Mansfield University - Carontawan Yearbook (Mansfield, PA)

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Mr. Bertram W. Francis, Head of Department sion, especially those in which they already have seme proficiency. This preference is readily turned to good account, for through the medium of proficiency in a given instrument the student is able to gain a degree of artistry which is necessary to the development of a music teacher. In addition to classes in the cultural and theoretical aspects of music the student receives specialized training in the practical side of musical performance by membership in orchestra, band, chorus, and other en- sembles. The effects of the war have been felt keenly within the music de- partment. Gerald Greeley, instructor in piano and organ, was called to active service in September. Nine music students were inducted prior to the opening of school, and twenty-five more students of the department were called to active service during the first and second semester.

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Music Education Department The Music Education Department cf Mansfield State Teachers Col- lege has an excellent reputation for providing successful music supervis- ors for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and adjoining states. The graduates of the music department hold many prominent public school music positions throughout Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. The success of these graduates is due in a large part to the thorough train- ing they receive in a well-rounded ccurse from a faculty of highly trained, artist teachers. The music curriculum provides foundational training in music- theory, singing, playing of the piano and performing on representative instruments of the orchestra and band. Most of our entering students bring with them a preference for certain of these forms of musical expres- Mr. Mandelkern Miss Randall

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[unior High School The Junior High School serves the children in the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades of Mansfield and the surrounding township. To them it offers educational opportunities in one of the best equipped schools in the part of the state. To the college students it offers an opportunity to be- come proficient in their chosen profession through practice teaching. In addition to the academic subjects, such as English, social studies, sci- ence, and mathmatics, there are modern departments offering construc- tive programs in health and physical education, music, art, homemaking, and industrial arts. 22