Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Mechanical drawing requires patience and on aptitude for exacting work. This student may choose to become a draftsman after gradu- ation, but this course is included in the engineering curriculum. Engineering is one of the most popular majors among freshmen men. Diligent classwork and the heavy schedules of engineering majors generally trims the group to those who truly have aptitudes for it. In order to earn a degree in engineering there are many courses in the science field and even more in mathematics which one must take. Advanced chemistry, physics and the higher math courses are only some of the classes to be taken besides those in engineering. Long hard hours of study prepare the individual for a career in this field. Engineering Curriculum Covers Many Difficult Courses. Chemistry is only one of the courses which is required for engineer- ing majors. Numerous other science courses must be taken in order to secure a degree. Countless groups of surveying students have practiced on Marshall ' s campus. Numerous others will undoubt- edly follow in these men ' s footsteps as the engineering curriculum expands.

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With the establishment of WMCS rodio stotion, Marshall stu- dents did their own live broadcasts. Through these productions — the mistakes and shortcomings — first hand information was ob- tained in the field of communications. Actual Broadcasts Train Communications Students Speech students interested in radio work find the radio studio on ideal laboratory for improving their skills in radio interviewing, disc jockey work and tope recording. Part of the serious speech major ' s responsibility is to become fami- liar with the studio equipment. Any experience gained here will aid him if he later works for a rodio or television station. 11

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Jane Wolker, using a comera from the photo labora- tory, takes a picture for Parthenon use as an assign- ment in the news photography class, directed by Daniel E. Thornburgh, instructor in journalism. National wire service is teletyped to the journalism department through the general wire of the Associated Press. Students, like Judy O ' Dell, stop by at all times during the day to get the world news hot off the wire. In addition, AP copy is used by the journalism majors for copy editing practice. Photography and Press Service are Journalism Musts Comeros and more cameras, being examined by Ron Roach, ore ovoiioble for Parthenon and Chief Justice use in the new photo- grophy studio and laboratory which was used for the first time this year. In addition to providing photographic coverage for cam- pus publications, the lab gives photography students the opportun- ity to become acquainted with the different types of cameras and the film processing operations, from snapping the shot to using enlorgers end dryers for a finished print.