University of South Dakota - Coyote Yearbook (Vermillion, SD)

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l COYOTE 1934 SCHOOL OP EDUCATION The School of Education was estab- lished by the Board of Regents in 1927 in order to better coordinate the worlc i pertaining to the training of teachers T and the study of educational problems T of the public schools of the state. Teacher training is given to both grade ancl high school teachers and superintendents. The city of Vermil- lion has an excellent system of grade William H' Bmw, Dimtor schools which serves the School of Edu- cation as a practice school for grade teachersg the University has a well-organized high school which is a laboratory school for training high school teachers. University-trained teachers hold positions in all of the larger towns of the state and in many of the smaller communities. The School of Education enjoys a good reputation among the school men of the state as a training center for teachers. Charlotte Noteboom T. M. Risk Axsistant Professor Professor Page Twenty

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SCI-IOGL GF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Instruction in business subjects in the Univer- sity of South Dakota began in the year 1892 with the organization of a one-year course. This course was extended, and developed into a regular four year course as the University grew, until the spring of 1926, when, on the motion of Dean E. S. Sparks, the Board of Regents authorized the l establishment of a School of Business Administra- Y E. S. Sparks, Dean tion similar in organization and purpose to those found in the better universities of the country. The purpose of the Business school is to give a broad foundation for the analysis of economic life and to develop an appreciation of cultural values and at the same time to give the student practical training for business life. If L. W. Connolly Marion Nelson I-I. E. Olson Lucille Pixley B- E. Tiffflm' C- J' Whiflow Page Nineteen COYOTE 1 9 3 4

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MILITARY DEPARTMENT The Department of Military Science and Tactics comprises the Basic and Advanced courses of the Reserve OH:icer's Training Corps. The freshman and sophomore years are known as the First and Second Basic courses and the junior and senior years as the First and Second Advanced courses. Believing that the prime purpose of educa- tion is the training of young men for positions of responsibility and leadership and the de- velopment of character and good citizenship, Captain S- G. Backman the Reserve 0fficer's Training Corps accom- Pfvl' fffvf Mififdfy Sfifwff and Tddiff plishes these through its regular curriculum in the following manner: Character, through high ideals of honor, discipline, and integrity, leadership and responsibility through actual practiceg and citizenship, through the idea of service and loyalty. The essence of the Reserve OHicer's Training Corps is service and cooperation, neither of which is possible in a selfish atmosphere. Doing the right thing in the right Way at the right time must be predominant in any successful undertaking, and the objective of this department is to teach such pre-requisites. Sgt' F. R. Kilboum Captain Lee M. Hester Sgt- Chas. A, Clawson lmfyucfoy Assistant Professor In5fYllCf0T Page Twenty-one COYOTE 1 9 3 4