Miami University - Recensio Yearbook (Oxford, OH)

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UNIVERSITY I scholarship at Columbia. Holds membership in following: Eastern Manual Training Association, VVestern Manual Training Association, Ohio Manual Training Association, and is Vice President of the Eastern Association. He is a regular contributor to School Life, the author of a series of articles on Manual Training and Drawing in the Manual Training Magazine and in the School Century. Miss Robinson graduated from Oxford College with a B. Lit.. and from Miami with a B. Ped. Attended the Art Academy at Cincinnati and graduated from the Eine Arts Course of the Teachers' College of Columbia. Miss Robinson has charge of the art work of the department. Director VVhitcomb has charge of the Mechanical Drawing and the Manual Training. A shop well equipped with lathes for turning. with benches for bench Work and much miscellaneous apparatus are the basis of much of this work. Mr. Petry assists in Mechanical drawing. The Mechanical and Manual Training work occupies the basement and hrst Hoor of the east wing of the main building. Miss Robinson's work is on the third floor of main building, which occupies two rooms. She also supervises the art work of all student publications. Training Department ' ANNA' E. LOGAN, M. A., Principal. THOMAS L. FEENEV, A. M., Supervisor of Teaching. BTARGARET C. ANGEl.I,, Critic Teacher. Through study, reading and practice teaching, this department prepares Normal School students for actual work in public schools. Music A . ELIZABETH CREIGHTON ZMTONTGOMERY, Professor of Public School Music. Miss NoRR1s, Pianist. R. H. BURKE, Orchestra and Glee Club. ' Miss Montgomery was educated at Cincinnati and Denison Universities and at the Cincinnati College of Music. Voice and ear training she has given especial study. She aims to prepare teachers or students of the Normal College to teach music in the grades of the public schools. f Miss Norris presides at the piano at all Chapel exercises, and is an artist in her Work. 4 A The Orchestra and Glee Club have been reorganized, and Prof. Burke is their instructor. Our Glee Club makes a tour during spring vacation, and we are proud of their achievements. if 'Department of Public Speaking ARTHUR' LOREN GATES, A. B., Professor, QIJBK. Professor Gates received his A. ,B. from Northwestern University and then 29

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UNIVERSITY D author of an article in the june, 1907, Journal of Pedagogy, entitled Finding the Individual. His classroom work and his study are both characterized by the type of non-partisan, unprejudiced application that augurs well for develop- ment of the study of education from the scientific, rather than from the a priore standpoint. The work in 'fHistory of Education aims to bring out the intimate relation that has existed in the past between the life of any people and their educational institutions, and lead to a consideration of similar relations in contemporary life. Further the aim is to show whether or not American edu- cation is an adequate expression of American life and ideals, and to ascertain how our education can be made to contribute more to the working out of typical American social problems. IfVhile being an independent thinker, Prof. Parker is a close disciple of Thorndike, Dewey and Judd, and of their scientific methods. History Department of U. S. N.. C. MRs. CARRIE PUTNAM HERNDON, Ph. M., Professor. Mrs. Herndon graduated from the Illinois State Normal University in 1893 with the honors of the class for general excellence in her undergraduate work, Five years' service as teacher in the Morgan Park Schools preceded a course at Chicago University, whence she took her Ph. B. in 1901 with honorable mention. For the next year she was critic teacher in the Chicago Normal, and then for three years Professor of History in Southwest Kansas College. In 1905-O6 she held a scholarship in history at Chicago University, which granted her the degree of Ph. M. and honorable mention for the thesis on the Financial Policy of Mirabeauf' The rooms of this department are in the old executive offices of the main building. In American History one year's work is given. The first two terms is intended to give a general view of our history from the discovery of America to the present timef' The third term's work brings in investigation and instruc- tion in teaching of history. One year is spent on Institutional History, which includes a comparative study of the institutions of Ancient Greece and Rome and of the Middle Ages. ' Department of Manual Arts O. S. N. C. FRED CAMPBELL VVHITCOMB, A. M., Director, ZAE. ALICE REBEKAI-I ROBINSON, B. Ped., Instructor in Art. IEMERY HERBERT PETRY, Student Assistant. Professor VVhitcomb received his B. S. from Franklin College of Indiana State g attended Pratt Institute of Technologyg graduated from professional course in Manual Training at Columbia with diploma. Taught at' Princeton, Ind., Delphi, Ind., Tipton, Ind., and Bluffton, Ind. For two years director of School of Manual Arts at Howard University, VVashington, D. C. Held a 28

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UNIVERSITY attended Cumnock's School of Oratory to make special preparation for his work. He was the winner of Cleveland Prize in Qratory. For two years Prof. Gates has occupied Miami Union Literary Hall, but will soon occupy other rooms. The department offers courses in Reading of Prose and Poetry, Public Address and Argumentation and Debate. Prof. Gates is an artist of first rank in his work, and is rapidly building up this department. V Prof. Gates exercises supervision and training over all contestants in inter- collegiate oratorical and debating contests, and over the dramatics of each year, His work, outside of his regular classes, is thus one of large and increas- ing volume. Department of Physical Training Lavt LLIEWELLYN Hoorfizs, 'Professor QActingj. Q Zixv ENGLE Hoomis, Assistant Instructor for Wfomen. Professor Hoopes came to us to till the place of F. XV. Stone. who was away on a yearls leave of absence. His high school work was done at Wfest Chester, Pa. After graduation he entered Wfest Chester State Normal School and gradu- ated from it, besides doing three years' special gymnasium at the same place. ln 1902 he graduated from the Chautauqua School of Physical Education CAth- letic Coursej. Tn 1903 he graduated from Normal Course of same school and was assistant to Jakob Bolin in corrective gymnastics Qsame schoolj. In 1905 he graduated from New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics. In 1907 from Yale Summer School of Physical Education, 1902-01 was Assistant Physical Director at VVest Chester Normalg 1901-05 had charge of physical work at University of Virginia, 1905-07, Director of Physical Training at Geneseo State Normal CNew Yorkj. Mrs. Hoopes did her high school work at Vlfatsontown, Pa. Took special gymnastic work at Wlest Chester Normal and graduated there in 1901 CNormal Coursej. For two years she taught in the public schools of Turbitville, Pa., 1905 she graduated from the Boston School of Gymnastics and then taught in the Hyannis State Normal School of Massachusetts. This department occupies Herron Gymnasium, and is very well fitted with menls and girls' lockers, baths and apparatus. The department under these two instructors has taken on a new and vigorous life. The aim is to reach the entire student-body and not a few who are naturally stars, The work has been divided into classes of convenient size, and a greater variety than ever of exercises introduced. Some new features of this year are games, fencing, tumbling, Hying rings, pyramid-building, etc. Professor Hoopes labors both day and night to handle the volume of the work presented by this department. VVe shall all regret that he cannot be with us more than this year. 30