Park University - Narva Yearbook (Parkville, MO)

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Martin, Scott, Buchanan, Sil- vernail Filson, Burger, McClintock, Stone McCorkle, Broadhurst, Rine¬ hart, Brown, Piper, Howell, Wiggins, Altick, Schneitter Earnshaw, Taylor, Roberts, Metheny Along with the Dean of Men and the Dean of Women, the Men’s Council of the M. S. G. A. and the council of the W. S. G. A. have worked this year in helping to solve social problems on the campus or to impose the correct disciplinary measure when some student strays from the “straight and narrow.’’ The Men’s Council has taken an entirely different position from the D. M. A. C. of last year. It has acted, not as an advisory board, but as an actively functioning collaborator with the Dean of Men. The W. S. G. A. Council has worked with Mrs. Baxter in the field of social etiquette on the campus, governing the rules and regulations of the girls’ conduct. The two groups held joint meetings when the topic was one of interest to both, such as the student union. [ 19 ]

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The industrial work program at Park, commonly called “family work,” has always been democratic and progressive, believing that “he who eats must work.” A year ago, this system underwent a reorganization when Dr. H. G. Parker was made Dean of Industry. With him came the progressive idea of developing leadership among the students by classi¬ fying the work and appointing student captains and super¬ intendents for each type of work. These progressive changes also introduced the “effi¬ ciency rating,” a method of rating each worker’s ability and industry on the basis of what would be expected of him by the average employer. In this highly developed hierarchy, each captain rates his crew and each superintendent rates his captains. The system offers a large variety of work, each present¬ ing an opportunity for an education in the trades. A student can be transferred as often as is convenient if he desires to broaden his experience in various fields. At the beginning of this school year, the work program was confronted with a serious labor shortage. The new work requirement called for twelve hours per week instead of the previous fifteen. Also, decreased enrollment supplied fewer workers. This shortage called attention to a maldistribution of labor, some fields having more and some less than was neces¬ sary to do the work adequately. However, throughout the year, adjustments were made, relieving the strain of the shortage. This shorter work-week presented the individual problem of doing the same amount of work in less time and still doing it efficiently. Thus, in all jobs, new methods were introduced, the workers went after their work with more conscientiousness, and the general morale was improved, giving Park a streamlined work program that can adequately meet the needs of the day. r 21 ]