The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-02-27

In addition hundreds of other COM
munities which have sent their
young people here for an education
have been benefited in similar ways.
In the future this college can and
hopes to be able to render this same
kind of service.
The main function of college is
to educate young people. Bluffton
stresses the Christian phases of such
an education as we'll as the other
generally accepted valuable factors
in college life. 1t emphasizes the
necessity for sound academic back
ground as preparation for life and
work.
The college has five Divisions
which are as follows: l. Language
and Literature; ii. The Material
Sciences; III. The Social Sciences;
| Nv. Teacher Preparation; V. The
Fine Arts. Each Division is sub
divided into a number of depart
ments. The Division of the Social
Sciences comprises for instance the
Departments of History and Govern
ment, Sociology, Economics and
Business, Home Economics, Philoso-
ply, and Biblical Literature. The
faculty of the college consists of
twenty-four full and part time in
! structors.
Music has always been stressed
at Bluffton. On the basis of the
work done by the Department of
Music under the direction of Pro-
fessor Russell Lantz, the college
grants the degree of Bachelor of
: School Music to the students COM
pleting the prescribed course. In
the past its students have found
ready places as instructors in music,
, in choirs, as soloists, or as inde-
pendent teachers of music. A YES
per Choir consisting of about fifty
, voices gives many programs in the
college, the community, as we'll as
7 churches and neighboring states. A
number of other musical organiza-
) tions including an orchestra, quar-
/ tets, and trios, are trained and
: sponsored by the department. Mrs
!. Harl Mann, piano, Prof. Otto Holt
: kamp, organ, and Prof. Sidney
Hauenstein, string and wind instru.
: ments, have enviable records of &C.
complishments in their fields.
Professor John p. Klassen who
received his training mostly in
European universities is doing fine
work in theoretical and applied art
In addition to the customary fields
of drawing, painting, sculpturing, he
has developed metal casting ane
work in making, and decorating
burned pottery. The department i:
accredited for teacher training.
The chemistry and biology de
partments have been under the di
rection of Prof. H. w. Berky ant
Miss M'Della Moon respectively fol
a number of years. Both depart
ments are doing work recognized a!
superior. A number of student.
majoring in these departments have
received recognition as gradual,
students, as laboratory assistants
and in the professions.
The department of home economics
under the direction of Miss Edn;
Ramseyer has trained many teacher
in this field. Individual kitchens
variously equipped with electricity
gas, and kerosene in order to pro
vide experience in cooking unde
different conditions are features o
the laboratory. Sewing, individua
child study with children from tn
community as subjects, as well a
the other standard courses are par
of the training.
The department of Bible, nov
under the direction of Professo
Arnold Schultz has trained man
ministerial and missionary student
as well as other christian workers
Ministers and missionaries who hav
received their basic training a