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The liberal arts in challenging times
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The liberal arts were the curriculum of all universities until only a few decades ago and they remain the foundation on which professional education rests."--Page 6
Conformity and anti-intellectualism
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"It is a matter of record that American students are ill prepared academically and that in the name of 'educating the whole child' we have debased our intellectual coinage."--Page 2
Ten alumni receive journalism medals
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The Missouri Honor Awards for Distinguished Service in Journalism were awarded this year to ten alumni of the University of Missouri School of Journalism. The bronze medals were presented in Jay H. Neff Hall Auditorium ...
Journalism school's second dean
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Frank Martin was associated with the School from its second year until his death on July 18, 1941. He became dean in 1935."--Page 4
Eight join Emeritus ranks
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Eight veteran faculty and staff members at the University of Missouri, whose combined tenure on the staff here totals 298 years of service, received Emeritus titles and diplomas at Commencement exercises June 9."--Page 13
Prominent alumni honored on campus
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"When spring comes to the campus several of the University divisions observe special days or weeks and confer honors upon persons distinguished in their various fields."--Page 10
The 117th commencement
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The largest graduating class in the history of the University received degrees at the 117th Annual Commencement in Memorial Stadium on June 9. Degrees were awarded to 1,922 candidates, 525 of whom had completed requirements ...
They've served B and PA 25 years or more
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Seven educators who served twenty-five years or more on the faculty of the University's School of Business and Public Administration received appreciation awards from Alpha Kappa Psi, national professional business ...
Honorary degrees
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Four alumni who have won prominence in business and industry and in the arts and sciences were awarded honorary degrees by the University of Missouri at its 117th annual Commencement exercises on June 9."
Those who came back
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Members of the classes of '09 and '34 returned to campus on June 8 and 9 for their Reunions, and once more the program was simplified to allow ample time for visiting and looking around, with a minimum of formal ...
Press Congress of the world
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Thirty nations represented at University School of Journalism event; forum viewed as force for greater international understanding."--Page 2
The night that gave us the columns
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The 'forty-ninth annual open session' of the Athenaean Literary Society scheduled for Old Academic Hall on the night of January 9, 1892 never came off there. That was the night that fire destroyed the University's main ...
M.U. leadership in industrial education
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The Industrial Education Department is not exactly a prophet, although it can predict success for its graduates, but it is an example of being better known elsewhere than at home. The average student at the University ...
The campus adds modern look in operation catch-up
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"A cacophony rends the campus air these spring days. The sounds of trip-hammers, air compressors, bulldozers and other instruments of the building trade assail the ear on all sides. The discordant mixture is poor accompaniment ...
The college teacher : 1959
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The college teacher of today is teaching because he would be less satisfied in some other work...he measures the rewards of his profession largely in non-monetary terms: the excitement of research, of working with young ...
M. U. as center for nuclear research
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The University's budget request of $1,500,000 for a research reactor is the initial step toward acquiring a $3,000,000 teaching and research facility that would put the University and the State among important contributors ...
Orchids go to college
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"Professor James E. Smith has pets, and none of his pupils object. In fact, his students do most of the caring for his 350 pet orchids, growing in the horticulture greenhouse."--Page 6
Emphasis shifts in new Ag curriculum
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The new agricultural curriculum puts greater stress on theory and basic subjects and less emphasis on 'how-to-do-it' applications to agriculture, according to S. B. Shirky, acting dean of the College of Agriculture."--Page 17
A dean named Joe
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The man from Arkansas who came to this campus a year ago as Dean of the University's School of Law began acting and talking like a Missourian soon after his arrival. Dr. Joe E. Covington obviously was shown enough by the ...
The first week
(University of Missouri. Alumni Association, 1959)
"The first week for a new student, particulary the freshman who is not pre-registered, is a whirlwind introduction to University life.