SUNY at Geneseo - Normalian Yearbook (Geneseo, NY)

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' .X ' X' . . ' ,. V! A sosns f sm ' A w M. THE COBBLESTONE SCHOOL CROWDS of children, swarming up Center Street to a cobblestone school house, seem to fill the air with their shouts and laughter. All of them are of the lively ages found in the second, third and fourth grades. The playground is strangely deserted during study hours in contrast to the noisy activity of other times. It is hard to visualize this yard surrounded bya heavy rail fence with two large turnstiles as entrances 3 yet in the early part of the nineteenth century these were in evidence. How different the interior of this cobblestone DOROTHY H, WYCKOFF school from the days when tiers of benches lined the sides of the room and flog- ging was in vogue! Today we think of it as being the dis- tance of a pleasant walk to another building of our mod- ern Practice School. This school was the first to be used for practice outside the regular department at our Normal. ELIZABETH MUNZ MELICENT GREEN SARAH KERR MILDRED IANNEY i N, .A .st ' ga sh: M. 27 S ., f Z

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N x S 1 4 N PRACTICE SCHOOL SO near and yet so far! Nearly three long years have to pass before we are permitted to step as teachers into the sacred building known as the Practice School. Here, in a world of actual achievement, we can test the theories which we have learned as a foundation for our teaching experience. That in- ' tangible quality, teacher-personality, becomes mean- ingful at last. The contact with the children places us in a natural situation and allows us to realize teaching possibilities. Still, it seems but yesterday MARY LOUISE RUSSELL that we Flrst came to Geneseo, and HOW fl10S6 im- portant ten weeks are past and gone. But not their in- fluence. The excellent record of the graduates of former years has placed the reputation of Gen- eseo on such a solid basis that it attracts pupils and super- intendents alike. With this standard to uphold, each graduating class endeavors to fulfill its trust. Assuming Refponaibility Early MARY G. IRONSIDES GRACE E. LONG VERA DUNCAN LULU E. McWILLIAMS - x XX an A xv 26 . 5 Q

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W. W 7 i 'I S 4 'I N s R. LEROY COUNTRYMAN MATHEMATICS HEREIN we ascend to halo heights in pursuit of circles and descend to the practical walks in banking. Combinations and mystic permutations pucker the brow of many a serious-minded follower of the cult of numbers. In the technique of teaching mathe- matics we are exposed to the secrets of the presenta- tion of such basis principles as the Austrian method of subtraction. Many a student seeks wildly for the elusive infor- mation concerning the inside workings of a broker's office for the foundation of a proj ect. Newspaper ads lose their appeal as they cease 1 to be the source of bargains ' in favor of the dry terms of discount. When we enter the mathe- matics room, we see an as- tounding array of queer de- vices which challenge and stimulate the curiosity even of those who are not inclined to enjoy the science of arith- metic. Juggling the Figure: MAY E. LANPHER LILLIAN STEWART 28 Z X V' MX MX If .S .mx .QS