Middlebury College - Kaleidoscope Yearbook (Middlebury, VT)

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nt, ,...n l,llllllIlill! lllHllllllllllll i lggE'iliIHU lllllllllll lHllllllEllQl!ll,lin-,r fbf g: an ei 'W rw fa a in H is at n y ,lf L , E! In sl ,all B mi., '-,' . 'la . JJ' TIIHE lKAll.lElllD05C0il3lES-W Since the appointment in 1926 of Professor Andre Morize as Director of the French Summer School, the School has enjoyed un- usual success. Increasing the student enrollment from 160 to 525 in three years, the Session of 1929 reached the maximum capacity in numbers, and new heights in quality of instruction. The French Summer School fills all the dormitories on the campus, except Hep- burn Hall, with a considerable overflow into the Middlebury Inn, and private rooms in the village. Battell, Hillcrest, le Chateau, and Music Home dining rooms are crowded and extra tables are added. Andr6Mmqe Dhiedor Classes are held even in the Playhouse, the basement of Pearsons, N ' and the Chateau salons. The Middlebury undergraduate returning for a visit to the campus during the summer, has difficulty in recognizing his Alma Mater. The fundamental rule of the summer organization is the rule of No-English. The students pledge themselves to use only French during the entire seven weeks of the session, not only in classes and in the dormitories, but even during their walks about the village, picnics, and all conversations with other students. This rule, rigidly en- forced and scrupulously observed, has brought it about that students speak more French during a summer here, than during a summer at a French university, according to the testimony of many. For seven weeks, the French campus becomes indeed une petite France, with the American and French flags waving from the mast and upper window of Pearsons Hall. No elementary courses in French are offered during the summer. No student is ac- cepted who is not already able to make himself understood in French, and to follow ad- vanced courses in the language and literature. Nearly 90 per cent of the students held the baccalaureate degree, and 95 per cent were teachers of French, students preparing to teach French, or otherwise professionally interested in the language. For this reason, the courses offered are primarily professional in their nature, intended either to improve the teacher's professional training, or to furnish him with more complete equipment for his class work. Nowhere in this country or in France can the teacher of French find intensive, concentrated, and purposeful training comparable to that offered at Middlebury. The ratio of instructors to students is kept high, 32 to 525 for the summer of 1929, or practically 1 to 10. The close contact of faculty and students thus insured is evident not only in the classrooms and dining rooms, but in the excursions and general social life as well. The curriculum offered is divided into five groups-Language: Phonetics: Methods and, Professional Training: Literature and Civilization: Conversation and Oral Practice. In each group a gradation and coordination of courses permits a profitable arrangement of work for each individual, under the personal advice of those in charge. Twenty- three Masters Degrees were awarded at the end of the session. Eighteen students were definitely working toward the Doctorate in Modern Languages, authorized by the trustees two years ago. The evening program of the School included two popular lectures a week by the Visiting Professor from France, and two evenings a week of literary, dramatic or mu- sical entertainment. A violinist and a cellist from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a New York pianist of note, and a professional soloist, were members of the permanent staff of the school, giving auditions of chamber music of the highest quality. Every Sunday morning religious exercises in French were held in the Mead Chapel. Students coming from as far away as California, Texas, Saskatchewan and Florida, return to their homes after a summer here among the Green Mountains, enthusiastically spreading the fame of Middlebury College and of the contribution which its French School is making to the profession of Modern Language Teaching. 29 .3 .si ai sxgl go ing in 1,0 Q, s ff ff of 0 0 Q Q in To lgsl

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f 1 mir, ,a mlmllllllld lllllllllllll f l ll!! lllllllllllllllllllllllHl1QllItiu-.L , s- Lp' ., g -5-.ig . - .. BE El R' 'W 15 3 M 'U' H ll 'ff ,I F3 5 lm ll Fl? EH li ig ! l' lk l- . 00 'UEHIE ' lKAll.lElllD05C0lPlES-S With the idea of offering the American student of Span- ish an opportunity to perfect his knowledge of the Cas- tilian language and literature, the Spanish School of Mid- dlebury College was founded in 1917. That it has fully succeeded in attaining the aims of its institution, is now a matter of history. In fact, the Spanish School takes pride in going over its record and finds an inspiration in the work I and achievements of the last ten years. The creation in the S anish School of a real Spanish atmosphere and the develvopment of a highly cultural and well-coordinated course of study are no doubt responsible for the enviable and already nation-wide reputation of the Middlebury Spanish School. But there is another factor which has also greatly con- tributed to its success. It is the outstanding importance Lt ' that has always been assigned to the relations of the faculty with the student body, and to the work of the instructor outside the class room. By establishing a direct personal contact between teachers and students, it has been possible to give to the latter such a type of assistance as required in each individual case, and every effort toward independent research has been encouraged. At this time several students of the Spanish School, who are candidates for the degree of Doctor in Modern Languages, are in Spain collecting material for the writing of dissertations which will undoubtedly be valuable contributions to the study of Spanish lettersg and the knowledge they have gained in Middlebury, not only of the S anish lan- guage but also of the Spanish life and civilization, is making their work Both more enjoyable and profitable. It is a source of gratification for Middlebury College to realize that most of those who usually enroll in the Spanish Summer School are American teachers of High Schools and Colleges who come from all parts of the country to assimilate our educational meth- ods and to obtain proficiency in their ability to talk, read and write Spanish. By giving them a good training, the Spanish School becomes instrumental in the endeavor to raise the standards of Modern Language teaching throughout the United States, thus lending a service of no little import. Still of greater value, perhaps, is the understanding of Spanish and Spanish-American problems which the student of the Summer School gains through his acquaintance with the history and institutions of the Spanish speaking peoples. Besides the ordinary courses dealing with these subjects, prominent scholars from Spain have discussed in recent years the various sociological aspects of Spanish life, and this policy will certainly be continued in the future. As a matter of fact, it will be extended by engaging the services of distinguished scholars from Spanish America who will come to Middlebury in the capacity of Visiting Professors. In this way, the Spanish School will also con- triguts tri a better knowle ge among American students of the Spanish-American culture an 1 ea s. ' The Spanish Summer School of 1929 witnessed the largest enrollment since the year 1922. Twenty-six different states of the Union were represented and 89.692, of the students attending held college degrees. At the end of the session nine received the degree of Master of Arts. This degree, lzrofzorir mum, was also conferred upon Senor Miguel de, Zarraga, the well known Spanish playright and journalist, in recognition of his distinguished services at the Middlebury Spanish School. julian Moreno-Lacalle, Dean 31 s., Rx C Q .A O, KK Q .Q.,. 4. A Q A C If. -ts 3 -.af K, 9 '9'.,.?-212-5 'Q -ez: 1: -at u Q 5 l