Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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E- 9 H GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT This department has experienced a revision of its courses for stu- dents preparing to teach in the ele- mentary grades with the purpose of adjusting their content more definitely to the requirements of the new course of study. Teaching Geography by the unit method has been stressed during the past year. Students have been stimulated to greater efforts by using their own ideas in the devel- opment of the different projects. Mr. Branom talked to the schools, over the radio, every Tues- dav morning during the year. HISTORY DEPARTMENT The importance of the social studies in the school program is now unquestioned, some educators going so far as to declare that the whole school program should be built about them. Two primary aims of this department are: to help students acquire a knowledge of social relations and conditions that will enable them to act intelligent- ly in civic affairs and to acquaint them with the material in this field suitable to the grades of the ele- mentary and junior high schools and methods of presenting this ma- terial. FACULTY 19 «

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MR. McCLAlN MR. THOREN MR. MORROW MR. GEILFN MR. FRKNCH MISS DOYl I MISS HUTCHISON GRAPHIC ARTS DEPARTMENT Art has had a tine tradition in the Chicago Normal College dat- ing back to the days of Colonel Parker. It has always been recog- nized as an essential part of the stu- dents ' training, not only for the purpose of preparing them to teach, but also as a necessary life interest, and special emphasis has been given to applying their art knowledge to the problems of daily life. INDUSTRIAL ARTS DEPARTMENT Our activity in the held of teacher training is ever increasing, and we arc endeavoring to more eft ' ectiveh ' fit ourselves to the task of training efficient teachers of in- dustrial education and handwork. The industrial activity in our schools is destined to level off differences which occur and tend to disrupt society. We believe that any individual will be better fitted as a member of society if he has some control and knowledge of in- dustrial processes, techniques and skills. FACULTY

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MR, MILLER MISS OLSEN MR. JOHNSON MISS GILDEMEISTER MR. HERR MRS. LEE MISS GARTHE MISS PEICKERT KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT The importance of the pre- school period in the development of an individual demands that a kindergarten teacher have a whole- some appreciation and understand- ing of little children physically, socially, mentally, and emotional- MATHEMATICS The Mathematics Department, composed of Mr. Johnson, Mr. Mil- ler and Mr. Herr, is trying to teach prospective teachers of mathema- tics that arithmetic is not a subject dreaded b school children unless ly. The goal of the kindergarten department is to train future teachers that the greatest possible number of little children may have a happy, worthy experience in school. DEPARTMENT the teacher makes it so. The method by which the subject has been taught in the past is responsi- ble for the opinion that arithmetic is hard. MUSIC DEPARTMENT The Music Department aims to provide various and differentiated t ' pes of student training for pur- poses vocational, avocational and social. Music brings to the soul — FACULTY joy in what cannot be defined to the intellectual part, or to calcula- tion. It creates a land of lovely chords where life no longer jars, nor jolts, nor frets, but glides. » 20 «