Emporia State University - Sunflower Yearbook (Emporia, KS)

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fa fm. 5 . 'va E .1 ng 1 1 at if - W goof ,. tw 2 as-nt 'd 2 1 I f DR. LAURENCE BOYLAN. head of the Graduate Council visits with students. After the resignation of l'rc-sidcnt .Iohn E. King. Dr. Boylan assumed the position of acting president from july. 1966. to February, 1967, when Dr. ,lohn E. Visser was named as the new president of the Teachers College. Beginning with the enrollment increase of 1953, there was an expansion in almost every aspect of the graduate curriculum. ln 1958 the Board of Regents authorized the granting of the Specialist in Education degree, and in 1959 the master of arts degree in English, history and mathematics. President Appoints Council Presently, the graduate program is administered by the graduate council which is appointed by the president. The dean of graduate studies administers the policies established by the council. The graduate program at the Teachers College places a major emphasis upon the preparation of teachers, librarians, counselors, supervisors and administrators for schools and colleges in Kansas. The office provides complete service to graduate students from enrollment to degree check. Assist- antships and fellowships are available to interested and capable students. 22 Graduate Program Expands Since Beginning in 1929 Graduate work at the Teachers College has progressed a long way since the college was first voted authority to offer the master's degree in January, 1929. ln 1930 the Teachers College catalog described the graduate division as consisting of five members. Majors were offered in only five fields and minors in seven areas. Thirty-six years later, in 1966, 493 master's degrees were awarded to graduating students, and enrollment in the graduate division had reached 1,014 in the fall of 1966. Majors were offered in nearly 20 fields. Expansion of the division began in the 193Ois. From 1935 to postwar period, the number of depart- ments approved for graduate majors more than doubled did the available graduate programs, largely as a recognition of graduate study for school administration and supervisors. MEMBERS OF THE Graduate Council administer an oral examin- ation for a master's degree to a graduate student. ' ini'

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DR. ,I.T. SANDEFUR directs and supervises research projects and institutional grants. While the investigations are carried on indepen- dently by the faculty members, the Office of Re- search and Institute Grants was established in 1962 as a post of the Graduate Division, and the faculty research committee plays a key role in assisting and encouraging research. The Office of Research and 1nstitute Grants serves as liason between project directors and the college business office, general office, registration office and office of admissions and records. The of- fice maintains information ofthe latest federal legis- lation affecting education and brings reports of new programs to the attention of interested faculty members. Assisting Sandefur in directing the Office of Research and Institute Grants are ,loost Yff, assis- tant coordinatorg Mike Sarntee, office manager, Ruth Morrow, bookkeeper and Linda Ashlock, secretary. The faculty research committee, composed of representatives from the 16 college departments, provides an avenue of support to faculty members in the initial stages of their research. However, the committee screens only those projects submitted for Teachers College support. Projects submitted to outside funding agencies such as the U.S. Office of Education and National Science Foundation are not screened by the committee. Active Research Program Marks Maturity of College One of the marks of maturity of any college or university is an active and expanding research function, and this has certainly been a characteristic of the Teachers College in the past five years. As an indication of the growth of the college's research program, in 1962, only seven projects were underway, while in September of 1966, twenty-one research projects were either in operation or had been proposed. Dr. ,I.T. Sandefur, coordinator of the Office of Research and Institute Grants, in commenting on the importance of research, said, Good teaching and good research are inseparable if we are to expand the peripheries of knowledgef' He continued, 'Lfiesearch now being carried on at the Teachers College will serve to make this a bet- ter college and will do much to bolster the college's academic imagef' DEAN JACKSON AND Jerry Couch. assistant professor of educa- tion, explain the use of the mobile closed circuit television system to aid those students in teacher education. The mobile unit is designed to carry a video tape recorder, monitor, and recorders. 21

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THROUGH THE ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION, headed by Melville Archer, several of the college's scholarship programs are administered. TC Business Manager Handles College Finances Walter G. Clark, business manager, supervises the Teachers College Business Office, Personnel and Payroll Office, General Office and the Teachers Col- lege Press. Responsibility for budget preparation and debt management are directed in the office of the business manager. The Business Office under the supervision of Elizabeth Howell, bursar, is responsible for account- ing, purchasing and cashiering. The Personnel 81 Payroll Office, supervised by John Smith, personnel officer, handles all institu- tional payrolls and the civil service employees per- sonnel records. Mrs. Elizabeth Locke is in charge of the General Office which includes campus postal service, central campus switchboard, duplicating services and ad- ministrative data processing. The Teachers College Press which does all printing for the college is under the supervision of Carl Hoffmans. Endowment Office Extends Financial Aid to Students The Endowment Association which is headed by Melville Archer administered funds for more than 400 grants and scholarships. Funds for scholarships and grants are provided by the Emporia!Scholarship Foundation, a non-profit corporation of Emporia businessmen, the Alumni Association, Curli-Q, var- ious organizations on and off campus and donations to various funds. A committee on scholarships and student aids processes application for scholarships and grants. The function of the Endowment Association is pri- marily to make certain that the funds are used as designated by the donors. The newest scholarship to be established by friends and alumni of the college was the ,lohn E. and Glennie King Scholarship to honor the former Teachers College president and his wife. The Second Century Club is one of the outstand- ing programs of the Association. The club supports worthwhile projects of the Teachers College for which tax funds may not be used. Second Century Club funds help make available National Defense Student Loans and assist the college with its development. Students, townsmen, organizations and interested people donate the money used in this program. WALTER G. CLARK, business manager. directs a number of administrative offices in addition to handling college finances. X if V .V VV N V zv ,,,-,, ei ,. r...E,.i 23