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Georgia Southern University Digital Commons@Georgia Southern The George-Anne Student Media 11-6-1964 The George-Anne Georgia Southern University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne Part of the Higher Education Commons Recommended Citation Georgia Southern University, "The George-Anne" (1964). The George-Anne. 416. https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/george-anne/416 This newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Media at Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. It has been accepted for inclusion in The George-Anne by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons@Georgia Southern. For more information, please contact [email protected]. "A VOICE- THE NOT AN eorge ECHO" Published by the Students of Georgia Southern College NUMBER 6 VOLUME 39 STATESBORO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1964 Teacher Education Program AwaitingCommitteeReports A report on the findings of teachers have an opportunity to Council on Teacher Education. the State Department of Edu- be part of the cooperating study Once the established criteria cation's Visiting Committee of needs in the field.of teacher is set, each college uses the which was on the campus last education and the development standard in the preparation of week is expected to reach Pres- of criteria for the preparation its teacher education program. ident Zach S. Henderson some- of teachers. The Visiting Committee deter- times next week. Dr. Miller stated that the pub- I mines if the colleges are meet- In the form of a written eva- lic school teachers and the ing the set standards. luation, the committee will de- Georgia Education Association termine how Georgia Southern have developed part of the cri- The evaluations are made by is conforming to the developed teria for evaluations, and this the State Department of Edu- standards of preparing teachers is done through the Georgia cation once every five years. as set forth by the Georgia Council on Teacher Education. Dr. Starr Miller, chairman of New Master Education Proposal the education division, stated that ilhe committee surveyed the teacher education program at Submitted To Board of Regents GSC in several areas. The Georgia Southern Grad- hours in specialized subject "During their three days here, matter, along with other study First Thesis the Visiting Committee examin- uate Advisory Council has ap- proved a proposal for a Master appropriate to the needs of ithe ed written materials, talked junior high teacher. Mrs. Charlotte Ford (far left) presents the first Master of Arts with administrators, interview- of Education degree in junior thesis in the history of Georgia Southern College to Mrs. Hassie high school teaching. Two new courses will be added ed selected faculty members to the education program: Edu- McElveen, librarian (center). Mrs. Ford graduated in June with the and students, and looked at col- Dr. Starr Miller, chairman of college's first Master of Arts degree. A copy of the thesis will be the education division, stated cation 620, Core Curriculum in lege transcripts," Dr. Miller the Junior High, and Education placed in the library. Dr. Jack N. Averitt, chairman of the social said. that ithe college is now request- ing the approval of the Board 614, Reading Remediation and science division, looks on. He indicated that the group Improvement. examined the library facilities of Regents to offer the degree. and the laboratory school. They He said the new program would also observed student teachers begin in June of 1965 if ap- Letter Science Teachers Association doing practice teaching in local proved. schools. Dr. Miller said that the state I was pleased with the pic- "By making these studies and accrediting commission has be- ture of our ducks in the observations, the group tried to gun to accredit separate junior George-Anne. I thought you Sponsors Annual Conference determine if we were offering high schools and is calling for might like to hear the whole the academic experience called certified teachers in this area. story. My sister, Mandy, and I The Georgia Science Teachers and Dr. Josiah Crudup, presi- He said that a program at the got three baby ducks for Eas- dent of Brenau College. for in the established criteria," Association will hold its an- he continued. Master's level with special em- ter last year. nual conference on Nov. 13-15 We lived on the farm then. The seminar is open to all Dr. Miller said 'that the Com- phasis in this field will afford at Georgia Southern, according mittee will make a number of a special opportunity to in-ser- One duck swallowed a frog and elementary and secondary died. That left us two ducks. to Dr. Tully Pennington, pro- science teachers. An exhibition suggestions