University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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John M. May M. A. Cornell University Director Agriculture Department E. J. PUUCHA B. S. University of Wisconsin Agriculture, Registrar • Arthur N. Johnson B. S. University of Wisconsin Agriculture THE COLLEGE THE River Falls State Teachers College is one of the pioneer educational institutions of Wisconsin, having been established in 1871. Since that time the school has grown and developed until today it stands as one of the best colleges for the training of teachers in the state and nation. It is a state supported institution under the genera! administration of the President of the school and the Board of Regents of Normal Schools. The college offers varied and complete courses for the training of teachers. The four year curricula lead to the degree of bachelor of education, which is granted upon their completion. Students taking these courses are prepared to teach in high schools. A three year curriculum is offered for those who wish to teach in junior high schools, a two year curriculum for those who wish to become teachers in the elementary and grammar grades, and a one year curriculum for the training of teachers in rural schools. Roy E. Sprioos B. S. Kansas State Agricultural College Agricultural Mechanics William Sroerstrom B. S. M. Stout Institute Mammal Training Clyde B. Campbell B. S. Iowa State College Teacher Training in Agriculture Ticentt -Tieo

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CHARLES G. STRATTON AS tlic class of 1930 reaches the end of its third year and pauses to review the accomplishments of the three years spent at River Falls, there is one person who stands out above all others, the one who has willingly lent his help and guidance to our class activities, our advisor. Professor Charles G. Stratton. Charles G. Stratton has been geology and geography instructor at River Falls State Teachers College since 1915. Mr. Stratton is a graduate of Central Michigan Normal, has taken graduate work at the University of Chicago, and holds an A.B. degree from Michigan Normal College. He is a member of the American Geographical Society, and his deep interest in the conservation of our natural resources places him as one of the most prominent and active members of the local Isaac Walton League. During the World War, Mr. Stratton served as a member of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace and spent six months in Paris at the close of the war, working as one of the two assistants to Mark Jefferson, head of the Cartography Department of the Division of Territorial Information in Europe. His services during that period have given him notable recognition which he well deserves. Mr. Stratton was advisor of the class of 1921 for five years, during the period when students could start with an eighth grade diploma, take the so-called live year course and graduate from the school. In connection with the same class lie was faculty advisor of the 1921 Melctean. It is with the deepest appreciation and respect that the third year class has come to regard Professor Stratton. His sterling character and pleasing personality as a teacher, advisor, man, and friend have won the admiration of us all. Tieml'jOne

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Irma Hatiiorx A. M. Teachers College, Columbia University D au of Women Jamks I. Malott A. M. University of Missouri ’syrAofoyy, Director of Korol Education Walter H. Hunt 1 Ii. .'I. Valparaiso University Director Principals Department Located in the beautiful St. Croix Valley, easily accessible from the towns and cities of western Wisconsin, the school is ideally situated to carry on the work of furnishing teachers for this section of our state. There is not another school in the state that is better equipped to carry on its strong and influential program than is River Falls. The school plant has been enlarged necessarily from time to time to keep pace with the growth and the development of the school. When the school opened its first session in 1875 there was but one building. This original building was destroyed by fire in 1898 and was replaced by the fine building known today as South Hall, which is surrounded by a spacious and beautiful ten acre campus. This building houses the liberal arts and general academic departments of the school. The capacious south wing of this building is occupied by the library. Tills is not only one of the most attractive departments of the institution but it is one of the largest and most complete libraries in the state. There arc over 16,000 bound volumes of the best in literature on various subjects. Vavnk La Duke M. S. University of Wisconsin Education Margaret Chapman Kim: A. M. University of Wisconsin Mathematics Glen P. Junkman I’li. It. University of Wisconsin Mathematics Twenty-Three