Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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 «

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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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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Our attempt to replace textbook recitations by library and field- work experiences is working out this year through a system of room libraries, to supplement the small college library, and by a closer con- tact with the observation and prac- tice schools. Students preparing for the junior high schools now spend a part of each school day in working with the regular teachers of our campus junior high school. Students preparing for the ele- mentary schools will in future car- ry on their practice teaching under the supervision of a member of the Department who will devote his full time to conferring with them. PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT The aims and plans of this de- partment are to give its students help in adjusting themselves more successfully to college life, to give them a knowledge of the funda- mental principles underlying hu- man behavior, and to show how these may be applied in the devel- opment of habits, ideals, attitudes and skills. Special study is made of the laws of mental hygiene and their application to the treatment of such cases of maladjustment, and behavior problems as must be dealt with bv the teacher. FACULTY » 21 «