for improvement in vice teachers who are now working in grades 7, 8, and When we moved to town we fessor of biology. area displaying equipment and the teacher education program. The theme of the three-day "They will probably make re- 9. put the ducks out at the lake books for science teachers will at the college knowing that meet, will be "New Ideas and be set up during the conference. commendations in the areas of A student desiring to enter ithe Techniques in Science Teach- teacher education organization, program is required to meet they would have a good home. ing." Registration will begin at professional laboratory exper- all requirements for admission If you would like to inter- 2 pm. on Nov. 13. The first ience, admission to teacher edu- to the college graduate pro- view them, go to the lake and general session is scheduled Placement Helps cation and improvement of re- gram. He must have completed call, "Here Kitty, Kitty." for 7:30 p.m. Dr. Walter Berry, cruitment into teacher educa- a program of professional pre- Our two ducks come running at that call because they got manager, Georgia Thiokol, will tion," he said. paration for either elementary, used to being fed with our cat. present the keynote address. BeingDistributed Dr. Miller stated that if Geor- junior high or high school edu- cation. I believe they think they are Other speakers featured dur- The 1965 College Placement gia Southern is meeting the requirements for approval Sixty hours of credit is re- cats, too. ing the 'ten sessions will in- Annual is being distributed by by Sincerely, clude Dr. Eugene Lee, professor the State Department, a recom- quired to receive the degree. the Office of Student Personnel Each student must plan a pro- Claire Powell of science education, Emory to all senior non-education ma- mendation will be made by the Committee that the college be gram with his adviser that will P. S. Their names are Hughie University; Mrs. Bernice Mc- jors. and Dughie. Lughie swallowed Cullar, Office of Information, approved for a five-year period. include the basic courses re- the frog. Staite Department of Education; The Annual provides infor- State colleges that prepare quired in education, at least 25 mation concerning employment opportunities for college gradu- INSIDE THE GEORGE-ANNE ates. Positions are listed ac- cording to occupational training and according to geographical Editorials 4 areas where the jobs are Dunkle Ratings 9 offered. Summer jobs and for- Sports 8 eign employment positons are also listed. GORT 5 The College Placement An- Football Contest 12 nual is published by the Col- Campus News Briefs 2 lege Placement Council, Inc., which represents the eight re- Inquiring Reporter 7 gional placement associations Organizational Report 6 of the U. S. and Canada. EXAMINATION SCHEDULE December 11-17, 1964 The place of the examination is the regular meeting place of the class unless otherwise announced by the instructor. Friday, December 11 — 8:00 a.m., All 1st period classes; 1:00 p.m., All tenth period classes. Monday, December 14 — 8:00 a.m., All second period classes; 1:00 p.m., All ninth period classes. Tuesday, December 15 — 8:00 a.m., All third period classes; 'Autumn!.. Cool Autumn' 1:00 p.m., All eighth period classes. The coolness of the Wednesday, December 16 — 8:00 a.m., All fourth period class- The leaves fall, the days grow short and the grass loses its greeness. nights and the early darkness is indicative that old man winter is right around the corner. es; 1:00 p.m., All seventh period classes. months Thursday, December 17 — 8:00 a.m., All fifth period classes; Study scenes such as the one shown above will become rare on the GSC campus in the 1:00 p.m., All sixth period classes. to come. Campus News Briefs A faculty committee is sche- ence on education will be held in the faculty, staff and mainte- duled to present a report on Atlanta at the Dinkler-iPlaza nance workers. Also they are grades and grading practices Hotel on November 11-12. continuing to give the shots" to made at Georgia Southern two students who missed the shots years ago. This report will be previously because of colds. given at the fall faculty meet- Dean Carolyn Gettys, first ing to be held this month. vice-president of the Georgia Association of Women's Deans The Marvin Pittman School is * * * and Counselors, will attend the entering a float based on the Dr. Donald F. Hackett, chair- annual conference of this organ- patriotic theme in the Ameri- man of the arts division, present- ization held in Athens on No- can Legion Parade on November ed "New Trends in Industrial vember 6-7. 11. Art" in speeches^ before the $ :\: % First District Georgia Educa- Dr. Starr Miller, Dr. Bill Wea- Mrs. Howard Tumlin, supervi- tion Association meeting in Sa- ver, and Mr. John Lindsey have vannah Wednesday.