Fresno State College - Campus Yearbook (Fresno, CA)

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rama Enhances Cultural Program Standing beside the billboard in front of the Speech Arts buildings are from left: Phillip Walker, Charles Taylor, and John Wright, head of the Speech Arts Division. Hosting participants and sponsors from the entire western United States for a November convention of the Western Speech Tournament was one of the main activities of the Speech Arts Division. This division is headed by Dr. John Wright, 1952 president of the Western Speech Association. The past year proved to be an important one in regard to the plays which were presented- Brand',, starring James Whitmore, was produced in November. ln January an apt interpretation of 4'Look Homeward Angelv was played before a full house. Other plays included Amedee , a French farce, and Trojan Women , a Greek tragedy. ln April a children's play The Clown Who Ran Away produced for the first time in the Fresno area. This two act play was brought to life by the Speech 159, Childrenis Theatre, a class newly created in the spring semester. Dr. Jan Loring directed this play. Another first for the department in conjunction with the English department was the conduction of closed circuit T.V. classes for all English NA students beginning spring semester. Discussing plans for Children's Theatre in Fresno are from left: Dr. Jan Loring, director of the children's play The Clown Who Ran Away , Howard Holman, Director of City Parks and Recreation: and Mrs. C. A. Looney, Jr., Sustained Member of the Junior League. Presenting a speech can be an easy or frightening ordeal depending upon your pre- paration and attitude toward the experience. 22

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ulimerging Patterns In Mathematicsi' Besides providing, programs and speakers for students and faculty, the education department conducts a placement bureau for prospective tea- chers. Throughout the spring semester the bureau schedules school adminis- trators to visit on campus and inter- view June graduates. Through these interviews the students are able to inquire about various school districts and negotiate for contracts. Also during the year the education department was helping to coordinate the Sudan Project. Professor Robert Harrison arranged to have teachers from the Sudan come to Fresno State to learn teaching methods which they could apply in their own classrooms. The possibility of having more Sudan- ese instructors visit the campus was discussed and much favorable com- ment was received on the idea. Dr. Kenneth Meeks, Campus Coordinator of the Sudan Project, is shown dictating a letter to his secretary. ff a ad Miss Elaine Mason conducts the lecture portion of the P.E. 152, a class concerned with teaching physical education in the elementary school. f ya it .. . . ff. . jf A if ..t. t R 1- , mm P u V X ,i91'v. v .trlust 3 5' it . ,rf PP ' if it . .yrr .yyr y P at . 'l ' f 5 Mrs. Bonnie Barrett, student teacher at the Lab School, offers information to three sixth grade girls. 2I

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English tudents Learn With TV The innovation of teaching English A on closed circuit television was the biggest news in the department this year. Miss Helen Shafer, associate professor of English, conducted a 50 minute class via the TV once a week. In addition, the students met two other times a week, once to write themes and once, in smaller groups, to discuss the lecture and their themes. The department also hosted a meeting of 40 state college English instructors. The group discussed various changes in department staiis and manuals and new curriculum. The depart- ment heads and coordinators of Freshman English met at FSC as part of the golden an- niversary year celebration. Dr. Earl B. Lyons, head of the English department, entertained the professors at his home after the meeting. if Reviewing the book Jude for an English lb class is Mr. Frank A. Weihs. Relaxing in the English department are James Smith, Dr. A. W. Colver, head of the philosophy department, Barry Logan and Dr. Earl Lyons, head of the English division. For the first time this spring semester, English A students were taught via a closed circuit TV lecture system. 23