University of Nebraska Omaha - Tomahawk / Gateway Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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Department of Home Economics A stitch in time . . . Miss Carolyn Kundel, instructor. Because home economics offers such an ex- tent of opportunities in each field, OU graduates occupy widely varied positions. In Omaha, OU graduates are working in utilities, appliances, food production, home services, extension and dietetics. This purely elective department at- tracts more non-majors than any other depart- ment on campus. The present four-year course has been offered since 1948. Miss Carolyn Kundel, textiles instructor, is new to the depart- ment this year. Guest speakers on job opportimities, such as in hair styling or fashions, an annual Con- tinental smorgasbord and several teas filled a busy year for the Home Economics Club. Dar- lene Wissing, president; Judy Suing, vice-presi- dent; Toni Longmeyer, secretary; Deanne Heldt, treasurer; and Katherine McLennan, historian, supervise the club of 30 members. Memories of far-away places . . . Miss Margaret Killian. head of the home economics department. Home Ec Club First Row: Katherine McLennan, Toni Longmeyer, Darlene Wissing, Judy Suing, Deanne Heldt. Second Row: Ruda Trautrimas, Roberta Wilson, Dianne Rosner, Bev Marvin, Dorothy Brown, Diane Ulrich, Marlene Yockey, Ann Ervin, Karen Kaufmann, Jeanne Kuhn, Aveline Nelson, Joyce Stolley, Judith Keeler, Suzanne Sipherd, Alice Johnson, Carol Temme. 27

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1959-60 was a year of great advance- ment for the engineering department. The extensive new facilities afforded the department, such as the large ma- chine-tool laboratory, in the Applied Arts building have been enjoyed for one full year. These facilities promote the goal of training men in the practice of professional engineering whereby they will be able to develop the mental attitude of thinking each problem through to the correct answer using scientific procedures. Thus, they may deal with facts to establish new facts and truths which will aid mankind in progress toward a better life. The en- gineering faculty continues to expand with six full-time instructors and a part- time instructor. This faculty increase implies that engineering enrollment has increased. A full four-year program in industrial engineering was worked out this year for approval by the adminis- tration. This program would help en- gineering students to accomplish their engineering training on the OU campus. Sylvester V. Williams, head oi department; Harold L. Davis, instiuctor; Fred- erick C. Weisser, instiuctor; Cheryl H. Prewett, associate professor; James Q. Hossack, assistant professor; and James H. Brown, ossociaie professor. Department of Engineering

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Learning how to take temp- eratures and check pulses were approximately 225 student nurses enrolled in OU ' s nurses training course this year. T hree hospitals in the area — Imman- ual, Nebraska Methodist and Jenny Edmunson Memorial — have the basic science taught to their freshmen at the Uni- versity. A service program for freshmen, a B.S. degree for reg- istered nurses, a pre-nursing course for those interested but not affiliated with a school of nursing program and a M.A. or M.S. degree in education with a major in nursing are the four varied courses offered by the OU program. Miss Dorothy M. Patach, R.N., took over as Di- rector of Nursing and instructor of nursing education in the fall. DOROTHY PATACH, (center) director ot nursing, chats at the nurses ' tea. Department of Nursing 28