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

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HICHO EOF FUURC it N Sim-0 the- lnrlustrial Arts c-oursv yyas startt-tl at Gorham niorm- than E30 yw-ars ago, inost ol' the influs- trial arts tvavlu-rs in Nlainc- vlenwntary sr-limits haw- lwvn Gorhani-trainvci. The' authc-ntim' 1-olonial Ac-aciexny' Building. motl- 1-rnixc-fl and vquippecl with woodworking niachinvry. 'atory' for the sturly ol' c-lm'tr'irity' is tht- prinvipal workshop. Nearliy thc' hrirk shop lniilding houses lathes, sliapm-rs and otlu-r B ill. a drafting rooni and a lahoi nu-tal working niat-hint-ry. In tht- lvascinf-nl nt tore apart the- l9f353 Cliffyyy yyhirh ' en in the nvwly' Cortlivll stitch' s was tht- first laboratory' spfwiin 1-stahlished auto inechanics course, anti rvassenilylvrl it, runior whispf-rs. with only four pu-res The print shop tur rhasis on printing! wa left ovvr. ned out niany' joins. though vin- s greatly' 1'9cltu-f-tl. l . As might lui vxpvcted, girls I'Ill'Olli'Cl in industrial arts work anfl. as might lu- c-xpvctvrl. pr svlws niorfx sliillvfi in a nuniher ot' Illlll59S of tht- ovvfl thvln- yyork than ltlt'Il. Thus tht- 1'Xll9l'l1'llI'f' of 19l74lll. Librarians in tho making, Grzuli- 5 uhm-n womvn stuflic-cl manual arts vourst-s at Gorham sum-1-ssl'ully'. ln-gan to rf-pvat itself. lrings the 'paus0 that rvfrq-she-s Mr. llilloy shows 1-ighlh gradvrs how to uso saw safa-ly Kvvvas l

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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.

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Specialists in Ce- and Ri- nlogy Pllysics, ChCllll5lFf', Ornithology SHOP CIE CE A visilofs nearest stop on entering Corthell would be Nlr. Woodward's classroom and labora- tory for the study of the physical sciences. And il' our visitor climbed the front stairs to the top and wandered to the farthest classroom, it would bc Miss Keeneis laboratory for the study of biology. This could symbolize the way the spirit of science pervades the curriculum from beginning to end. Miss Keenmfs eagerly attended course in Bible, and Nlr. Woodwardis duties as chapel attendance ollicer seem also to indicate harmotiious relations between science and religion. The gentlemen in the lower left-hand corner are Messrs. Packard lpointing bngrcrl, Cilley lpointing pencil! and Smith ljust beamingrl of the lndustrial Arts Department. The center ol' their interest is a blueprint of the projected new general shop. The close integration of their department with industry is indicated by the employment of all three in defense plants last summer. lVlr. Packard as super- visor of blueprint reading classes at the shipyards in South Portland: Mr. Cilley as draftsman at the shipyards and lVlr. Smith as machinist at the Knowl- ton shop in Vllestbrook. lnflustrial Arts fucullv talkinv show as usual W'v've u stronf' sus licion sl1e's not avoin fi hm . P B E