Lewis Clark State College - Yearbook (Lewiston, ID)

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Bepartment of mutation A department of which the school is justly proud is the Department of Education. Mr. Clarence Clarke is the head of this department, with Mr. Francis Millay as an able assistant- Both of these men be- lieve in informal instruction, and Jne almost forgets that he is in IL class room during' their classes, often times becoming violently in- censed as some of his pet ideas are ruthlessly battered and thrown about. llut often in his wild attempt to save these beliefs and theories he suddenly discovers that they are not worth the saving after all. Thus it is that one must broaden or be left far behind in the thought and progress of the day, rejuvenating and nursing the likeness of old ideas from which the life has passed into something higher and finer, as each empty spiral lof the Chrysalis marks its advent into a larger, brighter atmosphere. Mrs. lflizaheth llaker, head of the Economics department has been with us only a year but in that short time she has demonstrated her ability as an instructor and has rendered much valuable service to the school, both professionally and personally.

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-1 . 'J --- - -t J K Music Bepartment In this busy practical world -of ours, we are prone to neglect the spiritual and aesthetic in our education- Surely this is to be regretted. We, as students, are preparing for a work that is to aid in the Uplift- ing of humanity. Can such a preparation be thorough if it deadens the finer sensibilities of our natures, sensibilities which, if properly developed, cannot do otherwise than broaden our sympathies and un- derstandings? Music is one of many means by which we can gain this development. The Music department of the Normal is doing' its utmost to foster this law of the noble and beautiful. The public school music CliViSi011, under the supervision of Miss Theresa Wild, affords us all, Special students and general, ample opportunity for gaining' a higher apprecia- tion of and greater joy in the art of music. Miss VVild, a graduate of the State Teachers' college, Cedar Falls, Iowa, and of Columbia, Uni- versity, has proved a most efficient supervisor and has done much to gain a permanent foothold for music, in both the training and PTO- Icssional schools. Of a more recent date is the Piano department of the Normal. How- ever, no one will question the rapidity of its growth, in efficiency as well as in the number of students. Miss Margaret Edith Jones, teacher in piano, brings to us the results of years of study at Oberlin, Ohio, and at the Leipsic Conservatory. Nor are the benefits of piano in- struction reserved for the piano students alone. Miss Jones has the welfare of us all at heart, and in her student recitals gives us still an- other peep into the treasure-house of music. Perhaps the greatest tribute we can offer to the members of the Music department, is the willingness and joy we have Shown in work- ing with them. 6

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Bepartment of ilaistnrp Many definitions of history have been submitted by those who know, and not the least of these is, History is statistics in motiong statistics, history at rest. At no time since the Department of History was founded in the Lewiston State Normal, have the two been confused. Rather the ideal and aim has been in every case, to vitalize the subject. and make it a part 'of thc lives and activities of a living peopie. The department is in charge of Professor H. L. Talkington, and his preparation as well as the general trend of his life has been such as to best fit him for his position. I All but two graduating classes of the Normal have derived the benefit offered by his classes. It is quite safe to say none has left them without a clearer conception of the real meaning 'of history. Some of the courses offered are American history, History Meth- ods, Pioneer History Stories, and Pacific Coast History- Of the latter two it might be said that Mr. Talkington is authority, being ever on the alert for vital, first hand material pertaining to our great North- west.