Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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HANDWRITING HEY LOOK MA! I ' M WRITIN ' asdfg— Ikjh-a BUSINESS EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Business Department has two professional four- year curricula-Business Education, which is designed to prepare students for the teaching of business sub- jects in the high school, and Business Administration, which is designed to prepare students for various posi- tions in business and industry. Inasmuch as the courses in Business Administration are adjuncts to the Business Education curriculum, they greatly facilitate a student ' s transfer from one curricu- lum to the other. This dual function of the department helps in guiding students into occupations which fit their needs and where they will make their best pos- sible contribution to society. SHORT CUT 26

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NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF A WOMAN HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT This department was organized in 1903 as a two-year curriculum. At that time, the courses were open to any woman in the Col- lege or the town and were largely skill or craft courses. In 1918, Normal College was designated by the State Board of Education as the Teachers ' College in Michigan to prepare teachers for teaching vocational homemaking in the public schools. This necessitated extend- ing the curriculum to four years, including a course in home management with residence at 415 Perrin Street. The present curriculum in- cludes various aspects of homemaking and offers a major and a minor in home economics as well as elective courses. LET ' S SEE-THIS GOES HERE 12 HOURS OF CHEMISTRY EQUALS LEMON FLUFF 25

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SAY NOW! THAT ' S SOME RACQUET- GO ON, THROW IT YOU COWARD! [ W i . ■■! ' i,-h BE CAREFUL! I ' VE A POWERFUL RIGHT PHYSICAL EDUCATION The Physical Education Department was established in 1894 under the lead- ership of Professor W. B. Bowen and Miss Fanny Burton. In those early days as now Physical Education had two main functions on this campus. They were: first, to train teachers for the physical education field, and second, to provide an active intramural sports system for all students who were interested. Many activities of the Physical Educa- tion Department have become traditions of the college. For instance, it has been the custom of the department to present a Circus once every four years, and a Spring Dance Festival which has super- seded the old May Day.