Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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The president of the Board of Curators discusses the future of Stephens with Standard editors. Page 27

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Mr. Robert J. Sailstad T. HE policies and services of the Public Relations Department, directed by Robert J. Sailstad, are de- signed to interpret the College program to alumnae, parents, and educators over the entire country. Through a carefully organized program of publicity, the News Bureau sends out news releases to home-town news- papers and national magazines concerning the activities of the College as well as personal news stories about individual students. Photographs to illustrate the releases are furnished by Mr. Townsend Godsey. Public ' Relations ice (TVS This year the Department aided in the prepara- tion of articles about Stephens for three national maga- zines: American, Cosmopolitan, and Science Illustrated. Special feature articles were also prepared for numerous newspapers. In March the department sponsored a special conference on public relations, bringing to the campus several outstanding people in this field to dis- cuss with students the vocational opportunities for women in the area of public relations and publicity. Through special bulletins and letters, the Depart- ment keeps in touch with the 30,000 Stephens alumnae and patrons located in every state in the Union and many foreign countries. The objective of these efforts is to sustain a widespread interest in the affairs and projects of the College and to organize that interest for the support of Stephens Tomorrow. Working with Mr. Sailstad are Mrs. Peggy Phil- lips, director of the News Bureau, and Miss Marilyn Turner, assistant in the News Bureau. Left to right: Mrs VVufst, Mrs Smith. Mrs. Harle, Miss Turner, and Mrs. Phillips Page 26

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Extra°class Division Dr. Merle C. Prunty s, • tephens believes that each student should be prepared for the present and future demands of living by the educational experience which she gains out of class as well as by the knowledge and abilities which she acquires through class study. Putting this policy into practice, the College has established the E. tra-Class Division, with Dr. Merle C. Prunty as chairman, to insure systematic organization and supervision of out- of-class activities. Since it is the philosophy of the College that higher standards of citizenship are attained through demo- cratic forms of student control, legislative and execu- tive authority over all non-academic activities is granted to Civic Association, which includes every stu- dent in school. The Association is the main channel through which extra-class life is administered. Its activities are handled through the house councils of the residence halls and the nine major divisions of the Association. These divisions include Pan-Hellenic Council, Independents ' Council, Board of Publications, Stephens Recreation Association, Campus Service Board, World Citizenship Organization, Student Ac- tivity Board, Senior Sister Council, and Division of Class Government. Within these divisions are over 150 subdivisional organizations which ofter participa- tion and leadership opportunities to all students. Each girl. Dr. Prunty believes, should have a definite respon- sibility in connection with campus life and learn to carry that respon- sibility with credit to herself and the College. Legislature in- cludes the five major officers of Civic Association and the hall presi- dents. The presi- dents of the nine divisions of Civic Association are as- sociate members of Legislature. Dr. Prunty, as director of student person- nel, is the faculty sponsor. Page 2S