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

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School of Education Dr. William II. Batson. well-qualified head i if the School of Education, spends a great deal of time in counselling the teachers of rrow, and in aiding them to secure good teaching posts. Active in the educational af- fairs of the state, Dr. Batson enjoys chess during his leisure time. Dr. Batson Owing to the increased demand for teach- ers, the School of Education is playing a vital role in preparing students to teach the na- tion ' s children. In addition to the training of teachers, the school has two unique projects: a scholastic test which is taken by all high 1 seniors in the state; and the Future Teachers of America Association, an organi- zation of students who plan to teach upon completion of their college work. The testing ground for cadet teachers is the University high school. Here practical experience is gained in the preparation of lesson plans and actual classroom work. Cadets come under the supervision of Dr. Thomas M. Risk, but they are allowed con- siderable freedom in planning their work. A weekly conference is held with Dr. Risk for the discussion of classroom problems, h personal and academic in nature. Each year the Teacher ' s Placement bureau, which has been maintained by the Education Office for ' 11 years, places a greal percentage of students in teaching positions in South Dakota and surrounding states. Students are urged to complete a four-year course for a degree, but provision is made for two-year certificates for elementary teaching. 24

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School of Medicine As Dean of the Medical school, busy and efficient Dr. J. C. Ohlmacher continues to maintain his reputation as a leading medical authority throughout South Dakota and the surrounding states. Under his guidance, the school has merited an A rating by the As- sociation of American Medical Schools. Dean Ohlmacher The School of Medicine was established at the University in September, 1907. Premed- ical work was formerly offered in this school, but this work was transferred to the College of Arts and Sciences. The name of the Med- ical school is technically the School of Med- ical Sciences, but it is referred to as just Med school, and its students are not called medical students, but just the medics. All the University students realize the long hours of study which the medics must put in, and there is a general wave of relief when some important examination is over. The aim of the School of Medicine is to provide thorough professional training in the basic medical sciences, anatomy, pathology, physiology, pharmacology, bio-chemistry, and bacteriology. Although the University is back on the semester system, the Medical school con- tinues to operate on a quarter basis. The Army program was set up in 1941, and the Navy came with a similar program in 1943. In December of 1945, nineteen Navy medics exchanged their uniforms for civilian clothes. Plans are underway for a four-year medical course at the University. Students may then earn their M.D. degrees here instead of go- ing on to other schools. 23

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School of Business Administration Dean E. S. Sparks, who has capably headed the School of Business Administration through the war years, is now looking for- ward tn a tremendous enlargement of the entire school. An outdoor man; the Dean enjoys fishing and hunting, and he is keenly interested in the raising of livestock. Dean Sparks Commonly called the Bizzad school, the present School of Business Administration was organized in 1927. The school offers in- tensive, practical training in business, other departments in the University being depend- ed upon to provide the greater part of the cultural aspects of a college education. Admission to the School of Business Ad- ministration is not granted until the junior year, freshmen and sophomores being class- ified in the College of Arts and Sciences. They must earn 58 semester hours of credit before they may enter the regular Business school. Such subjects as accounting, market- economics, finance, business law, labor problems, and transportation are included in the curriculum of the school. An additional help to business students is the Business Research bureau, under the di- rection of Vincent Montgomery. The Bureau makes extensive surveys of what the busi- ness man expects from the college graduate, and close contact is kept with the Chambers of Commerce throughout the state. The use- fulness of the Bureau extends beyond South Dakota, for letters concerning students are received from business firms in other states in the Mid-west. 25