Kansas City National Training School - Shield Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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4. 5. l. 2. Advanced Composition and Rhetoric! Practical training in the art of writing? Cletailed study of .the sentence. Assignment for themes on subjects of practical value, varied enough to include almost every type of writing. Work on the Shield will be credited on this course. Literature: I An appreciation of the best in English and American prose and poetry. A.-XII. BUSINESS TRAINING Business Methods: One hour, one semester. , This course includes business correspondenceg accounting, banking methodsg keeping of records, filing systemS5 and banking courtesy. Any student desiring it may have a short course in book- keeping, stenography or typing, through the courtesy of the Huff School of Expert Business Training. A. XIII. GENERAL LECTURES AND TALKS . During the year many men and women of prominence and leadership visit the Training School, bringing messaEeS Of OUT student body on a wide range of vital subjects. It has been their privilege to hear the following: W. Miss Ruby Sia, of Woman's College, Foochow, China. Mrs. D. B. Street, Gen. Sec. of Deaconess Work of the H. M. S., Wash., D. C. Mrs. J. H. Freeman, Sec. Bureau of Spanish Work in South- west, W. H. M. S., Prospect, Ohio. Rev. Robert G. Boville, National Director of Daily Vacation Bible Schools. Chu PIIKG Rev. W. Riley Nelson, Sedalia, Mo. Miss Muriel Day, College Field Secretary, W. H. M. S. Miss Bessie Archer, Field Secretary, W. H. M. S. Rlev. T. W. Jeffrey, D. D., Independence Avenue M. E. rc . Rev. Fletcher Homan, D. D., Trinity M. E. Church. Rev. Christian F. Reisner, D. D., New York City. Dr. C. B. Miller, Springfield, Mo. Rev. W. E. Brown, Independence, Mo. Rev. J. C. Duplantis, Siloam Springs, Ark. Rev. W. S. Abernethy, D. D., First Baptist Church. Bishop Earl Cranston, D. D., and wife. Bishop Adna IW. Leonard, D. D., and wife. Bishop Francis J. McConnell, D. D., and wife. Bishop Thomas Nicholson, D. D. 48 , - Bishop Charles B. Mitchell, D. D. Bishop John W. Hamilton, D. D. Bishop William Burt, D. D. Bishop Wm. F. Bishop Wilson Bishop Wm. O. Bishop Wilbur Bishop Wm. F. Bishop Joseph Anderson, D. D. S. Lewis, D. D. Shepard, D. D. P. Thirkield, D. D. Oldham, D. D. C. Hartzell, D. D. Bishop Isaiah B. Scott, D. D. ' Rev Rev Rev Rev William Wirt King, D. D., Kansas City, Mo., District. Fred M. Bailey, M. A., Kansas City, Kans. District. Z Joseph M. M. Gray, D. D., Scranton, Pa. y R. M. Peters, Kansas City, Mo. Rev Harry C. Rogers, D. D., Linwood Blvd. Presbyterian Church. Rev. Frank Herron Smith, D. D., of Japan. Mr. Nat. Spencer, Sec. of the Citizen's League. f Rev. W. R. McCormack, D. D., Personal Evangelism, Spring- ield, Mo. Rev. O. Leonard Jones, Rural Work, Baldwin, Kansas. Rev. J. W. Kensit, Kansas City, Mo. v Dr. Clarence True Wilson, D. D., B0a1'd Of Temperance, Pro- hlbition and Public Morals. Bishop Ernest Lynn Waldorf, D. D., Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Myron C. Settle, Gen. Sec., Kansas City Sunday School Association. Mr. James L. Gillham, Chief Probation Officer. Mrs. S. C. Edwards, Swope Settlement. Rev. Eli P. Anderson, D. D., Kansas City, Mo. Dr. W. C. Hanson, D. D., Board of Sunday Schools. Rev. H. B. Foster, Carthage District. Mr. W. W. Whitson, Provident Association. Dr. Vernon M. McCombs, Latin-American Mission, Calif. Rev. T. D. Frye, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. John P. White, National Board of Public Welfare. Rev. Rev. Society. Rev. Rev. Rev. cate. Mr. G. Franklin Ream, D. D., Kansas City, Kans. C. L. Hicklin, Missionary of the American Bible U. S. Brown, Panama. J. Arthur Edwards, D. D., Minneapolis, Minn. C. B. Spencer, D. D., Editor Central Christian Advo- Purd Wright, Head Librarian, Kansas City, Mo.

