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

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Agriculture Agriculture, tlwe latest department addi- tion to Teacliers College, is under tlie di- rection ot J. l-l. Leggett, pictured above. Tlie Agricultural division, instituted in l94l, instructs students in time various animal, poul- try, and dairy liusbandries, crop production, soil conservation, and agrarian metliods. Art Dr. Cora Staftord, center, directs tlwe Department ot Art. Assisting her in time teaclwing ot subjects, wliicli range from mod- ernistic designs to tigure drawing, are Car- los Merida, Mrs. Bliss McManus, James Pres- tini and Miss Martlia Axley. Bible Dr. W. T. Rouse, lower riglwt, Beads tlwe Bible Department. Dr. Rouse instructs a varied group ot biblical courses, time subiect matter ot vvliicli begins in tlwe Old Testa- ment and concludes with tlie study ot tun- damental principles ot iustiTication by taitlw. Depcirtmentcil Directors . '-mmm-f

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gifting or Teacher TI an GMU, Difector thews. lflmgel n on We 5 C Met . Ortant me aghefi Dr. ' ' tr imp X t9 is the mos s ot Sluden haS Won pus. Us .m ,klne ext? .mq reachers in Calnnpb'ility at illafron. Hls 5 -de him 'Vt Director of Plocement Filling orders that may come in in the form of calls for teachers, selecting teachers in the light of their qualifications and the prob- lems and conditions of the field, and rec- ommending such teachers to school officials is the responsibility of E. H. Farrington. Director of the Placement Office, he has given many a potential teacher his first break, Director of Groduote School The administrative phase of education is the chief interest of L. A. Sharp, head of the Graduate Office at North Texas. t-le lilces to test classes on mentality and in- telligence. The Graduate Office can now boast that during the seven years in which the college has been offering graduate worlc, 695 advanced degrees havevbeen conferred.

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Business Educofion Pofenfial businessmen and rivafe secre . , p ' faries false fheir froubles fo W. A. Lari- mer, direcfor of business educafion. ln- sfrucfion in shorfhand, fyping, filing, and commercial subiecfs equips fhe modern miss fo do her parf in nafional defense. The 'reaching sfaff includes A. A. Miller, Tom Rose, C. B. Tafe, Miss Caroline Cur- rie, Miss Opal Wrighf, Miss Kafhleen Flood, and Mrs. Floyd Graham. Biology l-lead man in fhe Deparfmenf of Biology is Dr. B. B. l-larris. The de- parfmenf offers courses in general bofany, eemenfary science. ani- mal ecology, ancl ofher biological subiecfs fo sfudenfs inferesfed in fhe sfudy of living forms. Supple- menfing fhe feaching of Dr. l-larris are Dr. Ola Johnsfon, Dr. James McBride, and Dr. J. K. G. Silvey. Chemistry The Deparfmenf of Chemisfry, direcfed by Dr. J. L. Carrico, offers in addifion fo courses in general chemisfry a variefy of pre-medical and chemurgical subiecfs. Sfu- denfs who lilce fo play wifh fesf Tubes, or- ganic eguafions, and sulphuric acid loolc fo Dr. J. l.. Spurloclc l.. P. Floyd, Miss Addie Mae Curbo, and T. A. Vlfillard for insfruc- fion.