Clarion University of Pennsylvania - Sequelle Yearbook (Clarion, PA)

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BOOK TWO ACHIEVEMENT OF THE INDIVIDUAL

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Children in second grade ilcmonatratc their nhililies. Bccau.sc oi ' the inclcincnt wcuthcr, rcsult- in{ in colds, almost all of us have visited the Health Office. Here we find Miss Edmiston performing her duties as the College nurse and assisting the College physician, Dr. Mills. Tlircc times a day we students without much urging finil our way to the dining liail. The well-balanced and attractively served meals that we partake of there are a joy provided us by the college dietician, Miss Scylcr. I)ur attractive and well kr|)t nioms arc in tlic care of Mrs. McKiiuiey, our competent household director. Training School licfore being qualifierl to teach, the grad- uating sophomores and seniors in tlie elemen- tary held nnist do their student teaching in the Thaddeus Stevens Training School. Here llicy observe and b ' ach under the diicct Mipcr isi(in of tlic critic teachers. In the training school the cliijd finds liiniscH ' in an environment, I ' icli in many in- terests .and material whicii alToi ' d iiim an abuii(hii;ce of e(hicative activities, in tiiis picture we see a group of second grade boys actively engaged, following their interests in their study of boats. In the foreground we have an example of freedom of thought and activity. Each boy is i)rogressing at his own rate with the con- struction of his boat. Consequently, individual differences are provided for. At the right of the picture we see floor construction work, which gives the child freedom in working with large pieces of materials. In the back- ground we can see a completed boat in which the children enjoy taking a ride. The values of this and like projects are mmierous because situations arise which iiring about the need for arithmetical computations, proper manner of speech, and free use of language. The child- ren ' s own initiative is stimulated,and they may further their creative expression by dramatiz- ing suitable projects. The child is given much freedom in choos- ing an activity in which he is particularly interested and liy which he develops his thinking and creates new ideas. This picture is representative of tlie pro- gi ' essive type of work Ijcing cari ' icd on in the campiis tr.aining school.

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THE ACHIEVEMENT A toast ... to him who comes ... a freshman . . . emhanassctl . . . green . . . and leaves ... a gratkiate . . . austere in thirk robes . . . and tasselled mortar-board ... A toast ... to that person . . . who has proved his worth ... in accepting . . . and returning . . . the chall enge of college life ... A toast . . . to him who has passed the tests ... of that fir.st strange day . . . anil night . . . within strange walls . . . surround- ed by . . . the great vacuum of a friendless world . . . who has struggled to adjust himself to formidable studies . . . and peoi)le . . . has dai-ed that twin-headed demon . . . Tests-and-Commcnts . . . who has felt tlic hopel( ssness of . . . mastering a thousand theories . . . has filled the waste-basket with reams of . . . tci-rihle . . .tlK ' nies . . . has sworn to high heaven . . . that college life . . . was impossible and jet . . . who felt