Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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Baudean Raynal. Ieanette Reed and Dr. Peter Strawitz. Department secretary is Mar- ion Melancon. The STUDENT LOUISIANA EDU- CATION ASSOCIATION CSLEAJ held a membership drive by setting up a spe- cial booth on the second floor of Elkins Hall. For Homecoming, the group partici- pated in the parade with Alpha Phi Alpha and Delta Alpha Kappa. Officers are: Donald Davis, president: Honoray Lewis, vice president: Evelyn Southall, secretary: Victor Nicholls, treasurer: and Nathaniel Carr, reporter. The advisor is Ida Bush. The honorary education organiza- tion, KAPPA DELTA PI, sponsored a Halloween party for the children of the co-op. Members dressed in costumes and served refreshments to the chil- dren. Dr. Matilda Crain is advisor to the group. Officers are: Elizabeth Smith, president: Linda Samanie, vice presi- dent: Stephanie Soignet, secretary: Ellen Vicknair, treasurer: and Becky Frickey, historian. The STUDENT LOUISIANA TEACHERS ASSOCIATION opened a hospitality room in the student union in an attempt to attract new members. The group offers benefits such as liability insurance to members who are student teaching. At the first meeting of the spring semester, Dr. D. C. Ioseph, dean of the college of education, addressed the group. Officers are: Stephanie Delaune, president, Linda Cheramie, secretary- treasurer: and Terri Martin, historian. Advisors are Cecile LeBlanc and Dr. Lacy Marcotte. ALPHA BETA ALPHA, an honorary organization in Library Science, helps members to further their professional knowledge and encourages them to become librarians. The group supports the university library and the depart- ment of library science. Officers are: Mary Cautreaux. presi- dent, Ruth Blanchard. vice president: Charlotte Reed, treasurer: and Ioan Crillet, secretary. Henrietta Ieansonne is the advisor. Department of Student Teaching Before receiving their degrees, educa- tion majors must prove their abilities to teach by spending a semester student teaching. The students are assigned to a super- vising teacher at one of the area schools, and must spend time both observing other teachers and actually teaching. The department which handles school assignments and makes sure that students are professionally ready to do their student teaching is the DEPART- MENT OF STUDENT TEACHING. Dr. Charles Weimer, head of the department, screens applicants to be sure that they have the necessary grade point average and also the courses which are prerequisites to student teaching. Betty Lee Stagni, department secre- tary, is involved in compiling a new stu- dent teacher manual which will be set Dr. Robert Clement and Sara Buckmaster set up video equipment. Members of Kappa Delta Pi, the honorary educa- tion organization, sponsored a Halloween party for children at the co-op. and printed on campus. The book, which should be finished by the spring semester of 1978, will be a required purchase for all student teach- ers, and contains the necessary forms and information needed by the stu- dents. Department of Women's Health and Physical Education The biggest news in the area of physi- cal education at Nicholls is the comple- tion of the olympic-sized swimming pool. The new pool opens up a whole new area of classes. The summer session was the first session of swimming classes, taught by Susan Vaudry. Vaudry, an instructor in the WOM- EN'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION, was hired mainly as a swimming instructor. She teaches courses for non-swimmers and intermediate swimmers, and also offers water safety instruction and advanced life saving. In the non-swimmers course, Vaudry made use of graduate assistants as lookouts, because of the size of the pool and the necessity of keeping an eye on the 26 beginners who were enrolled in the class for the summer session. tFor more about swimming pool and Susan Vaudry, see feature on page 14.J Other new courses which have been created in the women's department are two curriculum blocks which offer six credit hours each, and an activity course in flag football. I lmgatiim

