Firms
Want Only Engineers With High Grad e Points
"Jtromote Sele.nee as a career tor Youth" was Lho Uleme at U1e annual convenUon of the ldaho Society of Professional Engineers, held at Bols<l, Jan. 16-18 About 12c; engineers attended the Lhreeday convent.ion which was open to all professional (licensed) engi• neers in Idaho.
At the Boa.rd of Directors meeting at the convontlon, Mr MoM!r 1·epresented Prof C. A, Moore, hea(I of the civil engineering de· partment at ~e University ot Idaho. Mooi·e was ill a.nd unable to attend.
Mr Moser reports that a portion of the convention was concerned with problems of the pro!e&lonai engineer. but that ma.ny interest· lng points were introduced which are pertinent. to the student.
The president of the NSPE discussed engineer oupply and de· man.cl. The core of b.16 discussion brought out that the engin..,ring field is becoming quite competitive. The student should be quite aware of this at an early stage, so that. he may strive for a bJgher grade•point average, because there ls an acute shortage or engineers with master or doctor degrees. Also, there 1s still a. high demand tor good technicians In mosl fields.
A. S Janssen, Dean ot lhe En· g:ineering College at the Unlver• ally ot I<laho, pointed out that the number ot companies requesting senior interviews is about the same as last year. Some companies have stopped interviewing because of toss of contracts, but other com· panlcs have filled In. Mr. Janssen cmpha$.lzed that. the Interviewers are selecting only the best of the senior crop, so again it ia wise to keep the grade-point average high.
The mining and geological engi· neering picture Is presently qulte poor, because the demand in these fields Is practically nil. However, these fields may improve in the fUlure.
Mr. M:oser reports that other local members of the northern chapter or the ISPE attending uu, convention Included President A. S. Sachse, who is Lhe district engineer tor the Idaho Bw-eau of Highways; Vice-President Dick Kearns, a. design enginee.r- also working tor the ldaho Bureau of Highways; and George Riggs, who is an elec• trical engineer for the REA. Mr. Moser Is the secretary of the. northern chapter of the ISPE.
College May Sponsor Sales Cour se Aimed
At Tourists In Area
In cooperation with the :Merchants Commir,sion of the coeur d'Alene Chamber of Commerce and the State Department of Vo· catlonal Education, NIJC is planning a course tor sales pe.ople ln this community.
The cour-s& la aln~ at supplying Lhese people with information which would help theJD 10 answer questloru1 which tourists ask most frequently.
This evening course is lntQnded to cover four lessons, each Jessop lasting two hours Tbe course ls planned !or March. The tee UDBet as yet., will be approximately one dollar a person.
Details are being worked out by a special committee appointed b y Hard.Jn Young, chaimtan of the Merchants Committee. Corl Qri dlcy la chairman of tho Adlrisory Committee Mr. Wendt of the college faculty Is representing the vocational-educational department in organlzlng the course. Super'-islon and course content ts being worked out by Chamber ot Commerce officials and the college sta!-f
\Vhen the final det.ans are work· ed out, tho public wm be Informed and a date set for registration.
This Group Provides College Socials
S. U. Overflow Is Under Scrutiny By College Officials
I To see If any plans may have been discUS8ed to alleViate the overflow 1n NIJC's student union each activity period and al- noon, Relriew reporter Arvella. SudnikoVieb interviewed Dr. Kildow. Here a.re, the results:
Accordlllg to Dr. Kildow, tile inc:reo.scd em-ollment. ha.s caused the faculty and college boaxd to seriously con.s1der the burden on S. U. !acilJtiea. It is Increasingly evident that a solution m.ust be found. Several possible plans have been discu.ssed.
l. Several tables aim.lla.r to the Umekeeper's table used during basketball games could be used. They would be placed In the bal· cony Cor the use of non•smoking students The tables would fit over tho scats.
2. Small tables cou!d be pince<! on the !Joor or the gymnasium on the northeast side near the entrance to the S. U. These tables would also be restricted to nonmnoklng studenta.
