Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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Marshall College serves the state by educating her people to build and maintain her industries and by seeking to match the train- ing of the graduates w j t h an indus- trial position through its Placement Service. The high rate of activity in the Placement Office indicates the respect that businesses have for the Marshall alumnus. Marshall ' s extension service broadens the narrow confines of the campus by providing courses in other communities to fulfill their needs in strengthening the state in- dustrially and intellectually. Marshall ' s chemistry department trains West Virginian talent for work in the chemical plants which now line the Ohio and Great Kanawha Rivers and which give the state one of its soundest indus- trial foundations. 22

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CONVOCATIONS AND FORUMS The Convocations and Forums, also under the direction of Curtis Baxter, offer to Marshall students an opportunity to hear the views of such famous personalities as Madame Pandit, former president of the U.N. General Assembly or Alec Waugh, British novelist. Convocations are held during school hours for all students who wish to take advantage of them. Forums often feature informal discussions backstage with the speakers. Both Convocations and Forums are well attended by Huntington people interested in the well-balanced cultural program offered by Marshall College. Vincent Price presented his dramatic ability to a forum audience that packed Old Main Auditorium. Dr. Werner von Braun, world famous German rocket expert, who represented the space age, notes the rocket display of James Lichten- stein, Marshall Laboratory School student. A wide selection of European choral works was welcome Convocation fare presented by the Pampalona Choir from Spain which appeared in November.

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PLACEMENT BUREAU Ivan Mileke, a senior, interviews a representative of Burrough ' s Office Equipment Company — one of the many opportunities for Marshall graduates. EXTENSION Marshall Serves West Virginia by literally expanding the campus to other parts of the state where public need requires convenient, off-campus college courses. Under the direction of Paul H. Collins, director of adult edu- cation, Marshall ' s extension program served 360 adults in evening classes at ten extension centers during the fall semester. Many worked toward degrees; others applied their new-found knowledge and skills to their work ; some enrolled simply to learn more about a subject which interested them. In addition, many hundreds of local adults enrolled as part-time and evening students in classes held on the Marshall campus. The Placement Bureau, under the direction of Mr. Robert Alexander, strives to place the student in the field of his choice in part-time, summer or full-time employ- ment. Graduate students are placed throughout the state in such widely varying fields as teaching, chemistry, business and management, retailing and sales, and en- gineering. Through this system Marshall gives to the state competent personnel for lucrative positions with Union Carbide, Princess Coal, Pure Oil, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Goodyear Tire and Rubber, and Inter- national Nickel Company. Serving the college, the state, and the nation, these Marshall graduates excell in all fields of endeavor. Marshal] instructors prepare for a trip to one of the many ex- tension centers for their weeklv classes.