University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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dim-1002 I7 acement Placement Bureau Assistants Goetch Placement Bureau How will I go about getting a job? That question confronts nearly every citizen at lowa State Teachers College at some time during his stay here. The answer is found in the City Employment Office. Every year pro- spective graduates and many alumni look to this office for teaching positions in schools throughout the country. Under the direction of Dr. E. W. Goetch the bureau gives personal counsel to students as to the rnost desirable majors and minorsf those which will make for better opportunities in obtaining teaching positions. The bureau also counsels students concerning applications, both personal and written, and gives advice upon the acceptance of positions, and the ac- ceptance of contracts. At the direct request of school officials it selects, nominates, and recommends registrants for vacancies and supplies confidential information. lt also gives information on the legal requirements pertain- ing to teacher qualifications. After the Employment office has done all it can for the applicant, he is given a final admonition to go out and make good . And the graduates do make good-in every place from Iowa to Alaska, Egypt, Burma and The Panama Canal Zone. Page 26

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Health Ser ice Athlete's foot, sore throat, flu, mumps, or a cold-Dr. Durfee and Dr. Thoroman take care of any kind of ailment. The services and facilities of the Health Center are available during the year to all students in need of medi- cal aid. At the beginning of every year the college requires that each student undergo a thorough physical examination, for they realize that good physical condition is necessary for good grades. ln the event that a student becomes seriously ill, there is a staff of physicians and nurses who are available at all times in the college hospital. Two separate hospitals are main- tained, one for general use and one for the isolation of contagious cases. To prevent a serious illness from setting in, students who are ill for longer than one day are urged by school heads to go to the hospital. To make the advantages of the hospital further available, students are allowed five days of treatment and care Without expense, The Health Service staff also performs an im- portantant function in the immunization of stu- dents against contagious diseases such as smallpox, diphtheria, and typhoid and scarlet fevers. Under the leadership of Dr. Durfee, this de- partment functions constantly and capably. Assisting him, particularly in the care of Wo- men students, Dr. Thoroman is continually on call for any emergency that may arise. medical Hdalice and Care Dr. Durfee Page 25 Miss Groom checks for a sore throat.

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Student Welfare Committee Three faculty members. Dr. Bender, Dr. Douglas, and Miss Smith, together with Dean Campbell, ex-officio chairman, and Dean Reed, ex-officio secretary, make up the personnel of the Student Welfare Committee. The purpose of this committee is to consider problems of student life outside the curricular field and to make proper recommendations on all kinds of student activities. A member of the commit- tee meets with the student council and acts as an advisor to that body. ln turn, students from the council or from the student body present problems to the committee for its consideration. The Student Welfare Committee also passes upon arrangements for benefits put on by organizations representing the entire student body. This year's chief project has been the for- mulation of an adequate program for handling extra-curricular finances. Other activities of the Student Welfare Com- mittee are the selection of the student Who's Who, a yearly feature of the OLD GOLD and recommendation of students for the national Who's Who of colleges and universities. dm vm and Qaida Bender, Douglas, Campbell, Reed, Smith Page 27