Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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fu A J L H015 M 135- un nu :Q E EGCQBQBQ 1 2 ll!!! wQ iQ r U U WHAT SHOULD BE THE FUTURE OF STEPHENS COLLEGE? .lmms M. Woon, P1'e.eidfm.i Stephens College First: The curriculum should cover n period ot' Your yours prohnhly cover- ing the time now given 'to the junior :find senior years of the high school :uid thc fresliman and sophomore yours of college. This work should :ill bc 0l'g'fl.I'llZCfl on the collegiate lcvcl and should ultimately lead to the b:'xcczila11i'c:1tc' degree. Sccond: The courses must bc: organized to me-ct fully thc physical, thc in- tellectual, the practical, and tho spiritual ncucls of woman. In other words. it should he :1 College for W'omc:n. Its grudimtes should possess the hrozxd Clllllllfill buckgroiind nc-cdr-d in the roaring of children :md in the organization :ind direction of the home. They should also have thc training needed for the sau-cessful pur- suit of work in some special st-hool ol' the university. .l'lllI'lZllCl'lll0l'f'. they should he prepared adequately for some speciiic form of economic production. Third: The IJllYsic:il should ho extundccl to ziccouiuiorlntv an minimum of l rom twelve: hundred to uiwlitccn lumdrcd S'lIllflt?.Ill1S. Those should he orfnmizvd into units U D of :1J11'oxi1'11:.xtq-lv six hundred. Each cum Jus should have :i c-om mrutivvl ' inch-- , . 5 pendant orgzmizfxtion p:irticul:1rly in mspcct to its liberal :irts and :xdministl':1tivv f:.xcultic:s. ' Fourth: The luwilth Centro should he located south oi W':nluut Strock ou thai hill overlooking the country club grounds. This contre' should include hospital. clinic, foods lRJ,lJ01'4llQ01'y, gynm:1sium., and swimming pool. The zxthlctic Holds should he adequate to Cover all outdoor sports including bridle paths, lrikc-s for cruiooiug. golf Cours:-I, rifle range, lloukcy :md soccer fields, etc. Pagr If