East Texas State University - Locust Yearbook (Commerce, TX)

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INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Various attempts at curriculum revision in recent years have tended toward the practical side of the subject. Industrial Education, though not entirely a recent innovation, is, comparatively speaking, a new course resulting from recent educa- tional trends. It is the aim of this department to prepare teachers properly to go forth into the fields of youth to teach subject matter that will enable them to be self-reliant. Realizing that a large percentage of high school graduates never reach college, this department attempts to furnish teachers that will equip these unfor- tunate people to properly maintain a decent standard of living. ART DEPARTMENT It has been said that an educated man is he who excels in only one subject, and who has an appreciative sense of the beautiful, cultural, and practical. The de- partment of Art is without doubt an unequalled contributor to one's cultural ad- vancement, and it quickens an inward feeling into a love of the beautiful. It in- stills the love of the esthetic, provides amply for those who wish to specialize, and gives one a conversant knowledge of the noted artists, art epochs, and of the un- rivalled art of the past and present. J. G. GROVE STELLA LAMOND

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LATIN DEPARTMENT The Latin Department attempts to develop and increase ability to read Latin as Latin and to develop power to read Latin for comprehension and appreciation. Selections from Cicero, Nepos, Livy, Vergil, Horace, and various other Roman writers are used. The materials are chosen to meet the particular needs of the class. The beginning student is drilled in the elements of high school vocabulary and syntax and in use of oral Latin in anticipation of teaching Latin in a living language. Then comes oral reading with proper phrasing and intensive and extensive readings from the various authors. GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT The geography department includes in its courses of study the elementary phe- nomena of the atmosphere, climate, water and land forms with seasonal behavior of the earth and sun. The three chief objectives of this department are: 1. To guide students in the study of man and his environment. 1. To familiarize students with the value and use of the best textbooks, globes, maps, and other geographic ma- terial. 3. To develop group organization and teaching technique. The study in- cludes all the nations and continents of the world. W. W. FREEMAN T. T. BROWN V QS

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CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT The chemistry department offers four years of work in that field. Beginning with the fundamental laws and theories of chemistry and introductory qualitative analy- sis, the work advances into the organic field. ln these courses the students receive a thorough preparation for medical work, home economics, or a chemistry major. Advanced students deal with analysis of both organic and inorganic substances. The department attempts to provide the student with a thorough knowledge of funda- mental chemistry and prepare him for further investigation into that field of science. To achieve their aim, the members of the department cover in their course of study metallic and non-metallic elements, general experimentation, a study of the innumerable carbon compounds, qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds, and various methods of standardizing reagents. MUSIC DEPARTMENT Music probably brings more spiritual satisfaction to more people than any other of the arts. Few people are capable of appreciating the finer musical works. The music department under Miss Murrie attempts to remedy this situation by teaching embryo teachers to appreciate the aesthetic value of music and by teaching the future teachers how to impart to the children of the state a thorough appreciation of the higher types of music. Operas, folk songs, madrigals, and various other types of music are covered as well as the fundamentals of harmony and rhythm. C. M. Lurz KATHERINE MURRIE