Kent State University - Chestnut Burr Yearbook (Kent, OH)

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TV CAME TO Kent as, l.-r., Dorothy Widicon, Carol Patterson and Meitzer. Dr. Koller, of the sociology deportment, and the students Dr. Marvin Koller performed before WAKR-cameraman Fred were featured on a Marriage ond Family program. Useful Subjects Taught At University THE COEDS were slightly bewildered as Prof. Victor Moore ex- plained the art of fishing in a fly and bait casting class. PREPARING TO be a good housewife was Edna Dixson as she threaded her sewing machine in class. 20

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DEMONSTRATING SOIL testing at the University Bog Is Dr. Green, Jerry Butchko, Bill Stallar, Beng Ho, Richard Gilchrist, Ralph Dexter, biology professor. Class members ore, l.-r., Ramon Jane Taylor, Shirley Hoover and Maryland DeWltz. Diversity Is Fundamental At Kent State AN ESSENTIAL tool of artist Dale Tener is a jar of brushes. PART OF BECOMING a teacher involves gained It first hand as part of the student getting experience, and Muriel Lundy teaching program. 19

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STANDING AT ATTENTION, the Reserve Officers ' Troining Corp underwent inspection. ROTC trains the University men for an officer ' s position in the United States armed service. Kent Offers Variety STUDENTS EXAMINE rock specimens for a geology class which was held in a laboratory in McGilvery Hall. Studies at KSU include nearly every field from art to zoology. McGilvery, Merrill, Franklin, Kent and Van Deusen Halls and the Memorial Fieldhouse contain lab- oratories and offices. Franklin Hall joined the list of classroom buildings in 1956 as the Lincoln .St. Building. It was formerly the University Training School. A modern University Training School was built near the Stadium on East Summit St. Through its facilities, education majors have an opportunity to teach ele- mentary and high school pupils. Student teachers also work in area schools. The Bertha L. Nixson Home Management House, Music Practice House, Military Science Building, North, South and W ' est Halls contain other facilities for classes and laboratories. Students may apph their newly gained knowledge in the laboratories and in off-campus situations, as well. The internship program and field trips enable students to learn more about their chosen profession. Field trips are usually taken to industries and other places in the area. Internships give the students actual working experience. The program aids the intertiees in getting employment in the future. By interdependency with the community, the Univer- sity provides an opportunity for concentrated study. The classrooms are important beginnings where KSU stu- dents gain a basic understanding of their field.