Gorham State College - Hillcrest / Green and White Yearbook (Gorham, ME)

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SCHOOL ln the middle of the hlunior l'rimat'y Floor there is a large, hright orange tahle where the interest of the season is always displayed. ln the lfall the children gath- ered for it many hright colored leavcsg at Spring time it was covered with pussy Willows, mayflowers and forsythia which the children forced in water. .Xlong these elementary scientific lines they planted some flower seeds. discussed transplanting, hest times to plant and transplant and ca1'e of thc garden. .Xlthough they could not read a ther- mometer, they knew that it is different on different days-that it is not the same indoors as out. The children were very much interested in seasonal happenings-how people pre- pare for XYinterg signs of Spring always mean crocuses and no more snow suits. They told stories and talked freely ahout what nature signs they had seen and each one knew he must tell something interest- ing so the others would want to hear it. This helped him to develop keener sense perception and more accurate meaningful vocahulary. lt also served to increase the hackground of all the children hy getting from each what he knows. Spontaneity needless to say alaounded in these social situations. To add to the well-halanced program. there was an activity program every day and if you peeked in the door then you might see some children riding hicycles. others playing with dolls and toys, still another group sitting in a corner playing games. all learning to share. cooperate and have fun together. The sixth grade, not to he outdone, pro- duced for the whole school an operetfa entitled lust liefore Clu'istmas . Santa Claus with his hrownics and dolls sang and acted in costumes made hy their parents. The music department arranged the songs while the language class tnade words up and printed the invi'ations in old Christmas cards. The normal school shop helped with props and frames. Kliss Slosherg and Miss 1'oli, the student teach- ers, directed the show. The cast did such a good joh and kept such exceptional hehavior during re- hearsals that they were given a hig party afterwards. Their husiness ahility may he measured hy the class treasury which had hy the end of the year over 21530 from the sale of Christmas cards and valentines. XYith the money. they hought yarn with which the whole class knitted six-inch squares foi' a Red Cross afghan. lfveryone in school concentrates on not lacing late and Mrs. Gross' class made a special etfort this year, hut one hoy who didn't quite make it once or twice. offered the following solution in literary style: AX funny hird. strange and an- noying, Hew into my hird house. livery day he starts to sing ahout six o'clock. The other hirds join tfontinued on Page 751 Page Seven

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ARTS 9 The past two years have seen many changes in the course of study and work planned for the shop boys. Mr. Savage was appointed as head of our department and accomplished much toward changing our course to a general shop basis from the previous unit shop setup. This meant a wider range of shop subjects but not going deeply into any one. Under the former setup on a unit shop basis more time was allotted to fewer courses. We studied Advanced Metal and the History of Industrial iXrts Education under Mr. Savage and he supervised our practice teaching in the general shop at South XVindham. Mr. Smith replaced lXlr. Brown who retired last year. Ile taught a laboratory course in lilectricity. General Metal, and supervised the practice teaching in Metal 'Work. Our new Electricity laboratory was the result of his labor and planning. Mr. Cilley's course in Wioodwork was expanded to include Bench 'XVork fuse of hand toolsj, Uvoodturning, and Pattern- making. XVe also had Mechanical, Ma- chine, .Xrchitectural Drawing, and Cabi- net VVork from him. He supervised all our practice teaching in Drafting and lVoodwork in Academy llall. Mr. Packard taught us Printing. Sheet Metal, and Guidance. This year he had the grade classes in the printshop. Y XYe had many of the same courses that the other divisions had. lVe spent much time studying Algebra, Plane and Solid Geometry, Trigonometry, and Calculus which we had from Mr. Hill and Miss Upton. Elementary Industrial Arts and Freshman Biology from Miss Keene. School Law, and General Science from Mr. lVoodward, Hygiene from Miss Flint, Sociology from Mr. Bassett, Prin- ciples of Teaching from Dr. Bailey, Oral English from Mr. Sloat, Literature from Miss Lewis, and Social Science from Miss XVood. Sociology, Hygiene, and Literature were added to our course. Practically all of our courses were either new or were altered greatly. The purpose of these changes was to produce a teacher who could instruct pupils in any phase at all of elementary I shop work. elementary science, or mathe- matics. It was felt that an elementary knowl- edge of many phases of industry was more desirable than a more extensive knowledge of two or three, To make this reorganization possible and to further the purposes outlined above many prominent and radical changes were made in the physical layout. Academy Hall used to have three separate shops on the first Floor, lVood- turning, Machine. and a Drafting room: two shops on the second, Bench XVood- working and a Cabinet shop. Since being remodeled it had on the first floor a large shop for all the woodworking including many new machines, new benches. large tool closets amply equipped, and a small but excellent finishing room. On the second floor in place of the Cabinet shop was a fine, quiet library of all types of shop books, and a new electrical labora- tory. Yklhere the bench room had been there was a new drafting room and a small storeroom. Mr. Smith's and Mr. Cilley's ofhces were here also. The brick building where the old Sheet Metal and Forge shops used to be was rebuilt. lt was changed to a general metal shop, and forging. welding, pattern- casting, machine shop. sheet and art metal were taught. lt was equipped with metal- working lathes, shapers, a milling ma- chine, forge, pattern-casting equipment. gas furnaces, welding equipment, and sheet and art metal equipment. The government has been operating a night school here from four in the after- noon until eight in the morning. They were being trained to operate machines. Mr, Savage had his office in this build- ing and a new heating system was installed. Of course much of this sudden interest in the Industrial Arts Courses here and throughout the country was due to the war situation. However, it was felt that. due to the steady growth of this phase of education prior to the war and the now proven need of it, there will be little or no decline in interest. 0