Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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EDUCATION Denton L. Geyer Coleman Hewitt Learning by doing, the golden rule of progressive edu- cation, is also the guiding precept of the Education Department. As counsellors to the students in their periods of supervised teaching the members of the Education Department put their principles into practice. Although not required equipment, any aspirant for ad- mission to the Education Department should have a car to flit around from practice school to practice school, especially with trolley fare going up, up, up! In supplying the kind of background which is needed by one entering any profession, the Education Depart- ment initiates the student into the profession of teaching by discussing leading problems in the field in the light of their historical background and in the light of certain social and psychological issues to which they are related. It develops principles of teaching in such areas as the planning of instruction, means of providing for individual differences, and the evaluation of instruction in terms of broader educational objectives.

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ADMINISTRATION Emma Fleer Muller Louise C. Robinson Mary Calnan The faculty and students at Chicago Teachers College are fortunate in having such efficient individuals as Mrs. Muller, Miss Robinson and Miss Calnan to handle the ma in problems of administration that are attendant to caring for 850 students and 50 faculty members. Mrs. Muller as Registrar and Director of Personnel has more than ably executed her multitudinous tasks of orientation of Freshmen, checking class records, compiling the school catalog, taking care of admissions and withdrawals, and many other duties. Miss Robinson as Dean of students is well remembered by each student at Chicago Teachers College for her very thoughtful consideration of the individual student at registration time. No problem of lunch, work, or a lost course, however exasperat- ing to the student, is insoluble to Miss Robinson who manages to do the impossible with 850 student programs. Miss Mary Calnan as Director of Activities for both Chicago Teachers College and Wilson Junior College is a social worker in every sense of the word. To Mary falls the responsibility of organization and supervision of literally hundreds of social func- tions from tea parties to the Senior prom. The many successful events of the past year are a testimonial to the hard work and ability of our director.

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ENGLISH Louise M. Jacobs Members of the English Department work in unimposing surroundings up in the recesses of the third floor, quite conscious of the fact that on cloudy days they may have to listen to C.T.C. ' s own version of the Raindrop Prelude and that on almost any day they may find themselves with plasterflaked shoulders. In spite of all this, they go ahead with a comprehensive program in order to meet the various needs that come within the field of English. One large portion of the work lies in the courses in communication and literature required of all freshmen and sophomores; another, in the methods courses dealing with the three important phases of English in the elemen- tary school -- communication, reading, and literature. Other courses in the department are electives designed to give students a cultural background in a field which has for them a special interest. Other services of the department include remedial help in speech, and this year a beginning was made in resuming work in remedial reading. TEMPO and dramatics also fall within the scope of the department.