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

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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

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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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The Graduate School A favorite with the students, Dr. H. S. Schell directs the Graduate School, and is also a history instructor at the University. Keenly interested in his adopted state, Dr. Schell, who hails from Pennsylvania, is the author of a history about South Dakota, and a contributor to historical journals. Dr. Schell The only school of its kind in the state, the Graduate School at the University en- ables students to get their Master ' s degrees. A prerequisite for enrollment in the school is a degree of graduation from an accredited institution, and students desiring admission must present an official transcript of all un- dergraduate courses taken. If students who have graduated from institutions outside of the state of South Dakota desire admittance, the state university of the state in which their school is located supplies the needed rating of the particular institution in ques- tion. There are two general classifications in the school, and students come under either one or the other: those taking work without aim- ing toward advanced degrees, and those plan- ning their work for the purpose of securing the advanced degrees. Sixteen students enrolled in the Graduate School the fust semester, an increase over nrollmcnt. These students were: Maium Miller. Helen Colt . O ' Connor. Gladys Stmson. Hulda Vaaler, William Barton, Jr.. Willis Bear, Thomas Bedwell, H. W. Berthel- Hadley Ford, Fred Guenther, Jr., Lee Knolle, Wilham Korn. Roy H. Nielson, Alan Paulson. Orville Westlund, and Ralph Wilkin- son. Jr. 26