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

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Placement B u reai t ( amfms School E. If. Goetch Guy II agnpr The Placement Bureau of the Iowa State Teachers College was organized in December, 1928. for the purpose of rendering direct service to current year graduates and alumni in helping them obtain teaching positions. The bureau has in its files the confidential credentials of more than 16,000 former stu- dents. alumni, and current year graduates. The director of the Placement Bureau gives personal counsel to college students and prospective registrants as to the most desirable teaching fields and teaching combinations which will make for better opportunities in teaching positions. The first concern of the Placement Bureau is to serve the children in our public schools by recommending the best available qualified candidates. Services were rendered not only to 10 states, hut la-ha. Cuba, and the District of Columbia, and the 99 counties in Iowa. Dr. E. V. Goetch is director of the Bureau. Since Dr. agucr i- the head of the depart- ment of teaching, the Campus School quite naturally comes under his supervision. How- ever. the actual directors of the school are tin two principals: Miss Mama Peterson is elementary school principal, and Mr. C. L. Jackson is principal of the secondary school. This school serves as a practice school for the college students who have completed enough class hours to he prepared for a term of student teaching. In the campus school, the college student experiences teaching con- ditions similar to those he might reasonably expect to find in other classrooms, lie also lias the advantage of having the other campus facilities, such as the library, the greenhouse, the large gymnasiums. On the other hand we find some of the students from the campus school who play in the college symphony or- chestra. take part in the weekly student recitals in Gilchrist Chapel, and in general are active in as many campus activities as are open to them. 6 Pm 29

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The Extension Division is under the direction of Mr. I. II. Hart. Its purpose is to assist the teachers over the entire state of Iowa in improving their methods of instruction. Each term, one professor, usually the head of a department, is transferred to this bureau. His duty is to travel to the different schools and make suggestions for improving the teaching program. There has been an increased demand for this service since this year of war. because persons who have not taught for several years are coming hack into the field. They need to he informed of tin newer trends in educa- tion. they need assistance in the improvement of instruction, and just general assistance. The Extension Division, in addition to send- ing professors to different schools, issues pamphlets and supplements these with gen- eral suggestions and hints. Its aim is to prepare for democracy while we light to preserve it. Measles, sore throat, flu, or a cold Dr. Durfee takes «rare of any kind of ailment. The Health ('.«‘liter facilities are available to all students in need of medical aid. At the begin- ning of i very school year, the college rc ]uires that each student undergo a thorough physical examination, for it realizes that goo«l physi- cal condition is necessary during a school year. If a student becomes seriously ill. there is a staff of physicians and nurses which is avail- able at all times in the college hospital. Also there are two hospitals at tin disposal of the college students. One is f«»r general use, and tin other is for the isolation of contagious eases. To prevent a serious spread of disease, students who are ill for longer than one day ar ‘ urged to go to the hospital. Students are allowed live «lavs «if treatment ami care without expense. The Health Service Stall aided in bringing tin Idood hank to the campus during the spring term. . . Ilan Extension Division Wealth Service Max L. Durfee

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Top row: ttirenbaum, Christian• sen. Dm is, Hoffman Itnltoin row: l.imlsknog. Marlin. fcCalley, Porter, Protheroe Student Council feature of the democratie education to he found «»n Iowa Teacher» campus i» the Student Council. This council is composed of repre- sentatives from Men’s Union. Women’s League, the dormitories, ami each of the classes, freshman through senior. The presi- dent of the council i» elected from the repre- sentative members. This year. Woodrow Christiansen, a senior representative, was elected president. Marie McCallcv. the fresh- man representative, was secretary. The Stu- dent Council also hug a faculty-student rela- tion chairman, a social life chairman, an organization chairman, an orientution chair- man. ami a lecture ami entertainment «‘hair- man. At their weekly meetings the members of the council plan further benefits to the entire student hotly. Gibson, Gore, Maev, l.illrhri. Oltlenlieru Student Council Committees lloho Day was one of the most popular pro- duction- of the Student Council this year. It has been a custom on our campus to cut the day before Homecoming, ami this year the council planned a real cut day; every- one dressed hobo style, went to the morning dance, ami had fun in-general. not her im- portant work of the council was to begin creating student interest in a War Council. The idea behind this was that we on Iowa Teachers campus could do more toward tin war effort ami could also he more aware of our capabilities in this effort. I'he council was very effective in its drive, and the result was creation of a Student W ar Council. Certainly, this representative body, the Stu- dent Council, is one of our most important institutions. Fue 30 ft