Excha ng e Newspapers Are Now On Display In The Student Union
The new,paper rack recently set up ln the student union has just been refinished by Mr. Riebe and his indu.stMal arts students. It has been placed there for u,e convlen· ience of students interested in readlng material from other col· teges and sChools. The news-pa.per rack contains a variety or papers obtained through exchange agree· ments with other colleges. and area hlgh schools.
Among tho new5pa~rs to be found are those froJn Central Wash ington College of Education in Ellensburg; Waalllngton State College, Pullman; Gonzaga Uni• versity, Spokane; College of Idaho, Caldwell; Montana. State Unlver• sily, Mlssouia.; L<!wis and Clark Co.liege, Portland; Montana Stale College, Bo""man: and the publi· cations from the Academy Of IH.l\'1 High School 1n Coeur d'Alene.
The exchange newSl)npers Crom the library will be .moved to the newspaper rack in the s u. In lhc future all issues of exchange newspapers. Including issues trom schools which are pregently pending exchanges. will be placed there for the con ven~ce of the students.
Tile dany publlcallons !Tom the University of 1daho are expected to be obta.Jned for the future We a::re preaentJy !"8.<:e(ving lhc Washington State College Evergreen. which ls also a. dally publication, and will be or value t.o students in· terested in transferring there or students tote.rested 1n the activity of the collage. More Issue.a arc expected to be added as our 11st of exchanges growa. Some of the major hlgh schools in north Idaho are to be added 1n the near future also.
First Semester Final Grades Will Be Mai led
Students are asked not to call
1:Ll t.he office for their first $eme&tcr finaJ grad~ as Interruptions do cause a delay in getting- out the grades. Report cards will be mall• ed around the se£Ond week or February.
President Kildow Represents NIJC At Gov . Smylie's "Sputnik" Conference
On Jan. 20, Dr Kildow attended a special education conference at 1.bc stat.e capitol in Boise. The conference, endorsed by Covcrnor Smylie, was called lhe ·'Statewide Taak , Force Conference on tho Educational Irupllcations ot Sputnik." Dr. Kildow said the purpose of the meeting was to consider our whole state educational program and try to !ind out if any changes should be made to ;meet conditions in our teehnotog!eal ago.
About 100 people attended tho meeting, representing all the col· leg~ in the atat.e, both public a.nd private. School superintendents, ~chool pri.nctpa.18, interested merchants, and member& of the State Board ot Educ..tlon also attended the m•eting upcn Invitation by St.ale Superintendent of Public In• struotion1 Alt.on B. Jones, who presided over the meeting.
Gov Smylie opened the conference with a speech: ''A Fundamental Challenge.'' The ma.in as• sombiy was divided into nine groups for group di1lcusston8. Eacl1 Of Ute nine groups was given a topic and so.vOl"al related questions tor dlscuSs:ion.
Dr. Kildow was elected chalrman o f Group U. and Mr. George E. Denman, State Director of Voca• tional Education was the recorder. Their topic was ••Demands o1 Our Industrial and Technological Age." Tho questions the discussed were:
l. Should there be more tests and counseling to placa each student in studies or bls interest and greatest aptitude?
2. Should science and math be prov;ded for all, or should it be ava.ltabJe only for those with spec• ial aptitudes and 1nt.ere8ts?
3. How shall we modify our teacbing objecuves to provide an adequate understanding of thla technological age?
4. What are the problems In "holding power" in colleges. secondary and olementary schools?
Alter severaJ hours of crittc:al di&euasions the group favored the adoption ot such things as adequate guidance a.nd c:ounse:Ung programs, good science and mathematics instruction avaUa.ble to
•tudent.s with real inl.ere•ta and abllit1cs. and a. mode.rntzatton ot te1;1.ching method& and materials with special e.mphaai& on those subject.s that provide youth "-'Ith a better understandiog of this technolog:ica.l age They also de• cided tha.t in order to improve educa.tion to educate all youth as tar as they can go that the following factors should be conside.J:ed:
l. All tonns ol financial encouragement tor youth to remain 1n school.
