Mansfield University - Carontawan Yearbook (Mansfield, PA)

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Familiar Situations In the Junior High the student finds himself in an atmosphere in which he is better able to make any adjustments that he must make be- fore he is able to enter into the teach- ing profession. The activities which hel}; to make up this atmosphere consist of a Home Making course, shop work, regular academic courses, and a well rounded music curricu- lum. The building, comparatively new, possesses large, well ventilated rooms and all necessary equipment. Assemblies, sports-meets, organiza- tion meetings and gym classes are held in the gymnasium. The library has books having a special interest to children of Junior High level, as well as books beneficial to the stu- dent teacher. The school shop con- tains among many machines a print-

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The Supervisors Caswell Davis, Alger Hancock, Grigsby, Doughton, O ' Brien, Schipbanker The Student Teacher receives excel- lent training and experience, including regular conferences with department su- pervisors, in which are given helpful criticisms and suggestions for improve- ment in classroom technique. The working success of this plan is due to Dr. Retan and his staff of supervisors in the interest and patience shown to- ward the student teachers in making their work more interesting. Supervisors of Special Fields Johnson. Mo Ashenfelter, Marvin

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ing press which does considerable work for the college. During the winter months, the Home Making teachers operate a much patronized cafeteria where delicious lunches can be had but reasonably. For practical training for the girls, there are cooking and sewing laboratories excellently equipped. Here under the watchful and guid- ing eye of a supervisor, the student teacher first meets and learns to solve some of the problems dealt with in secondary education. Here he develops the necessary attitudes to cope with the classroom difficul- ties he will later face in his own class-room. Here he begins to realize more fully that the student of Junior High School age has his own set of vaiues and that the adolescent stu- dent must be taught to re-evaluate some of his concepts to better fit his relative position in society.