University of Alabama - Corolla Yearbook (Tuscaloosa, AL)

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BE Members of the faculty of the College of Education serve as consultants to teachers and administrative officers and to boards of education in city and county school systems. Frequent conferences and meetings are held at the Uni- versity in order to provide opportunities for educators to discuss their problems under the leadership of authorities in public education. Education students receive practical train- ing under expert supervision in the city and county public schools of Tuscaloosa. During the 1948 Summier session the College of Education conducted a training program for the U. S. Air Forces, preparing 193 officers to teach in ROTC units throughout the country. Bibb Graves Hall, A Monument to Education in Alabama

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OME OF US WILI Visual Aids in Education Children ' s Division of the Education Library The University of Al abama is one of the few institutions of higher education in the United States where teacher training is handled under a separate major division. In the belief that teach- er education is of tremendous importance, the College of Edu- cation is organized as a profes- sional school. It is responsible for administration of oil curricula for education of teachers, prin- cipals, superintendents, and edu- cational workers for public schools and other educational institutions. Dr. John R. McLure has served as Dean of the College of Edu- cation for the past seven years. He v os named head of the De- partment of School Administra- tion in 1924. Dean McLure holds an MA. and Ph:D. fron ' i Colum- bia University. Practice Teaching in Verner School

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r A Big Wheel And Observers PLL BE To the College of Engineering a new Department of Metal- lurgical Engineering was added during the past year, offering a degree in this field for the first time. Plans were begun for o new building to supply additional needs of the College. This building, similor in design to the present Engineering Building, will be located adjacent to that building and in front of the East Engineering Laboratories. The new structure is intended to provide offices for the deans and headquarters for the De- partments of Electrical, Civil, and Industrial Engineering. Oegf e Dean James R. Cudworth, a mem- ber of the engineering faculty at the Capstone since 1923, is completing his third year as Dean of the College of Engineering. He is on outstanding figure in the field of engineering education. V. % Boring, The Next Thing to Engineering Assistant Dean Charles N. Gaylord oined the engineering faculty at the University in 1943, following several years ' experience in teaching and in industry. He was named Assistant Dean in March, 1946.