East Texas State University - Locust Yearbook (Commerce, TX)

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1' Y - -.1. 1 A 1 rl-I 1 lil' nt' BIOLOGY 8: EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS L , 2-.V-.aw-. -' , EW 91.21 , - ,Qin ,e 1 A V - ' - Gimcm 'DENNX' EDUCATION It is the purpose of the department of education to prepare students for the teaching profession. In doing this the department keeps abreast with the times i11 the instruction of stu- dents as to the modern trends and developments in that field. Courses in administration and supervision, curriculum orientation, measure- ments, educational and vocational guidance, observation and--' student teaching 'are offered to prepare the teachersxof tomorrow. .wr I BIOLOGY The department of biology aims at three principal objectives, namely, to prepare students to teachbiology in the high schools throughout the state, to enable students to do pre-medical Work in the field of biology, and to offer courses for students who Wish to know the general principles of biol- ogy- - To the field of biology belong the biology of animals and plants, human physiology, home nursing, personal hygiene, household bacteriology, .in- vertebrate and vertebrate Zoology, bacteriology, botany, and numerous other divisions. vi :sf it wmiviwni! H New are ,,.r. ,, fg:1fs11fs,, hw H. H. J. FLING

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