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before the final student teaching. Secretaries to the college of educa- tion are Peggy Toups and Lou Swearin- gen. Department of Education The DEPARTMENT OF EDUCA- TION, headed by Dr. Robert I. Clement, is the catch-all department for fifteen major fields of study in education. Includedunder Clement's depart- ment are education majors in art, Eng- lish, foreign languages, industrial arts. library science, mathematics-music, instrumental music, vocal music. sci- ence, social studies, speech, speech therapy, elementary education and kin- dergarten education, with the last two offering a nursery school option. In its third year of the N-TEPP pro- gram tNicholls-Teachers Education Pilot Programl, the members of the department are constantly meeting to suggest changes and improvements in the competency-based program. The department, along with others in the college, is undergoing an extensive self-study program as part of the prepa- ration for NCATE tNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Educatorsl which has the highest standards of any accreditation agency in the country. According to Cecile LeBlanc, assist- ant professor of education, a follow-up survey of the Nicholls education pro- gram was mailed to recent education graduates at both the bachelors and masters level as part of that self-study. Dr. Clement and Dr. Harrel Carpen- ter, associate professor of education and psychology, were both members of a committee which represented Nic- holls at discussions of the Commission to Reform Education in Louisiana. The discussions centered around Exem- plary Programs in Teacher Education. Dr. Carpenter was cited by the Loui- siana Education Research Association for compiling material utilized by the reform commission. Dr. IoAnn Cangemi, professor of edu- cation. conducted two sessions at the Annual Conference of Teachers of Lafayette Diocese Schools held on the campus of the University of Southwest- ern Louisiana in Lafayette. Both ses- sions dealt with curriculum develop- ment and trends. Dr. Lacy Marcotte, professor of edu- cation, is the university coordinator for the Nicholls Reading Council, which is the oldest of such councils in the state. lts purpose is to serve those interested in improving reading at all levels. Marcotte. director of the Center for Reading Improvement. was a featured speaker during the tith Annual Read- ing Symposium held at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Caro- lina. Sara Buckmaster, assistant professor of library science, authored an essay which was published in the tall edition of School Media Quarterly, the journal of the American Association of School Librarians. Dr. Penny Nielson, assistant profes- sor of education, attended a three-day National Reading Conference in Atlanta. Georgia. The professional organization is concerned with the improvement of reading programs. Dr. Elizabeth Zimmermann was pro- moted from assistant professor to asso- ciate professor of education. Other members of the department are: Dr. Matilda Crain. Dr. Iohn Dennis. Russell Galiano. Dr. Ralph Gremillion. Martha Harmon. Williziiii Hickman. Eva Iacobs. Dr. Dennis Ioseph. Clem va f:gg,.r7j'-25. My G it 3? t 1 ' ' ' 5, ,-I llr. Robert tllenient is hi-.id ot tht- tli'p.ii'tiiii-nt til ediir1.ition. wliieli int hides most til thi- edit' .ition niaiors on i anipiis. ttatitt-.iii l'QiIiit.iti n I t

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lv' I .k,. . 2 ,nl 5 I l .Imam 1 Rohit linux tt .EU A T' 1 -4 T' ,11 'ij7, . wi . al n gum- 1 ' 7.g,1m,.- N M '.--'VPQWSQ rg Q 7 f P3 JE' ' Dr. Charles VVeimer is head ofthe department of student teaching. The proposed merger of the Louisiana Teachers Association KLTAJ and the Louisiana Education Association QLEAJ has passed and will go into effect on December 1, 1977. The merger, which will create the Louisiana Association of Educators KLAEJ. will end the pre- vious racial segregation which existed in Louisia- na's professional education associations. The newly-formed LAE will become a member of the National Education Association tNEAJ. Because of its previous racial separation, the LTA had lost its affiliation with the national organiza- tion. Three members ofthe Nicholls faculty voted in the merger decision: Dr. Ralph Gremillion, associ- ate professor of education: Dr. Charles Weimer, professor of education: and Ned Beary, assistant professor of speech. Of the three, only Beary voted in favor of the merger. He said, I voted in favor because I was convinced there was a need for all educators to work toward a common goal. Gremillion and Weimer had been against the proposal, because the new group will be forced to join the NEA. Gremillion stated, One of the prob- lems with consolidation is that the members would be forced to pay additional dues and there would be a national office telling people on the local level what to do. Proponents of the merger say that belonging to the national organization will benefit them because they will now be eligible for the benefits provided by the organization. These benefits include legal assistance, staff assistance. political and legislative power and group insurance protec- tion as well as liability protection. lidiirzati