University of North Texas - Yucca Yearbook (Denton, TX)

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Administration 'Wm IX. C. MLTGINNIS, B. B. .-X., B. .-X. BUSINESS MANAGER A. C. MCGINNlS1thC man Whose beautifully written signature adorns every Activity Ticket-proof in itself of his supervision-. He keeps a watchful eye on school expenditures, and reigns supreme down in the office where the business of running a college becomes a thing of cold figures- dollars and cents-pay rolls-warrants-statements for ever-inquisitive auditors--departmental funds-their apportionment and recording-checks on incidental expenses-requisitions-demands of students for post-dating checks in payment of entrance fees-these are only some of the things that must trouble the dreams of this man-but even if the figures are cold, the :nan is not-an unchanging personality-sincere and democratic-a man who knows you tomorrow if he knows you today-one feels the quiet harmony of college is based on the efficiency with which its business is managed. 1 'nge

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gC 22 Administration P. IC. MCDONALD, M. A. THE REGISTRAR N CONNECTION with college the average student is inclined to consider only the things that savor of culture and the collegiate mood. He considers the athletic teams, the coaching corps, the instructors, the departmental heads, and the president as an integral part of a great organization. In later years, these things chiefly hold their place in the memory of the student. Perhaps the most serviceable part of the college is overlooked. All too often the student fails to consider the valuable work that the large technical staff, under the able direction of Mr. McDonald, renders them. He forgets the vast service that is done for him in the process of registering, the filing of credits, the giving out of mation. From the time that he enters school until he holds his last position, his life and work is vitally connected with this office. From the hands of the registrar to diverse points all over the country there runs a maze of connections that directly joins him with each of the hundreds of students that have attended this institution. Mr. lVlcDonald is willing at all times to answer the slightest indication of an inquiry that approaches him over this series of contacts, making the slightest question of the former student a personal question of his own, searching and striving until he finds the solution to the problem, and then communicating it to the questioner. And finally, whenever an old student returns to the campus, Mr. McDonald always is able to greet him by name, recalling some experience that he had in the old days, putting the facilities of the college and himself at his se'rvice grades, the awarding of diplomas, the filing of transcripts, and the dispensation of infor-

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puma- 1 - Page 24 Administration ODAM Bunce BLAIR CRu'I'sINm:Iz NlCNlUI.l.AN llAN5CUM Korzxir, SIIAIII' Gmuzlsox Dmun I'IIIuIIAIIu LI-:nI.ow GIIIIfI-'I'I'II DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Glcoucsii ALLAN OIIAM, B. A., M. A. .IoIIN EIIIVARII BLAIR, B. S., B. A., M. A. WIl,IIIAM HIEIQSCIIEI. Buucic, A. B., A. M., Ph. D., LL. D. Gixoncaif MAIIAN CIzu'I'sINc:uR, A. B., M. A. CARoLYN MCMULLAN, B. S., M. A. O'I'IIo HANSCOM, B. S., M. A. AuceIIs'1' Guonczia KoI1NIc:, B. A., M. S. LAWRIQNCIQ ALIQXANIIER SIIAIAP, B. S., M. A., Ph. D. l OS'I'ER VINcIf:N'I' CSARRISON, B. S., B. A., M. A. WlIII.IAM L. IDEALIQY, A. B., A. M., Ph. D. rhNNAl'll'IIILl'l lJRl'l'CllARD, B. A., M. A. WILLIAM FIQANKLIN LIsuI.ow, B. A., M. A., Ph. D. NILLLII-: LUCY GIuIfIfI'I'IIs, A. li., M. A. FRESHMAN l:1oucA'rIoN-the course every student must take-how he pores over Gates and Colvin-to learn the ways of the mind before undertaking the serious business of helping mold it--The kinds of memory-Instincts and habits- Draw and label the parts of the human ear -The second year-much talk of method-of lesson plans--of motivation-Observations-Feverishly looking for the things one learns to look for- student participation-assignment development-technique of questioning-Class discus- sion-This and that author-every name stands for a principle-Comes a day when this is useful-not yet-still no teaching for the student-Third year-and fourth-wide leeway now in the courses the student chooses-course or teacher?-Building a philosophy of Education-and finally 400-many blunders-regrets-fears-much of pride-some- times-. . LESSON 1,LANS-ObjCCtiVCS?-H81'Cl to see that subject matter is only a means to an end-The light breaking-the term ends. Such is the school life of the average student -as far as Education is concerned-In a school for the training of teachers, this depart ment must always occupy a central position.