Montana State University Northern - Northerner Yearbook (Havre, MT)

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N 'S THREE DIVISION S MR. LOUIS W. HAGENER Director of Basic Curricula Division A fairly new division, Basic Curricula, is headed by Mr. Louis Hagener. This division is made up of many departments which consist of: science, mathe- matics, music, art, social studies, English, physical education, and business administration. Besides con- trollingtthese departments Basic Curricula is a ser- vice division for the Vocational-Technical and Teacher Education Division. All pre-professional careers are headed by this division. Mr. Hagener began working on Northern's staff as Head ofthe Science Department in 1951. ln 1955, he accepted the position he now occupies. In addition to steady work for building better education for our students, Mr. Hagener finds time to hunt and fish in this area. He prefers a smaller com- munity to a larger one all the way from teaching to raising three boys and one girl, because of the greater opportunities a smaller community offers. DR. O. E. KJOS Director of Vocational Technology Division Northern is proud of this special division and more proud of the man who heads it, Dr. O. E. Kjos. This division of training is offered to Montana stu- dents only at Northern. lt gives a student the vo- cational training he needs as well as a general training in English, mathematics, and science. Since 1949, Dr. Kjos has been in the Industrial Arts Division. During the years of 1952-53, he ex- tended his education and came back in 1954 as Director of the Division of Vocational Technology. l-Ie works hand in hand with the other two heads to develop new programs here at Northern. They work on supervision and improvement of instruction. Besides all this, they work out budgets, take in- ventories, and plan for new equipment and facilities. Seeing Northern advance to promote better educated people is their goal. Mr. and Mrs. Kjos and their family, two girls and one boy, enjoy living in Havre. They feel that our community is an ideal place to live and Northern an ideal place to work. jf WX f

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DIRECTORS OF ORTI .NUR DR. DUANE R. TAFT Head of Teacher Education Division The Teacher Education Division at Northern was just a Junior College providing a two-year elementary diploma program until 1954. Dr. Taft joined Northern 's faculty that year, and was assisted by Miss Esther Oehring. One year later, the secondary education program was introduced. Teacher Education programs came to be noted as it was accredited by the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education and recognized as a four-year college by the Northwest Association of Secondary and Higher Schools in 1958. This division, so efficientlyheaded by Dr. Taft, graduated 25 per cent more people in 1958 than it did in 1955. These graduates go to many different places in the United States, Washington, California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, and Wyoming to mention some of the most prominent locations. During the summer, Dr. Taft also plans and administers the summer sessions of Teacher Education. Like every- thing else at Northern, these sessions have grown from 249 students in 1955 to 345 students in 1959. Dr. Taft plays a very important part as vice-president of our college also. During the regular academic year, he is director of correspondence and extension. Personally, Dr. Taft feels that the student working on a four-year education program at Northern can find a closer contact with his teachers. A small school, featuring one central idea in a primary field, can give more con- trol and intimate contact with its students, he believes. . In addition to liking a smaller school, Dr. Taft and his family like the smaller city and friendly community of Havre. They intend to stay here and raise their two boys in this friendly atmosphere. 6

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