Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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4...-..1.....-..1... .11-1.1-. .l..l1--I .,...1..1-1-1- fp, J Division of Home and lzamily Da. HENRY BOWMAN - ! iTC.4,., Fife- ' pn , ,, G2tf4f Every girl should be prepared for what, in most cases, becomes her basic role in life, say the members of the Division of Home and Family. In order that Stephens girls may receive the best of such preparation, they are offered courses that are obvious and direct contributions to woman's place in the World. These courses are kept flexible a11d are adapted to contemporary problems and needs. There are specific courses in nutrition, pre-natal education, clothing and grooming, personal finance, consumer problems. and marriage education. They are directed toward the needs of girls who plan to be future wives, mothers, and homemakers. The importance of training girls for vocational work is also stressed. The Division of Home and Family supervises campus service agencies such as the personal appearance and personal finance clinics. It also supervises the campus nursery school, and co-operates with two community nursery schools. Stephens was one of the first colleges in the country to stress marriage education. Dr. Henry Bowman, Yale graduate, who is head of the Division, and his staff feel that marriage education is an important and essential factor in the education of young women. The department now offers a course in marriage education, taught by three full- time instructors. which has been extensively studied by educators from all parts of the country. Dr. Bflll'lllfIll holds rr conference A class in Fine and Applied Fashion Page 26

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,,,m,mv Division of Foreign Languages id MR. GEORGE SCHEBER War brings about changes in the way people think, and this year many Stephens students have thought about visiting Latin America and Europe after the war. To prepare these students to speak foreign languages, a special emphasis was put upon teaching the oral approach. The Steering Committee of the Foreign Language Department is headed by Mr. George Scherer of the German department. Assisting him are Mrs. Mary Lou Bilsborough of the French department and Mrs. Edith Kendrick of the Spanish department. The activities of the year were highlighted by informal coffee hours o11ce a week in each of the language departments. Students who were interested came, conversed, heard music, and sang in the language which they were studying. Miss Kathleen Nicholaysen organized a foreign language chorus in which seventy students participated. The purpose of this chorus was to train girls to sing in all three of the languages. Later in the year the girls Worked out folk dances and gave them in costume at the different club meetings. ge Z7 .,.- ' Learning by seeing . and by lzezzring