Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The department of household arts has two kitchens, a dining room, food- laboratory, a model apartment and social room, rooms for millinery and dressmaking, and class rooms, all of which are on the second floor. The department of graphic arts occupies the top floor, with a splendid series of studios for figure work, pottery modeling, landscape work, etc., which are equipped as well as the best art schools. It is here that we can find many beautiful pictures such as those by Watt, the best liked of which are the three panels representing the creation of Eve, Endymion, and Love and Death. The students and faculty have watched the erection of this building with absorbing interest, and we rejoice that our College now has such splendid facilities for the training of the future teachers of our city. B. Kramer. A Kindergarten Picture Of all the beautiful pictures that hang upon memory ' s wall The one of old Normal College seemeth the best of all. Not for its games of strength and skill, its basket ball and gym, Not for its pool pellucid where we were taught to swim. Not for its deep Psychology where our minds were wont to soar. Not for its Physiology where we spilled a kitten ' s gore. Not for its cool, gray class rooms where we learned Art ' s mysteries. Not for its Botany Classes where we hopefully planted trees. Not for the houses and courtyards we built in our Freshman year. Not for its Occupations with folding directions clear. Not for our fairy stories with their heroes and heroines great. Not for our games and dances ending in bows sedate. Not for our hours in music that we might learn to sing. That the higher harmony into children ' s lives we must bring — But that Froebel ' s magic circle without beginning or end. His Come, let us live with our children, to which all our energies tend Shall stand as a splendid fulfillment of the Master ' s hope so fine That we might lead those little lives upward to paths divine. Therefore of all the pictures that hang upon memory ' s wall That of dear old Normal seemeth the best of all. Margaret M. Leinen.

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ARTS AND GYMNASIUM BUILDING The Arts and Gymnasium Building The Arts and Gymnasium Building is completed, and though our class entered too soon to get full two years ' use of it, we are proud to be the first class to use it. The corner stone was laid in 1909. The exterior work progressed rapidly, but the equipment took time and effort. In January, 1914, the various departments moved into their new quarters, and there they have lived in luxurious comfort ever since. The Arts and Gymnasium Building houses four departments of the Col- lege: the department of physical education, and three art departments — industrial arts, household arts, and graphic arts. The equipment of that part of the building intended for the department of physical education is splendid. The gymnasium is unusually large, and the running track has brought envy to the hearts of all the high school boys who have seen it. The white-tiled swimming pool of standard size has been well used by the swimming classes organized under a proficient in structor, Miss Schraeder. Ample locker room and bathing facilities insure comfort. On the upper floor there are two large class rooms, two suites of rooms for the instructors of the department, and a suite of rooms for conducting the physical examina- tion of the college students. The department of industrial arts has modern shops for woodworking, machine work, sheet-metal working, electrical construction, a forge, a foundry, textile rooms, printing rooms, book-binding rooms, and several other rooms.

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The Library Whither bound? asks one student of another, not expecting a verbal reply, for the answer is known, To the library, of course. Nor does the tone of the speaker intimate any displeasure. For students of the Normal College find an attractive and well-lighted place on the third floor of the College building, where the library is located. Here about twenty-five thousand volumes are classified according to the Dewey Classification System. There, with the aid given by an up-to-date card index, complete files of some of the most useful magazines In the People ' s Index to Periodical Literature, and the Reader ' s Guide, make it possible to do some very valuable reference work. There is one aid, without which all others would be useless. It is none other than our librarian, Miss Dickey, who works unceasingly and untiringly for the good of all. Instructions are given in the use of books as tools, and students in entering classes are given an opportunity to meet the librarian in class instructions, when difficulties concerning the arrangement of books on the shelves or the system of classification, are cleared. Mention must be made here of Miss Dickey ' s right-hand man, Miss Bates, whose assist- ance could not well be forfeited. There is a reference section in the library where books are always at hand for consultation. The largest proportion of the library, however, is circu- lating. The circulation of books for home use last year was twenty-six thousand, eight hundred eighty volumes. About twelve hundred volumes are added annually, and many government documents are received regularly from Washington and Springfield, free of charge. The library keeps in touch with the activities of school through the bulletin boards, on which are displayed pictures and interesting material for special days or special subjects in class work; such as, child-study bulletins, authors ' birthdays, and holidays. Reading lists, which give references to the books and material in the school library, and also in the Chicago Public Library, are useful in preparing programs for these days. In connection with these might be mentioned the bibliographies compiled for the use of the students. The Senior Dramatic Club has a collection of books on the drama, as a club library, and the art departments are building up an art section com- posed of artistic publications, showing beautifully made books, illustrated by our best artists. Ruby Christopherson. A FAREWELL— TO MISS BALLARD Here ' s to the joy in your laughter — May it never be less free; May all the joys of happiness Follow along with thee. May you cherish fond mem ' ries of Normal, As Normal will cherish of thee ; And may all your Future be bright as gold — As bright as a Future may be.