Washburn University - Kaw Yearbook (Topeka, KS)

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'Qtek 0' Someday Washburn hopes to have an F. M. radio station of its Pete Caldwell, French major, practices La cigal, ayant own. Here students learn broadcasting. lt is becoming more and more obvious that the correctly spoken and written word is essen- tial for the much needed communication ot world powers, especially in learning the languages of other peoples. english and foreign languages are the key to world communication chante tout l'ete . . . with the tape recorder. This year the English Department offered the new, Charlotte Leavitt Award to the outstanding scholar in English. They were also encouraged by the fact that for the first time there were three honor classes for Freshman English, Dr. Parry Stroud, from the University of Kansas City, is new this year. He is instructing both Journalism and English. Mrs. Jane Baude has become the first addition to the expanding language department. Mrs. Baude is instructing French on a full time basis. She received her AB. from Kansas University, has done graduate work at Chicago University and at the Sorbonne in Paris. English-Sam Bertsche, Eldo Bunge, Helen Deel, Margaret McCausland, Marie Moore, Parry Stroud, Joyce Thompson, Elisabeth Van Schaack, Fred Zimmerman. Foreign Language--Vernon French, N. E. Saxe. sf' N 'Huff if , , g 25

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'fv- Wea 1551!-'R . lg 'ik K f ,i 71:4 Education-Jess Beard, Dean Hackett, Daryl Berry, Charles Hansford, Ernest Swisher, Phillip Tripp, Nellie Zeman. Physical Education-Donna Blackburn, Kathleen Fajen, Helen Hocker, Ralph Brown, Dick Godlove, Marian McDonald, George Parker, Norman Short. Women students, required to take four credit hours of physical education, relax and enjoy a game of Badminton. The changing methods in education are of the most vital importance if the future teachers of our young are to be able to prepare them to face the requirements of the years to follow. This year the undergraduate program plans to complete the training of one hundred students which is an increase of twenty percent over past years. This year is the first year of the graduate program and increasing interest is being shown in it. Two new instructors, Mr, Daryl Berry and Mr. Charles Hansford, have been added to the department. Others are in the process of com- pleting their Ph.D.'s. The physical education departments have no- ticed a decided increase in their enrollments, probably due to the increase in the number of instructors needed to teach these courses in the high schools, Washburn has two new physical education teachers also. Mr. Norman Short is in the Men's physical education field and Mrs. Donna Blackburn in the Women's Department. interest is high in educcitionp both physical and mental

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.... Nga. The Mulvane Art Museum, named one of the twenty-five three sky-lighted galleries for art exhibitions, lecture rooms, most distinctive college art buildings in America, provides and painting studios with professional art equipment. fine cirts students seek to express themselves In these days of restriction and conformity the painter, the dramatist, and the musician has charged --himself with the task of preserving the spirit and the vitality of the individual. The Washburn Art department is well known in the Midwest for its artists. One may often see prize winning paintings by Alexander Tillot- son, R. J. Hunt, and Rebecca Wright on exhi- bition. The Art Fair held in the Spring is the high point of the Year. The first production by the drama department was The Male Animal directed by Hugh Mc- Causland. Washburn productions are usually pre- sented in the Mulvane Little Theater. The Washburn Symphonette, the Civic Sym- phony, and the Community Concert Series give a variety of musical listening experience to students. The new speech instructor and debate coach is Mr. Charles Fulcher who has taught the pre- vious two years at the University of South Dakota. Art-R. J. Hunt, Alexander Tillotson, Jack Wright. Drama-Hugh McCausland. Speech -Charles Fulcher. Music-Gertrude Barker, Everett Fetter, Frank Gaines, James Van Slyke. yu ,,,w-.- t 'e Q Q f . ' L K . .,V, ,,., L ., .N . ,.,,w v,,, i ,,.,,y.,,,, 1, M ' if ' ' ,gf 5 . 2 - 'I We f , - - i V .15 Y 514 , 2. 'K 19 23535 - 1 gt- ff in t,,.., ,M . S . .. h. 'li ' t