Catawba College - Sayakini / Swastika Yearbook (Salisbury, NC)

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English Fosters Culture The English Department offers courses in literature, grammar, creative writing, and vocabulary. Rhetoric and composition, the course of study for freshmen, teaches prin- ciples fundamental to all college work. In the sophomore year, students survey the world hterature from the Greek Classics to modern writing. Several courses are offered in altei-nate years, such as Shakespeare and Elizabethan Drama. The course in Children ' s literature includes a comprehensive study of the best children ' s literature of all types and periods. There is an opportunity for study- ing and appraising children ' s books. Frosh concentrate on verb conjugation and agreement. English majors listen intently as Dr. Jenkins comments. Mr. Dedmond explains to his American Literature class one critic ' s interpretation of The Fall of the House of Usher. 26

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Student Teaching Puts Students Behind Desk The education courses have been planned to meet the state requirements for pubhc school teaching on the elementary and sec- ondary levels. The education block develops in the future teachers an awareness of the aims and objectives in their chosen field. Most students find the practice teaching done in their senior year to be the most valuable experience required for certification. Student teachers are placed in the schools in the Salisbury area where they apply the con- cepts learned in education courses. Catawba ' s education program has been enlarged in its faculty and facilities to meet the changing trends in the school systems. 6 T Karen Griffith lectures on history during practice teaching. Student teacher, Frank Keller, maintains rigid control over Boyden High School study hall.

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The library ' s varied references and reading matter play a necessary role in the life of a successful college student. Library Provides Wide Reference For Research An essential element of a good college campus is a well-equipped library. The Cor- riher-Linn-Black Library is a fine example. It has over 65,000 volumes on its shelves. Efficient librarians keep it running smoothly and aid the students in finding information. Several students work in the library, helping with circulation and lettering of new books. The library is also equipped with listening rooms, typing rooms, a lecture and seminar room and a large museum-exhibition hall. Catawba is proud of the Corriher-Linn-Black Library. Miss Fisher helps Camille Lane during freshmen library orientation.