Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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28 Libraries 1-y, no K' DEAN B. LAMAR .loH1vsoN To quote from the Stephens College Bulletin, Education, if it is to represent permanent gains for the student, must move toward self-dependence in learning. To be able to command the services of books, to be efficient in securing needed information, to acquire delightful familiarity with books as purveyors of pleasure, to be able to turn intelligently to literature as a source of knowledge or inspira- tion is to be equipped with one of the important essentials of continued educational growth. Accord- ingly the library plan which is being developed at Stephens College reaches into every department of instruction and offers inviting opportunities both for class study and for leisure time reading. The Stephens system of placing the books where they're needed has greatly increased the number of books borrowed from the libraries. ln order that every Stephens girl can learn to appreciate the best the world has to offer in the fields of art, music, and literature, libraries have been provided in twenty-seven buildings on the campus. During the years from 1927 to 1932, each Stephens girl borrowed an average of 9.2T books per year from the Stephens general library. Witli the decentralized system. however. the average number of books borrowed by each girl per year is now 35.00-Ma definite increase. The personal library, which allows each student to borrow eight books to keep in her room all year, has helped to make recreational reading play an important part in the life of every Stephens girl.

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publications DR. BOY IVAN JOHNSON , H? 'D Q ff x The Director of Publications at Stephens College is Dr. Roy Ivan Johnson, who is also associated with the program of educational research. The Office of Publications is charged with the responsibility for supervising and issuing four general types of publications: CD student publications such as the Stephens Standard. ll'z'Iln'n the Iry, Stephensophia, and Stephens Life, C25 official college publications which contain educational information of interest to prospective patrons and educators, such as the catalogue. special issues of the Stephens College Bulletin, and the Stephens College News Reporter: t3,1 occasional special purpose bulletins and announcements required by the administration for general faculty and student informationg C45 purely professional publications, including books, educa- tional monographs, and magazine articles. This last aspect of the publications program contemplates the release in the near future of books and monographs setting forth the background of Stephens' plan of general education and its development of such aspects of the program as the Research Depart- mr-nt, the Humanities Course. Training in Communications, Marriage Education, Clinical Techniques in lidncation, and Training for Citizenship. The publications of a college, says Dr. Johnson, 'fare the face which it shows to the public. The importance of clear and accurate information, the importance of appearance and style of expres- sion cannot be overestimated. The quality of the college publications should reflect the quality of the institution. ,Xssistant to the Director of Publications is Mrs. Lillian H. Keene. Other members of the staff tw ho have assume-rl sponsorship or who lend assistance in the preparation of materials are Miss Minnie Nlay Johnson tSlephen.eopln'u1, Robert J. Sailstad CStephen.sophiaj, Russel H. Fowler CBoard of f,llflllf'8ilUllSj. Howard Baker tltithin the Iryj, Clarence W. Hach CStephens Lzzfeb, and Mrs. Mary ll. With-rnan tfllunmae ,Yell-sy. Also, assisting as co-editors of the Stephens College News Reporter, are Toimi Kyllonen, James H. linochs, and Sherman P. Lawton. Page 2

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lQ6SIClZl'lCC C:OUl'lS2lOI'S Residence Counseling plays a large part in the program that gives individual attention to each and every Stephens Susie. This and other counseling services on campus are coordinated under the direction of Dean Weldon P. Shofstall. Under the sponsorship of the residence counselors are the Senior Sister Organization, the House Council. the Leadership Training Program, and the Coordi- nating Board. There is a residence counselor. with several assistant counselors. in each of the twenty-four resi- dence halls on campus. The counselors selected have about the same qualifications as instructors in other departments of the College. Nluch of the counseling. especially in the larger halls, is done indirectly through the Senior Sisters, who work directly with the hall counselors. The governing body of each hall is its House Council, which is composed of the hall officers and the chairmen of hall committees. Guided by the hall coun- selor and her assistants. these groups work together in the interest of the girls in the hall. Every two weeks there is a meeting of residence counselors to discuss problems and formulate counseling policies. X ew ideas and suggestions for uniform policies are brought out by a Policy Com- mittee and voted upon by tl1e group. Speakers are often invited to talk on various topics related to hall counseling. This year a new handbook was compiled which describes the latest and best practices in hall counseling. Residence Counseling is designed to instruct Stephens students in the art of graceful living. Man- ners and bearing. health. and citizenship are the fundamentals upon which a successful life is formed. Susie's big problem. time-budgeting. is considered as well as the social activities and personality traits necessary to round out her college education. lYorking with the counselor in her hall, the student becomes capable of solving. for herself. the problems she will have to face in the World of tomorrow. XXUXL l -1 i 1 Ono u. Miss GRACE CURTIS Page Z4