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ratti&agSKKsS I.'**'' ^••/♦•^••••••'•"^ V i *' '• * *•*!>'••• ' Page 2 College Station,'Texas Thursday,-January 31,'1963 THE BATTALION Trimester System: Pro—Con CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Bulletin Board With the School of Veterinary Medicine making final plans to begin trimester instruction, we were more than a little interested in a recent report from the Uni versity of Florida, where the tri mester system is being used for the first time. After a full trimester, the re port contained the following findings and opinions: 1. Quiz grades are approxi mately the same as in the past. 2. The amount of material cov ered in the new courses is about the same as in the past. 3. Some faculty members com plained of having trouble getting through all of the material. 4. Exam schedules are too rushed. 5. A more serious academic at- mosphere was noted on the cam pus. 6. Educators predicted the tri mester system would cause stu dents to take lighter loads. 7. Extracurricular activities are expected to lessen because of the more academic atmosphere. Petroleum Engineering Wives Club will meet at 8 p.m. Monday in the Petroleum Engineering Building. New spring semester officers who will assume their duties at the meeting are Sara Edman, uresident; Wanda Mc Guire, vice president; Evelyn Whatley, recording secretary; Shirley Talash, corresponding secretary; Carolyn Arnold, treas urer; and Jeanie Hamilton, re porter. Teague Nominates Five College Station Congressman Olin E. Teague has nominated five Bryan-College Station boys for ap pointments to the military acad emy of their choice. Receiving the nominations were Virgil N. Cordero, Gilbert E. May- eaux, John F. Ferguson, Richard M. Owen and Ronald Scott Lemon. ‘Sports Car Center” Dealers for Renault-Peugeot & British Motor Cars Sales—Parts—Service ;'‘We Service All Foreign Cars”; 1422 Texas Ave. TA 2-451?: ARE YOU MOVING? Call BEARD Transfer & Storage Agent for UNITED VAN LINES Local Long Distance Free Estimates 707 S. Tabor TA 2-2835 Bryan GARZAS Restaurant GENUINE MEXICAN & AMERICA! FOODS 803 S. Main V; The hep Go vermin > Btji mediately Bachelor a B-ee prof governmeii Study: 9:30 a. m. G:10 p. m. Wonhip: of the (li 1 !) 10:45 a. i 7:20 5. d; Five » for the s) other new First Baptist Church, College Station September AGGIES HEAR Dr. Guy Greenfield Preach Sermons from Gospel of John “ . . . I wish they’d post these grades alphabetically instead of in descending order!” The Student In Education Is He Really Learning? /• HUNTSVILLE, Tex. <A>>—Are college students who prepare to teach weaker academically than those who plan other careers, as some have questioned? Do students take education courses as “grade point” courses ? Do prospective teachers load up with “how-to-teach” courses and neglect “what-to-teach?” Based on a recent study at Sam Houston State Teachers Col lege, the answer is no to these questions. Dr. Suler Ryan, associate dean of the college at Sam Houston, reached this conclusion after an analysis of records of 804 stu dents awarded bachelors degrees. T e a c h e r s’ certificates were earned by 372 of the graduates, while 432 students did not choose to qualify for certificates.- Students preparing to teach ex celled in grades earned in all course work with a 2.60 median grade point average on a four- point system, compared to 2.15 for the non-teacher group. The teacher group scored high er on the School and College Ap titude Test when they entered college. The teachers were in the 79 percentile and the non teachers scored in the 68 per centile group. Ryan selected four academic fields: biology, English, history and mathematics, and compared records. The records show 133 gradu ated with majors in these four fields. Eighty-two qualified as teachers. Fifty-one did not qual ify- After comparing the two groups Ryan concluded: 1. The non-teacher group, on the average completed only the equivalent of one three-hour course more in their major field than did the teacher group. 2. The teacher group had sig nificantly higher entrance exam ination scores, higher overall grade point averages and higher grade point averages in their major fields. 3. Grade point averages in edu cation courses (excluding student teaching) were slightly lower than in the students’ major fields. i 20% OFF - ■ \ ■ ON ALL SWEATERS, SPORT SHIRTS, AND DRESS SHIRTS Sweaters by Catalina and Van Heusen. Shirts by Van Heusen. A&M Men's Shop ‘Home of Distinctive Men’s Wear” North Gate THE BATTALION Opinio7is expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. 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Address: The Battalion, Room 4, YMCA Building, College Station, Texas. editorial News contributions may bje made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the irial office. Room 4, YMCA Building. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6415. ALAN PAYNE _ EDITOR Ronnie Bookman Van Conner Dan Louis, Gerry Brown . Jim Butler. Adrian Adair Ronnie Fann Managing Editor Sports Editor News Editors Assistant Snort Editors Photographer 4. Students do not load up with “how to teach” courses. The credits earned in education courses average almost exactly the requirements of the state’s standards. Records of the 82 teacher grad uates show: 1. Completed an average of 28.8 semester hours in their major fields. 2. Earned a grade-point aver age of 2.94 in their major fields. 3. Completed an average of 18.9 semester hours in education. 4. Earned grade-point averages of 2.83 in education courses. The 51 non-teacher graduates’ records show: 1. Completed an average of 31.4 semester hours in their major fields. 2. Earned a grade-point aver age of 2.64 in their major field. Ryan said this “higher caliber teacher” is being prepared at Sam Houston because of the state’s program for teacher edu cation and certification. He said each college is made responsible for seeing to it that each teacher is well prepared, having at least 24 semester hours in his teaching field. The college is also expected to adjnit to the teacher education program only those who show promise as teachers. Ryan said, a teacher education admission board, composed of five people from different de partments of campus, has been in operation at Sam Houston for four years. A candidate for the teacher education program must first be recommended by his major and minor departments before being acted upon by the board. “Of the students who applied to the 1962 board, *73.7 per cent were approved, 15.6 per cent ap proved with conditions to be im proved and 10.7 per cent were rejected as not good prospective teachers,” said Ryan. He said these same conditions exist in varying degrees in other Texas colleges. r PARDNER You’ll Always Win The Showdown When You Get Your Duds Done At CAMPUS CLEANERS THE BELL TELEPHONE SALUTE: DICK BLAKE COMPANIES Thn To l Dick Blake (B.S.I.E., 1960) began his telephone career with A.T.&T.’s Long Lines Department in Kansas City coordinating installation of teletypewriter equipment for the district. His outstanding performance soon earned him greater responsibilities. On one, he c'ombatted the problem of electrolytic corrosion to underground cable sheaths. Recently Dick was promoted to Sales Representative. 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