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EASTERN STATE EASTERN MONTANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL !ol. I BILLINGS. MONTANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1945 No. 1 Plan to Enroll Veterans Under Three Schedules Returning service men and women who wish to take advan- trge of the G. I. bill of rights and enroll for the winter quarter in college courses leading to the pro- fessions may do so at the Eastern Mcntana Normal school any time between now and Jan. 6 with the asurance of a place to live in Bil- lings and the full acceptance of credits earned by any other col- lege or university, according to an announcement from the college offices. In answer to an inquiry from authorities at Fort Harrison, sep- aration center for service person- nel, a committee composed of Lin- coln J. Aikins, director of the ba- sic curriculum, Dr. John A. Mor- ton director of teacher training, and President A. G. Peterson, has prepared a statement showing w:-at the local state college has to oiler the returned veteran. With regard to the basic college curriculum, the veteran may en- roll in a two-year course which leads to an advanced degree in engineering, agriculture, forestry, law, medicine, teaching, theology, journalism and other fields, with credits transferable to any college or university selected by the vet- eran.' With regard to the elementary curriculum, the veteran may en- roll in the two- or three-year cur- riculum for elementary teachers, those completing this work be- coming eligible to teach in the elementary schools of Montana. The credits earned may be used toward an advanced degree in ed- ucation. Graduation Not Necessary Returning veterans who have not completed their high school training may do so at Eastern, the report states, by meeting any one of the following requirements: (a) successfully passing tests involv- ing high school subjects; or (b) enrolling in and successfully com- pleting the regular college courses for first-year students, these courses to be used in place of high school subjects; or (c) if the vet- eran has completed three years of 1. igh school he or she may waive high school deficiencies by prov- ing ability to successfully com- plete college studies. As to the rooming situation in Billings, the report states that \the saturation point has not been reached, that single and double rooms are still available and more can be made available if the need becomes pressing.\ Director Aikins is conferring New York Educator Named President Dr. • A. G. Peterson, Eastern State's president since July 9 ; 1945, is a former director of train- ing at the New York State Teach- ers College at Plattsburg, a posi- tion akin to that of vice president. He held that position from 193f and was on the faculty of that college from 1931 to 1945. Dr. Peterson was born at Stam- bough, Michigan, in 1898 and at- tended Eastern Michigan State Normal College at Ypsilanti, be- ing graduated in 1926. The two following years he taught rural schools and was a member of the faculty at Ypsilanti from 1924 to 1928 when he went to teachers college at Columbia University. He holds the M. A. and Ph. D. degrees from Columbia, both awarded in 1930. While attend- ing Columbia he taught elemen- tary schools in White Plains. In the summer of 1929 Dr. Peterson went to Europe for data for his doctor's dissertation, and entered upon his duties at Plattsburg in 1931, first as the head of the rural education department and later as director of training. He is married and a veteran of World War I. daily with returned service people and Director Morton is corre- sponding with prospective stu- dents in the elementary fields, an- ticipating a large increase in reg- istrations beginning with the winter quarter. Dolls, stamps, hob-nail glass were all on display Wednesday, December 3, at a hobby show at Eastern. The hobbies were ar- ranged on tables in the gym. Be- fore the students examined the displays the owners explained the origin and extent of their hobbies. Mervin Fry showed his collec- tion of sea shells and money col- lected while he was serving with the Army in the South Pacific. One table was devoted to Mr. Ridgley's archery equipment. Mr. Ridgley explained the origins and uses of his bows and target and hunting arrows. On the next table we found his hand-tied trout flies. Another student, Peggy McCul- loch, has added a new twist to stamp collecting. She keeps the envelopes, too. Her hobby has brought her in contact with peo- ple from the four corners of the globe. Mr. Hoheisel gave us a glimpse into the future with a variety of common household articles all President A. G. Peterson FOUR NEW MEMBERS ADDED TO FACULTY This fall saw four new members added to the faculty. They came from all corners of the United States. Miss Esther Anson of Ferndale, Washington, was head counselor for girls at Saddle River, New Jersey, and was counselor for graduate students at Columbia University before accepting her position here. She has a bachelor's degree from Washington College of Education and the master's de- gree from Teachers College at Columbia, where she has about completed her doctorate. Her (Continued on Page 3) made of plastic. His collection in- cludes cosmetic jars, tubing and fittings, belts a n d waterproof cloth. Miss Stevenson's interesting and beautiful dolls from foreign lands shared a table with a grass skirt. loin cloth, and Japanese rifle. These articles, along with ear- rings, a knife and a stuffed Koala bear, were sent to Mrs. Branam and Mrs. Scheidecker by their husbands from India, Australia and islands fo the South Pacific. Miss Nourse showed us a few samples of her artistic hobby— working with pastels. Her pictures of places familiar and dear to her are bright and warm with color. President Peterson brought forth some of his pieces of hob- nail and thousand-eye glass which he had obtained in antique shops in the East. The colors and shapes of his bowls and pitchers are var- ied and beautiful. These qualities are also important in selecting the pieces. Expansion Need Emphasized by 4 - Year Demands The need for expansion of the 3-year teacher training course at Easte:n to a 4-year course grant- ing a degree is being emphasized every day by the many inquiries being received at the offices of the school, according to an announce- ment by Dr. A. G. Peterson, presi- dent. \The mere mention of the ex- pansion of our offerings,\ said Dr. Peterson, \has brought letters and personal visits from not only re- turned service people interested in advanced work but from many teachers who desire to earn a de- gree in a home institution. Among the latter are many who are likely not to continue with higher edu- cation unless they can get it here.\ The state of Montana, in normal times, requires but two years of professional training in order to teach in an elementary school but, in anticipation of a change in the requirement, the local college has been offering for some time a 3- year professional course. A min- imum of three years of training is ordinarily expected of teachers in city elementary schools. Recently, according to Dr. Pe- terson, the educators of eastern MontEna went on record as favor- ing four years of training for ele- mentary teaching and if this re- quirement goes through, Eastern will have to be expanded to a 4- year teachers' college. A poll of the students now en- rolled shows a strong leaning to- ward three and four years of col- lege training before entering upon teaching and this, together with the fact that special permits to teach without the normal amount of training, such as were issued during the war period, may soon be withdrawn, makes it impera- tive for the local state college to get ready for more advanced work. STUDY COLLEGE BUILDINGS Two committees, representing Eastern, went to Bozeman Nov. 9 to study the construction and equipment of the residence halls and science building, with a view to erecting similar buildings on our own campus. Members of the two committees were Dr. John A. Morton, Miss Esther Anson, Miss Marjorie A. Stevenson and Wil- liam F. Hoheisel of the faculty, and Catherine McConnachie, Pearl Sorsdahl, Gladys Carpenter, Peg- gy McCulloch and Robert Buck of the students. Faculty and Students Give Hobby Show
