Missouri State University - Ozarko Yearbook (Springfield, MO)

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PRESIDENT DR. AND MRS. ROY ELLIS. AND SON. DAVID OWEN Scientists te ll us that no two people really see the same rainbow. It is quite probable that no two individuals have the same vision of that set of ideas and ideals currently de- nominated TheNew Deal. The principal purpose of the plan appears to be to shift the center of gravity in life from self interest to social wel- fare. If it is to suc- ceed, we as a nation have yet much to learn. Nations learn either by evolution or by revolution. History offers examples aplenty of both methods. America is N ' inclined to reconstruct her institutions by gradual adjustments rather than by violence. Education offers the most potent means of social, economic and political adjustment. The New Deal promises to abolish child labor, thus making educational opportunity available to many who have hitherto been deprived of such opportunities. It proposes to improve the economic welfare of the ordinary man, thus making education more available from a hnancial standpoint. The New Deal proposes more leisure for people generally. Education must provide a program for the employment of leisure time. It must induce tastes and interests which will lead to the employment of leisure time in recreational and cultural pursuits rather than in idleness and debauchery. Education is necessary in the New Deal as in any social scheme, for our schools are the power houses of history. .iROY ELLIS E151

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CHARLES A. LEE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Again we have taken stock of our public school program and have concluded that it is not enough. We are entering upon a third period of expansion of the concept of the State's obligation for the education of its people. No longer will the school be content to train the child from the age of six to the age of fourteen, and then to the age of eighteeng the school will be organized to lead in the training of the individual before he is of legal school age, and during all the years after he has completed the regular school course. People will return to school from time to time in order to learn whatever they want to know so long as they live. ' It goes without saying that the school of today is not organized to meet these added and complex responsibilities. It must reorganize itself to meet the new demands of a radically changed social order, or the social order will take over the job of reorganization. Either the school people must expand the public school program or they will be com- pelled to relinquish their leadership. -Extract from message of Charles A. Lee, State Superintendent of Schools. l14l

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M3 i ,, ' f . ,. my, , rj ., - ,Lia Y X rag, ,,,. ,J if X xt .,,. A N.. i X ff if ' :Miss SEWALL TRIMBLE CANDLER DOBYNS SKINKER JULIAN BOARD OF REGENTS To the average student the title Board of Regents is but an enigma so uninteresting as to dissipate any volition to clarify the riddle. Yet the actions of this Board mightily affect the welfare of each student in our institution, for upon six regents devolves the responsibility for the oversight of all college administrative activities. In direct proportion to their prudence in the formation and initiation of policies are our educational standards either augmented or depreciated. Last year considerable concern was felt over a proposal in the State Legisla- ture that a single Board have oversight of all the state colleges. Pleasure was voiced by everyone when the bill was defeated. We are glad that we have been saved from an over-partisan, ofticious, or a coldly indifferent Board. Each man serving on the Board is appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the State Senate, for a term of six years. No changes have been made since the appointments made by Governor Park. Mr. Sam E. Trimble of Springfield became president of the group after the expiration of Mr. Walter Rathbone's term. Those who serve as regents in conjunction with Mr. Trimble are: Mr. W. S. Candler of Mountain Groveg Mr. W. Sewall of Carthageg Judge G H. Skinker of Bolivarg Mr. B. F. julian of Marshfieldg Mr. V. A. Dobyns of Ava. Mr. julian and Mr. Dobyns are the junior members of the Board in point of time, having been appointed by Governor Park in 1933. The State Superintendent of Schools is always an ex-officio member, which places Charles A. Lee as an officer. Associated also with the Board are President Roy Ellis and Mr. W. I. Baker, the secretary and auditor. l16l