Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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EDUCATION GARRETT VANDER BORGH CAROLYN HAXXTQS. lib A Bw A M Instructor in Elementary professor uf liclucatlwla Eclutjatlifn Concerned with making prospective teachers the masters of their classrooms is the education department, Doing their best to develop this concern, we have bliss Carolyn Hawes and Mr. Vander Borgh. Miss Hawes received her AB. degree from Northern State Normal College and her AM. degree from the University of Minnesota, while Mr, Vander Borgh, a Hope grad of way back, we can't say when, received his AM. from Columbia University. Prospective elementary and secondary teachers take courses in the History of Educa- tion and Educational Psychology. both of which are taught in the junior year by Mr, Vander Borgh. Outside of these two courses, the wouldvhe elementary teachers are given courses concerning the elementary curriculum and the teaching of reading, These classes are in the hands of Miss Hawes, while Mr, Vander Borgh takes a great responsibility in teaching the junior secondaries everything there is to know about the principles of teaching and the American Secondary school. During the senior years, each prospective teacher does tive hours of practice teaching in Holland's elementary and secondary schools. Closely correlated with practice teaching are the problems courses A the secondary students under the direction of Mr, Vander Borgh and the elementary students under bliss Hawes. The department has become famous for its ability to prepare students with the hackground material and experience to make them successful teachers SPEECH witriaxi 1, srcniurii Ali. an PN -fuss: if of Npcccli One of the smaller departments on the campus, but one that lias brought consider- able recognition to Hope College is the speech department, The freshman speech course, which is required of all students, has proven to he a class known all around the campus as one in which not only the fundamentals of speaking are learned, but also as a class which provides much merriment for its members, There are also advanced classes offered in speech and debate, Our illustrious speech professor is Wfilliam Schrier who received his AM, and AB. degrees from the University of Michigan. He directs the mens and womens debate and other forensics activities. Through his efforts. many speakers have been produced of whom Hope may justly he proud. jf! Q.-X if NJ Q- fi gc a .am 1359 F7 l - .4 1 . Lkvs wi' I ' al' D an i lilo X, hp I E W w egg f cj wif Z1 21

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dns ,glig s A l 'E '? , 4 1 . wp.- --..-.e, LANGUAGES l,Al'RA A, BOYD, Ali, AM. l2I.lZAlil2TH LICHTY MRS PETIER PRINS, AB, AM, Profcfssiir ul German A ll, AlNl,, Ph D llrofessor of Spanish ljrotessor of lirench 10 Al,lil2R'l' TIMMIQR, A li, A M THOMAS lil XX'lfl.lNllfRS Rodman lklemorial llrofc-ssor A,l's,, AM., HD, of l,.1tin Voorhees Professor of Gieek Hc-rc at Hope. a lively interest in the languages is evidenced by the large attendance at these classes. Aided and abetted by our able professors the students struggle with declensions and verb forms. liven the profs, are surprised, at times, at what their students have learned. ln addition to studying the fundamentals of the language. emphasis is placed on a review of the culture of the country which includes its literature and art. The study of French is taken up with Mrs. Prins who teaches first and second years. The advanced courses are under the ahle tutel.ige of Miss Lichty. French drama and novel are in her field as well as phonetics and conversation. Spanish, the youngest addition to the language department, has Mrs. Prins at the helm, also. Wfith its emphasis on I,atinAAmerican culture it is the up and coming language of today, Our German courses are taught by Miss Boyd who keeps her classes interesting with her impromptu talks on Germany and her experiences thcre. Naturally, with thc- world situation as it is, there is never-failing attention on the part of the students, The classical languages, despite stiff competition from the modern, still man.igc- to hold their own, Prof. Timmer can attest to this as he lcatls his I.atin students through the intricacies of the language with great finesse. flur preseminarian students make good use of the course taught by the recloubtahle Prof. XY elmc-rs. Wlith his .iid all olwstacles to the mastery of Greek are overcome. No college course would he complete without taking advantage of at least one of lllcse' courses if .J ? if siltflfw E 6, I Q Lima rx 20

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