Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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ESSENTIAL FOR THF efficient functioning of departments within the Office of Field Services are Tom Ladwig, Director of Publications, Robert Ecklund, who Several Broadway plays such as A Man for All Seasons and Never Too Late have also been presented. It is through the work, too, of Field Services, that students at KSTC have the opportunity to seethe travel-lecture series and the Audubon lectures. ln addition, Field Services organizes and printsthe special events calendar and the Alumni News, quarterly iournal of the Alumni Association. The Placement Bureau and the Office of Publications are also included within the Division of Field Services. Place- ment, directed by Dr. Boyd King, assists KSTC graduates in securing teaching and business positions. Seniors register with the Placement Office by giving the office acollege transcript, recommendations, and personalinformation.This information is then made available to future employers. The Office of Publications, under the direction of Tom Lad- wig, who is assisted by Robert Ecklund, serves as the news outlet for the Teachers College.The Publications Department sends newsworthy items about Teachers College students to home-town newspapers, sends all official news releases to state newspapers and broadcasting stations, and directs the printing of all college publications. ONE OF THE early autumn attractions broughttothe campus by Special Events was the Danish Gym Team, shown here performing amidst the ruins of Rome. -.- I assisted Ladwig in the Publications Office, and Mrs. Nina Fish, the Assistant Director ofthe Placement Office,

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WITH A PICTORIAL sampling in the background of the entertainment which his office has brought to the Teachers College campus, Dr. J. J. Weigand dis- cusses the proposed layout of an information brochure. THROUGH THE PLACEMENT OFFICE, under the direction of Boyd King, above, the career of the Teachers College student often is capped as he is aided in securing a teaching position in schools throughout the slate and nation. 26 Field Services Schedules uality Entertainment Presenting Teachers College students with such quality entertainment as Fred Waring, the Danish Gym Team, the Rumanian folk ballet dancers, and Hans Conried in Absence of a Cello, is the responsibility of the Office of Field Services. The Office, headed by Dr. J. J. Weigand, is dedicated to the enlarging of the colIege's program of activities to meet the recreational and cultural interests of students. Dr. Wei- gand is assisted in his duties by Ron Butts, John Staton, and Ron Swan. The center of the Division of Field Services is the Informa- tion Office, located on the main floor of Plumb Hall. This office acts as a directing agent for students and faculty, The Scheduling Bureau is located inthelnformation Office. Here, Dr. Weigand and his assistants work year round, con- tacting numerous musical and cultural groups, endeavoring to schedule them for appearances in Emporia. ln recent years, such performers as Peter, Paul, and Mary, the Nor- man l.uboff Choir, and violinist lsaac Stern have been brought to Emporia by Special Events.

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Graduate School Enrollment Has Tripled Since 1957 The Graduate Division ot the Kansas State Teachers Col- lege, headed by Dr, Laurence Boylan, Dean of Graduate Studies, strives to determine the needs ot graduate students and provide the curricula that will meet these needs. Following the national trend, there are now more grad- uate students at the Teachers College than ever before, with 434 graduate degrees being awarded last year, compared to only IL18 degrees in l957. Summer school enrollment in the Graduate Division was nearly tripled in l965 over l957, with the majority ot students being Kansas school teachers. A significant part ot the graduate program is the Institute and Research Ottice under the direction of Dr. J. T. Sande- tur. All research grants and graduate institutes are admin- istered by this ottice. Research assistance and grants tor faculty members are also handled here, makinga substantial contribution to the prestige of the college. A GRADUATE STUDENT at the Teachers College, Bob Bartlett, is administered an oral graduate exam by Dr. J. T. Sandetur, Dr. Joost Ytt, and Dean Laurence DR. LAURENCE BOYLAN heads the rapidly growing and increasingly import- ant Graduate Division ot the Kansas State Teachers College. Boylan. Candidates for the Master's degree must pass written or oral examina- tions as prescribed by their graduate committee. ff. , 28