Texas Christian University - Horned Frog Yearbook (Fort Worth, TX)

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The Evening College Council recommends measures and activities to be carried out by' the students enrolled in Evening College. as 1 EVENING COLLEGE The Evening College was established in 1936 for the purpose of extending the facilities of TCU into the evening hours in order to make a university education available to those unable to attend classes in the day. The Evening College offers to the employed person many opportunities for study and advancement. The curriculum is based upon a careful selection of the required and popular courses in the various liberal arts and sciences. These range from freshman through graduate courses, thus making it possible for any person to begin, continue or complete a college education. Most courses are acceptable for credit toward degrees. ln addition, the Evening College offers many courses of a more specialized or technical nature, in order to meet the needs of various professional and vocational groups. The Evening College has had a remarkable yet substantial growth. Its enrollment has multiplied, many new courses and curricula have been added and short non-credit courses have extended the educational opportunities of TCU to many thousands of persons, not only in Fort Worth, but also those within a radius of a hundred miles of the city. merous fields. Here students work in an engineering drawing class. 'isivfw' Students discuss the probable solution of a mathematics problem. l .af 1 VT f af I 'g . Q we ,M n A V - I Q.. f Q2 was 1 i if ,sy , H ,Q fre-...f K Night courses are available in nu- i

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Students in Education gain experience by working in public schools of the city. SCHOOL OF EDUCATIO The School of Education offers a full program to students who wish to become teachers and to those who, having entered the profession, wish to continue their studies on an advanced level. The school is organized into the 'Following areas of teacher education: l. Elementary education-for the preparation of qualified teachers for the elemen- tary schools. 2. Secondary education-for the preparation of qualified teachers for the secondary schools. 3. Health and Physical Education-for the professional training of both men and women expecting to become directors and instructors in health and physical educa- tion programs at all levels, and also for the training of future athletic coaches. 4. Administration and Supervision-for the preparation of superintendents, prin- cipals and supervisors for both the elementary and secondary schools. 5. Counselling and Guidance-for persons wishing to work as public school counselors. 6. Graduate-to afford further training at the graduate level in the following specific areas of public school education: Educational administration, guidance and counselling, secondary education, elementary education and physical education. The School of Education coordinates its program with state educational agencies and provides courses to satisfy the state requirements for teachers' certificates. 'gf' The flag flies at half staff in tribute to Dr. Corrie Allen of the School of Education, who died early in the fall of 1956. Student teachers are not limited in their practice teaching to children in the lower grades. Often they teach classes of iunior and senior high school level. I rv- ,QQ inks ax 1 l '1 'sii'a

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