Western Michigan University - Brown and Gold Yearbook (Kalamazoo, MI)

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EYKS RIGHT — KOTC unit passes in review before top brass from the army and school. The third phase or function. Adult Education, is also a service of the department for those engaged in full time work in the distribution of goods and services on both the employer-employee levels. The Military Science Department of Western prepares young leaders fo rail branches of the Army. An extensive curriculum includes military history, weapons, tactics, administration, leadership, drill, the organization, functions and missions of the Army, intelligence, military law, command and staff procedures, and a wide range of related sub- jects calculated to develop future Army officers. ROTC ' s orientation toward the future is best expressed in its motto: Learn Today - - Lead Tomorrow. Future officers hear the uses of Intercontinental Ballistic .Missiles from Master Sergeant Alaer. 29

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Display setup by the Department of Agri- culture showing the wide variey offered at Western Michigan. Western prepares students for teaching courses in Basic Agriculture, entrance preparation for em- ployment in Soil Conservation Services, elevator and farm machinery services, and for transfers to the State College of Agriculture for Advanced specialized study in the various branches of the subject. The Distributive Education Department provides a well-rounded educational program for the indus- trially interested student in the Distributive Field. There will be various curriculums offered in this field. The first of these is in Petroleum Distribu- tion. It is a two-year co-operative school-work pro- gram. The teacher training phase consists in the preparation of teacher co-ordinators for co-operative training programs, school visits and the preparation of educational material. Members of the Distributive Edu- cation department are pictured, left to right: Raymond Dannenberg, Wendell Fidler. Adrian Trimpe and Eunice Kirchher. 28

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School of Education One of the five schools here at Western is the School of Education. The School of Education con- sists of the following departments and agencies: Education, Librarianship, Physical Education for Men, Physical Education of Women, Rural Educa- tion, Campus School, Paw Paw Schools, and the Educational Service Library. A major objective of the School of Education is the supervision and co-ordination of all programs of teacher education within the college, in coopera- tion with the other schools and divisions concerned. This is accomplished by supervising the selection, admission and retention of students in teacher education curricula; by providing professional leadership through the Teacher Education Com- mittee of the College; and by offering professional education courses designed to develop competent, efficient performance in the classroom and within a school system. In cooperation with the School of Graduate Studies and the Division of Field Studies, the School of Education provides courses and con- sultative services on campus and in the field for teachers, administrators, and other school person- nel in se rvice. A second objective of the departments within the school is the offering of advanced specialized courses in major and minor fields. Many of these major and minor sequences are designed for teachers, but others are offered as pre-professional areas in the training of public librarians, recreational diectors, and the like. Further contribution are made by the School of Education in the form of service courses and pro- grams for students in other schools within the col- lege; these are offered in all departments, but they are especially important in the area of Physical Educations. One of the responsibilities of practice teachers is to supervise noon-time panics at the Campus school. 30