San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION KIIIQEIIJZGLENN I-IARTRANFT. The major changes in the Physical Education Department in 25 years have been in personnel and in the number participating. In future years we expect to have more men in graduate work. The department has three functions-physical education classes, an athletic program of I3 major sports, and the training of 400 P.E. majors. The majority of our I950 graduates will take coaching positions in Cali- fornia high schools. The others will continue working toward general cre- dentials and master's degrees. PHYSICAL EDUCATION fWomenj- DR. IRENE PALMER. In this department in I890 one physical culture instructor used Indian clubs, dumbbells and wands to teach upromptness, accuracy and quietness of movement. In 1950 more than 2,000 women students will enjoy and profit by the courses in team and individual sports, aquatic and rhythmic activities and remedial work offered in a beautiful new physical education building. Many majors graduate from this department to become teachers of physical education and recreation directors. POLICE SCHOOL-XVILLARD E. SCHMIDT. A police school, by police- men, for potential policemen, the combined vision of a pioneering edu- cator and a practical policeman started the department in 19303 at first students numbered a couple, at the tenth year, several or a fewg and now nearing the 20th anniversary, in the hundreds. A practical course swelled with 130 units of related academic subjects looks ahead to a career and is mindful of our obligations to the students of tomorrow, the public, as well as to the police profession. PSYCHOLOGY-DR. RAYMOND M. MOSHER. From an inconspicuous status as a small department seeming to be an affiliate of the Personnel Office, the Psychology-Philosophy department has mushroomed to be- come a busy instructional division with a faculty of 18 instead of its pre- war eight. The department offers majors and minors in psychology or philosophy, and a major in psychology-philosophy. Dr. Raymond M. Mosher took over the leadership of the department from Dr. James C. DeVoss., now Dean of Professional Education.

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MUSIC-DR. LYLE DOWNEY. A staff of 20, with more than 600 students in music courses, constitutes one of the busiest departments on the cam- pus. Major organizations supported by the department include the A Cappella Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Marching Band, and Choral Ensemble. Housed in a small, inadequate building, the depart- ment looks forward to a happier day when the new building will become a reality, and there will be ample facilities to carry on the many activities of the department. NATURAL SClENCEfDR. CARL D. DUNCAN. From modest beginnings, the Natural Science Department has grown to its present size of 46 full and 13 part-time teachers and well over 200 courses planned to meet gen- eral education needs for all students and provide vocational training for nearly 500 majors. Future offerings will emphasize the SHIIIC functionally sound lecture, laboratory, and field programs that already have won nation-wide recognition through the demonstrated competence of gradu- ates in industrial, educational, civil service and professional Helds. NURSING EljllczxTllllv-PAULINE E. DAVIS. The Nursing Education Department organized in l946 b1'ougl1t opportunity for the local nursing students to register for their entire classroom curriculum at San .lose State. Other majors include the pre-nursing students prepa1'ing for en- trance to nursing schools and the degree people whose program has re- cently devevloped new horizons. Plans are in progress for the furtherance of specialization fields as well as the continued local nursing school affilia- tion and the Clll'lClllIlCIll ol' that program with additional instruction and experience. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY-lllARY D. BOOTH, OTR. The Occupa- tional Therapy coursc opened in the winter of 1943, and was accredited by the American Medical Association in June, 194-4. The demand for oc- cupational therapists has increased since that time. Uur graduates are finding excellent positions throughout California as well as in the East. During the current year we are increasing the medical content of the course and are looking forward to the time when we can offer graduate work in specialized fields of medicine.

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RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS-COL. JAMES .l. HEA. The Reserve Officers, Training Corps Unit started functioning at the opening of the fall quarter of 1947. The course covers 12 quarters and rewards the student with commission of 2nd Lieutenant in the U. S. Army Reserve. Starting from scratch just two years ago, the Unit has grown rapidly. Twenty-four commissions have been awarded, and it is expected that about 40 students a year will complete the course. All instruction is by regular Army personnel. AIR ROTC-COL. THOMAS A. LEE. The Department of Air ROTC was organized in June, 1949, after operating as a unit of the Department of Military Science and Tactics since 1947. Twenty-nine men were commis- sioned as 2nd Lieutenants in the first year, 22 received commissions in December 1949, and 48 expect to be commissioned in .lune 1950. Our objective is to select and train students who possess the character, intelligence, desire and sense of duty to become Air Force officers and responsible citizens. SOCIAL SCIENCE-DR. WILLIAM H. POYTRESS. The Department of Social Sciences has developed as an integral part of the College and of the state. It has contributed its quota of teachers, scholars, business men, public employees and good citizens. The granting of the general second- ary credentials and the master's degree is looked upon as presenting greater opportunities for service and as a challenge which is to he accepted in the spirit of those who created this great state 100 years ago. SPEECH AND DRAMA-DR. HUGH W. GILLIS. Since 1927, the Speech and Drama Department has increased in faculty from three to 26, in stu- dent major enrollment from 16 to 206. Its purposes remain: to train teachersg to provide worthwhile entertainment, to help the general stu- dent solve his speech prohlemsg and to provide pre-professional training. The future realization of a new building will not mean an expansion of purposes, but, it is hoped, a greater success in achieving them. -Q, W