Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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iw ' ' cssa kI ' m The Manual Training Department Oh, yes! Of course, there are men going to Normal, and they make up what is known as the Manual Training Department. At present it consists of just fourteen men who, in outward appearance are just like other men. Their characters, however, are unusually strong. For one thing, the courage they show in coming to the place, is, we think, a little out of the ordinary. There are some six or seven hundred ladies attend- ing the college, and any man who can spend two full years at Normal, and leave it safely, certainly deserves a medal. The department is broadening its scope and improving every day. We have been in the Arts Building for over a year, but have been working without any machinery. This grievance will not continue long, however, as the new machinery will have been installed by the end of this year. I have been informed that a printing outfit is coming. Heretofore we have had no instruction in this line; but in the near future, printing is destined to occupy as prominent a place in the schools as that of wood- work today. Another achievement here at Normal is the introduction of a course in furniture design which deals with furniture from the early periods, all the way up to the present, giving the characteristics and the development of each period. A new course in architectural di-awing was given during the last year, by Mr. McMurry, who also taught the course in furniture design. The wood-working has been limited to a certain degree, but when the new equipment arrives I am sure that under the supervision of Mr. :McMurry and Mr. Eggers, some of the the best work in the city will be turned out by the Manual Training Department of the Chicago Normal College. John F. Hcraly. 24

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Household Arts Department Learn to control the material things which lie about you, to make natural and social forces do your bidding in order that you may have time to make life beautiful, gracious, and worth while. This was the motto which Mrs. Richards, teacher of Chemistry of Boston Institute of Technology, gave to her pupils. She was the one who taught chemistry to the first household arts students and started the household arts movement in this country. She believed in the real joy of living, and we, as grandchildren of her training are trying to bring more joy into the lives of the children by helping them to learn to do as easily as possible some of the necessary things of the home. As a department we stand for happier homes, better home life, and more joy in mere living. Twenty of us go out to teach this year. We leave as our contribu- tion the furnishing of the five-room apartment on the second floor of the Arts Building, which shows in a small way our ideal of how a small home should be furnished. Vehna Clare Claitcw

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Boys ' Basket Ball The limited number of male sUuients in the Normal ColleKe made it impossible to muster a football team, and basket ball was chosen as the only sport that could really be attempted, with success. With only six players we suffered a greater loss than all our defeats when Paul Wall- jjren and Arthur Schmidt graduated. There were no new recruits to pick from and so we began the new semester by electinj? Boyd captain, and Timnie manager. Fortunately, we were able to secure three good players from our neighbor, Parker High School, to play with us regu- larly. Two games a week were scheduled, making a total of si.xteen games from the last week in January to ' he third week in March. Of the sixteen played four were out of town and twelve in our gymnasium. After the fii ' st game the team played wonderful ball, and won eight straight games. Some of the teams which fell in defeat were: Lane College, Senn College. American College of Physical Education, Bennett Medical College, Englewood and Parker High Schools, and the Stewart Athletic Club. Two games were played with Senn College and three with Parker, all of which resulted in victories for the Normal boys. On the whole, basket ball at Normal in 1916 was a great success. Line-up of the team: O ' Leary; Boyd (Capt.) ; Conklin, forward; Lejeck, center; Wall, Timme and Osterbush, guards. rrimh!eBo d, ' i6. German Department KIRMESS, folk-dances, games, songs, and a club offering unusually good times ! This is what the college sees of the work of the German department. In truth, this is part of the regular work. Most of the training for it occurs in the German minor, taken in Junior year. We know that there is no better way to instill in children interest and love for the German language than through the teaching of German songs, dances and games. In the major work the first semester is devoted to the study of methods of teaching German ; the second semester, to a survey as complete as possible of German literature from its beginnings to the modern times. German history and geography is also studied in so far as it is needed to understand the literature. The demand for teachers of German in the elementary schools is increasing every year, and to supply this demand the number of students enrolled in the department this year is ninety. The spirit of good fellowship is marked among the girls. Much of the credit for this kindly atmosphere is due to the competent guardian- ship of Frau Dillon. Theater parties to the German theater and to the Germanistic Society lectures, are often arranged. These are most beneficial, as they give the girls an opportunity to hear good German. It is expected that next year the department may give a German play. It was intended this year but the Kirmess program left no time for the play. The Deutsche Gesellschaft carries on the German from the social standpoint. Anna D. f.aitz.