German 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 whose manners of living and thinking he could otherwise not penetrate. (Taken from the 1938 Concordia College Course Catalog)
Department Head:
Ole Tonning (pictured as the 3rd person in the 2nd row) was the first head of the German Department. He received his Master of Arts.
Other Faculty:
- None at the time
Courses of Study Offered:
- German was offered as a Major or Minor
Sampling of Courses Taught:
- Vos’s Essentials of German Grammar
- Grammar Reviewed
- Grammar and Compositions
- Works of Goethe
