Texas State College for Women - Daedalian Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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Mamma, Dr. Paul Young, director of the History- Government Department, takes time out after class for explanation of Western state- hood and land grants to railroads to four members of his history class. Histor and Government The Department of History and Government is trying to meet its responsibilities to its students and state by interpreting history and stressing the obligations of citizens. Such professional organizations as the American His- torical Association, the American Academy of Political and Social Science, the Mississippi Valley Historical As- sociation, Southern Historical Association, Southwestern Social Science Association and others are all represented in the department. Several of the faculty are engaged in research and writing. For the students, in addition to courses, the department sponsors three organizations: the History Club, the Citi- zenship League and the national honorary fraternity, Phi Alpha Theta, which olier opportunities in leadership and scholarship. The Citizenship League offers an annual award of S100 for the best essay on some aspect of citizen- ship. Upon graduation, majors have opportunities to enter teaching, business, or government service. Equally important is their opportunity to be more useful and intelligent citizens. - . ' beth Taylor Miss Olive White Dr. Phyllzs R. Abbott Dr. Waller Rundell Dr' A Elm' , Instructor, Assistant Professor Dr. Dade Sltarks Afwffgj liiofenor' A5- 5f t Pfofe-'mf Df' Paul P' Young History and Government History Professor, History 5 y Government Director, Professor 28

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Foreign Language maiors make practical use of facilities in the new and well-equipped laboratory. Language records are played on the record players and repeated by the student. Special equipment offers the student an op- portunity to bear ber own pronunciation of the words, repeated after the record. Foreign Languages The Department of Foreign Languages has recently moved into the new air-conditioned Arts and Sciences build- ing with fully equipped laboratory, up-to-date classrooms and artefacts, and reading room. The latter is a pleasant place for students to read and study and has a large collection of books in various languages as well as costumes and items of interest from many lands. Courses are offered in French, German and Spanish with classes in English as a second language for foreign stu- dents. The oral-lingual approach is stressed. On the third floor of the Arts and Sciences Building is the language laboratory, with the latest electronic equipment and recording tapes of textual materials. These make the study of languages easier, more interesting and profitable. The Festival of Nations is an international celebration held under the direction of the Department of Foreign Languages each year and features students of foreign languages and foreign students. It is attended by hundreds of high school students from the area. Dr. Mabel Arbuthnot Miss Maurine Faulkner Dr. Elayne Larsen Dr. A. Wallace Woolsey Dr. Iosef E. Ryberg Associate Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Professor and Director Assistant Professor

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O H138 Nui bw fs ...s in A UNIQUE FEATURE of the Department of journalism is the experience gained by each student in actual print shop work. Mr. Robert Chambers, associate professor of journalism, gives helpful instruction to four I Majors as they compose the Daily Lass-O, campus news- papen ournalism A leader in journalism education for women for more than thirty years, the TWU journalism student may specialize in four fields of sequence including news-editorial, advertising, journalism-radio-television and journalism-home economics. Accredited by the American Council on Education for journalism, students gain actual experience in reporting for the Daily Lass -O, published daily by the department. The major part of journalism courses is taken during the junior and senior years. In all advanced courses there is the closest possible tie-in with the newspaper, Daedalian Yearbook, Alumnae Magazine, Daedalian, Quarterly and varied student journalism projects. Since 1956, the Department has worked in close cooperation with the high school journalists of the state through the sponsorship of the Texas High School Press Association. Each Decem- ber the University is host to several hundred students and sponsors at the annual THSPA convention-clinic and throughout the year prepares publication aids for high school newspaper and yearbook staffs. junior students ranking high in their courses are eligible for appointment as summer interns, either in news or advertising departments. Mr. Robert W. Chambers Mr. Frank C. Rigler Miss Emily-Mae Stafford Associate Professor Director, Professor Secretary, News Bureau 'Hive aft , ,,..,. f X X ii f- -k.'.., gtg- . , . 'fi X