2. Youth 1D1ust be given ade,. quat.e undersUUlding and apprecia• tfon Of their educational oppor-, tunltles.
3. Boredom and dissatisfaction of youth with school.
4. Mol'e effective teachers are CS$Cl\Ual
5. The possibilities of operatlr\g the year-around school program.
Dr. Kildow said that tills report, along with the reports !J-om the oU-ier groups, would be published and released later.
When asked what be thought of the meeting as a whole, Or. Kildow said, "I would say from my own standpoint, having attended a previous. governor's conference on education, that thi.s was a much bette1·-planned meeting. I think we got closer to the heart of the p1•oblem, more than we did 1n tho previous meeting. Those peoplo attending this confe.t"ence seemed to hllve an Intelligent grasp of problems involved. Of course, the actual ben c!it derived from this c:ontere.nce w1U depend on Whal use the governor makes ot the findings or the various disCWWon groups.
I think people should be aware that we have been arriving at our present educational position for a nurnber ol years and it wlll take SO'me ti.mo be.lore any noticeable change can be c!!ected among the vartous college aod high school student bodies."
IZ MILLION WATCH TV
Twelve mllllon persons t1ow comprtse Ute educational television audience - not Including the thousands lnvolvcd in closed-clrcul.t TV instructional programs.
The maln drawback to both tentative solutions 1$ the- .non• smoking rcstncuon. This ban ts established by the college board ot trustees in compliance with st.ate fire Ja.ws.
No definite plan bas been decid· cd upon and probably present racilltica wUl have to be used tor the balance of this school yea.r.
Dr, Kildow stated that the college Is also having gro,ving paJrus In the trade department. Present fa.ciliUes are not adequate tor additional enrollments. Shop space for auto mechanics, specifically to meet demands !or body and fender classes, is simply- not in existence.
The college board Is reluctant to ask taxpayers to vote bonds !or moN> college bulldings. Yet from enrollment predictlon.s, it will not be long until it is necessary to provide rnore room ln other depart• ment.s u well. The alternative Is to tlll'n down appltcaUons !rom pro.spective
students
Students Should Check Bulletin Boards Daily
The public adddress ll)'Iotein and the bulletin boards a.re means o! communication at NIJC. Many students don't use them to an ad· vantage.
Instl'Uctors often put lists on the bulletin board requesting these students to report at a. certain t.ime. Usually only a very small per cent answers. the. summons. Letters sometimes stay tacked to tho bulletin boara for several weeks. Students £all to attend meetings because they <lon't hear the nnnounce.ment-3.
Everyone has an obligation to listen to all announcements and check the bulletin boards dally The next announcement may dfr. ecuy concern you.
Coffee Still Five Cents
Mis.s Johnson, S. U. manage.r, wishes to compliment the students for the job they have been doing on keeping the Student Union cJean. Two wee.ks ago it was an• nounced that the price of coffee would be r8.i$ed if the appearance of the S. U. did not improve. Mlss Johnson mites that if the students keep up the good work, coffee "iU remain tlve cents per cup.
The students responslble tot- socl.a1 activU!es tor NlJC are sh O\f1\ $eilted a.round chalrman of the col · lege frnclal commJt-tee. 1\rargarct Olson. From left to right: Ray Thom1>$0n, Nrullne Brooten, J.AVern Guth~ mlller, 1>nn Pllldngton, Ma.rga.ret Olson, Kay Wilson Brian ~te<:.kc.t, a.nd Arlene Reru1ersoo. 'THE N.LJ.C. REVIEW
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By Jo..maHan Student, At T1le NORTH IDAHO JUNIOR COLLEGE COEUR D'ALENE. IDAHOFormer Student Has Tips On Discipline For Education Class
Last week, a former NIJC stu• dent spoke to the E lementary ;\lethods class. Be 1s also a Corm· er education student. lmder Dr. Eva Ogg. Richard Bell i8 now principal of the Post Falla High School.
Follow This Procedure In Registering
Registration Cor the next semester began last Friday. Students are to register with their advisor.
