University of Oregon - Oregana Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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I he Ochool of Lauccilion Dean Sheldon The general purpose of the school of education is to organize and correlate all the parts of the University which have for their goal the growth of the educational facilities of the state. Ample provisions for specialization are made in the school by means of the professional training offered in the various departments of education and academic instruction given in the University. The college of literature, science and the arts plays a large part in helping the individual to gain this goal. At the completion of undergraduate courses the student has the advantage of the model high school which the school of education has under its own supervision. This fur nishes an excellent laboratory for training teachers and for working out new meth- ods in educational practice, thus supplying the requirements for junior and senior high school positions. The school is the only one on the coast to have this facility. The school of education furnishes advanced training for experienced teachers, normal school graduates and those who desire administrative supervisory positions. These courses are closely connected with those of the student studying for a high school posi- tion. A general service bureau to supply information and help is also a feature of t h e school. Students not only do actual teaching under supervision here but have the opportunity of observing some of the best examples of educational work done in the state. There is also a wide field for research work in the well-equipped quarters of the school of educa- tion. Guidance along modern lines of improvement is another important factor. Besides these student aids the school has a bureau to help its graduates obtain positions. A job at teaching may be secured in this state or an- other, and the bureau helps both those students who are graduates and those who are graduating. School of Education m 26

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I he Ochool ot Dusiness r dminisii cition Dean 1 hid E. Faville The chief objective of the school of business administra- tion is to turn out business executives. This necessitates giving a broad cultural background as well as a technical training, and students are encouraged to take a large amount of work in the college of liberal arts before specializ- ing in any given business field. The school is a member of the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business, and as such maintains a high standard of teaching efficiency and scholastic performance. The problem method of teaching has been adapted to undergraduate use in the school with a view to supplementing factual knowledge with an ability to think intelligently in meeting the ever changing problems of the business world. During the past year the enrollment of the department increased fifteen per cent, there being five hundred and forty-five business administration majors enrolled fall term. A feature of the current year has been the greatly expanded activity of the Bureau of Business Research. It is the purpose of the bureau to collect and interpret data relating to Oregon business conditions and problems, and to direct attention to experience-tested practices of good business management. By reason of legislative appropriation, funds have been made available for extensive studies in foreign trade and industrial fields. The findings of these studies are available to the business men of the state in bulletin form. As a by-product of the work, additional research fellowships and graduate assist- antships have become available, thus making it possible to expand the graduate work of the school along very practical lines. The matter of employment after graduation is of vital interest to the college stu- dent. While the school does not maintain an appointment bureau, it makes every effort to place those graduates who evidence qualities of business leadership. So far the school has experienced little diffi- culty in placing its students. Dean David E. Faville is head of the school of business administration and, under his capable supervision, that sec- tion has become one of the best in the United States. Sen OF Hi 5INESS ADMINISTR 1 ION

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I he Ochool o Joiiinali De Eric W. Allen Usui The main purpose of the school of journalism is the turning out of well-qualified and well-trained persons to enter the profession of journalism. The Oregon school has been very active in the affairs of the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism, of which the 21 most outstanding groups in the United States are members. In December Dean Eric W. Allen was elected president of the association. Dr. Ralph D. Casey, professor of journal- ism, was chosen assistant editor of the Journalism Quarterly, a magazine issued by t h e association. Oregon Exchanges is issued monthly for newspapers of Oregon. Several branches of service to the newspapers of the state are carried on by the Ore- gon school. This includes a confidential exchange of newspaper statistics, an analysis of newspaper problems, the organization of the annual press conference held at the Uni- versity, and constant field contacts maintained through Arne G. Rae, field representative of the Oregon Press Association. An employment bureau for newspaper workers is maintained by the school, prin- cipally for Oregon graduates. The University press, operated by the school of journalism, serves as a production unit for the University, as a laboratory for journalism students, and as a model for good printing. Each year a book is printed by the advanced class in typography, one of which was selected last year by the British M useum as outstanding in American printing. This was one of a group of only twenty American productions. Students in reporting, copy reading, and proof reading are given actual experience in working on the Eugene dailies. Each spring members of these classes do all the edi- torial work on each paper for one issue. Members of the editing class write the edi- torials. Reporting work for a period of several weeks is also done on the Eugene Guard by those registered in reporting courses. Instructors in the school of journalism do individual research each year, and en- courage the students to do likewise. Honor workers in the school make surveys of the newspaper and magazine fields in the vicinity of Eugene. m m m m i lllj nil m :n i, I School of Jot rnai i m