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

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Dr, William H. Batson, head of the School of Education at the University, is one of the most prominent educators in the state of South Dakota. His position in the educational field often requi res him to represent the University at various state educational meetings. Since he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, he has been listed in Who ' s Who and was also elected president of the South Dakota Education Association in 1930. Though his administrative position keeps him well occupied, he also teaches Introductory Education, School Problems, Educational Statistics, Guidance Testing, Educational Psychology, and Seminar. SCHOOL OF EDUCflT Founded in 1927, the School of Education has become one of the most necessary and important divisions in the University. Since its establishment, approximately 100 teachers each year have been granted certificates. In 1935 a testing program, known as the High School Scholastic Contest, was sponsored by the School of Education When these tests were first given, only 250 students from 45 schools participated. This figure has increased yearly until it reached its present peak of 4,460 students from 209 schools. The purposes of the school are to train administrators and supervisors of education, to serve as a research base for the educational development problems of the state, to co- ordinate the many lines of teacher training work on the campus, and to train teachers for useful positions in colleges, teacher ' s colleges, high schools, and junior high schools. 24

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Dr. Donald Slaughter, Dean of the Medical School and professor of Pharmacology, is a man well qualified to fill these positions. He has been a professor at the Universities of Iowa, Baylor, and Vermont, and acting dean at Southwestern Medical College. Dean Slaughter began his teach- ing at the University of South Da- kota in July, 1946. Under his able guidance the Medical School has expanded, and the teaching faculty has increased. Dean Slaughter is listed in Who ' s Who, Who ' s Who in Amer- ican Education, Who ' s Important in Medicine, American Men of Science, World Biography, and Leaders in Education. When Dean Slaughter is not busy wielding the scalpel over the future M.D. ' s, he can be found re- laxing with one of the many pipes from his collection. SCHOOL OF 01ED The Medical School was established in 1901. During this time and including this year 658 students have been transferred to four year medical schools. In the entire his- tory of the Medical School, only one student has not been transferred to a four year school. The students transfer to such schools as Northwestern, Colorado, Southwestern, Nebraska, Temple, and many more. This year ' s class is made up of 97 ' i South Dakota students, although 225 applied for admittance from out of state The medical faculty now consists of 17 full time members, 16 part-time instructors, and 25 clinical associates who are responsible for the clinical clerkship program. Until 1947 there were no hospitals in South Dakota which were approved for internship. The Medical School in conjunction with the hospitals succeeded in getting Sacred Heart, Mc- Kennan, and Sioux Valley approved for internship. An appropriation of $600,000 by the State Legislature this year has insured a new Medical and Science building for the School. It is hoped that this structure will be ready for occupancy in the fall of 1950. 23

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Under the leadership of Dr. Herbert S. Schell, the Graduate School has progressed rapidly since its organization at the University in 1929. In the regular school year of 1948-1949, a record enrollment of sixty-seven students registered in graduate courses of education, psychology, chemistry, English, mathematics and dramatic art. Graduate work is placed under two classifications: training in administrative work and specialized study of subjects above the level of undergraduate work. The school is the only one of its kind in the state. An expert historian, author and pro- fessor is Dr. H S. Schell, director of the Graduate School and history instructor at the University Dr. Schell believes that if students are to apply themselves to the best of their ability, the instructor must take a per- sonal interest in each pupil Although he is busy with University work, Dr. Schell reserves time for com- panionship with his sons, James and Allen, and for his hobbies of gardening and stamp collecting. Schell obtained his B.A. at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania, his MA. from Columbia University, and his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin The local chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elected Dr. Schell os an honorary member of their organization in 1948. 25