University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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?lattwille i4 unique Students enrolled at Wisconsin State College and Institute of Technology at Platteville can earn a bachelor of science degree in agriculture, industrial arts, secondary education, elementary education, arts and sciences, and technology. Platteville is one of the few state colleges that offers such a wide variety of academic fields. This year the Pioneer College's di- verse educational facilities attracted students from Wisconsin, thirteen other states, and ten foreign countries. Opportunities for achievement at Pioneer College are many and varied, encouraging each student to be outstanding in his own way. Many means of recogni- tion exist in this college community. Athletic awards are received at an all-school assem- bly in the spring on Athletics Award Day. Journalis- tic, scholastic, and student teaching honors are award- ed at the Senior Banquet at the end of the academic year. Kings and queens of social events are honored by being selected by the student body. Student Gov- erning Board members are elected by popular vote of the classes and four divisions to represent the student body in meetings with the administration. Officers of the classes and organizations are recognized as leaders in positions of responsibility. Pioneer College honors are indeed varied, and this diversity places recogni- tion within the reach of everyone. Accurate testingr is important yam Busy with machines

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ampmdimzom... Learning techniques of silk-screerl printing The Division of Secondary Education cur- riculum student is prepared to teach in the sec- ondary school the subjects they have majored or minored in. Each student is encouraged to par- ticipate in extra-curricular activities during his four years of college with the idea in mind of preparing himself for the direction of some ex- tra-curricular activity as a high school instructor. The Division of Technology offers two thor- ough and high level curriculums, Civil and Mining Engineering, in which a student may receive a Bachelor of Science degree. Also of- fered in the engineering area are courses in Pre-engineering for the students preparing for careers in Agriculture, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, and Metallurgical Engineering. The Elementary Education curriculum pro- vides the best possible background for prospec- tive elementary teachers. A student may concen- trate on kindergarten, primary grades, inter- mediate grades, or junior high school. He will receive first hand experience in any of these grades at the Edgar G. Doudna Laboratory School, here at Pioneer College, during his two semesters of student teaching. The division of Arts and Sciences curriculum offers the students who desire a bachelor of arts or sciences degree, a solid foundation for a full and rewarding life. It also prepares students in- terested in the pre-professional and technological fields, for further training in their careers. They may receive preparation in commerce, medicine, law, dentistry, forestry, nursing, phar- macy and journalism. A student may choose a Bachelor of Science degree in either of the four year curriculas, Ag- riculture or Agriculture Education. The Depart- ment of Agriculture Curriculum provides its students with the opportunity of examining the specialized areas of Vocational Agriculture teaching, combination of agriculture and other academic teaching majors, soil conservation field work and agriculture-business occupations. The Industrial Arts Department four year curriculum prepares a student for the teaching of this field and leads to a Bachelor of Science degree.