Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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MEET THE MINISTRATIO Noah Welmster says that administration nieans: Persons eollee- tively who are entrusted with the exeeution of laws. llere at Gorham Normal Sehool we know a more friendly meaning lor the word. We lvegin to feel it the day we arrive and go up into the old gym to register. Here Mr. Wioodward. our viee principal. initiates us into the intrieaeies ol' pay ing our hills and passes out the seliedules whieh plan a great deal of our time for the lirst quarter. This year live lreslnuen were assigned to eaeh nieniher of the laeulty to whom they eould go for consultation and advice. Some ol these groups have eome to know eaeh other through parties and some through informal meetings. We feel that the eounsellor system has heen of benefit to the freshmen and faculty alike. A further aequaintanee with the teaehers eonies ahout when we heeonie ollieers of elubs and so are part of the administration our- selves. We who have had this experience l'iI1OW that when Dr. Bailey says: HWe are here to help youf, he really means it. We say to others: '4lJon't he afraid ofthe faeulty. They are willing and anxious to help and you should avail yourself of their eounself' When we start student teaehing. feeling a little uneertain and afraid, we find Miss Hastings at our side to lend a helping hand. We do not need to say that the students appreeiate her help a great deal. Add to these the taet of our dean of men, the wisdom of our dean of women. and the friendliness and help of the other laeulty meni- hers. and we ean all agree that the administration ol' Gorham Yornial Sehool is more than persons eolleetively who are entrusted with the exeeution ol' laws. l sa as pl Why were you late. Miss Bennett? ' Question about electives Information case experts

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Dr. Bailey, advisor and friend, in three years at Gorham Has shared our rivh plvzxsurvs, helpod with nur problems . PAY OUR BILLS AND REGISTER Arivivv uskvd, an way found

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Dr. Bailey welcomes student eallsg Door to his office is always open fu ,a It's l.inwood's turn to feed Pepper NEXT WE CHOOSE FOR TEACHERS OF CHILDREN 5-8 The intensive work with primary and junior pri- mary children which students in the llrimarv Edu- cation course do under Miss Hay represents the only specialized preparation of teachers in this lield offered by any Maine Normal School. Members of the two upper classes who have com- pleted the work offered in Primary Education in- clude Norma Butterheld, lflorence Coomhs, Esther llermett, Pat Barron, Mary Curran, Virginia Davis. lflorence Sias, ,lean Ylll'1OIlllJSOlI and ,Ioscelvn 'l'ozier. COVERING THE ELEMENTARY GRADES Nlore than half of tlorhamis students are enrolled in the General Course, preparing them to teach in any of the elementary grades and in rural schools. Student teaching is usually planned to include nine weeks in an upper grade and nine weeks in a lower grade to give hroader experience. Ar the typical rural school administered hy the Normal School at West Gorham. and in other nearliy one-teacher schools. the important hut dillicult techniques of the rural teacher are learned. 'l'en students served as cadet teachers at liiverniore. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Gorham and lVlachias are the only lVlaine Normal Schools offering specialized preparation ol' teachers for departmentalized junior high schools. Ordi- narily more men than women are enrolled in this course, but superintendents are now looking for women to take over teaching positions in Mathe- matics, English and Social Studies in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Practical experience of value is derived from the student teaching program under Miss Trask, Miss Pride and Mr. Anderson. The thoroughness and excellence of the suhject- matter courses have helped a numher of Gorhamites to commissions this year through the tough com- petitive grind of the ollicer candidate schools. The hots have written expressing their appreciation, or have mentioned the fact with gratitude while visit- ing the school on leave.