Millersville University - Touchstone Yearbook (Millersville, PA)

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 FACULTY Under tlu- direction of Mr. Ronald Svkes the art department has been contributing much that is new and vital to the art appreciation of Mil lersville students. In addition to the regularly scheduled courses, two new ones are now offered. The History of Art course presents the major |K-riods of man’s artistic development throughout the world in past to present sequence through illus trated lectures and discussions. The Problems in Elementary School Art allows elementary majors to actually teach children in after school classes. The Introduction to Art course is offered on television with a laboratory session. The art depart ment has cooperated in the observation-research program being carried out to measure the effectiveness of television observations. Mr. Richard Law, a member of the staff, has done some serious painting for exhibit and is working on a research project to ascertain how effective are the required and elective art courses of the department in preparing students for teaching in the public schools. Mi June I Hein hard. Mr. Richaid It. Law .uh! Mr. Ronald i Sykes. chairman, discuss an elementary art project. Arranging projects from his Art 12 class. Mr. Hit-hard B. Law constructs one of the first displays in the art room of the newly-built Osbum Hail. All Students Endoived With Creative Ability An outstanding example of the recent project on mosaics anti collages is displayed to her class by Miss Jane I- Rcinhard. The qualities of this three-dimensional art project are being rated by Mr. Richard B. Law and Mr. Ronald E. Sykes.

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DR. JAMES W. BECKER Director of Elementary Education DR WILLIAM II. DUNCAN Director of Admissions DR. BURT I DUNMIRE Director of Secondary Education DR. VALBORG ELE'ITY Dean of Women MR. CHARLES I. KEN I Director of Student Personnel and Guidance DR. RAYMOND Kill IE Director of Student Teaching and Placement Guiding Lights in Millersville Life DR. DAU.N W. NESB1T Asst. to Dam of I nit ruction DR. EUGENE K. ROBB Director of Graduate Studies DR. Cl YDE S. STINT • Dean of Men

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Ed. Psych. Department Experiments in CCTV New members of tire department staff this year included Mr. Walter Kreidor. I)r. Burt Dumnire. Dr. Richard Zerby and Mrs. Alice McCallum. Mr. R. Shields Mctzlcr and Mrs. aoma Culian. formerly in other departments, also assumed new duties on the education psychology staff this year. A big step for the department was the erection of the new special education building on the campus. General psvcholog and audio-visual education courses, with the exception of demonstration and laboratory classes, were taught with the use of closed-circuit television. The Problems of Secondary Education classes conducted a s|H‘ era! program of classroom observation under the direction of Mr. James Maurcy and Dr. Burt Dumnire in which members of the classes spent two weeks of class-time oh serving and gaining laboratory experience in area public high schools. IX-partmcnt members have kept up-to-date with study and experimentation with the new education aids such as teaching machines and programmed learning. Research committees composed of department members have conducted continual studies on topics ranging from the closed circuit television experiences to a study to determine the effectiveness of the I .moratory School reading program. During a noon time conference at the Lb school. I r. James V. Becker and Mr. Ronald I Sykes decide on future plans for the elementary curriculum. Tint Row: Mr. James Maurcy, Dr. Burt Dunmire. Mr. C harles I. Kent. Mr. Walter Kteidcr, Mr. Jacob C. Wine. Dr. V. A. (ha in pa. Second Ron Dr. Wil-mer C. Berg. Mi's Mabel Mo berg. Ml. R Shields Mctzlcr. Miss Charlotte M. (h x1, Mrs. N’apma Chilian, M r s Esther Lowry, Mrs. Lillian W. Broome, Dr. James W. Becker. Third How: Dr. Daun W. Nesbit, Mis I .Jitti R. Rapp, Mrs. Alice Me-(.ilium. Dr. Eugene K. Robb, chairman.