University of Connecticut - Nutmeg Yearbook (Storrs, CT)

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We h.. se DePau- iclauyi lIOI11 XB and may i hill he as 'emolmrated ffiicut French and mush WIC MF- Croteau lofmfaie but fi tilt ptgggg. with hh gm. E11 T116 prep. tmsmats- ln at Noun on me supeniss md has been ettermeut of in high irriefi out in .hudiwhinial apes of songs ufienu. Thh hat year, the schools ill eaching aids. yllmfg ica- mehr for hh 13 of l ICl1Cb' Llifi. with DT' , During ht Y book, Tilt , riiiiflbutfd Roy Jones Guyer After Roy Jones Guyer was graduated from Lebanon Valley College in 1908, he coached and taught Latin at his alma mater and later studied at Springfield College. For several years he was associated with the YMCA in Iowa and served two years with the YMCA during the war. On March 1'l, 1919 when he came to the Connecticut Agricultural College, what most impressed him was the beautiful gymnasium, now the Armory. At that time, the gym was the best in New Englandf, He was at first the entire Department of Physical Education, teaching all the courses in that subject, both for men and for women. In addition he coached varsity football, basketball, and baseball as well as the girls' basketball team. During his 35 is 'gut . V ' is I- 'ri fi 'V ' 1. EQ A ' as X. , '. 1 f , x years at the University, Mr. Guyer coached many teams to championships. As the in- stitution grew in size, he turned his atten- tion to intra-mural sports, and particu- larly to the field of archery. His archery groups compiled the almost unbelievable record of winning 14 outdoor and 16 in- door national intercollegiate champion- ships. Although he has received many hon- ors, the most significant to him was the vote of the alumni to name the playing floor of the new men's gymnasium for him. ln his classes and coaching, he says that he has taught to win but, in the long run, the great joy is the success in life of the individual boy and girl who played on his teams.

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DEDIC T10 '+- . V,.gf' 0 - ,Q 4 l , '- .17 If sk ., .. - Jn.. I 1 Vai: -l.-Y - ' nl I '. Al. f' . .rg f ,ff 21538-P' YNY ' ?f:7f1.-' 395374 I PFA-' Z' 5' if' +455-z' S. To two exemplary faculty members, we extend our appreciation for the academic as well as moral lessons we have learned rom them Arsene Croteau On September 15, 1955, Mr. Arsene Cro- teau, Head of the Foreign Language Depart- ment for 28 years will retire, officially, from the University. However, one guesses and may be quite certain that his activities will be as numerous and energetic as he has demonstrated to all who have known him. For eleven years at the Connecticut Agri- cultural College he broadcast in French and Spanish over WCAG then on FM through WTIC as well as a Waterbury station. Mr. Croteau says that he started work on his doctorate but became interested in radio work and the presen- tation of foreign language plays with his stu- dents. One of his pet projects has been the prep- aration of teachers of foreign languages. ln 1924, he organized the first course at UConn on methods of teaching. In addition, he supervises about five practice teachers a year and has been a member of the State Board on betterment of the teaching of foreign languages in high schools. Another project of his, carried out in conjunction with the University's Audio-Visual Center has been the recording on tapes of songs and stories by himself and his students. This work was begun in 1954 and, in that year, the center distributed 564 tapes to high schools in the state where they were used as teaching aids. In 1937 he received the Palmes Aca- demiques from the French government for his work in the publishing and teaching of French. He has written scores of articles and, with Dr. Selvi, has completed several texts. During the past semester he finished another book, The Virgin of Guadalupe which will be distributed to the French public.

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