Stephens College - Stephensophia Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Vb»%, i miss martin gives an assignment to her sociology class. mr. John a. decker, head of the social studies division. dmsioH of social studies the primary objective of this division is to give Stephens women a clear understanding of present day political, social, and economical problems. T[f ' ljB|{i||lj{jM ' AmmmMm mw. mr. burkhart ' s social issues class geography with mrs. elwell. tlie basic course in this division is contemporary social issues, here the students are faced with basic problems which every citizen must face: the fimctioning of political parties, working of democracy, crime prevention, racial differences, basic problems of the american family, and the issues of american foreign policy, in this course class- room discussion is augmented by a variety of visual aids. the division also offers courses in general sociology, principles of economics, principles of geography and sociij anthropology, american government and history, and international relations, one hour courses offered in the division include survey of social work and interpretation of world news, outside reading is an important part of all of these courses, and the division ' s well-stocked library gives the students many opportunities to get full backgroimd information needed. 14

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mr. king ' s communications skills class unravels a knotty problem. mr. ralph c. leyden, head or the communications division. divisioH of commuHicatioHs realistic reading with mr. fowler. the goal of the communications division, under the direc- tion of ralph c. leyden, is to help the student to speak, write, read, and listen proficiently. upon entering Stephens, each student is given tests, both written and oral, and is asked to write an evaluation of her needs as she sees them to determine the areas in communications in which she needs specific guidance. an informal group in mr. leyden ' s speech class. 13

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division of home and family twenty-one years ago, dr. bowman, with the help of eight girls carefully selected from his sociology classes, created the course in marriage and the family, today, about half of the Stephens seniors register for this course. in the home and family division there are other courses designed to help girls prepare for their future roles as wife, homemaker, and mother. practically everyone assumes that a woman should know something about cookery and nutrition, the course in food preparation and meal management is designed to give experience in that field. cooking with miss streepy miss momyer in child study class. dr. henry a. bowman, head of the division of home and family. the courses in child study are designed to give girls an understanding of children that will enable them someday to be better mothers and to give girls who desire it training that will prepare them to go into special work with children. in consumer education the girls learn how to pur- chase goods and use money wisely, every girl is a con- sumer, whether or not she marries, as a wife, however, she has a responsibility for becoming skilled in spending 15 mr. troelstrup and consumer education.