Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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Doctor E. G. Kennedy Guidance Under the progressive program of the College, regular guidance services are now offered to all en- rolled students. The department, under the direc- tion of Dr. E. G. Kennedy, lias the responsibility for processing all entrance examinations, make fol- low-up counseling programs for the individual student as well as give specialized services for the faculty. Working on the thesis that the student is plan- ning his entire life, the departments trained per- sonnel use available psychological techniques in helping each student become better aware of him- self. Also, as this is a training ground for teachers, the staff has an up-to-date counselor-training pro- gram for developing teachers who are to work in secondary schools. Mrs. Leland I). Boone Housing and Employment This office offers a two fold service to students attending the College-housing and employment. It maintains listings of both College operated and private home accommodations for unmarried men and women students as well as for those married. The rooms, to be listed in the housing office, must he inspected and rated by housing inspectors, em- ployed by the College. One of the most affable directors of any de- partment on campus, Mrs. Boone is a graduate of the College and is married to one of the instructors. Besides guaranteeing suitable housing for the students, she directs and serves as the clearing house for employment on and off campus for stud- ents. Her efficiency can best be gauged by the fact that 90 per cent of all applicants are placed.

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Dean of Instruction An active exponent of the philosophy that the aca- demic functions of the classroom must develop with the times is head of the instructional division of the College. Doctor Mahan, a member of the College community since 1945 has gained national notice for his views on proper methods of teaching, and his development of courses fitting to the present world. He is in charge of all curricular offerings and classroom instructional services. The creed by which he guides his office is that the College must be always on the alert for opportunities to offer advancements which can be adapted here, giving each student the best education possible. Dean of Students The dean of students has under his rule the job of mediator and counselor of all areas of student life and activity beyond the classroom. The center of student social planning, the dean of students is responsible to the administration that sufficient activities and organizations arc created for the students, and he is responsible to the students that such is of merit to them in their education. On the dean’s staff are the counselor of women; the director of guidance; the religious director, health director and the supervisor of student housing and employment. Dr. Dawson is a graduate of this institution, and received his masters at Boston University. Counselor of Women Working directly under the dean of students, the counselor of women, naturally, is primarily interested in the welfare of the female population on campus. As director of Willard Hall and mother superior to the hoards of unknowledged freshmen who invade the cam- pus each fall, Doctor Schuyler serves as mediator, work- ing the girls into organizations and activities best fitted to their personalities. She also holds the position as associate professor of education and psychology and teaches classes in that department. A graduate of the University of Washington, she received her masters degree and doctorate at North- wester University. She has held her present position siiv : 1947. Doctor E. E. Dawson Doctor Helen Schuyler Page 11

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At top: Dr. William A. Black, head of the education and psychology department and student Supervising Teachers: Randolph Foster, Guy Coonrod, Helen Kriegsman, Corinne Clark, C. H. Lundquest, Don 0. Milliken, Carl Beard, Hortense Smith, and Daphne Cross. Second row: Juanita Hulen, Edna Day, Ruth Fleischaker, Hulda Berg, Gladys Rhinehart, Velda Williams, Temple 11 ill. Flora E. Holroyd, and Doris Gant. Seated: Edwina Fowler, Gahriella Campbell, W. E. Matter, Thelma Carnagey, Ethel Peck, and Lucille Murray. Not shown; Miriam Marsh. Education and Psychology Department When this College was created in 1903 as the Kansas State Manual Training Normal School, its main purpose was to prepare teachers in the prac- tical arts. So this department, which is now headed by Dr. William A. Black is, in reality, the original College here. While students, preparing for the teaching pro- fession, delve into the many different fields offered by the College, it is here that the finishing touches arc placed on those candidates for teaching degrees. Much has happened since that first graduating class received one year certificates allowing them to teach special high school classes. That class had 10 graduates out of a total roll call of 43 and a faculty of five. Miss Odella Nation, now retired, is one ol the original quintet. Present faculty of the department under Dr. Black includes Professors Ernest M. Anderson, E. E. Dawson, John Glaze, Charles Pyle and Claude Street; Associate Professors Paul T. Dixon, Jack 1 Iall, Emery Kennedy, head of the guidance bu- reau; and Helen K. Schuyler. Assistant professors are Wilbur S. Davidson, Clyde R. Baird, T. Wil- liam Hall, Flora E. 1 lolroyd, Homer Johnson, Callie King, Lester Tracy, Norland Strawn and Ralph Wright, Paoe 13