University of Wisconsin Superior - Gitche Gumee Yearbook (Superior, WI)

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 tfie liitcfie Quince KINDERGARTEN-PRIMARY -40— Evans Henson Shaken Barbour Wangen Straus President, first semester President, second semester VIcc-PreMdcnl Secretary Treasurer . Historian .. „ Faculty Adviser Social Adviser ..... Student Welfare ‘To Do Is To Realize OFFICERS Margaret Henson ....... Evelyn Ballou Pern Siroud --------- Grace Evans Ruth Shaken . . Gladys Wanccn Caroline w. Barbour Irene Torvkfc Blanche L. Barsc This year, more than ever before, the Kindergarten-Primary department has more nearly reached its ideal that of being a highly organized group working as an independent club. The Monday morning group meetings have been carried on in a very business-like manner and various business affairs of the group have been discussed. Because of the strong feeling of friendship which exists between the members of the department, it has been made possible for social welfare work to be successfully done outside of the group. At Christmas time the department did local welfare work in purchasing and dressing dolls which were distributed among the needy children of the city. Birthday Teas arc annual functions of the department. Members of the group arc divided according to the months in which their birthdays occur. Five birthday teas are given during the school year. The last Birthday Tea is automatically the Annual Spring Formal Tea and is the one big social affair of the department during the school year. This year it was held on Saturday afternoon, April 9, in the Kindergarten rooms of the Training School. Owl and Serpent elections this year included two members of the Kindergarten-Primarv department on the list. The group has also made its annual contribution to the McCaskill Friendship Fund. Education is just growing up in the right way. —I)r. F. A. Bonser.

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Ofie Sitcfie jinnee Anderson North Phelan Anderson Shipley OFFICERS First Semester Second Semester Patricia Phelan President Ivor Tollcrud Josephine North Vlce-I’roulent l.eola Mellon Marie Anderson Treasurer Olga BroWM ............. Secretary ... .... Margaret McDonald Edith Shipley ... PrtlS Representative Evelyn Cal«H»» Director: AMY BRONSKY Superior Normal was one of the first schools in the country to offer specialized training for teachers of the intermediate grades. It did this because it recognized that the problems of the middle grades are very definite and distinct, and that in order to solve these intelligently and efficiently, teachers need special training. In September, 1923. a two year course leading to a diploma was established. The movement to raise salaries of grade teachers to the level of those of high school has for its slogan, “Equal Pay for Equal Training. Skill and Experience.” In order to provide such training for intermediate grade teachers. Superior Normal in the fall of 1920 offered a specialized third year of training which will be followed in September. 1927, by a fourth year. Graduates from this fourth year course will receive the degree of Bachelor of Education. The student wishing to prepare to teach in the Intermediate grades is eligible for either the two or the four year course. The Intermediate Department is well represented in the musical, literary, athletic, and social activities of the school. During 1920 and 1927 in addition to participating actively in the general school life it entertained at a formal tea, and enjoyed several informal “get-togethers. INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT

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Sitcftc Jjumee GRAMMAR-JUNIOR HIGH Hnwcnstcln I.arson Conroy Smith Johnson McCabe First Semester Florence Strauch Mona McCabe Lcnorc Conroy Capitola Kennedy OFFICERS — 1’residenl ... Vlcc-Presidcn. . Secretary ... . Treasurer Second Semester .... Bernic« Johnson Gladys Smith . Grace Larsen Eunice Howenstine The Grammar-Junior High department has been considerably larger in number flf f It lO nt'ilF Kiilitrn (list f t lltii nioiiitlnn ltn»i ires' r Z.. 1.2. • 1IIIVH1 W ■ 1%'IUV I HIM J till I ••• II ' this year than ever before due to the granting of three-vear degrees in this department. The group has been acting this year under the advisorship of Prof. H. C. Almy and Miss group Grace Barney. During the first semester of the school year, the primary activity of the Grammar-junior High department was a luncheon which the department served in November. The luncheon was held on the third floor of the main building from the Domestic Science rooms. Over 2(X) persons were served. The money from the function was used to augment the group's pledge to the McCaskill Friendship Fund. Gladys Smith was general chairman of the luncheon. On Friday afternoon. April 22. the annual formal spring tea of the department was held. This was the primary activity of the second semester of this year. Approximately 200 guests attended the tea which was the most successful ever given by the group Spring colors and dainty spring flowers were used as decorations. Group meetings of the department have been talks, discussions, and studies of the problems of the teaching profession.