Central Washington University - Hyakem / Kooltuo Yearbook (Ellensburg, WA)

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Departments The department where one ' s pet traditions are dragged out into the light and openly attacked—where one ' s prejudices are revealed and often put to flight is, generally speaking, the Department of Education, Miss Grupe contributes psychological facts with great ciearness and Insight Into today ' s educational problems. Mr. Black and Mr. Stephens disclose to our wondering eyes vast fields for our future work to cover. Mr. Klemme gives us the necessary history of education to make our un¬ derstanding of modern education complete, while Doctor Munson offers the foundation of it all. Biology. The aim of all progressive Institutions of higher learning Is to teach people to live whether by the wake ' em up, shake ’em up method of Mr. Stephens, the outside reading” method of Mr. Black, the monologue method of Dr. Munson, or the free discussion method of Miss Grupe. An issue that has been much discussed, not only in the school but in the town as well, thru the efforts of this department, is that of Formal Discipline. Refutation of this dogma has been the chief delight of the teachers and followers. The presE the button and out pops the response ' ' form of recitation, such an accepted thing in our high school work Is no longer a safe cover for the refuge from real thought. We know that they have not gotten across what they aimed to If it does not function in our lives. Long before Mr. Selden Smyser actually became head of our English Department, most of us who had not known him before, had heard en¬ thusiastic and highly pleasing accounts of him from his former admirers from North Yakima. Mr. Smyser has been with us only a year, and we Seniors can only regret that we have not been able to become better ac¬ quainted with him. His good reputation here, started with his John Muir class and has stood the test throughout his Journalism, Contem¬ porary Literature, Short Story and Economics Classes, which were some of the live wire classes in school. One of the reasons why English thiR year was so well liked and so seldom “skipped was because we were all given so much freedom of thought and expression, thus gaining much more than mere facts. The greatest reason, however, is Mr. Smyser himself, whom all or us are proud to know both as our teacher and as our friend. Miss Florence Wilson has offered several literature courses which will prove very helpful In our teaching; also a course in Story Telling which we all enjoyed. It Is with great regret that we hid farewell to Miss Wilson. The History and Civics courses under the efficient direction of Miss Angeline Smith. Dean of Women, were some of the really enjoyable as well as Instructive phases of the Sociology Department, offered during the vuar. These courses consisted Of American History, and the Colonial Era, Industrial History and Civics. A good example of motivation of History with other situations was well brought out when the Civics class started off with a laboratory study of Ellenshurg, It ' s ash-heaps and can-piles, and the cost and management of its light and water plants. While the clasB may have groaned considerably over the currency problem in Indus¬ trial History, nevertheless, we began to realize that the great war is not Page is

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Ena P. Kind achy Observation Teacher. Third Grade. Ethel B. Mott Mae E. Pieken History and Geography Supervisor. Supervisor of Intermediate Grades. Seventh and Eighth Grades. Myrtle Sliolty Helen Smith Supervisor of Primary Grades. Assistant in Kindergarten Department. Katherine Stewart Observation Teacher. Fourth Grade. Sophia R. Fowler Observation Teacher, Filth Grade. Nellie A. Roegner Assistant Librarian. Ruth |). Ewing Corn M. Tomlinson Observation Tencher, Second Grade. Observation Teacher. First Grade. Jessie 0. Stuart Observation Teacher. Seventh Grade. Sadie McKinstry Observation Teacher. Sixth Grade. Clara P». Meisner Kindergarten Supervisor. Pn«e 17

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to be won on the battle field alone, but victory can only he won by an act of the banking houses of the world, European and Northwest History are the courses Professor Wilson has offered in History this year. Hut he has given us much more than Instruc¬ tion for his kindly sympathy and most of all, his noble example of service are things we shall always remember. His long and successful ad minis¬ tration as President of the W. S. X. 9., has made his name a well-known one throughout the state and a well-loved one by all those who come in Contact with the man hlmsolt. » 0ur Library occupies three large rooms on the first floor of the admin¬ istration building, and is the scene of much life and industry from 7:3(1 a. m. until S p. m. In fact there is so much life at times, that our offi¬ cial squelchers, Miss Rebecca Rankin and her assistant. Mtb. Roegner, have a hard time keeping the lively ones quiet. Several changes have been made this year in the work of the Library. The plan of opening the Library in Ihe evening foi study i» one which has worked out very successfully. Dean Smith makes the objection that occasionally some of the ralr lasses of Kamola lose their way between the Dormitory and the Library and can ' t get back until after the show la out.—hut It doesn’ t happen very often. The Department of Business Education Is in charge of Mr. Draper. Little, but. Oh; my. You have to be some talker to get a point over on Mr. Draper. But he can certainly doliver the goads. The department has been revised a great deal this year. Several commercial courses have been added and Ihe whole department has attained a new aspect. Mr. Draper is also the official accountant of the institution. Say, Josephine, don ' t you want to visit a few of my classes today?” Ya: sure, Sadie; that would be great! So Sadie and Josephine went to school. Now. Josephine, take one big breath, because we have to go to the top of the building to Miss Rossman’s music class. She is a dear. Jo. and you ' ll like her, but for goodness sake don ' t disgrace me by laughing, if she should sing one of Robert Garver ' s songs entitled. Birdie, Birdie, Sing to Me,” which shifts from one minor to the other. And I wouldn’t want Flossie to have it in for me, She surely has done wanders as head ol the Musical Department. Why. some of the Treble Clef girls have even gone to Yakima to display their talent. Having escaped from Miss Rossman ' s class without being disgraced, Josephine and Sadie went down to the gymnasium to Rhythmics clasB. I ' m not a member of this class, but we’ll Just sit here and see what happens. Just then a figure clothed In celestial flowing green robes came float¬ ing gracefully through the door. “Quick! look Sadie; what is It? Oh, that ' s Miss Charlotte Walls. She is the head of the Physical Education Denartment, It is her duty to see that we Increase in health ami vigor, in both ntlnd and body, and she does it. too. Why, I ' ve actually learned to swim!” Ibis Is the last class we go to thiB morning. Oh! it ' s Assemble time, there goes Perkey and Rbv Green. Do you want to go? r - No ; Sadle; ,et ’ s go home, because I want to see that little play in Dramatic Art this afternoon. Have you had many good plays this year? rv.ii! “I 80 - You ought to know Miss Davidson—Margaret Adair n; name, isn’t It, Josephine? But she ' s Just as sweet as Ti-HJbiHVv They put on some pretty good plays, too; and even the u . ’ i school children, under the supervision of some of her pupils, did v « ! J Sometimes I think I ' ve missed my calling, after two . untl T her,—and I could change my name to one something like «nd why not?” ' Adatr ' - (Continued on Page 100.) Page t»