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Show Dixie College Staff Completes Arrangements For Year With the completion of the Dixie Junior College catalogue, printed by the Washington County News, and with the final appointment appoint-ment to the faculty approved by the State Board of Education, the stage is set to complete arrangements arrange-ments for the opening of the 1937-1938 1937-1938 college year on September 7, according to President B. Glen Smith, who returned Sunday from Salt Lake City. At the recent board meeting held in Salt Lake City Miss Afton Peters of Ogden was appointed as Librarian at the college to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation resigna-tion of Mrs. May Ward Hunt last spring. Miss Peters will also have charge of the physical education work for girls. She was graduated from the Utah State Agricultural last spring with a bachelor of science degree. Her librarian experience ex-perience includes work done at the Weber college during the two years she attended there, apprentice appren-tice work at the Ogden City Carnegie library and at the Brig-ham Brig-ham City Carnegie library. She is a member of the Pi Gamma Mu at the U. S. A. C. Besides being qualified to do the work in the library and physical education, Miss Peters is talented in music Large Faculty The faculty consists of sixteen full time instructors and five part time. The full time instructors include: A. K. Hafen, director of the division of humanities and head of the department of English and modern languages; John T. Woodbury Jr., dean of men, head of the department of education, and coach of debating; Earl J Bleak, head of the department of band and orchestra; H. L. Reid, director of the division of social sciences; Leland Hafen, head of the department of physical education; educa-tion; M. M. Bentley, head of the department of business education, registrar and treasurer; Linna Snow, dean of women and instruc-(Continued instruc-(Continued on page five) New Teachers ! Listed By College j (Continued from rti'st page) tor in English; Mariam Ahlstrom, instructor in shorthand and typewriting; type-writing; D. Elden Beck, director of the division of biological sciences; M. J. Miles, director of the division of physical sciences; Clara Woodhouse, head of the department de-partment of piano music; Ellis Everett, instructor in mathematics and physics; Lloyd Shields, instructor in-structor in physical education; Charles N. Merkley, instructor in mechanic arts; and Miss Peters, librarian and instructor in physical physi-cal education. J. W. McAllister, head of the department of vocal music, P. D. Spilsbury, head of the department of home economics; and Emma Nielson, instructor in home economics, econo-mics, will do their major work at the college, the latter three doing some work at the junior high. Ralph Huntsman, head of the de-partmerilfof de-partmerilfof "art will do part time work at the college. Coaching Organized The coaching of athletics has been re-organized. Mr. Shilds will remain head football coach, assisted assist-ed by Mr. Hafen. Mr. Shilds will take complete charge of college basketball and track, while high school work in basketball and track will be taken care of by Mr. Hafen. Mr. Hafen will have general gener-al charge of the physical education department, but will teach some work in history and physiology. Summer activity of faculty members indicates that there will be increased teaching strength this winter. John T. Woodbury and Linna Snow attended summer school at the University of Utah, Earl J. Bleak at the Brigham Young University, and P. D. Spilsbury, Spils-bury, Charles N. Merkley and Le-land Le-land Hafen did special work at the U. S. A. C. Ellis Everett is attending the University of Southern South-ern California, and Emma Nielsen Niel-sen is traveling in Europe. D. Elden El-den Beck is doing research in I California, including work at the University of California. Other faculty members have engaged in miscellaneous educational activity Many Courses Courses listed in the catalogue show an enriched curriculum for the coming school year. Under twelve major departments there are offered 146 courses, eighty-two in the upper division and sixty-four sixty-four in the lower division. New courses offered this year include: Agricultural journalism, principles of genetics, animal husbandry, drafting, agriculture, drawing and art appreciation, advanced commercial com-mercial art, eugenics of the family, natural history orientation, conservation con-servation of natural resources, the novel, lower division debating, elementary stage craft, literature appreciation, child development, family health, differential calculus, integral calculus, elementary music conducting, group voice culture, cul-ture, elementary instrumental ensemble, en-semble, advanced string ensemble, wood-wind and reed ensemble, brass ensemble, and piano ensemble. ensem-ble. Courses for Patrons A special effort has been made made to provide courses for the patrons of the college. Several courses will be offered at night including Conservation of our natural resources, literature appreciation, ap-preciation, elementary conducting, and other courses yet to be organized. or-ganized. By action of the legislature, legis-lature, tuition for special students in the junior college has been reduced re-duced so that patrons may register for a course or two at a very-reasonable very-reasonable fee. General repair and construction is being pushed at the college. Major improvements being cared for now include the improvement of the offices, building of an art department, and construction of a greenhouse. The social science department is being enlarged to remedy the crowded conditons there. The college catalogues are now being distributed. Students failing to recieve theirs in the near future fu-ture should notify the college authorities. Calls for rooms are now coming in to the college. Patrons having rooms to rent or wishing to take boarders should notify the college authorities immediately. |