Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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Dale Woods, Head, Division of Mathematics llIt bothers me that were not able to give the individual at- tention that we need, especially when were crunched for budget. I think the strength is in the personali- ty of the faculty to give their extra time. T heylre a hard- working facultyf, With the number of students increasing, the Math Division is experiencing a -John Winkelman In a world where Xerox, Sperry Univac and Texas Instruments are becoming household words, know- ing about computers could be an essential part oflife. The computer science department has grown just as rapidly as the com- puter age. In 1980-81 there were 67 students enrolled as computer science majors; in 1981-82 the number was 113. With such a large number of students enrolled in computer courses, the teacheUstudent ratio has been affected. 111 try to hold the Class sized to 30 students per classfl Dale Woods, head of the Division of Mathematics, said. Woods has encountered some dif- ficulty in doing that. llWe have some classes with just over 30, and there is one Class with 58 students? he said. llWe presently are trying to retread some of our math teachers to have them teach computer courses. Mr. tWaynei Bailey and Mr. tDuanei Norman are the only teachers we have to teach the ad- w, MdT p, W'VM w, '2 6Computer science Computer boom vanced coursesjl Woods said ill have a class with 58 students, and one with 43. There wont be as much individualized training. We do not like to think of limiting enroll- mentfl Bailey, assistant professor of mathematics, said. llThere are other teachers in the math department who are qualified to teach some of the advanced com- puter courses, but the interest is not there. We have been working at retraining some of the teachers but there is not an excess in the math department to do that. We would like to get a new computer science teacher, but there are limitations in the budget and there is a shortage of qualified teachers. 50 Ilm optimistic about thatfl Bailey said. Darrell Krueger, dean of instruction, con- firmed Baileyls assessment of the situation but added that next years budget will include a new computer science teacher. The Association for Computing Machinery, a student organization, does all the tutoring in the computer science department. llThey hold regular hours three days a week. The paid tutors in the math depart- ment are primarily for the othe- math classesfl Bailey said. The large number students it computer science is not at 3L disheartening to Woods. lll think p should be a college requirement. W are in a computer-oriented world and more people should be aware o the computer age. There is an introductory course 11 computer science, Woods said liCSl65 Survey of Computers i becoming a very popular class. Wt have 70 students enrolled in the ex- tension program at Brookfield ant about 30 at North Shelby plus 201 students here this spring. 11A limitation that I could see as: possibility would be completion of; required English course. I WOUll suggest a grade of C in English Com position. At Northern Iowa they re quire reading and spelling coursq 1' before enrolling in the comput science division, Woods said. The computer science progra has nearly doubled in enrollme after just one year. Bailey sai llThere could be a problem, unle we get a new facult member. 8 o ECHO A TERMINAL PROBLEM is worked on by Peter Hartman and Darryl Wallach, freshmen. The computer room on the second floor of Violette Hall is con- stantly filled with students working on programs. n.........--a--.-....--....-M---wmmo--u WW-MWW$-.W. w. ... . ., a -H , PROGRAM senior, files Akers work room, locat stitutional h Pl'Ograms.

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res emorial. The lanIS by 21p. le6 are mam .iforms, the on pioneer n5 enshrined and football TIC played at stly curiosity Perhaps the 1d the most is the lamp. nan skin that 1 artifacts of just a library. tents for the eserving the D, the first of William Henry LC east room of of University in the boards PPJN H :- A HAND-CARVED TABLE, donated by the first man to receive a masteris degree from the University, came from the Phillipines. Dave Waldman, sophomore, inspects the intricate relief carvings. IN 1901, the first University football game was played. A helmet, a nose guard, and the pigskin used in the game now sit in the filing room of the Violette Museum, which contains memorabilia from the early days of the University , wuvnvv-mvn-umv-mu-I-k '9' - . - piaJNOH ASIIEJ. Alicia Wells, senior, B.A. in History, area of concentra- tion in Library Sciences nThis is basically a stepping stone. 1 like the staff here. Theyire friendly. The students are good, too. Most of the times I can answer their questions, but Pm just a stu- dent, too. Iim learning. They tthe facultyi have good tips on What Classes to take and tips on graduate school. Iim glad that this school does Offer an area of concentra- tion in library science. Libraries 8: MuseumsZ 5'

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Dm or the other lid. students in not at 2111 is. ill think 11 uirement. We ented worlde ,d be aware 01' tory course in Woods said. Computers is 1th Class. We lled in the ex- rookfield and elby plus 200 1g. could see as a mlpletion of a rse. I would English Com- Iowa they re- elling courses :he computer Dds said. nice program in enrollment Bailey said, oblem, unless w f aculty qixx-nzu quzL worked on by ryl Wallach, room on the Hall is con- 5 working on PRQGRAM IN HAND, Nelson Akers; senior, files another studentls work. Akers worked in the main computer tom, located in Violette Hall, as in- stltutional help filing and running out pr0gl'ams. ' va,u-w,v.u.rmth . - . .. , ... . .. ,h 1438mm sguej l Denise Howard, senior, B.S. in Computer Science ltllve learned computers from Square One, because I didnlt know anything about them. Ild never had any eX- perience with them before. Beginners in most other fields would have to work up to actually getting to work with something like a computer. But in FOR- TRAN I, which I took right off the bat as a freshman, I was at the ter- minal within the first week of CIQSS.N Mathematiesz 7'