San Jose State College - La Torre Yearbook (San Jose, CA)

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JOURNALISM-Dr. Dwighi' C. Beniel. A new degree major, News- paper Business Opera+ions, was added 'ro 'rhe Journalism Deparf- meni' +his year. Oiher A.B. courses in +he deparfmeni' are Reporiing- Edifing, Adveriising, and Press Phoiography. The new major will prepare s'i'u- denis for work in circulaiion and promo'rion of newspapers. There are six full-lime and 'fourieen pari- +ime faculfy members, and l92 majors in ihe depar+men+. LIBRARY-Miss Dora Smifh. In I930 +he Deparimeni' of Librarian- ship was au+horized by 'Phe S+a+e Deparimeni' of Educaiion fo grani a special creden'rial in Librarianship. This credeniial may be combined wi+h a general. A 'Full major pro- gram wiihoui 'ihe special is offered in children's library work. However, +he principal objec+ive of ihe de- parfmeni' is ihe iraining of librar- ians for ihe public schools. The deparimeni occupies a sui're of offices, a classroom and labora- fory on 'lhe second floor of +he library.

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INDUSTRIAL ARTS-Dr. H. A. So+zin. Lasi year, I950, +he Indus- 'rrial Aris Deparfmenl' graduaied Hs largesf class, eighfy-five s+uden+s. The deparimenl' has grown from one insirucfor and a handful of s+uden+s +o ifs presenl' size wilh 500 maiors and minors and a siaff of 20. The demand for indus+rial ar+s 'leachers has invariably exceeded 'the supply. Our biggesf need is a new physical plan-l wi+h adequa+e space, as fhe quarfers builf 25 years ago have long been over- crowded. HOME ECONOMICS-Dr. Mar- gare+ C. Jones. For fhirfy years ihe Home Economics Depar+men+ has 'Trained young women for general homemalcing. The depar+men+'s curriculum is planned +0 sa'I'is'Fy pro- fessional, vocafional, and avoca- fional obiecfives. The deparimenf boas+s a real Home Labora+ory on fhe college campus. Major slu- den+s live in fhis acfual home siiua- Hon under 1'he guidance of a irained feacher for six weeks during +heir iunior or senior year. This piciure was iaken in 'rhe living room of +he co++age.

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MATHEMATICS-Dr. W. Howard Myers. The Mafhemafics Deparf- menf has been forfunafe in build- ing a faculfy of oufsfanding feach- ers wifh high educafional and scien- fific affainmenfs. The deparfmenf's graduafes are capable sfudenfs who compare favorably wifh simi- lar graduafes of major universifies fhroughouf fhe nafion. Available are M.A. degrees in Mafhemafics and A.B. degrees in leaching and non-'reaching fields, courses basic fo science and engi- neering, rich quanfifafive experi- ence for prospecfive elemenfary school feachers, and work in pure mafhemafics for inferesfed sfu- denfs. Db MILITARY SCIENCE-Col. James J. Hea, R.O.T.C. The Reserve Of- ficers' Training Corps Unif has con- finued fo grow as an increasing number of sfudenfs have come fo realize fhaf leadership of civilian soldiers in fime of war is as much a responsibilify of college men as fhe leadership of purely civilian acfivi- fies in 'rime of peace. Col. Thomas A. Lee, Air R.O.T.C. San Jose Sfafe College is playing an imporfanf parf in fhe expanding Air Force program. Sepfember en- rollmenf found fhe deparfmenf swamped wifh a fiffy per cenf in- crease over lasf year. There were fhree new arrivals fo fhe 'leaching sfaff: Capfain Richards and MfSgf's. Diffrich and Carroll.