Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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а SS — = MW. А ИШ ШЕШ ERROR rca a ۱ students entering our college department must meet the standard college entrance requirements, and that the distinction between col- lege and secondary rank work will continue to be sharply made. Other phases of school administration and of school life have been keeping step in this marked advance. The various faculty com- mittees that characterize an up-to-date standard college have been reorganized for greater efficiency. For example, one committee has charge of admissions, classification, advanced standing, and gradua- tion, its major work being carried on through sub-committees. An- other committee has in hand the public assemblies and events, the cal- endar, etc., and a different one oversees all athletic activities and re- lated problems. One that is of peculiar interest to the graduates is the Committee of Recommendations. This committee has prepared a rather complete system of blanks which will not only facilitate, but also make more effective the efforts of the school to render service to both the teachers and the school officials. Other committees have charge of the correspondence and extension work, and there is one on publications. The Committee on Student Welfare and the one on student organizations are of especial interest to the student body. The curriculum likewise has responded to the change. All courses have been given definite and significant numbers in accordance with a comprehensive scheme. The requirements for the various diplomas have been more clearly stated and are now in more permanent form than was ever possible heretofore. The faculty has grown in both numbers and in the amount of preparation represented. The de- partments have been equipped to the high standard expected of col- leges of this type and rank. A splendid greenhouse has been built, standard tennis court laid out, and the normal campus itself beauti- fied according to the plans of a landscape architect. The school has become a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Associa- tion, and competes in football, basket ball, base ball, track and field athletics. Also, the school is a member of the recently organized National Association of the State Teachers’ Colleges. That the students respond to and appreciate this advance is shown by the fact that during the past four quarters every attendance record has been broken, in some cases the increase in attendance over that of the corresponding quarter of the previous year being as high ав 80 per cent. Moreover, the students have organized themselves into the usual college class organizations—freshmen, sopho:tiores, juniors and seniors, and the various student activities have been like- wise affected. In fact, the whole atmosphere has become typically college, and the students act, feel and look like they are “in college, and £hey ave. ( 10)

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IRA RICHARDSON President enr oT, Student, University of Missouri Ph. B., Central College, Fayette, Missouri M. A., Columbia University, New York City Master's Diploma in Education, Teachers’ College, New York City А lil GC E ERES, и | (12)