Lock Haven University - Praeco Yearbook (Lock Haven, PA)

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EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES ART DEPARTMENT This year the Art Department followed the workshop plan for a. part of the course in each art class, while individual or group work was carried out for the rest of the course. The workshop problems were conducted by selection of the problem, research, study, and final execution. For each problem, a general chairman of the class was chosen to direct the procedure, a general committee to coordinate the work, and several group committees that specialized on certain phases of the problem. The students of Art I and Art II, divided into two sections, took up several major problems. For one problem, each group selected a room to redecorateg the one took the art room itself, the other, a guest room in the girls' dormitory. The Art Appreciation classes wished to make the whole school more art con- scious. One group planned several exhibits. The other Art Appreciation group placed emphasis upon the beauty and art on the campus. A clean-up campaign with posters, announcements, and actual labor began the program. Attention was concentrated on the dormitories and lounges. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Perhaps the most important new departure made in the field of English is the establishment of an English Clinic in which help is given students whose work is not altogether satisfactory, and to others who wish additional help-in- formal, individual, or group assistance-which will enable them to do the work required of them in the freshman English courses. The ultimate objective in establishing this clinic is not only to improve the quality of achievement by freshmen, but also to offer the opportunity for remedial work in English for those students who, when they approach the time when they must begin their student teaching, show that they 11eed much instruction. PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The use of the Field House made available for the first time: swimming in- struction and recreation in a beautiful pool by all students and members of the faculty, track practice in all seasonsg indoor football practice regardless of weatherg the expansion of recreation opportunities and the Department's program. A significant addition to the curriculum was the addition of the Camp Training Course, a detailed description of which is included in the Creating Good Sports- manshipn section of this Pmeco. SCIENCE DEPARTMENT The Science Department received new equipment and a new biology laboratory during the year. The old laboratory, on the second floor of Recitation Hall, was moved to another room in the building where conditions are almost ideal. The north windows, which are unobstructed by trees or buildings, allow a maximum of light without glare. New modern pedestal-type tables with locked drawers were installedg the large demonstration desk, equipped with electricity and gas, meets a definite need in the laboratory. Another much-needed piece of equipment which was bought is the Bausch-Lomb binocular microscope which gives a better apprecia- tion of the third dimension. The change and additions are a large step in making the Science Department more efficient. 21

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COLLEGE DEPARTM ENTS CREATE Acnvmzs IN THE CAMPUS scHooLs Each day brings something new both to the teachers and to the children in the Campus Schools. Certain activities, however, either because of their newness or their value, deserve mention. A new method of reading is being used more consciously in the first two grades of the Campus School, it is an application of principles of reading readiness in which no child is asked or urged to read until he is ready for the work. Each child does work on his own level, allowing the ones who are ready to go ahead to do so and the ones who have less ability or preparation to progress more slowly. Games are provided for those who cannot read, so that their time is actually occupied in learning even while they are waiting to be able to read. Practicality seemed to be the keynote with First Grade playing house in a replica of a real domestic situation and Second Grade tapping trees to make maple syrup as part of an Indian Unit. Third Grade carried out a six-weeks, unit O11 Baking.', Starting with the grain, which most of the children had seen grown on their own farms and the home-baked bread with which many are familiar, the class went on to learn the processes necessary to make the finished product. A high light was a visit to the college bakery, after which the u11it was completed with textbook work on city bakeries. Prices and distribution were also considered. A study of Building lXIaterials in this vicinity brought that unit close to home, and a project on wild flowers was especially designed to teach appreciation and conservation of wild flowers. A Poetry Box as part of the work in English gives opportunity for creative writing. The children put into an attractive box poems that they write. The Fourth Grade experimented with seeds and soil in a project which included a visit to a local greenhouse and the actual raising of plants. In the Junior High, three new clubs Cthe Stamp Club, the Shop Club, and the Science Clubj were organized the second semester. There has been a keen interest in club work that has allowed improvement and extension of activities. The Camera Club has been doing more and better work, having invited outside speakers and expanding generally. The older clubs-Hiking, Fresh Air, Sewing, Airplane, and Dramatic-have also been functioning successfully. In the classrooms, students made productive maps of the United States and Europe, field trips to the Packing Plant and Flour Itlill, and first-hand investigation of trees on the Naturalist Trail supplemented classroom activities. MUSIC DEPARTMENT A large cast of ca.mpus school pupils appeared on March 29 in two performances of Hansel and Gretel, an English Song-Play, adapted from the opera of the same title written by E. I-Iumperdinck and A. Wette. The general direction was under the supervision of the music department, but all departments of the college ably assisted in the production. The fine facilities of costuming, lighting, and staging, which the new auditorium made possible, were admirably combined to make a truly colorful presentation of this familiar story, which was told by the children through story and song. A double cast of principal characters, the character and costume choruses and dances, and the chorus which sang the story enabled one hundred and fifty children from grades two through nine to take part in the presentation. Many college students gained valuable experience by assisting with this, our Hrst large, major children's production. 20

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