Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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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

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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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Commerce Facultyt Back row, left to right; C. A. Swenson, Clarence Lundquest, Kenneth Hillier, and Half Thomas'. Seated are Ad. J. Little, Dr. W. S. Lyerla, head of the department; and Hortense Smith. Department of Commerce IE AC 11 INC ACCOUNTING MARKETING SELLING ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIAL COMPTOMETRY I he department of Commerce and Business Administration under the stewardship of Dr. Walter S. Lyerla, offers work leading to three main objectives; secretarial, teaching and business administration. The business teaching curriculum, leading to the Bachelor of Science in Educa- tion, prepares the student for a position in the secondary systems with a complete coverage of the business subject to be taught. Also, under the business administration curriculum, the student who wishes to enter the business field may he well schooled in accounting, marketing and even Chamber of Commerce management. 1 he secretarial curriculum, a four year degree course, gives a complete background of knowledge to the student who intends to make the secretarial field their career. Night classes in many of the subjects are taught, with people from the entire four state district attending. Most of the subjects taught during the regular school day are repeated at night so persons, employed during the day, may better their qualifications for higher positions.