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THE TWIG
May 25, 19514- y ^
McAllister Reports That Liberal Arts Gives Best Preparation
Lor Success in Business, F^ngineering and Government Gareers
What business executives
think of liberal arts college
training as preparation for busi
ness, engineering, and govern
ment careers is the subject of a
new book which has been off the
press little more than three
weeks, written by Dr. Quentin
Oliver McAllister, head of the
department of modern lan
guages at Meredith.
Entitled Business Executives
and the Humanities, the b6ok is
a report of intensive investiga
tion and research into the ques
tion of the practical value of
the humanities and studies in
the liberal arts. Dr. McAllister
has been in correspondence with
more than a thousand United
States executives, includ
ing those of highest rank and
responsibility in business, en
gineering, and government posi
tions.
In his book, the opinions of
these executives have been pre
sented on the value of English
in business and industry, the
importance of the study of for
eign languages, the liberal arts
and the humanities as a part of
a preparation for success in
business and industry, and the
courses of study and combina
tions of fields of study most like
ly to lead to employment in
the more desirable positions
throughout the country.
Supply and demand of per
sonnel, qualifications for jobs,
salary range, and distribution
of opportunities are all treated
in the report. Dr. McAllister’s
book is the only one published
Dr. Quentin McAllister
which examines through the
eyes of the modern employer
the value of a liberal arts edu
cation, with emphasis on lan
guages and the humanities, to
persons planning to seek em
ployment in business and indus
try.
Already in areas as widely
scattered as Texas, Washington,
and British Columbia, and New
England, movements to publi
cize, and support the ideas found
in Business Executive and the
Humanities are reported under
way. Letters of commendation
are coming more and more
frequently from those who are
interested in bringing about
closer cooperation between
business and education in a
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educational system better and
more effective.
Dr. McAllister has been head
of the department of modern
languages at Meredith since
1944, having previously taught
at Lincoln Memorial University,
Randolph-Macon College, the
University of Richmond, and
in Army and Navy training pro
grams. He was elected last fall
to the position of secretary-
treasurer of the South Atlan
tic Modem Language Associa
tion, and associate editor of the
South Atlantic Bulletin, official
publication of the association, in
which he has been a member of
the Humanities Committee for
the past three years.
He is also a past president of
the Modern Language Associa
tion of Virginia, past national
president of Sigma Pi Alpha,
and a member of the American
Association of University Pro
fessors.
PHIDO SAYINGS STAR GAZINGS
FINAL PLANS
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piano may be arranged during
the session.
The course will carry one se
mester hour of college credit
for those who meet the usual
entrance requirements of the
college, and complete the work
in a satisfactory manner.
The “ah’s and “ah’s” with
which the outfits, (as well as
those who modeled them!),
were met was a sure sign of the
success of the Phi Fashion Show
on Tuesday night. The Elite
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make believe bridal parties.
Two of the loveliest dresses of
the evening, modeled by Ann
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over which an organdy duster
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by a horsehair braid picture
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a well fitting climax to a pleas
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—Jane Condrey.
In the history of the Astro- ^
tekton Society, the year of 1950-
51 will be recorded as one in
which much was done not only
toward visible progress, but al
so toward promoting a feeling
of closeness among its members
and a sense of deeper devotion
to the Society itself.
Under the able and sincere
leadership of Sunny Burnham,
several new additions, such as
executive council for de
an
veloping basic plans, have been
made during this past year. But
even more important than this,
the society has taken on a new
meaning for many of its mem
bers.
Yes, to all those who would
allow it to do so, the Astrotek-
ton Society has laecome a vital
part of life. To those who will
be graduating in a few days,
Mother Astro sends her fondest
wishes for success and hap
piness in the world beyond the
Meredith gates.
—Carolyn Little.
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