Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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im fyA Genevieve M. Walton, A. M. Head Librarian A. M., St. Mary ' s College Elsie V. Andrews, A. M. Reference Librarian Head of Roosevelt High School Library Library School, University of Illinois A. B„ M. S. N. C. A. M., University of Michigan THE LIBRARY A happy incident in the very early days of the library is symbolic of the appreciation of our students and of their constant and generous loyalty. In the seven years following its establishment the library had grown to 1,500 volumes, the number of students being about 400, when on the Friday night of October 2Sth, 1S59, the old bell which now hangs in the tower, and at that time daily called the school together, rang out a hurried hre peal In the morning nothing was left of the building but the four charred walls. The building was quickly restored, but no moneys were left for equipment The following year, with the coming of the Civil War, help was sought in vain, and the students staged their dramatic venture. Calling a mass meeting on the campus on the very ground where the present library stands, amid great speeches and appla use, it was enthusiastically voted that each student should give an added dollar in fees both terms in the following year to buy books. The story was told to the present writer by an old man who was visiting his Alma Mater, and his eyes brightened as he recalled the memorable occasion and his own youthful eloquence. Our students certainly solved the primary problem of books. May they not in further suggestions bring the library to completion? With its 60,000 volumes, and fitting service in their administration, the great want today is a comiortable library building worthy of the Michigan State Normal College. Page Twenty

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Janice Austen Graduate M. S. N. C. Conservatory Pupil of Mmc. Rosina Lhevinnc Florence Parker Graduate, M. S. N. C. Conservatory Pupil of Mmc. Rosina Lhevinne Marian Martin Graduate, M. S. N C. Conservatory

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Charles O. Hoyt, Ph. D Chairman of Department of Ed Professor of Education A. B., Albion College Ph. D., Univcrsicy of Jena, Ge Nathan A. Harvey, Ph. D. Professor of Education A. M., Ph. D., Illinois Wesleyan University EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Education Department has a distinct place in the teachers ' college It has an obligation to the state which makes it responsible for the graduation of students who will become efficient teachers. Modern systems of education demand that the teacher understand thoroughly the principles of teaching and psychology that have been set forth by educational leaders. The department offers some very profitable courses for the general student which are made compulsory by the college because of their recognized value to every teacher. In addition, one may elect courses in ethics, social psychology, individual differences, educational tests and measurements, special education for defective children, rural education, and many other extremely interesting and worth-while subjects which aim to prepare the student for some particular kind of teaching. The department is rapidly growing larger and performing greater service to the student. As a result, there will, doubtless, be a marked increase in the efficiency of the teachers of Michigan. Page Twenty