Registration .Procedure
l. All cards must be 11:tade out in ink.
2. Put Inst nnme first on n.11 cards.
3. Fill in all cards completely , accurately, and neatly.
Reporten: Larry Kirkeby, Barbara Schlee, Kenn eth Mill er. Sheron Waldram, Carol Bennion, Neil Hyde, Oevo Fudge , Anita Howell, Atnotette Riosko. Helen Puk, Mugerot Sche lino 1 Arvelfe Sudnikovich, S•buti•n Lamb, Kathy Me nning, Noel lo1jor and Evalyn B1metl.
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WHY ARE YOU GOING TO COLLEGE?
Are you attending college to have fun 7 A great mony shldenis attend colleges and universities "to hove a ball." They soy ' ' it beats working." Do you come under this classification? If so, it is suggested that you cont inue reading this editorial.
There are a greot mony people ottending colleges and universities today , toking such subjects as engi neering, business administration, educo t ion, and many others. The mo jority of these students are attending college for o better Americo.
A~er g raduoti ng from a college or university, a person has a better understanding of how to fit into socie ty, ond the responsibilities of the American citizen. Through various required courses such os history, eco nomics, literoture, geog rophy , and others, a student hos "' better understanding of the economic history of our notion. He, therefore, will probably become o better American.
When o person ottends o college or university. his first impression is that when he graduates he will automatic:olly be in line for the better job, fo r the hi ghes t pay. Some studen ts keep this opinion throughout their li fetime However, the majority soon leorn that colleges ond universities just prepore a person mentally and give him a background for the future College does not teach o person everything he should know. The moin purpose of the colleges and universities is to teach a person to think. Through clubs, dances, and sports ac tivities, college life also prepares a per:son sociolly.
Upon groduotion, the first thing o person must do is apply fo r o job The vorious social octivities in college life hove preporel:I him to meet people and make it easier to tolk with them.
The first thing thot must be done when sto rting o new job is to leorn. You must learn such things os compony rules, regulotions, ond general prcx:edures. The perso n then must leorn whot is expected of him while working ot this job. It is also advantageous to learn something of the history of the organizotion by which he is employed, so that he moy hove a better understanding of that company and its policies. It is olso very practical to purchose, and read, cu rrent mag<>· zines published in his fie ld of interest, so that he will know whot is go ing on in his field nationolly and internationolly.
Whot do you contribllle to your class o r to your college? Are you one of the students who ottends o class but never p orticipates in c;loss discussions? It is a proven -foct that students learn more, and enjoy their closses more, if they participate in class discussions. If you intend to become o leader instead of o follower, you must learn to express yourself. Do you think you know someth ing well? If you do, try to express it in on intelligent a nswer. You may find out you don ' t know os much os you think you do. Toking part in class discussions helps you to express yourself well. Learning to tolk well is like learning to do onything else well. You must practice. Know your subiect well, organize your thoug hts, and a greot deal of practice will help you to become o better talker. However, don't let your tolking obility run away with your common sense. Let the other per:son speak olso.
Are you attendin g closses , sitting , wasting your time ond your instructor ' s time, plus your parents or your own finonces? It is to your own odvantoge to be attentive ond try to moke the most of your opportunity. As all colleges and universities are becoming more crowded eoch yeor, their entrance requirements ore becoming increasingly difficult. Moke the most of the opportunity you hove, it may not c o me again. When dances, sports activities, o nd dub functions ore held, it is for the sfudents These activities will help to broaden the person soc ially.
In order to receive o B.A. or S.S. degree, a person must attend college for at least four years A person cou ld hove been working during these four years, ond bringing in o steady income, instead of paying out continuolly. However, a great many people fee l that it is worth attending colleg e for four years b ecause of the possibility of p rocuring better jobs. Over the years they con amortize the cost of the education faster, and in the long r un , come out ahead of the non-college graduote finonc ia lly and socially.
