Salem State University - Clipper Yearbook

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Si1f'S 7 .l'!H' 'Boob I 928 CHRISTMAS PAGEANT Our Christmas pageant depicted the events of that well-known Christmas morn, ing so many years ago. The scene of the pageant was a street in the town of Bethle- hem. ln the Center was the manger, beside the manger sat the Madonna, and stand- ing beside her, joseph. Directly above the manger, shining amidst a myriad of stars, was the large star of Bethlehem, symbolic of Christmas day. There was singing by the Glee Club during the pageant. With the song .Weep Than My jewel, the beautiful Bethlehem scene was disclosed. During Tlwe I ir.i't Naive!! three shepherds appeared. And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. A Luke 2:16. And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God. A Luke 2:20. With the singing of We Three Kizzgr of Oriezzf Are, H- behold, there came wise men from the east. - Math. 211. H- and when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and wor- shipped him: and when they opened their treasure, they presented unto him gifts, gold, and franlcincense, and myrrhf' - Math. 2:11. The role of the Madonna was played by Margaret Phelan, and Joseph, by Morton Kelley. William Rich, Vaino Rikkola, and John Crediford enacted the part of the wise men, while the group of shepherds was represented by Gerald Humes, George Talbot, and John Tivnan. Mr. Whitney and Mr. Archibald were directors, and the success of the pageant was due to the articulation of their work. Expressive ofthe spirit of giving and the love that goes with it was the presenta- tion of gifts from the students in the art department to the faculty and the guests. For many years it has been Mr. Whitney's custom to plan manual projects for the students to make before Christmas- f projects that are suitable for elementary school work and that also serve as attractive and useful gifts to the faculty. Christmas at Salem Normal School is attended by both symbolic, spiritual thoughts and by the lighter joyousness of giving a gift made by our labors. Associated with the Christmas spirit and running through it are the labor, the power, the talent, the joy, and love of that great man - Mr. Whitney, our beloved art teacher. He gave us a true expression of Christmas spirit, an expression that was strongly felt by everyone present. Long shall we remember our last Christmas at Salem Normal School. E. H. - .T Q il my X Q S 5. ' in , lla

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AHVS 71w' Hoof I 928 i ,. i 'f 'Q .J ,f ,, f ...I L.. L' f 5, Wx .J kill ff da Q: .:'7i,, 'fl' Xowqle 0 asf? M if 'e X 2 :rl 'lx Ng 5 4-I EE iff .X ? f fa? 5 X915 B. , N ' i-La'-fiaii. - se TEACHING: THE TECHNIQUE AND THE ART Formerly the arts included music, painting, architecture, sculpture, and litera- ture. Teaching was not called an art, it was, rather, a science or a skill. Today, however, it is becoming universally known that teaching is an art. It is admittedly true that each art requires an accompanying technical skill. Teaching, also, is artistic only when its basic sciences are perfected and used with a skill that conceals the finely wrought workmanship and calls attention only to the finished product, The mosaic of teaching consists of a mastery of the tools of teaching technique. Each piece must be perfection, there can be no diamond shapes where circles ought to be, no scientific analysis where appreciation ought to be, but each part in proper shape, in right proportion, and in harmonious coloring. The cement that binds the teaching technique together is personality. The greatest teachers have always been those of inspiring personalities. A teacher who is alive will awaken life, she will inspire order, industry, and love of knowledge, she can command attention, solicit interest, and suggest thoughts. Without such a personality the school can accom- plish little, for what the soul is to the body, what the mind is to the man, that the teacher is to the school. The artistry of the teacher is not so easily measured as that of the artist who leaves an inimitable, tangible, permanent record. The teacher's art extends far across space and delves deep into the hearts of men. It is here that we must look for values. We ask, What skill has been mastered? What power has been obtained? The highest measure of a teacher's art, however, is an outcome less tangible, more precious. There is the spiritual outcome: the confidence begotten in one's self, the drive to forge ahead, the courage to refute the wrong, the belief in the nobility of another's soul. 20