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

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r ! apartment DR. JDHH MITCHELL Gurhum. Maine Prefenur and Chairman of Industrial Arts anurtmant. 15. Fitchburg 51m: Tanchnn CEIHIEI, HI. ARTHUR D. BEER? thchburgah'lmmthunrh; HA. Uniu'rr W H: k M , law of Minnesota, B.Ed. Pinnsylvunlu a: run ,. cum 5min University. Mlh'tls. I5. Gnrhum State Tauchlrl Culllgu, M.Ed. Plnmrlvuniu 51am Univanim University of Cannlciicut Ml. ALIERT llDWH Gurhum, Main: . . Elluricihr. '3- qu-Fnlu 5hr- TIDEI'III'I EuIII-nl, MR. JDHH GREEK Gurhnm, Main! Wundwurking and Drafting. Mi. ELWG'DD FADHAH Gurham, Maine Trnnlpndutiun. 3.5. Garhum Slum Tenth : Cullnge, 5.5. Gurhum Shut: Tnuchm Culligu, '.- .. Uninrlifr u! Hinnumu, Pinnlyl- Hid. Pannsyfvuniu Stun University, Universiw uf Maryland. I a I'll Slut. Uniunlhr. Univariil'r nf Cnnnectiwi. 25

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PLANNING EXECUTING EVALUATING Handling. uh h light: Mr. Pedhem, Mir. Greer. ilHing; Lei! M Right Mr. Irewn. Dr. Hifehell. Mr. hrnr. DUCATIDN he: the relpenlibiliiy ei prevlding yeuth with fhese experieneee and understanding: which will aid in Their develepmenf us beHer predueere. eenlumerl, and more Ieeieliy eernpetent eifixenl. Industrial Am is unique in if: cunhibutlen in thin anal. It eeneerne itself primeriiy with fhut phase ef edueuiien threugh whleh every individual he: an epperfuniiy le ieurn ebeut his induefrial envirenrneni. Thil ie The basic phileeephy of Industrial Arie educutlen. The preparatien of teachers whe are eempetent re previde this kind ef edueetlen in Ieeendery and elementary :eheel: is ef meier eeneern ie ihe Indus- irlel Arie Department. In pregrem i: designed: Pint, fe prevlde an understanding ef fhe industrial envirenmenl ihreugh e meefery ef the technical Ikili: and related infermetien in ever 30 Ipeelfie urea: ef werlt, hreudiy defined as weedwerk, melelwerk, electrieity end electrenlu, tremperieilen, grephie em, drafting, end em and ereHI; Seeend. re develep e prefeuienel eHiiude as well e: previde e beekgreund of infermeiien end feeehing skill: neeenery ie impart the teehnieel under: elendinge end releiienehlpe; end 'l'hirl:lr te previde ihe epperiunity fer a generel er cultural edueelien ee ihei the prospeerive ieeeher may find his piece in the eeheel, in fhe eemrnunlfy. end In eeelefy. Ii i: reward ihese genie Then The eiudenie strive end in which the induefrieli Arie feeuify, both deperfmeniel end eeedemie, are dedicated. 24

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PRACTICING APPRECIATING Mrs. Sewteite end Mr. Brecute PERFORMING Mr. Chamberland; His: hndnews, Min Heel. THE music department, new in the third year at its new pregrem ter thwart... Meiers, has increased its enreliment te twentytfive students. The program is designed to prepare music supervisors who will have the neotettmlryiIr skills and experience to teach all phases of music from the elementary grades through high school. The curriculum inciudee courses in music history, theory, vecel and instrumental :enducting, methods and inetrumentei classes. as well as liberal arts and educational subiects. Through these :eurses, es weli as numerous public performances, the music department hepee te fulfill the tellewing aims: , 1. To fulfill the musical petentiei of students by intensive technical and theereticul training. 2. Te broaden the student's eutieek by liberal arts buckgreund. 3 Te develep a sense of eeethetics, cl perennial discipline, and en uppreciutien ef educational and mural values. 4. Te stress that the ebeve means Serve toward the development of a well- integruted end huienced personality. 5 Te have students became a vital farce in the growth of musical and educatienei standards in the State of Maine. In udditien tn the ebeve subiects, the music department also presents music appreciation, fundamentals, elert'ieritnttr'yr and junior high methods, which are required suhiects fer the general student bedy. Aesthetics and instrumental :iesees ere uttered e5 electives to all students. Greet nuke from little acorns grew. Same fifteen years age the little acorn at an idea became an ideal, then an aspiration, and finally a reality. In the Spring of 1953 the State Beard qt Education approved Art Education to be instituted et Gerhum State Teachers College as u meier course. Graduates at this course will be certified by the State Department of Education 11:: teach and supervise Art in the eiertrtentewr high echeeis ef the state. Of course, certain basic talents and minimum requirements will be neeeeetur'yaI fer enrollment in the :eu rse te insure the best possibie preduct at the end of the teur-yeer period. Perhaps ene ef the best advantages of preparing art teachers in en insti- tutien like ours is that teientiskill development is achieved eleng with professional integration, which in turn is essentiui te purpesefui use in the ciussreem. 215