University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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School of Social Work For the first time in twenty-three years on cam- pus, students in the School of Social Work have a home of their own. Last fall a four-story section of the newly remodeled Frieze Building was set aside for graduate studies in this field. But the Frieze Building is only the focus of the School of Social Work. From this point the lives of students radiate outward to the community. For the student spends only two or three days a week in classes. The rest of his time is used to gain actual, practical experience in outlying areas such as De- troit and neighboring communities. Recognizing that society as a whole is built of many fragments, the social worker assumes respon- sibility for their construction. Using the forces of the human personality, he attempts to shape these pieces and arrange them into an intelligent pattern. He must combine the artist ' s idealism with the craftsman ' s realism as he attempts to fit into place the complex elements of modern society. Training in social work is a year-round undertaking with such un- usual requirements as knowledge of the habits of hamsters and understanding of little boys. The paths he may choose to gain his goals are diffuse and branching. Some workers channel their efforts to the schools; some do casework concen- trating on family problems. Juvenile delinquency and the problems of slum life are the particular areas which others isolate from the total field for their concentration. The social worker ' s materials are society ' s mis- takes the empty dreams, endless quests, and broken hopes of millions. His goal is a firmer com- munity and a sounder society. His is a field where the demand for workers is always greater than the supply a profession where he will always be needed, and will always know the significance of his work. Fedele F. Fauri, LLB; Professor of Public Welfare Ad- ministration and Dean of the School of Social Work. 96

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The exact combination i- important when a patient ' s recovery may be at slake. From behind sterile masks, pharmacy students study and compare the properties of various vaccines. The pharmacist ' s day, his college ca- reer, his life, arc represented by the balance, the mortar and pestle, count- less bottles, and books.

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With an eye on the future, a social work student interviews a teen- ager to discuss and help solve his problems. Here ' s how I handled it, explains the psy- lii.nr isi. looking over a patient ' s record with a Uudrnt. Proud new parents receive advice from an adoption counselor, a service offered by the school.