc chance of helping in the t~sk rnnllifest the yenr. l.,ge A. B. or B. S. who hilS of alllorespiritu.111ifeill eOl\testtroph.\' PHILO in the two or three subjects he OHEMISTRY the .I'outh tomorro.w. expects to teach llnd who has the pro· _-\1thoughrhe(lepnrtmcutllf(,hemis If nne Ill/ly mensure success by 1111m- fessional courses, inclmling the psychol- try has a compnrotively smalluumber ',"'t"~ 1. That this is a Ileriod of Analysis and IIr!}pl:"llilling to do a com vision who, under divine guidance, ai,l 11. morc soriOliS ill her programs, deed, done splendidly in program build· - A brier sUllIllInry will be sugges so. l1Iu~h to establish ill.g. high 1Il0ral :m,\ the development of high school lllete chemknJ and b(lcteriologicnl spirituli\ s.tand:u·d.s, anil to lrnnstOl"l1! 'In,! !ins pre-seuted some very worth tive of the good limes erijoyel\ weckly as !nst eellt"r" wall of the elcmen- nllnlysis of milk trom the eollege farili. social anc1 political llnd indllst,.ial con- whilc lito.l"IIl"yfeattu·es. A.s a prepllnl ;'1 Philo HllIL tary sehool. thnt the high 1!ehool '1'his eomiug semestn the deplll"tmelit £liliona, aud 10 8£'t mel~ 10 Ihillking lion for tile inter-soeiety (lcbate, in On Scptl'llIber 27th Philo started th~ teachers prep:uing lodn.r will con· will off~r a eour80 ill Physical C11Iemis- 1\)1(1striving for II n()bler cil'iliz;l!io.lI. orller to. evul"nte the debating mater- ycmr with a Wolco.me to new girls and trol the pnblie opinion of tomorrow hy in IWO letltures all(l 01l~ lal!Orator~- The coul"se aims to. gh·c, the his- i:d in tho society, Browning h.u heltl nil ullractil'e presentation, lIlester, while the ~()l1rlle the ~o~lcly life is the fellowsbiplllIIO!lg- est. 'rhe d~ciijioll, 'true to form (of in Ethics, followiJl~ Logi~, will b!l ;I I? the most profitable stcpp,ing to mak... the perio(l of teachillg, how- cour!ster'~ "Ship of of bl'1" preseni mCIIl'I)eu, the bcst wishes Philo shows the salUe pep, with the the I....hole nttituile of tho stndent is uate, "go 20 to 22, canllot get a better Slate," during tht' Allhllllll term were of n host of interested !illd ellthnsiastic atll';lIlt:lgc ef IIlnllY new members full . different, and this at.titude leavens the training for business or for any of the ~hf\ following officers: 0111 members. of Philo spirit. whole e(lucational loaf, ncademic and olde.r professions than t.wo or three President,J!. 1.. Elliott. In the elaction held Monday, Decem· profcasiOlln1. It is in the nchieving of _j"I;mrs of suee.ess£ul high schoo.l teach Viee-Prc~idlmt. J. F. Wo.och'lI. her ]3, tht> followiug offic,"rs Wl;'recled· REVIEW OF FALL TERM OF . this"nttitude" that tl.ieteachers' eol- iug "'ill gin. Recl"etal'Y, J. T. UUlb.~rger. IRVING LITERARY SOCIETY for lege excels (lnd will excel until the And, luslly, while tho supply of high Treasurer. B" C_ Woodward. to e~fI'.I' Oil the ·27, work President. ]f12·1: R.ichlHontl. Eberal college realizes the supreme im- school teachcrs lags so f~r behind tha Crilie, W. K. Ramcs. Rl;>snlie Smith, '27, Vice-Presideut. In·illg Literllr~ Society has this fall portnnce of' seeondllry c!1ucntiou as a ral)ill.ly growing demand, the high C'hnplain, J. 1'. Lnmberfsoll. Thelma Shdner, '28, Secl"ctar~-. £'u.io.ved some of the fruits of la~t fie'ld of endeavor_ schools are gllld to get these "trau- l'udel the leadership of tileBe men .AIIUUR~ifsnicln, '28 1 Trellsurer. :<-e1Ir'sphenomenal revival of iuterest The student in Western :Mnrylaud sienh-ju-ei1ueation." Maryland em the lII£'etings of the Autumn tCl"m AlIlllniln Bell, '30, Ch~plnin. ill liternry societies llt W. M. Irving Collegc who is preparing to teach se ployed last yenr llIore than J50 recent h~"e (,,.edit to the Society_ Elsie 11e](\, '28, Oritic_ Ibll has been litllrally paeked en SO"';1 ~urc~ !I. well-rouniled eultural educa- college graduates; 38% of ~hese were Dllring" Icrm nineteen }<'reshn;cn tion. The p.ro.fessional courses ure be- ]Jr~pared outside of the state. Again, h;l\'e been aceoptec1 ns members of ========== .~::l I:~:;:~ol::';r::u~ l~~:dl~d:ill~;~t~~ glln in the junior year, so do not ilis· there are tlbout 900 high school toach- Wchst~1":111(1!J:II"Ct:lkt'u an urtive p:llt Im\·e beell wcll-balance(l. o.ne or more new mell into "the riglits turb the work of the .first two pmrs_ el·S 1I0W employed in M1uylallo, 22% in the war], of the Soeiet~-. ,\rit hUlllor, together with lIIusical !lnd privileges of llctivc ru.elllbersllip." III thnt he must prcpare equally well of wh01ll are teu.ehillg Oll provisional Thrce rlelWles hnl'~ been held aurillfi aC'l~eti(ms, lin,e been intermingled with Especially have the senior members :)f in at lenllt two academic subjeeh eertifiClltes, i. u., tire 1I0t college gracl- the Autuml tCI'Ill. 'fhe3.1l.deblltcs ha\·e the more seriolls tnlks alld Ilebates. In the soeicty been uc~"·e in promoting taught in the higb schoo18, his educn- \luteS with tlle required professional heell 011\"if.1 prohll'lIlS of the £ln.y,"i;:o:.: tllis wny eurhllsinsm and interest hnve Il"I'iIlg's intert'Sts during the past four. tion is brouder thll,n that of the stu- C'!juipment. The need for high school J:lpnll~Se El-"cluSiOIl, Prohibition, alld been kept at "white heat." • lUonths; (lnt! thc men ildmitt~d this deut who majors more narrowly Ull(ler tcachers is still pressing. Preparetlness for \\-lIr. The Freshmen This entbusiasm culminnted ill tbe fall have participated ill socicty with the old plf!n_ If the stndent thinks it In brief theil, the aim of the Depart- UI('rnbeTS 1J[IV",IUllde ('redital)le ahow· winning of the III!"er-Society rlebHle exll.rnordillary enthusia~m. prohable that after teaching for twa ment of Edue.ation is to make ollie pl·O iugs in theBe dC.latea, a!!!} '