University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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WITHIN THIS oflice reticle seven General college counselors. Their program lor students is unique among University colleges. SOLUTIONS to problems often seem possible oftcr students hove talked to one ol the General college counselors who hos been spccificolly trained lor his job. general college Counselors are the gap-bridgers Bridging the gap between students and busy instructors are seven counselors of General college. One finds them in tort Nicholson hall in small enclosures of glass and cream colored wood. I heir job is to help students with academic, vocational and personal problems - whether one is trying to cancel a client course, find housing on campus or cope with problems ar home. No other college on campus has counselors with such specialized training and such personal contact with the individual student. Counselors here are not psychoanalysts. They are professional men and women specincaJK trained to help normal students. They may give this help through direct conferences or through referral to other agencies on campus —to the health service, perhaps, or to the speech and hearing clinic. If the student is interested he may take tests to determine such things as w hether he is really suited for engineering or why he can't find his niche in campus life. I le is assured that the results of all tests and talks will be kept absolutely confidential. It is this counseling department that barrages all General college freshmen with innumerable tests during the orientation program. It has charge of all orientations and registrations of old and new students. This counseling program has always been, and will continue to be an integral part of General college. 29

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WRITTEN cissignmenis for correspondence courses arrive via the US moil. Finished ossignmenls ore then corrected — usuolly by regulor doy school instructor. extension Education is by remote control I'hc University means something different to each of its students. nd for the more than i 0,000 crossing the Mall to classes each day. there is another 5,500 whose school is wholly or partly a study guide, textbooks, written assignments and postage stamps. I he correspondence study department began at the University in 1915. Since then students from Minnesota and all over the world have taken its courses to add credits to a degree program, to train for a job, to supplement day courses, or simply to learn. When one decides to enroll in a correspondence course he first receives the University bulletin and pores over almost oo courses in a variety of fields. I le selects one, maybe two. Next he receives study guides with textbook assignments and questions to write out and send to the department. I hese papers are usually corrected by the suite instructor who teaches these courses in da school. The correspondent student has no deadlines; he may take from six weeks to 1: months to complete one course. At the end he writes a supervised examination to earn his credits. I ligh school deficiencies can be removed through correspondence courses, and with the approval of secondary school authorities, the high school diploma is awarded. While it is nor possible to earn a degree entirely by correspondence, a significant number of credits can be accumulated toward this objective. EACH CARO in this file represent o student enrolled in a correspondence course. These students moy not earn o degree entirely by correspondence, but may apply these crodils toward o degree.

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LEARNING through experience forms on important port of home ec students' college training. Thcso foods majors cooperate on a special baking project. institute of agriculture Community relations promoted Four black and white I folsrcin cows with “windows in their stomachs arc the ccnrer of a great deal of attention at the School of Vcterinarx Medicine. 1 hese cows arc part of a cooperative experiment conducted by the department of agriculture biochemistr and division of vctcrinarv physi-ologx and pharmacologv to determine what factors in alfalfa and other pasture plants cause “acute bloat.” This disease causes the death of mam animals who are pastured on legumes, like alfalfa, reel and ladinc clovers. Minnesota cattle owners lose approximately three million dollars anmtalK because of “acute bloat. I;ach of the cows has an opening about three inches in diameter through its side into the lirst compartment of its stomach, through these windows veterinary students and researchers can studx directlx the chemical and mechanical activities of the stomach. I'he cows continue to live normal lives and have calves each year. I his research project is just one of about too that are now being conducted on the St. Paul campus. In addition to research, the other major function of the Institute of Agriculture, as in other colleges, is teaching. I Ionic economics students majoring in related art are required to take courses w here they learn through experience. On the top floor of the I Ionic F.c building are two “rooms” w hich have only three walls apiece. ! hc walls arc similar to stage flats. One room is a bedroom, the other a living room. varietx of furnishings representing various styles or periods arc available to the home ec students. I hc girls select the furniture they wish to put into the rooms, and the textures, colors and patterns for such things as draperies, wall coverings and rugs. I ach girl arranges both rooms and her choice of combinations is discussed by the class. This training is particularly valuable since it duplicates actual interior decorating experience. I'he Institute of Agriculture, through its teaching and research. benefits farmers and housewives throughout the State. The Institute is a land grant college, established to give a practical education to rural people and bridge the gap between the farm and professional college. PLACID-LOOKING cow it unaware of her importance in a research project on the Si. Paul campus. Through holo in iho cow's stomach, researchers can observe chemical activity of stomach in an attempt to discover cousc of acute bloot. 30