Art Students Help Cd 'A Teacher With Art, Craft Classes
Members of the art Cl a8JJ at tho coUege have completed a bu$y semester's work. Recently, they have been doing ceramics work at the city r-ecr eatto n cente r Earlier
In the year they helped Miss Big· g ens at Winton Elementary School
In Coour d'Alene with art projec ts
In her opportunity" class. ( M iss Big-gens was injured and unable to
Mr. Bell gave, ten basic prln· clples fo r e!fcctlvely disciplining children in classrooms. One point he .etressed was that discipUne problems can be avoided by care• Cul planning on lhe part or the teacher. "If a teacher will tal<e the time to plan for good beha.Vior and eXpeet good bebavlor, mOllt times she will get good bchnvior r,·om her students." Mr Bell be· Ueves that if the chlldren are OC· cupfed 1n order to avoid ex.eessive Cree time there will be fewer discipline problems.
Mr. Bell also stressed the tact tho.l most children ha.ve a respect for beauty and order. They have a keen appreciation of their phy1:11cat surroundinge. There.tore a teacher who creates an orderly. attractive room has one aspe<:t of her dl.sctpllne task accomplished. This- room atmo$phe.rc includes her apperance and porsonality. An at• tractive teacher with a sense of humor can accomplish more than a disorganized, sJothful person. Cbildren rospect logical rules when they understand them. Con· sequently, tt i.s Important to allow the children to Uve up to their responsibilities. Not only will they livo up to their responslbilltles but they will aloo seek furlhor re.spon• sibilities.
An attractive, orderly, well disciplined room is eSS-0.JltiaJ 1n ordc.r for a teacher to maintain a good teaching situation, Mr. Bell, con· eluded.
Auto Mechanics News
I! you we.re- to wa.lk into lhe Auto Mechanic Departme.nl ono of thetse sunny afternoons, you would fln4 the usual state of noi.se and confusion. Two men in white coats would be rwtning here and the.re They arc not proprieters of a mental Institution as you might. S\tSpect - they're the instructors.
Vou wou ld find all ktnds or Jobs being done, everything Crom a Model A getting a new tease on life to a ·57 Dodge gelting a tune· up. You might notice though thl\t there ts one job missing. Nowhere wUJ you find an automatic transmission being worked on. These are not something new They have been around tor quite a.while but "the brain beneath the Ooor board!:i" Terna.ins a mystery to the men that will be servicing your car tn the -near -future.
Why lo this so? Becau•e we do not have th.e equipment to dis· assemble one, let alone adjuot It and put It back together! This ls a sad sit1tation as the automaUc transmlssion Is a vital part of the modem car. U anyone can think of a solution to this problem the auto mechanics stare would be glad to listen to any •uggeations.
Dance After L-C Game Was Home Ee Affair
·l. Fill out one class sc-Jledute card completely under the gulddance of your advisor; then !ill out the b alance of your cards and have au e:ards checked and approved by your advisor before ta.king them to the t'egistrar.
5. In the interest ot brevity, the regular class periods should be entered on the schedule card as 8, 9, 10, 11, 1, 2, and 3.
6. Your c:urrtculum 15hOuld be accurately t1-tAted on your cards.
7. Course Ulles and numbers must be accurat.ely etated.
S. All f'ces must be paid before registration in complete
9. Students wilt sign up tor EngUsh 2 with the same Instruc tor they hnd for English 1 whenever possible.
Faculty Feels That Many NIJC Students Fail To Make Full Use Of Their Advisors
ll is no longer necessary !ott' students to blindly select tbc courses lhey take in college. The advJsors, with their yea.rs or experience, can b-0 or valuable assistance in helping students. They are e.a.gcur and anxious to help, but many !eel NI.JC students do not take ad..v8lltage ot lhe-ir opportunities.
'!'he guidance program Ia not planned with the ldea of making deci&.lona tor students. The essen ce of t.he program ts to provide ln· formation for the student a.bout the different careers, and the necessary requirement.,. The testIng program gives the pupll an Idea of hls abilities. When the student has access to boUt types ot information. it ls believed lhat, he can make a much w iser dCCi· f;:jon in s.td0etlng b.is vocation.
