Eastern Mennonite School - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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Robert C. Lehman, B.A. Wilmer R. Lehman, B.A. Margaret I. Martin, M.A. Earl M. Maust, M.Mus. Instructor in Mathematics, Instructor in Mathematics Associate Professor of Phys- Assistant Professor of Music and Physical Science ical Education, and Art (On leave of absence) Bases, concepts, articulations, adjustments, tenure, units, problem solving, role playing, slow learners—these are familiar words to education teachers. With these and other words they share past experiences and present convictions. Education students remember introduction to education class with its magazine reports, group discussions, and child study. They recall Miss Lehman's probing, Well, that's not exactly what I had in mind. They remember making plans, then dressing up for visits to neighboring schools. Mr. Shetler's Now, what point did that illustration come under? kept students alert and listening. Education students learned to make those difficult lesson plans in Mr. Lehman's class, then used that knowledge in student teaching. Guided by supervisors, they did live through student teaching and its multitudinous tensions. The teachers taught and the students learned and went out to share their experiences. COLLEGE Verna Mast and Shirley Kauffman experiment with visual teaching aids. Miss Lehman inspects their work. Revolutionary War debt f millions of cfcitersi by chafi wj taxes to ttie people

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Elsie E. Lehman, M.A. Assistant Professor of Education Esther K. Lehman, M.A. Assistant Professor of Chris- tian Education, and Edu- cation G. Irvin Lehman, S.T.M. Associate Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature Harold D. Lehman, M.Ed. Associate Professor of Phy- sical Education Sophomores take principles of sociology and by the end of the semester they can discuss moral norms, Elm- town's Youth and the Townsend plan. They hear Mr. Stoltzfus' recurring statement, I have a file on it, and his frequent recommendations of paperback books. Second semester they study marriage and the family. During the next two years some students investigate group dynamics or social change. Mr. Brunk is invariably associated with history classes. And Mr. Brunk's much-used glasses are an important part of his classroom equipment. He demands attention with . . Ahh . . . lady on the end . . . are you awake? His study of Virginia Mennonites typifies his historical scholarship. From history people are able to avoid the errors of their forbears. Sociology shows the relatedness of all human life and prepares the way for the greater community of God's people. FACULTY By informal discussions. Group Dynamics students discover the forces that interact in any group. ”5252»

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A sewing hint from Miss Mumaw is utilized by Grace Hostetter, Shirley Yoder and Grace Wyse. FACULTY Home economics students live in a world of flat-fell seams, roll collars, buffet dinners and fallen cakes. But their curriculum is not restricted to cooking and sewing. They study child development and the family budget under Miss Mumaw. Miss Showalter's course in house planning results in miniature houses carefully furnished to meet the needs of each girl and h$r imaginary family. While home ec girls study the basic four foods, business education students are hoping to get 100 words per minute in typing class. A few reach 120 words per minute in shorthand with Mrs. Hostetter's encourage- ment. In accounting class they consider ledgers, periodic adjustments, assets, common stock and office routine. These students learn by doing, by practical experience. They gain head and hand knowledge to be used in future jobs. Samuel E. Miller, M.A. Assistant Professor of Spanish Catherine R. Mumaw, M.S. Assistant Professor of Home Economics Homer A. Mumaw, M.S. Associate Professor of Bi- ology, and Industrial Arts Laban Peachey, M.Ed. Dean of Students, Instructor in Psychology (On leave of absence)