University of Central Missouri - Rhetor Yearbook (Warrensburg, MO)

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.Z T if-f' IAS i- . CULAC iuliNCL'l an F . 'lj-jr fcaoq Two Students in economics, Ronald Roby and Russell Dodson, observe Dr. William D. Thompson, professor of economics, explain a supply and demand graph. Dean Robert Pierce meets with Betty Hanicke, Keith Kreissler, and Charles Stephenson, members of the Advisory Council for the School of Business and Economics. Listening, writing, and reading-these are the activities Instructor Phyllis Schoonover and Assistant Professor Janet Johnson are reviewing with students Holly Heptas and Sheila Feagan in the shorthand laboratory.

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22 N School of Business and Economics Dr. Arthur Norton and accounting maiors Kevin Boyer, Stephen Daniels, Joy Lawson, and Karen Rodriquez research a tax question by using the tax reference library. The School of Business and Economics offers a comprehensive curriculum which provides for the theoretical learning aspects as well as the practical experiences needed by the student who plans a rewarding career in business. The School provides for a variety of interests by offering ten majors and several minors for those students seeking a baccalaureate degree and by offering eight programs for those students who are in- terested in developing vocational competencies by attending CMSU for only one or two years. By taking advantage of the opportunities available through programs such as the internship in business ffor management, accounting, and marketing majorsb, and by using the modern equipment available for secretarial and data processing majors, students are able to participate in activities and obtain first-hand experiences directly related to their fields of study. Scott Mcflandless, leanette Smith, Curt Jones, Paula Barry, Karen Luetkemeyer, and Ruth Hall, officers of organizations in the School of Business and Economics, discuss with Nlrs. Bettie Simmons, secretary to the dean, X, material for the School newsletter, the Dockery Digest. Data processing staff Dan Coomer, A sm x Dr Chris Chaney, and Dr. lane 1 a ', . .X Bucks review card reader ' B capabilities with student, Donna 2' 5 , Walther -1 'X 'x 03 -1 .. 3-.ef --111:35 x, ' fl J: 1:1 l .. l ',: ::' 1 N '- rt

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.-1-4-.-.ff-1-pe-1-1.-1-vs - v 'I l M ,, ww f' School of Education W if A I au.-.,,,, , ....,...n ' ,' : ' A g. , if EJ , if 1 Deborah Gallagher discovers another of the Laboratory School's uses includes that of a resource center for books in children's literature. ,bg 5 Karen Booster finds time to work with a student. The opportunity to participate on a oneeto-one relationship can be practiced in the Laboratory School. 24 wa V Classroom visitations mean face-to-face discussions. John Thompson discovers this can be difficult un- less allowances are made. While the faculty of the School of Education contacts a large portion of the student body through formal classes-the heart of the teacher education program remains the practical involvement of each student in realistic learning oppor- tunities. The campus Laboratory School has long illustrated this fact. Historically the campus laboratory school is nearly as old as CMSU itself. Created in 1881, the elementary and high school sections have provided a learning laboratory for thousands of students down through the years. The importance of the Laboratory School as a place for student teaching gradually decreased with the coming of the automobile, but its importance in other ways has been retained. It is here that a student in a course such as educational psychology has been able to observe growth and development in action. It is here that a student in general methods has been able to try out lesson plans prior to formal student teaching. lt is here that a student has been able to obtain experience as a teacher- aide-or just observe good teaching in action. Many of the School of Education classes have been able to draw on the expertise of the Laboratory School's teachers as resource people. With the closing of the University High School at the end of the 1975-76 school year, some of the effectiveness of this unique laboratory has been lost. The retention ofthe Nursery School and Kindergarten plus grades 1-6 will continue to offer a practical on-campus laboratory for future teachers in those areas. The Laboratory School together with the formal student teaching program in the public schools of the area, plus the internship program for graduate students, will continue to form the backbone of the practical approach to education employed by the School of Education.