Southeastern Oklahoma State University - Savage Yearbook (Durant, OK)

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The second summer workshop will be co-sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English this summer. Dr. Eugene Slaughter, whose work in NCTE is known throughout the nation, has continued to work as a leader in improving the quality of English teaching. The department was given a grant this year by the United States Department of Education for the purpose of making a survey of English students in southeastern Oklahoma. The survey is headed by Mildred Riling and specifically concerns the oral and linguistic abilities of elementary students in the area. These projects added to the English department’s primary goal of training teachers. Leading educational writers have underscored the importance of this effort and have termed this goal as a, . . never ending challenge for proficiency in English study.”

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Dr. Sally Leonard lectures to a Psychology 323 class during an early morning meeting in the classroom building. The class is required for students who plan to enter the teaching profession after graduation from Southeast- ern. Such students will complete 21 hours of education courses before a BA or BS in Edu- cation is awarded. Southeastern’s education department stresses classroom study and practice teaching. Preparing teachers for the class- room is the major concern of every SSC education instructor. Occupying the offices formerly used by the deans and adding classroom space has added ta the scope of the de- partment. Even though Southeastern has added courses for the busi- ness and professional leaders of tomorrow, a majority of Southeastern students will study for a future of teaching. Realization of this goal will be guided by the education de- partment. Education

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 ■ Dr. Eugene Slaughter, head of the English department, and Mildred Riling, English pro- fessor, discuss a new study that Miss Riling has undertaken. A $23,232 U.S. Office of Education grant is sponsoring the children’s language de- velopment study. DR. E. E. SLAUGHTER Head of Department DR. LEE H. BALL Assistant Professor MILDRED RILING Associate Professor DR. MARGARET O’RILEY Associate Professor RUTH HATCHETT Assistant Professor CHARLES CHOATE MARY M. FRYE Journalism Instructor Assistant Professor of Journalism CHARLES ANDREWS DAVID ISON Instructor Instructor CATHERINE GREEN Instructor