Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Stephens College women this year, on campus and off, have responded to the demands of the time in a way which is extremely gratifying to all those who know them. They are responding to their oppor- tunity to make their influence count, individually a11d collectively, for the better world about which we all dream. Tomorrow that opportunity will be even greater. Those of us who have known and worked with Stephens students on the campus will feel amply rewarded if the experiences gained at the College have helped them toward the goals of better citizenship, better homemaking, and happier living. The proof of education is to be found in its product. 'DIEAN W. P. SI-IOFSTALL DEAN WELDON P. SHOFSTALL .xgo!mi1fLi51fra five Dean Johnson's many interests and activities have given him a three-fold job. First, he is Dean of In- struction. As such, he works with the 'teachers on planning their courses and in developing ways and means of improving teaching and learning on the campus. Second, he is librarian. In this capacity his aim is to make books and study a Hcouplet of enjoyment. Third, he is acting chairman of the Foreign Languages Division. In discussing his main interest-the in- structional program of the College-Dean Johnson says, At no period in the history of the world have women. and girls had more serious responsibilities or greater opportunities. It is our hope to make their period of college training at Stephens a valuable prep- aration not only for immediate service but also for the greater task of 'winning the peace' after the war is over. DEAN B. LAMAR JOHNSON Page I2

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fpfzaaicfsnf rlflfoocfaglaya - - In the past year women have moved into more responsible posi- tions in the conduct of the nation's affairs than they have ever before occupied. This situation has been induced in part by the demands of the emergency and in part by the in- creasing competence of women to share the social and economic re- sponsibilities which have been tra- ditionally allocated to men. This enlarging scope of activity, however, does not mean a lessening of the fundamental responsibility of women for safeguarding the integrity of the home and fostering those ideals of service that are essential in a demo- cratic society. After the war, the majority of young women, as now, will still look forward to assuming the duties and privileges of home- making and motherhood. Our angle of vision must be broad enough to include education for peace as well as education for the immediate ex- igencies of war. The long view in education is the best guarantee against confusion of thought and distortion of purpose. Page Il

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Omcem From the capital of our nation, now reso- lutely pouring all her resources of manpower and money into a fight to defend our self-deter- mined ways of life, I send a message to my good friends, the girls of Stephens. I walk among you on the campusg I confer with your civic leaders about the problems and procedures of your student governmentg I chat with you in the din- ing rooms and parlorsg and I boast about you on the slightest pretext when I travel. Dr. W. VV. Charters, Director of Re- ' search for Stephens, has been temporarily released from his resident duties at the college to administer the Training Division of the War llflanpower Commission.. This division is responsible for carryingon train- . ing for industrial workers through the Na-i tional Youth Administration and through the Vocational Division and Agriculture Train- ing Division of the Oyfice of Education. It also sponsors apprentice training carried on by industry and the training of foremen. Because of the induction of millions of men workers into industry and the need for trained supervisors, the scope of duties is increasingly heavy. Dr. Charters has been granted a leave of absence by the college for the duration of his services in Washington. Page I3 Today when you pass through the archway as a graduate you face more troubled problems than any of your predecessors have encountered. Upon you will rest the setting of a trend that will control the future. Each in her own way will do her bit as a well-informed citizen, an intelligent mother, a dependable worker in the fields of life. Neither in panic nor in fear but in conlidence and good will you will meet your destiny. -W. W. CHABTEBS. DR. W. W. CHARTERS