nursing for first place among individual majors. The number of full-time graduate students in the School of Education continued to increase, with 84 enrolled in the fall and 65 in the spring. Dr. Wyatt Jones, Director of Graduate Studies, reported that enrollment in the graduate education courses taught at night was the largest he had seen at Harding. During 1979-80, 30 M.Ed. degrees were granted, the majority being awarded at the August commencement. Although the percentage of graduates who certified to teach had decreased from 52 percent in 1960-61 to 29 percent in 1979-80, the number of students certifying to teach had remained relatively constant, average 165 per year over the last six years. Dr. Coker attended the NCATE workshop in Lexington, Kentucky, for institutions involved in the self-study. Dr. Jones attended the annual meeting of Southern Graduate School Deans. Richard Duke attended the meeting of the Christian School Administrators Conferences in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Edward O. Sewell attended the national meeting of Kappa Delta Pi, accompanied by four students. '''=1 2 Qua~ifications for membership included plans for a career in education and a grade-point average of 3.25 or higher on 60 or more hours. Because directed experiences had proved very valuable in orienting elementary and special education students to the teacher education program, a course in directed experiences for secondary majors was added for the fall of 1981. Dr. Wyatt Jones was one of the recipients of the Distinguished Teacher Award at the 1980 spring commencement. He was the fifth member of the School of Education to receive this award, indicating that Harding' s education teachers put into practice what they taught about effective teaching. Previous recipients were Dean Coker, Lois Brown, Betty Watson, and Dr. Edward O. Sewell. Kappa Delta Pi, the national education honorary society existed as sponsor Ed Sewell said, "primarily to honor students who will probably be leaders in education." The society, which admits undergraduates and graduates, reQuired its members to have completed 60 hours or more with at least a 3.0 grade point average. From induction ceremonies in the fall and spring, approximately 60 prospective educators were added to the membership which ultimately numbered 100. Even though mainly honorary, this number did engage in a picnic for the purpose of fun, fellowship and sharing of common interests. Sewell stated that the club members also incorporated ideas of service, work, science and fidelity to humanity in its organization. The Student National Education Association, SNEA, was an organization dedicated to helping students learn the "tricks of the trade" of teaching. The club, led by senior Ch ristie Privett and sponsored by Dr. Bobby Coker and Murrey Wilson, met on the average of two times a semester . In the fall, the major activity involved a session when the student teachers came together to share experiences. Problems were di scussed , working conditions were related and successes were told as students ;earned from one another. The spring semesfer meetings were composed of a speaker and a film. Searcian Bob Maddox, the local high school principal, gave the teachers-to-be a talk entitled "What I Expect of My Teachers." A film by the Arkansas Education Association on the problems of the profession was viewed during the following gathering. In speaking of the association's aim, Wilson said, "Our purpose is to acquaint young people with the problems of and ways to improve teaching. We hope to teach them how to provide better working conditions and adapt to their salary scale." In a year in which the teaching program yjas examined by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the SNEA attempted to provide information and a solid base for the NCATE visitors. The group also placed two members on the committee controlling educational programs. - Jimmy Allen 1. SNEA. Front Row: McDivitt, Matheny, Evans. Cap/ener, Johns/on, Bukowich. Hunter, Rolunson, Lamb. Second Row: Coker-sponsor. Flinchum. Hobbs, HiJ/, Beers, Phelps. Pearson, Pettie. Back Row: Gates. FOSler, PriveJt, Ulland, Parker, Will, Findley. Wilson-sponsor. 2. RICHARD DUKE, Instructar of Supervised Teaching, discusses the prospect of s tudent leaching with SNEA members. 3. KAPPA DELTA PI. Bukowich, Pawlowski. Salmon, Brown. Johnston, Tallman. Farmer. Second Row: Blackard, Pettie. Wilson, Hobbs. Waterman, Mansell, Cornell, Barnett. Purdom. Simpson. Third Row: Higdon, Roberts, Privett, Ragland. Hogon, Joiner, Cannon. Sewell·sponsor, Davis. Back Row: Haas, Rix, Clonch. Sulton, Corbin, McQuain, Kitchens. West, Gibbons. L. Moore, p,"Moore. 77 School of Education
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