Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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Sealed: Miss Jane I- Reinhurd. Standing: Mr. Honalil F.. Sykes, chairman; Mr. Rolierl A Lyon. Mi. Dominick J. l'jnum. Staff Aids Students To Develoj) Talents ART hooked rug i- iho subject of discussion fur Mr. K ibcrt A. Lyon. It.irlur.i Krwin. Laurie RU-innor and Kutli S|«incuke. Some of Mi Jane I,. Kcinhurd's imltcry is admired l y a •ixth-grade lulioratory scIhm.I Mudcrit. Millcrsville's art department fulfilled its objectives tliis year ! y encouraging student creativity and fostering appreciation of all aspects of art. lindcr the direction of Mr. Ronald Sykes, the art department has been breathing new life into Millersvillc students' viewpoints on art. Introduction to Art. a course required of all students, lias been widening its scope by allowing more creative projects. Elementary students are required to take two semesters of Art in Elementary Schools and may elect Problems in Elementary School Ail or Special Class Arts and Crafts. Students in all curricula may choose any of three different Creative Arts courses. This year dormitory residents enhanced their rooms with oil paintings and reproductions. These depictions, supplied by the art department, could In- rented by students from the library for one semester or a complete term. Through this medium students are exposed a little more to the finer things of life. Miss Jane Reinhard of the department was selected by College of the Air. WCAL-TV. to present a series of seven programs on some phase of art. As her topic. Miss Rein-hard chose “Creative Art for Your Eeisure.’’ She developed her television talks by using demonstrations of fabric decoration, puppets, weaving, sculpturing, mosaics, and hand printing processes. In this way. Millersville’s art department has not only reached the students on its campus, hut all of Lancaster County as well.

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Dr. Zerhy ISeir Lab School Head lilt. J. RICHARD ZKKID Dir ret or of Inborn tor) School LABORATORY SCHOOL Millcrsvillo’s Laboratory School, located on the col lege campus, presents exceptional opportunities f« r slu-dents t » observe or leach in typical elementary school surroundings. Principally students in the elementary curriculum al the college take advantage of these ideal conditions to further their preparation for teaching. An outstanding feature of the laboratory School is its well-equipped library. Here the elementary children can find readings to suit their every fancy and the college student can find perfect examples of children’s literature. Reference hooks of popular, recommended and indexed lists of children’s books are available for student inspection. Closed-circuit televison has Iteen used extensively this year in the Laboratory School. This medium provides pre-professional exjtcricnres for elementary majors. It also is utilized on the basis of mass observation so that many students can observe the same class period. With the coo|»eralion of the foreign language department. the Laboratory School, now under the principal-ship of l)r. Richard J. Zerby. has continued the program of teaching foreign languages to the elementary pupils. Russian, trench, Spanish and German were taught by students and faculty members of the foreign language department. li»s Betty Ruth Jenning ind her kindergarten class di»cu» their ruiuir study project . Mrs. Mildred Dnnnon lead Iter fir l grade da ill a K’udinc »e »i« n. First Row: Mi— Beatrice Smith. Mi— Betty Ruth Jennings. Mi— Charlotte (ioud, Mrs. Marguerite W.illare. SrroriJ Rvu: Mr . Mildred Don non. Mi Doris Cmwrll. Dr. J. Richard Zrdiy. principal: Mr. I.r»trr l-jhr. Mi— Mice L. Warner.

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First Rthi- Mr. I.r-trr l.alir. I)r. J. Kirli.trd Zerby, Dr Wilmrr ('. Berg. Second Row: Mr. Joseph Toreltiii, Mi-- Lharlottr (ii«nl. Mi Betty Ruth Jrnninu . Mi-- Beatrice Smith. lr». Kiln.i Simon. Mr-. Marguerite WjIIjl-c. I)r. James W. Becker Third Ron Mr Jamr Mntirey. Mr-. K-lln-r l.ov%r . Mr-. I.illian VI. Itmonur, Mi Dorix (‘rc-vvi II, Mrs. Mildred Donnoit. Mix Edith R. Rapp. Mr. Jacob C. Wine. Fourth Ron Dr. I’aid Ruinmel, Mr. (ilurb - I. Kent. Dr. V. A. Clmuipa. Dr. Hurt Dunmire. Dr. Kujjenr K, Rolilr. chairman. Mr. Jno'itli Torcltia examines teudiinu aid for reading with Caroh Vnundl. Barbara Conrad and Joyce Wise. EDUCATION — PSYCHOLOGY A new addition on Ylillersville’s campus litis year is the special education building. I lousing the reading, speech, guidance and special education clinics, litis new building is a major link in Millersvillc’s in-service growth program. The building is the site of several seminars for Lancaster County. Besides providing facilities for special education students of the college, the building provides facilities for guiding and counseling all Millersville students on emotional or academic problems. The department conducted a series of experiments with programmed learning, teaching machines, and the use of science research materials for teaching reading and spelling in elementary schools. Instructional programs were held during the year in various fields within the department. These programs were devoted to topics presented by representatives of the Department of Public Instruction. Dr. Catherine Coleman, directoi of the bureau of teachers’ education, and Dr. Kathryn Dice, director of the bureau of special services, were among the speakers presented in this series. An aptitude tc t ix administered to a laboratory x-hiMtl student by Mr. J. (- Wine. Special Ed Builtling Open to Students