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

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F|Qhe TOWER f ————— BOARD OF REGENTS. TION. SAM A. BAKER, Regent Ex-Officio, State Superintendent of -Pulilic: Tist uctr oil Saino sis ts es sessteeeee SOfferson City W. A. BLAGG, Lawyer, term expires 1928 cece Maryville CHAS, L. MOSLEY, Farmer, term expires 1928 ............... Stanberry TRUE D. PARR, Banker, term expires 1925 2000000000000... Hamilton CHAS, F. WARD, Editor, term expires 1925 .. ........ vores Plattsburg | B. G. VOORHEKS, Lawyer, term expires 1927... seeeeeeees . St. Joseph GEO. J. STEVENSON, Banker, term expires 1927 2000002000... .. Tarkio OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. W. A. BLAGG .......... Hadwiwcce President B. G. VOORHEES ......... .... Vice-President W. A. RICKENBRODE . a... Beeretary MURRAY WELLING. ‘sicsscctsiesy sere gecse ..... Treasurer The Rank of Our College Never before in the history of the State Teachers College has such a high standard of work been attained as that of the present time. ver since June 22, 1916, a steady increase in the standing of the college has been evidenéed. On that date a conference composed of the State Superintendent of Schools and the Presidents of the State University and of the State Teachers Colleges adopted a number of regulations. Among the more significant of which were the following: ‘‘The professional degree for the completion of the 120-hour course given in the teachers colleges and the School of Kducation of the Uni- versity of Missouri, shall be the Baehelor of Science in Education,’’ and ‘‘when this conference finds that the conditions named in this report have been fully met, college work done in any of the institutions shall be accepted hour for hour in the other institutions and the gradu- ates of the 120-hour course shall be admitted to the graduate School.”’ Jn the spring of 1921 another regulation was passed, which allows State Teachers Colleges to grant the degree of Bachelor of Arts. This means, of course, that this college is a standard four-year Page twelve

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= TWVhe TOWER f— - college and that the students of this district have the opportunity of obtaining a full college course in Maryville. It means that the high quality of work done here is recognized, and that when one of our graduates goes to the university there will be no question as to his standing. It means that students entering the college department must meet the standard college entrance requirements, and that the distinction between college and secondard work will continue to be sharply made. Kividence of the high standard of work done in the Northwest Missouri State Teachers College is given by membership in The Ameri- can Association of Teachers Colleges—class A, The North Central As- sociation of Secondary Schools and Colleges —- Senior College Rank, and in the conference of Missouri State Educational Institutions. All of these are standardizing associations of the lighest rank. Membership in the national association means that work done in our college ranks with that done in many other similar institutions in the United States. Tlowever, the recognition by the North Central Association shows just how much advance in standing our college has made. In the first place, membership in this organization is granted to both colleges and high schools. All graduates of the high schools which belong to the association are admitted without examination to all colleges which are members. On the other hand, only faculty members who have graduated from colleges aceredited by this associa- tion are employed by the high schools. Therefore, in these, respects, membership in such an organization means much to the college. There are other qualifications which the college passed in order to become a member. These are, standardizing of rating of faculty, high school and colleges rank work distinctly separated, and the payment and work of the faculty standardized, The curriculum has increased along with the enrollment number, all courses are definitely and significantly numbered in accordance with a comprehensive scheme. The requirements for the various diplomas are clearly stated and are in permanent form. The faculty has grown in numbers and in the amount of preparation represented. The departments have been enlarged and are equipped to the high . standard expected of a college of this type and rank. A girls’ dormi- tory which will rival any in the state in plan or equipment will be. built on the campus this year. The school is a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and competes in football, basket- ball, baseball, track and field athletics. That the students respond to and appreciate the standing of the college is shown by the enrollment which is an advance of that of any other year in the history of the school. Page thirteen SS F190 22 fi — —