# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1926_S58
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Proceedings of Thirty-Third Regular Convention,

THE AIM IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES.

The social sciences, according to present-day standards, include
the following subjects: History, Economics, Sociology, Political
Science, Philosophy, Ethics, Psychology, History of Education, Edu-
cational Theory. Of these, Philosophy and Ethics have been taught
as a part of the regular course in theological seminaries. Psychology
has also been offered, chiefly in ita application to the field of Educa-
tion, incidentally in various other connections. History of Education
and Educational Theory have been given in the pedagogical course,
or department, of seminaries. Economies, Sociology, and Political
Science are not yet included in the regular course. * Possibly the addi-
tion of two further years of college training to round out our pre-
paratory course will enable us to have at least elementary courses in

these subjects.
Social Sciences.

(Analysis. )

Ancient history.
Medieval and modern history.

Civies and political economy.

Background of secular history in Bible times.
Principles of business law. Social economy.

Action, — Aim as stated adopted.

History. — To give the student a working knowledge of the fun-
damental facts in the history of the human race, at least according to
the great periods or cycles; to extend the knowledge of American
history possessed by the graduates of grammar schools, to include
some of the underlying social and economic principles of develop-
ment; to connect up the chief events in secular history with the
most prominent features of ecclesiastical history; * to emphasize the
history of the empires in any way associated with the children of

least by establishing points of contact.*
Psycuotocy.— To cover the principles of Psychology, without
connecting them with any particular subject, an elementary or primer
course being preferable to one with a specific connection.
Epvucation. — The History of Education and specific pedagogical
courses, as in Method and Methods, will hardly find room under the
present arrangement. They can later be included in the work of
a Senior College. ‘

Psychology. Philosophy. ,

Glistory of Philosophy.

History of Education.

Action (Philosophy and Education).-—- These subjects to be re-
served for the Senior College.

* The last two points above must be emphasized. — Survey Committee.

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