Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Administrative Qiiicers W. P. SHOFSTALL 'N'NlNn- i L At Stephens College students are important. This importance shows itself in many Ways: 1. In the way classes are conducted. Teachers know students as individuals. 2. In the extra-class facilities. Clinics of many kinds are available. The extra-class program allows for the participation of any interested student in a great variety of activities. 3. ln faculty-student relations-a friend-to-friend relationship rather than the relationship of the mighty and the weak. -1. ln the philosophy underlying the curriculum, which is built in terms of student needs. I n these four ways, Stephens-through actions as well as words--states its belief in the importance of the students, and back of this conviction is another even more significant assumption. This assump- tion is that the essence of a democracy is respect for the individual. Stephens College believes that respect for the individual student must be shown in the conduct of classes, the opportunities of the extra-class program, faculty-student attitudes, and the curriculum. If it is to prepare citizens for the df-morraey of tomorrow, this philosophy must be maintained. W. P. SHOFSTALL, Dean of Administration Page I6

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Dietary Department Page I5 Miss Zoe: lliannls A well-trained dietary staff is responsible for the planning and preparation of the meals at Ste-pliens. In preparing the menus for each week, Miss Zoe Harris, head dietician, and her assistants attempt to have nutritionally balanced meals and to give the girls what they like. All of the numerous dining rooms on the campus have exactly the same menu each day. Although the food supply is very much restricted in variety and quantity because of War-time conditions, meals at Stephens are suited to the tastes and needs of the average student. One new experience which many girls encounter soon after their arrival in September is the experience of 'fdieting scientificallyl' at special tables in each dining hall under the supervision of the health department. K

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Page 17 Administrative Qilicers B. LAMAR JOHNSON As each graduating Senior leaves Stephens she will take with her a number of tangibles gained during her years at college-a diploma, a Stephensophia, a group of favorite books. and perhaps pennants, photographs, a class ring, and other mementos. Much more important. however. than her tangible possessions are the intangibles which the graduate takes with her: attitudes. habits. knowl- edge, skills, interests, insights, traits of character. These unseen possessions are indeed the foundation upon which her life and happiness alld her contribution to society will be built. During the years that lie immediately ahead, leadership of the type that tl1e Stephens woman can give will be particularly needed in the horne, i11 the church. in the community-and in the nation as a whole. It is my hope that, as each graduating senior leaves the campus this spring. she will be conscious of those intangible possessions as the most important acquisitions of her college years. Such pos- sessions will constitute her major capital for useful living. B. LAMAR .lonxsox Dean Qf Inslrzzvfiolz