French Past
Department Description:
The work offered in German and French aims to develop a reading knowledge of these languages, to afford the student the ability to pursue graduate and research work, to prepare him for high school teaching positions, and by means of survey courses, to introduce the student to fields of culture, thought, and ideals of peoples into who manners of living and thinking he could otherwise not penetrate. (Taken from the 1938 Concordia College Course Catalog)
Department Head:
Emma Norbryhn was the first Department Head of the French Department. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree.Other Faculty:
- None at the time
Courses of Study Offered:
- French was offered as a Major or Minor
Sampling of Courses Taught:
- Elementary French
- Prose Reading
- French Classics
- History of French Literature
