Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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lgolucation Dn. L. M. FOLKERS Especially now, in time of war, health is of vital importance both to the individual and to the nation. The Health Division, under the leadership of Dr. L. M. Folkers, has taken new steps this year to promote the health of the Stephens College student body. Everything that may affect health, even airsickness sometimes suffered by beginning aviation students, has been taken into consideration in working out satisfactory steps for the promotion of health. Dr. F olkers, who has been in health work since 1935 in various colleges throughout the nation, stated that the organization had three main objectives for 1944 and 1945. They Were: QU the evalua- tion of the present health of Stephens students, C25 the maintenance of good health on the campus, and t31 the return of students to their communities with a better understanding of health problems in relation to themselves, their families, and their communities. These objectives are being attained through health conferences and physical examinations. They are also being gained by sympathetic understanding of students' problems combined with treatment based upon modern scientific medical practice, and by controlling the environment of students as it is related to personal and community health. Senior health conferences are another important addition to the promotion of health at Stephens. During the course of the year, Seniors will be given private conferences at which time their school health record will be evaluated and a special program for good health for the rest of their lives will be set up. Nlt is believed, said Dr. Folkers, that these conferences will be of great help to homemakers in formulating their future plans as far as healthful living is concerned. Physical education is an important factor in maintaining good health. The physical education department, which is part of the Health Division, is in charge of Miss Wilma Haynes, who has directed physical education activities for many years, both in this country and abroad. The physical education department gives each student a well-rounded motor experience through individual and group sports and through the rhythmic activities of the dance. It is hoped the student may develop and maintain good organic functioning through the habit of regular exercise according to her individual needs. Another important objective of the department involves development and maintenance of good body mechanics Cposturej. Relaxation has always been an important phase of the entire physical education program. The department emphasizes relaxation in all sport and dance skills. and has been the sponsor of Siesta since it was first started by President Wood. As a result of the influence of these two agencies, Stephens women now go forth with health habits and recreational skills that will enable them better to cope with the problems presented by a World recovering from the blows of war. l-leolth and Physical NAI Page 28

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Social Studies The goal of the Social Studies Division, according to Dr. John A. Decker, head of the division, is to prepare the young women enrolled in our classes to assume their responsibilities as intelligent citizens and progressive civic leaders in their home communities. The members of this division feel that college- trained women are in a position to exert a determining influence in national and community life. For this reason, it is the ambi- tion of the staff to make Stephens students aware of America's major civic problems, to teach them how to study these problems critically, and to develop each studentfs desire to work construc- tively toward their solution. This year, in all courses offered in the division, special attention has been given to the changes in American life resulting from the war and the new problems which will arise in the post-war worldf' The basic course offered by the division is Social Problems, which attempts to introduce the student to the major civic problems of contemporary American life. The division also offers DR- JOHN A- DECKER courses in history, economics, sociology, government, and international relations. Last spring a new course in Com- munity Leadership was inaugurated. It challenges campus leaders with the possibilities of civic leadership in their liunie communities after graduation. Columbia is used as a laboratory, and students enrolled in this division have a chance to visit local institutions and interview local civic leaders. Among the clubs sponsored by the Social Science Division are the Stephens League, which sponsored the mock political campaign last October, and the Foreign Relations Club. xxliosf- major project was the international relations lecture series. Ur. ,Vlelom looks irileresled . . . Dr. Decker looks .surprised Page 30