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systematic development of the body, outdoor sports and games. Educational Gymnastics: One hour, with daily practice, two semesters. A course in physical training of children and young people, a graded course in calisthenics, practice in conducting classes. Organized Play: One hour, with daily practice, two semes- ters. A study of playground equipment and management, com- munity recreation, folk games, their advantages and disad- vantages, nursery and kindergarten games, graded games: practice in conducting classes. Recreational Leadership: One hour, one semester. This course is designed to acquaint the pupil with COYIUYIUH- ity recreational activities and their possibilities in Christian- izing a neighborhood. The organization of forums, com- munity clubs, community recreation, camping PRTUGS, fresh- air camps, indoor and outdoor pageantry, the.Chr1st1an worker's relation to government recreational activities and city associations will be discussed. Opportunlty f0I' Drac- tice will be given as far as possible. A. IX. HOME ECONOMICS Selection and Preparation of Foods: Two hours, one semes- ter. ' Principles underlying selection and preparation of foods, their history, manufacture, cost and economic value, home preservation of food supply through cannlng, d1'Ylnlr, pre- serving, pickling, etc. Special attention given to the attain- ment of accuracy and skill in manipulation. Lecture, refer- ence, notebook and laboratory. Diatetics and Table Service: Two hours, one semester. Food requirements of the individual in healthiand disease, principles of nutrition, menu making, preparation and serv- ing meals, using various forms of service, school lunch and cafeteria service. Lecture, reference, notebook and labora- tory. Prerequisite selection and preparation of foods. Institutional Management: One hour, two semesters. Administration of home, organization of daily house work schedule, calculation of household budget: marketing, and planning dietaries, compiling files of recipes for large quan- tity cooking, with cost and food values. Domestic Art: Two hours, two semesters, A course in the fundamentals of sewing and their application to simple garments and household equipment. It includes a study of plans for settlement ClaSSeS- Lecture and labor- atory. Dressmaking Course: Elective. Special arrangements made for this work when students de- sire to prepare for missionary teachers, Practical Housekeeping: One hour, six days a week, both semesters, each year. A course in the care of the home, the best methods, material and equipment. Laboratory and occasional lectures. 'A. X. HOME NURSING AND HYGIENE Practical Nursing! One hour, one semester. A course In the Symptems, causes and transmission of com- mon diSe21SeS9 personal hygiene, home care of the sick. Text-book, lecture and class discussions, with practical dem- onstration. First Aid: One hour, eight Weeks. A. course in first aid and emergency care of wounds, burns, shocks, poisons, and obstetrical cases. Lectures, class room discussions, and practice in bandaging. Eugenics and Social Hygiene: U Course of ten lectures, Presenting' a subject vital to all who expect to be strong leaders of young life. Medical Lectures: A , , Occasional lectures on childrens diseases, nerve and skin disorders, and tuberculosis. A. XI. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE Phonetics: One hour, One Semester- A foundation course for the study of foreign languages, for workeither at home or abroad. Spanish or Italian: U . Direct method, comblnegi With a thorough study of the essen- tials of grammar, reading, conversation, composition, spec- ial practice in Bible reading and in singing. Opportunity will be given to work among Mexicans or Italians. Other Modern Languages: 'Iahese will be taught when the demand is sufficient to form c asses. ' Pune 47

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Mr. Henry J. Waters, Editor of the Weekly Star, Rural Problems. Miss Edith Kempthorne, Nat'l Camp Fire Secretary. Miss Ruby Davis, Cuba, Kansas, Bohemian Work. Miss Edith Gavitt, from Unalaska, Alaska. Rev. H. M. Pingree Rev. H. P. Buxton Miss Mildred Moody Middle Western Division of the Board of Sunday Schools. Rev. W. A. Brown, D. D., of the Board of Sunday Schools. Rev. Steadman Aldis, Basim, Berar, India. Mrs. May Leonard Woodruff, Cor. Sec. W. H- M- S- M SMiss E. Jean Oram, Sec. Training School Bureau, W. H. NOTES Class hours are sixty minutes, laboratory h011I'S are 120 minutes. 'lhe minimum educational requirement for entrance to the diploma courses is an accredited high school education or its equivalent. l The diploma of the school is granted on the completion of 90 credits. Of these, sixty must be for class-room work, and 30 for practice work. Of the 60 credits of class-room work, 14 must be in Biblical Literature. The other 45 may be selected according to the work the student is planning to d.0. A number of attractive short courses are'1r1Ven for the benefit of those who can spend only a limited time. in training or who wish to take unclassified subjects. Information given on application. B. KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT Aim of the Course. The aim of the course is to I-Five young women a thorough knowledge of kindergarten Principles and methodsg to show the vital relationship between ,kindergarten and primary departments and the effect of the kindergarten on subsequent school lifeg to give a thorough knowledge of all per- iods of childhood and the importance of early training in habit- forming and character developmentg to show the teacher's op- portunity for community serviceg to lay the foundation, not only for successful kindergarten teaching, hut, also, for the training of teachers and others who have the care of childreng and finally to correlate this with the religious education work mak- ing it unquestionably Christian. Practice Teaching: Through the courtesy of the Board Of Education of Kansas City, arrangements have been made where- by students from our kindergarten department do their practice teaching in the city schools, under the direction of Miss Mary Pinnell, Supervisor of Kindergarten and First Grade Work. There are also opportunities for practice work in the Church Kindergartens and Beginners' Department of the Sun- day Schools. Owing .to t'he fact that graduates have to work without the supervision usually granted a beginner more extensive practice teaching is required. Five days .of practice teaching each week for thirty weeks during the Junior year and eighteen weeks in the senior year. The other semester of the senior year is devoted to observation in the special schools and classes, as well as the grades, with re- ports and discussions. Requirements for Entry: A diploma from an accredited high school or school of equal standing, and the usual health and character requirements necessary for deaconess or mission- ary service. U Diplomas: Satisfactory C0mpletion of the kindergarten course entitles the graduate to the Kindergarten diploma and the regular Training School diploma. FRESHMAN YEAR 1. History of Education: Two IIOUTS, two semesters. Sltudents take this work with the class in Department A. . 1. 2. Psychology: Two hours, first semester. Dept. A. V. 2. 3. Sociology: One hour, both Semestefsx Dept. A. VI. 1. 4 Educational Principlesr .Two hours, two semesters. A study of the educational WFIUHSS of Froebel, Montessori, Mac- millan, Burke, Hill and others interested in the education of the ygung: child, Reference work, discussion, lectures and papers. 5. Nature Study: One hour, both semesters. This course aims to meet the needs of each particular group studying the subject, therefore the subject matter varies from year to year, but in general it includes a study of beneficial and harmful insects, spiders and their work, our common birds and plants, and a short course in the study of the stars. This course presupposes a general knowledge of botany and Parc 49