Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts - Mohawk Yearbook (North Adams, MA)

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PANORAMA 193g ELIZABETH AMES WESTON PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Director, Physical Education, Instructor, Hygiene, Child Health, Sanitation. and Theory of Physical Education. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Medford High School, Medford, Mass., Sargent School for Physical Education, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard Sum- mer School for Physical Education, Boston University, School of Educa- tion, B. S. in Ed. Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N. J. GRADUATE STUDY: Summer schools-Boston University, Harvard Uni- versity. EXPERIENCE: Physical Education-New Brunswick, N. J., Atlantic City, N. J., Brookline, Mass., 2 years. Rural, Canton, Mass., 1 Assistant Har- vard Summer School, QCorrective Worklg 2 Hyannis Summer School, 4 years Playgrounds, 4 summers, Swimming Director, Girls' Camps. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Physical Education Associa- tion, Mass. Physical Education Association, Berkshire County Physical Education Association, State Teachers College Association, Sargent School Alumnae Association, Boston University Alumnae Association, Sig- ma Kappa Sorority, CNationalJ. EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND STUDY: 1930-England, France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland. WALLACE H. VENABLE PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Instructor in Science, Economics, Arith- metic. Advisor, Student Council. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Bennington, Vt. High School, Univer- sity of Vermont, B. S. GRADUATE STUDY: 5 summer sessions, Teachers College, Columbia, De- gree A. M. in Education, T. C. Columbia, Professional certificate for teachers of Science, T. C. Columbia. EXPERIENCE: Rural grade school, Shaftsbury, Vt., Bennington, Vt., Principal, 2 years High School, Waitsfield, Vt., also of Junior High School and Junior-Senior High School, Vfaitsfield, Principal Junior-Senior High School, Jeffersonville-Cambridge, Vt., Supervising Principal J.-S. H. S., Jeffersonville, Cambridge, Instructor, North Adams Summer School, Instructor, English, Mass. Extension Course, Greenfield and Pittsfield, Instructor, Biology, Extension Course, North Adams, Assistant County Agricultural Agent, Lamoille County, Vt., Field Artillery, U. S. A. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR RECOGNITIONS: Speaker at spe- cial groups at teachers' conventions, Collaborator, in construction, Mass. Elementary Grade Science Course and in construction of Mass. State Teachers College's Science Curriculum. 16

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1933 PANORAMA GRADUATE STUDY: Chautauqua work, five years, Harvard, Lowell, Uni- versity Extension Lecture courses. EXPERIENCE: All grades, West Hanover, Raynhamg Whitman: Supervis- ing Principal, Chelsea, Mass. primary and grammar building. Assisted in restoring system after great fire. Mark Hopkins training school: organ- izor and director, department of seven classes for retards, Binet tests giv- en. Teacher of History of Education in addition to present subjects at Teachers College: substitute librarian, summer school. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR RECOGNITIONS: Contributions to educational papers: demonstration courses, talks to groups of teachers and to other organizations. MARY ANGELINA PEARSON PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Instructor in Art and Handicraft. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Reading High School, Abbot Academy, Mass. School of Art. GRADUATE STUDY: Summer courses--Round Lake and Saratoga, N. Y.: Glens Falls, N. Y.: Martha's Vineyard, Mass: Harvard University, Sal- em Normal School, State College at Amherst, Rhode Island School of De- sign, N. Y. School of Fine and Applied Arts, North Adams Normal. EXPERIENCE: Rural school, Reading, two years: grade schools, South- bridge, one year. Supervised Drawing, in groups of towns about Boston, including Cohasset, North Easton, Easton, Foxboro, Walpole, Rockland, Whitman, Bradford, Merrimac, five years. PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR RECOGNITION: Articles for School Arts Magazine, Nature Drawing From Various Points of View , Pro- ceedings of Eastern Arts Association, Bulletin, Mass. School of Art, Axis. Numerous talks on travel and various art themes to such groups as Wom- en's Clubs, Parent-Teachers Association, Teachers' Conventions, Summer Schools, and The Business Men's Art League. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Member, American Federation of Arts, Eastern Arts Association, International Art Congress, Mass. State Teach- ers College Association, Berkshire Teachers Association. EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND STUDY: Summer of 1898, visited historic liter- ary and art shrines, 1901-1902, year's leave of absence for travel and study at the Colorossi Academie-Course Mucha-Paris: 1908, attend- ed International Art Congress in London, 1928, attended meetings and exhibitions, Prague and in Bruno, Moravia, 1932, visited International Art Exhibit at Venice and Prof. Cezek's School in Vienna. EXHIBITIONS AND PRIZES: Exhibited, Mass. School of Art: World's Fairs, Toronto and Chicago: Eastern Arts Association, Springfield, State Teach- ers College, North Adams, Public Library, North Adams. 15

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1933 PANORAMA PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Mass. State Teachers College Associa tion: North Berkshire Teachers' Association. MRS. THERZA VAN ETTEN Matron of Taconic Hall. MISS BERTHA ALLYN MISS THERESA FERGUSON Secretaries. BERTHA SHOLES BROWN Mrs. Josiah Brown, 15 Shaw Street, West Newton. State Teachers College 1915-1932: some time between 1917 and 1920 spent in Berkshire County Extension Service. GRACE L. DONELSON Librarian, 1923. Leave of absence, 1931-September, 1933. Glraining Svrhnnl iliurultg VERA GOLD ANDREWS PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES: Training Teacher at Briggsville Primary. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Greenfield High School, North Adams Normal. GRADUATE STUDY: S. T. C., Dillon, Montana: B. S. S. of Art, Monterey, Mass.: 3 summers, T. C. Columbia: 2 summers, Boston University. Exten- sion Courses-New York University, 5 Mass. University Extension, 2 Boston University. Whitman Conservatory, Walla Walla, Washington, voice. EXPERIENCE: First grade, Sunderland, Mass.: First Grade, Amherst, Mass.: Sixth grade and all art through first year high school, Browning, Montana, also second handwork, high school: first grade, Walla Walla, Washington: Hrst three, Briggsville School, Clarksburg, and teacher training. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Berkshire Teachers' Association: Indus- trial Arts Co-operative Association: National Education Association: Mass. State Teachers' College Association. EXHIBITIONS: Arts and Crafts, Deerfield, Mass. Raliia baskets, pottery, woven rugs, linen runners. Voice recitals. ALICE MAY CARD PRESENT RESPONSIBILITIES: English, Grades 7 and 8, Mark Hopkins. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: High School, North Adams Normal. GRADUATE STUDY: Summer courses-3, Columbia University: 1 Univer- sity of Vermont: 2 North Adams Teachers College: University Exten- sion and Correspondence Courses. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: National Education Association: Asso- ciation of State Teachers' Colleges: North Adams Grade Teachers' As- sociation. 17