ALtending a junior college has U>e nddltlonal advanta.ge or a bet•
Library Receives Many Government Pamphlets
Each week the college library receives pamphlets and lntorma.Llon folders on current a!fairs from the Superintendent ot. Docu• ments in W,u,blnglon, D. C. They give up-t<>•lhe-mtnute ln!orm.allon about ma.jor countries of the world, covering such subject s a.s transportation. health, first a!d, ¢urrent cduea.tion trend.$, maps1 etc.
These pamphlets are at the d isposal of students for researeh reports, or their personal use. They a.re on tlJe and will be supplied by Ute Ubrarlan upon request.
'l'WO-~'Ji"ffiOS OF D)AHO TEACHERS HA.~ J:;ARNED COLLEGE DEGREES
- According to the State Deparl · ment or Education, tho median years or teaching experience tor 5.515 Idaltc public school teachers ls l2 years. It alsi reports that o( lhls group, 63 percent have fou.ryear degrees. 18 percent have master's degree& or a bove, 16, per• cent have three years o! college but less than tour, and 21 perccnl have less than three ye.an of college.
t<,r mutual understandlrig between pupils and teachers, becaUAe of the closer contact ,vlth pupils. As a. result, each fee ls .more free in d.i&ousaing hls school problems.
The series ot t.ests offered cov• ers three different measurements. One Is directed to det ermine <>CCU· pationol Interest. Inventory Another is used to mea.sw-e mental abU· lty and the third is used to measure the mechanical ability. The idea of the test Is to let the pupll know his type and kind or ability, so that he can apply It in the most ec~momical and useful way tor himself.
NlJC offers this excellent service lo its pupils even in the sum• mer. During Ute summer of 1956. lSO students took these teots In 1957, 165 studen ts took thelt\, wllich indicates that most of the pupils have taken advantage of this tesUng program.. Students shQUld apprecia~ this opportunity. If they wer-e to t.a.ke. the$$ tests on their own, ll would be quite exJ)ensive tor them - perhaps. they woutd not. be able to even find a place where they couJd take the test s.
Not nearly so ,many students are taking advantage or their advisors. They are not reaping the full bene· flt• ottered by NIJC.
Career tile• can be found In the library, covering almost every ver Callon. The pamphlets tell about the vocation with respect to saJary, requirements, o pportun1tie$ and other useful information. In addition, mucll free Uterat.ure is avail· able In the office.
Folders from the local high school a.re added to the. student's college file. This gives a much better ides: of the student's background.
The guidance and testing pro· gram are for you. Be sure you take advantage of boUt.
Corn. the moat Important food plant in the Un:ited States, le grown in all 48 stales
cond uct the cla.as alone.)
Betty Frederick, art s t ude n t here. was In charge of this program. She supervl$ed the teach• Ing or art and c r aft$ for the youngsters during November and December. Some proj ects included: plaster craft, wooden plaquest potato turkeys, tree decorations, apple Santa Clauses, Christmas swags for doors. Chrtstmas cards, ttngcr painting, printing on wrnp• ping paper, and crayon cloth craft. The group may resume this pro• gram on n. limited basis next semester.
The Home Ee Club $ponsored the student union socia.1 last week a!ter the Lewis and Clark basketball game. Bingo , badminton, vol• leyball, basketball. cards, and dancing provided the enterta.!n· mcnt. Refreshments were served during the evening.
Anita Bowell headed the games <X>mmfttee, wfth help trom Donna Nordstrom and Janet Fiegel Claudia Wayne bandied refreshments with help f r om Barb;ira Schlee. Kay Runberg obtained the jukebox; Judy Ghlgleri and June Shartell made the posters. Spon· AOrs were Mr. and Mrs. Stranohnn and M r. Keating.
According to AsstmU. a Now York organization which produces recorded home • study language coul'MS, len m1111on Russian student, are studying English at ele· mentary, high school and college levels. Less than 4,000 American students are studying Russian, all a.t lhe college level.
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