Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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Leadership demanded from Military Science You get hands-on training which is very attractive to prospective employers if you leave the military. -Renee Curan Its not all spit-and-polish, nYes, sir! and llNo, sir! It's discipline and Cadet Major Tony Francis sees it as a corporation uwhere you're working your way to the top. Tony is a senior majoring in government and min- oring in military science. Undecided about his career plans, Tony looked into the facts of a career with the military. nI was terrified of the military way of life. Who can you believe, with all the different stories about it? Once he found out the facts, Tony set to work incorporating his government degree into his military career, because learning to lead is also being able to llgovern. The military also demands physical condi- tioning, the main element in any type of military establishment. Renee Curan, a senior majoring in social work, is learning responsibility, self-confi- dence, initiative, and how to lead from her involvement in military science. llBesides helping me grow up, its a relief not having to worry about finding a job, a place to live and what I'm going to do when I graduate. llAnother plus is the travel and experi- ence. You get hands-on training which is very attractive to prospective employers if you leave the military. ROTC students are eligible for a 2nd Lieu- tenant Commission upon completion of the required courses. The options in the Military Science program at MSU are too numerous to count. For some, the advantages of this challenging career make it an attractive way of life, a chance llto be all that you can be. BY JOHN BERRY ? EXPERIENCE gained while in the ROTC program is in- corporated into many members' majors and careers. Geography major, Wes Gollihue supervises Scott Da- vis from Mt. Sterling. PHOTO BY TIM CONN 64 Military Science

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Program prepares teachers uMorehead State is on top of these changes and therefore, their education program is as good, if not better, than the programs at other universities. -Ruth Ann Furby Several of my friends who have be- come teachers recommended this school to me, Ruth Ann said. vThe instructors ex- pect a lot from their students. They're very personable and interested in you as an indi- vidual as well as a student. Mary Campbell is also a senior transfer student from Maysville. Both she and Ruth Ann feelthe program should be changed to include more information on the internship program. ilSince new teachers must serve an in- ternship, I think more attention should be giver to actual teaching methods, Mary said. nMethods classes should acquaint stu- dents with what the evaluation committee expects from them. As the program is now, students find this out just prior to student teaching. The last semester of an education major is spent in an internship or student teaching. This consists of four weeks of class and then twelve weeks teaching in a classroom. This is the last year the elementary educa- tion major can get a degree to teach grades one through eight. Next year they will have to choose either kindergarten through fourth or fifth through eighth. Ruth Ann Furby, a senior transfer from Maysville, said, uMorehead State is on top of these changes and therefore, their edu- cation program is as good, if not better, than the programs at other universities. Lisa Morrison did her student teaching at Clearfield Elementary here in Morehead. EDUCATION HA5 BECOME a major concern of many Kentucky residents. MSU offers an education program with lots of practical experience Lisa Lawall, a junior elementary education major, teaches a group of four children as a part of her preparation for student teach- l ingi PHOTO BY RHONDA THOMPSON Lisa thinks the overall program at Morehead is very good. ul transferred from another school and I feel that the program here is much better. ilYou should continue doing the same type of job you're doing now at the unive- sity. In the methods classes they require you to be very creative and take a lot of time. You should continue to do that - don't become dull. To enter the education program, sopho- mores must take the CTBS, a basic skills test, and score at least a 12.5 in each category. Students in the education program at MSU can be sure of getting plenty of first- hand experience in the classroom, which is invaluable when they get ready to step out into their jobs. BY DONNA WILLS ? Cakdyf l i l' lfJWIi'A , , a KWV offwliin y

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MEN and WOMEN take advantage of the hands-on training in the MSU ROTC program. Employers like to see such experience on their future employees' re- sumes. PHOTO BY RHONDA THOMPSON ROTC gives students the chance to actually get out and experience some of the things done in the military. Kenny Day, .3 Geology major from West Liberty, watches as Michael Ockerman, a R-TV major from Morehead, makes his way on hands, knees, and stom- ach. PHOTO BY TIM CONN W