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

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3 1. Swimming instructor Val Reneau and class Randall Taylor, Rick Grubbs, Brent Martin and Paul Ridgway. 2. The foreign language labs are a far cry from the old method of classes repeating phrases. Shannon Whisenhunt is participating in one of the labs where a stu- dent may progress at his own rate by replaying and stopping tapes when needed. Besides traditional French, Spanish and German, courses are being offered in Choctaw and Russian. This department has also played a pioneering role in a bi-lingual, bi-cultural education program. Co- operating with McCurtain County schools and Southeastern College specialists, Choctaw students have been training to become teachers in schools with large percentage Choctaw enrollment. 3. Ellen Ken- nedy, graduate student, uses copy machine located in the library for student use. 4. John Gregory makes use of the game room in the Union. agtft 2 'Ipjfejsi 4

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1 2 3 1. Mark Lindsay, an art major from Kingston, demonstrates his talent. 2. One of the many physical education courses offered at SSC is men's gymnastics. 3. Photography is the difference between a good year book and a bad one. Danny Sherrer and Randy Kirk help to make sure only top photos are available for staff use. Working as a student photographer is only one of the many on- campus jobs open for students. Each year hundreds of these stu- dent employees spend even a larger number of hours helping to keep the many facets of the college running smoothly. 4. Elemen- tary education is no longer a traditional lecture class. Students now work with young children in classroom and tutorial situations. Emphasis is placed on touching and illustrating with colorful teach- inq aids. 4

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4 Metal arts machines are only one facet of the Industrial Education department at SSC. Majors in the field of industrial arts prepare for careers as shop teachers, welders and cabinet makers. 1. Marvin Johnson works at a metal lathe in shop class. 2. Inspecting the mo- tor of one of the projects in an auto mechanics class are l-r, Keith Norman, Bill Clowers and Tommy Tyler. 3. Some things never change. Since man crept out of the woods and into cities, people have been drifting back to walk quietly among the trees. Valda Merrick and Jerry Buchanon share a still moment together. 4. Bus- iness education majors have some of the latest equipment available to them that is on the market. Here a typing class practices skills on modern electric typewriters. 3 More and more, people are realizing what great opportunities are developing in the field of business. Because of this insight, SSC's Business department is on the increase.