1959 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1959 THE MICHIGAN DAILY 1dl iT' Counseling Chairman Defines System Set Registration Hours For Extension Courses Shcaggy~ Fleece $1295 By NORMA SUE WOLFE "It's primarily and simply the most effective way of getting stu- dents to continually consider aca- demic objectives so they will get a sampling of everything," Prof. Donald Eschman of the geology department, chairman of Faculty Counselors for Freshmen and Sophomores, said of the counsel- ing system. He further described the coun- seling program ag a means of "in- suring that students don't go too far wrong in their course elections -so they can. meet distribution requirements and course 'prerequi- sites - and serving in a liaison capacity with other agencies, such as reading improvement and the Bureau of Psychological Services." Freshmen receive letters advis- ing them of their counselor's name and office number during Orienta- tion Week, Prof. Eschman said. They are invited in to see their counselor any time. by making ap- pointments for one of the 24 slots in his six-hour counseling week. Each of 20 literary school coun- selors handles 160-175 students during the year, Prof. Eschmanj estimated. Should Handle 1251 "Ideally, the goal ought to be a maximum of 125," he added. "There is just enough time to counsel that many students from the day the tentative time sched- ule is issued in early December untilthe end of the fallsemester." The role of a counselor implies some guidance, but they are not to be thought of as "big brothers," Prof. Eschman defined. "I don't feel this system is paternalistic," he said, denying a charge soretimes made against the counseling system. "We oper- ate under the principle that there are certain rules and regulations concerning the academic curricu- lum, with certain exceptions to each," he continued. Why is academic counseling done by faculty members, rather than by a "professional" staff? Prof. E chman said there are two reasons for the system set-up. were added to the program. One of these was the late Prof. Arthur Van Duren, who had been called the "Father of Freshman-Sopho- more Counseling." As changes were made in the program, the staff gradually in- creased. In June, 1938, Prof. Van Duren was appointed Assistant Dean of the College. Policy Revisions Under his administration, there were several policy revisions: (1) Second - semester freshmen with a B average and no D or E grades were permitted . to elect certain specified sophomore courses. (2) Transfer students were as- signed to counselors for the first time. (3) A summer counseling and orientation program was instituted to relieve the freshman rush in the fall. When Prof. Van Duren died, Prof. Eschman carried on his basic philosophy this past year. And Prof, Eschman was recently ap- pointed chairman for the 1959-60 academic year, will continue it: that counselors are not here to be big brothers, but rather to help the student help himself. A plan to encourage participa- tion by senior citizens in adult education classes has been an- nounced by officials of the Divi- sion of Adult Education of Wayne State University and the Univer- sity. Under the plan, any person 65 years of age or older will be able to enroll in adult e d u c a t i o n courses for a registration fee of $2.00 instead of the normal $20.00 The object of the plan, to be run experimentally for one year, will be to permit increased parti- cipation In the adult education ,.. - s program by older and retired c zens. A choice of over 100 courses be open to the older citizens N join the program, with course art, music, philosophy and lite tu being especially emphas by the division. Most classes will be held eli in " the cultural center of Wayne State campus, or in Rackham Building, but cla will also be held in Royal C Dearborn, Allen Park, Wyando Grosse Pointe, Ferndale and Clair Shores. USED FREE ADVICE - The office of Faculty Counselors for Fresh- men and Sophomores, located in Rm. 1210, Angell Hall, is head- quarters for underclassmen guidance. firm conviction on the part of The two counselors were given most of the faculty that this is the added responsibility of advis- best both for the students and the ing the sophomore class. The next year, three assistants faculty." Selected by Dean TEXTBOOKS s d t as advertised in ULRICH'S has The Largest Stock In Michigan Robert7 Um~miPs4m LIFE Modern Version of the Roaring Twenties The college world has educated every man's world of fashion and the blazer striped pullover walks off with top honors! Here it is in a new shaggy look -- an interesting brushed surface in 100% real shetland wool! Bright and bold -- with a cross boatneck that fits perfectly and comfortably! Five ivy color combinations to, choose from. S, M L, -.$12.95 Your Headquarters for Sweaters Counselors, who receive a small stipend and are permitted to sub- tract one-third of the hours that they would regularly dedicate to teaching, are selected by Dean James H. Robertson, assistant dean of the literary college, and Prof. Eschman. Of these counselors, a recently written evaluation of the program complained that they "are all men, and mainly from the young- er ranks." Prof. Eschman sees no great disadvantage to this arrangement. "We will add a woman to the staff when we find the right person. "As for the claim that coun- selors are mostly young teachers, full professors are usually not in- terested in being a counselor or are too busy with departmental and college committees. Besides, from the counselor's standpoint, this is one of the best ways to get acquainted with the framework of the college, a thing of vital con- cern to the younger faculty," he said.* Placed in :Angell Hall 1 Counseling offices are located in R~m. 1210, Angell Hall. There, each counselor has access to a student's orientation test grades, freshman application forms, high school records, residence hall reports and reports of judiciary action, as well as all comments from instructors and other such sources of back- ground information. ATTENTION " * Catalina * Lamb Knit * Spinnaker * Robert Bruce TIcE & WREN Faculty More Alert "First, the faculty becomes more alert as to what's going on as far as the student Is concerned," he said. "The faculty, themselves, are thus more concerned, "And, second, they can counsel more on strictly academic grounds than a 'professional,' who would largely be concerned with such things as the adjustment to col- lege life," Prof. Eschman' ex- plained. 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