Minnesota State University Moorhead - Praeceptor Yearbook (Moorhead, MN)

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I rliHE COLLEGE HOME THIC abrupt change from home life to College life might be unsatisfactory to many students but for the understanding guidance of Miss Mabel Lumley, Dean of VVomen, Dr. C. P. Lura, Dean of Men, and Miss Millie Dahl, House Director. The College maintains two modern dormitories, VVheeler and Comstock halls, for women, and a smaller dormitory for the accom- modation of men students. These buildings, beautifully furnished, provide parlors and a spacious dining hall. In addition ian approved list of off-campus homes is kept on file to aid the student to make his choice of attractive living conditions. The social life of students is enriched by the splendid opportunities offered by campus organizations of many types. Miss Dahl is shown at the right ofthe picture. M ' ,lil-IE BUSINESS TJFFICE Tm-: Registrar's ofiice is in a sense the center of all ofiicial activities. All credits earned, records of scholarship, schedules of courses, fees, degree and diploma credentials are filed in this office. Miss jennie Owens, shown at the filing cases, is Registrar. Miss Beatrice Lewis and Miss Martha Mead are secretaries. The various curricula are organized to meet the specific requirements for teachers certihcates in Minnesota, the certificates being issued by the State Department of Education upon comple- tion of the definite courses of training set up. Courses scheduled may be applied on the require- ments of the four-year degree curriculum, the two-year standard diploma, or the required work for renewal of limited elementary certificates. Fiach curriculum is arranged on the basis of constants, variables, and electives, and the degree course gives one an opportunity for a broad cultural background as well as thorough professional training. y 18

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The Imfz'futz'0n THE Moorhead State Teachers College is one of six such institutions maintained by the State of Minnesota for the preparation of teachers for the elementary schools, junior and senior high schools. It is a standard four-year college, awarding a bachelor's degree in education and rated as Class A, the highest possible rating, by the American Association of Teachers Colleges. Graduates of the College are admitted to the Graduate Schools of the University of Minnesota, Columbia University, and elsewhere. The College is organized on the quarter plan, with three terms of twelve weeks each, and a summer term of six weeks. Qualified high school graduates may enter at the beginning of any term. The institution is administered by the State Teachers College Board, consisting of a resident director from each of the six colleges, two members at large, and the state commissioner of education, Mr. E. M. Phillips. Dr. Gilbert L. Gosslee of Moorhead is the local resident director. . A .... J t the head of the institution is Iresident R. B. McLean, who has been with the College since I923. During his incumbency President MacLean has directed the College in its growth until at the present time it has a faculty and administrative staff of fifty-two people and a physical plant valued at one and a quarter million dollars. The picture above shows the President at his desk in MacLean Hall, administration building, with the President's secretary, Mrs. Phoebe Vowles. 17

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ENGLISH THE English department includes work in literature, composition, speech, dranmatics, debate, and journalism. Miss Maude Hayes, head of the department, has charge of literature. Miss Ethel Tainter cares for all work in dramatics, speech classes, the Dramatic Club and Alpha Psi Omega. Byron D. Murray teaches literature, composition, and journalism, and is adviser of College publications and Sigma Tau Delta. Miss Delsie Holmquist teaches literature and com- position and is adviser to Althaia. Miss Mabel I.umley, Dean of VVomen, teaches composition. Peter I . I.oeWen directs debate activities and teaches composition. In the picture on the left are Mr. Loewen, Miss Holmquist, Miss Hayes, Mr. Murray, Miss Tainter, and Miss Lumley. Y mp.. gig ffwvllf . ,y 1. 1w.ff'3 ' K+' f . ., L 5. , ,gf i- 'Hi nf, 1 SoCm1.SeIENCE . Tins Social Science department offers work in four fields-history, political science, sociology, and economics. Samuel G. Bridges, head of the department, teaches sociology and shares the field of history with Charles R. Green. joseph Kise has charge of courses in political science and economics and is adviser to the International Relations Club. The field of social science tends to assume greater importance in the modern educational scheme, and students at Moorhead State Teachers College find a wealth of opportunity awaiting them here. GEOGRAPHY UNDIER the direction of Joseph R. Schwendeman, the Geography department offers work in geography, geology, and meteorology. Tours are annually conducted to points of interest, and students find an active interest in the Geography Council and Gamma Theta Upsilon. Pictured above to the right are Mr. Kise, Mr. Green, Mr. Bridges, and Mr. Schwendeman. I9