Catholic University of America - Cardinal Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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1 f I E V 3 1 2 Anal they Call this teaching profession work? From Classroorn theory to Classroom application-the Sill- 4 dent feacher. Mx x....1 .vi 'VIH-I

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application of principles . . . the student is enahled to evaluate and criticize intelligently ciples. he hegins to huild on these the more specified knowledge ol' his field. Included in the programs of most ul. the major fields is the Heading List course. Here the student reads the works and theories of eminent men in his chosen Held. Hy applying to his reading the skills ol ohservation and analysis already learned. he is en- ahled lo evaluate and criticize intelligently the mate- rial presented. liis know ledge ol' his field is broadened: his mind is opened hy a new appreciation of the multiple facets which go into its composition. ln the college career. philosophy provides the neces- sary' integration of an otherwise departmental educa- tion hy giving' the student an appreciation of lllllll-S position in the universe, in relation to Cod and society. livery student is required to take six philosophy courses. which ultimately develop in him the habit of seeing his field in relation to other Fields. Prohahly one of the most well-rounded fields of con- centration is. and has to he. the field of education. From methods of teaching. lo psychology, to geography. the would-he teacher must have at her fingertips the answers to all the Why's?A' and the What foes? that come out ol' the mouths ol' halves. To he patient and tender. yet to he stern and authoritative is the difficult nexus of roles which the would-he teacher must achieve. Towards this end. a semester ol' practice teaching is aimed. it hardly seems this is a college course when lioth the child and the teacher enjoy it so much. 'l'nrni'n1liptheliglit ol humzin reason , .

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Vtitne s for the defense the student architect justities his creation before the judging hoard. The student in the fields of music or art is confronted with the specific task of developing his own personal skills of creation and performance, in addition to fa- iniliarizing himself with the background of his art, its techniques and the works of its acclaimed masters. This process requires not only academic study. hut also hours of solitary diligence in order to render a work of art into its most perfect form. The college student brings to these fields the wealth of his intellectual discipline learned in his college preparation. which enriches that art and gives it new depths of meaning through his con- tact with other fields of learning. The development of engineers and architects involves a complex program of learning and perfecting skills and practices. He studies the principles on which his profes- sion is based and learns from practical experience the application of these principles to specific problems and instances. The engineer and the architect will go out into the industrial world, a builder, a designer or a technician.