Montana State University Billings - Rimrock Yearbook (Billings, MT)

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 “‘J- .t the elementary school Knights of old theme for unit work Mr, Endres a d Eastern's sixth grade A first grade hard at work.

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Mrs. Virginia Simison Kindergarten Supervisor Mrs. Dorcas Curtiss First Year Supervisor Miss Barbara Cleercman Second Year Supervisor Watching through the observation glass. A FAR CRY FROM THE LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE Eastern's elementary school, using all modern facilities and methods in teaching of children, is a real asset to our school community. The Elementary school offers opportunities to the education students of Eastern to observe and practice their newly learned teaching skill at first hand. While the work of the school is systematic, the atmosphere is natural and informal, the children arc given the opportunity to develop a freedom through self-discipline and the acceptance of responsibility. The individual child is taught how to cope with the problems that come before him as well as his basic skills of the three r's and other academic work. virs. Irene D. Sorlie Miss Virginia O'Reilly Mrs. Shirley Voyta RayJ. Endres Third Year Supervisor Fourth Year Supervisor Fifth Year Supervisor Sixth Year Supervi'-'r

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FIFTH ANNUAL HEADING CONFERENCE During the summer session each year for the last five years, there has been a Reading Conference at Eastern. Lectures, exhibits, demonstrations, discussions, and group meetings have been featured. Registration totaled 479 at the 1955 Conference held July 14- 15. The keynote speaker was Dr. A. Sterl Artley, Professor of Education at the University of Missouri. Dr. Artley is a noted lecturer, author, teacher and director of the child study clinic. Mrs. Dora Reese, Eastern's Reading Consultant, was conference chairman and director. EASTERN'S GRADUATE STUDENTS Herb C. Eakman Chet Jensen William N. Miller Lillian Seymour The Graduate Program at Eastern was formally adopted by the college faculty on February 9, 1956. This marks another advancement in the onward progress of the college. Awarding the Master of Science in Education degree means that Eastern will have a much closer tie-in with professional education circles in the community, the state and the Northwest region than it has ever had before. About 90 students have taken some graduate work during the past year. Among these have been Robert L. Bennett, Grace W. Cummins, Lois Hackney, Earl Halverson, Lawrence Hanson, John Lackman, James Marshall, Amalie Shannon, Russeline Vannoy and Don Woehl. PAGE 12