Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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20 LIBRARIES A most cosmopolitan group is served by the various divisions of the Teachers College library. There students, professors, in- structors mingle freely. This year the library has expanded and now includes a new periodical room for magazines and current newspapers and a room devoted to children's literature and Missouriana. Improvements have been made in the main libra- ry in Pickier Memorial Building, in the library at the Ophelia Parrish Demonstration School, and in the library at the Green- wood Demonstration School. A fund of $6,000 was received by the Teachers College from the Carnegie Foundation to assist in buying new books for the libraries. The endowment, which is in addition to the usual state fund given for the purchase of new books, must be used within the next three years. To Miss Ethel Hook, director of libraries; Miss Sylva Brown, librarian; and Miss Clara Yadon, cataloguer, go the responsi- bility for guiding an efficient part of the Teachers College. Miss Hook Miss Brown Miss Yadon

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teaching under Mr. W. S. Pemberton assisted by Noah Richardson who sees to the grading and accrediting of non- resident students; placement under Mr. Angus who aids in the placing of graduates and alumni in teaching positions; alumni activities under Mr Clifton Cornwell who keeps a record of our alumni and their activities. Mr. Henry Enochs heads the busi- ness office and is responsible for the maintenance of grounds and build- ings. The stenographic office where tests, syllabi, and class materials are typed, is also directed by the business office. The janitors, organized under the business office and headed by Mr. Howard Vickroy, keep the buildings clean, while a competent crew of car- penters and engineers see to repairs needed to keep the plant in condition.

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DEMONSTRATION SCHOOLS When Joseph Baldwin founded his academy for teachers he did not overlook the need for actual experience in the classroom. He provided a model school in which students of all ages and grades were enrolled. Today two large schools are provided for the observation and practice teaching of Teachers College students. Greenwood Demonstration School is modern not only in its plant but in its methods of teaching. Here, under the direction of Dr. C. H. Allen, sixty-hour students and elementary education majors observe the work of experienced teachers and put into use some of the theories learned in the class room. The Ophelia Parrish School, directed by Mr. Felix Rothschild, is the center of demonstration projects. Much of the practice teaching of college students is done in this junior high school, which has 525 enrolled. The modern idea of integration is carried out in the demon- stration schools. With social science as a core subject, several projects are now being carried on with other subjects taught around the core, especially emphasizing their effect on man and his civilization.