Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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LEARNING DOESN'T ALXVAYS take plan- in the classroom, us the outside air sonmtimus providus a rufrcshing approach to studying. AMID THE CHEER and Howcrs is Miss Northeastern Kim Sunday. u mummy Unu'r'mlly Art'lu't'm Janana Ballard, a graduate of the Cherokee Female Seminary, was later a teacher at the Seminary, Northeastern Normal School and Northeastern State Teachers College. She was a positive teacher. kind and good. and all the girls loved her, said 92-year-old Charlotte Maycs Sanders of Tahlequah, who attended the Female Seminary Pioneer teacher leaves her mark at NSU where Miss Ballard, a distant cousin of Sanders, taught from 1901 to 1909. In 1909, the state of Oklahoma purchased the Female Seminary and it became Northeastern Normal School, offering a diverse education. Janana became a critic teacher of third and fourth grade giving supervision to practicing teachers from the Normal School M $211 and teaching penmanship from 1910 to 1922. Ballard left Northeastern State Teachers College in the spring of 1922 after marrying Rev. J.S. Lamar on Christmas Day, 1921. She died at age 81 in Bernice. a community near Grand Lake, after teaching for 53 years until she was 75. Mini mag 15

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TRADlTllGlN U'P'D'A'T'E From free to Because of their increased service, the financial aid office has installed a computer system to improve the processing of and distribution of the money and awards students receive each semester. The financial aid program has a variety of aid available to needy students including, 15 hour per week employment on campus for minimum wage scale through the work study program. There are various loans and grant programs such as the Pell Grant and the $253: School OTAG which are designed to meet the educational expenses students canlt meet. With the establishment of the Northeastern State Normal School in 1909 the state of Oklahoma funded the process for students who wished to further their education past the eighth grade. There were no tuition fees or fees of any kind. Students were responsible for transportation, board and books only. The state payed the salaries ofthe faculty and from reading, lriting and ,tithmetic costs rise furnished all materials needed to establish the Normal. All courses were absolutely free. Today when faced with an average 15 hour lower division enrollment of $253 per semester excluding books or board, students often turn to financial aid. The NSU financial aid office presently serves approximately 4,500 students. 60 percent of the student body. This is the largest number of students per semester ever served through the financial aid office. Curriculum changes has kept NSU up to date During the Seminary days in the 1890's before the normal school was established, the educational foundation was rigid, possessing little or no flexibility in the courses offered. Students were required to take eight semesters ofmathematics and English including grammar, composition, rhetoric and literature. Bible lessons, drawing and vocal music were also taken during the four year term. Once the normal school was established in 1909 the curriculum became more varied, allowing specialization in such fields as natural science. English and agriculture. The only drawback to the normal school was the limited number of majors available with all of the majors being directed toward a teaching certificate. Today we have moved from a small college to a university which is constantly upgrading its educational opportunities. Students who are pursuing a baccaleurate degree are required to enroll in a minumum of 33 semester hours of general education requirements. FACULTY MEMBERS DON GRADUAe TlON garb as part of the 75th anniversary celebration. Phums by Mark Mnnn' After completing these requirements the student is encouraged to choose his own personal area of enjoyment ranging from education to Indian studies or any of a number of prea professional programs. Certificate programs in areas such as police science and paralegal training are also available to students who have no aspirations for a college degree. Northeastern State University will continue to uphold and refine the superior educational foundation that the Cherokees formed over 100 years ago. 14 Mini mag

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ITS SO NICE TO GET AWAY FROM THE HASSLE OF CLASSES AND RELAX AT THE RIVER. gimmzmdjfszvy LIVING IN THE HEART OF OKLAHOMNS GREEN COUNTRY DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER IS A REAL BONUS. BETWEEN CLASSES STUDENTS ARE FOUND PICNICKING AT CHER- OKEE LANDING, FLOATING DOWN THE ILLINOIS OR SKI- ING ON TENKILLER. ON CAM- PUS, KALEIDOSCOPE, THE SUMMER PLAYHOUSE AND SPRING SPORTS KEPT STU- DENTS ON THE GO. 16 Reflections