Truman State University - Echo Yearbook (Kirksville, MO)

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The music department housed in new Baldwin Hall has all the facilities of a well-rounded department. New sound proof prac tice rooms, new pianos, a large new practice room for choir, band and orchestra, together with a group of music enthusiasts, is bound to have an effect on the college. Whether it be training on an instrument, vocal lessons or courses in the theory of music, the music department fills every need. Professor j. L. Biggerstaff and Mr. Kemble Stout are in charge of piano instruction. To Dr. Barrett Stout and Mr. R E. Valentine belong the job of training voices. Mr. Karl Webb is leader of the band and teaches courses in strings and brass. Mr. John Goetzc instructs in the instrumental section. With the ever increasing problem of leisure time, music is becoming an important factor in community life. The music de- partment wishes to so enrich the lives of the student body that they may not only appreciate the more beautiful in music, but may also be able to participate in its performance. Mr. Goetze Mr K. Stout

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Mr. Biggerstafl 28 Mr. B. Stout Mr. Vaisr.tine Mr Webb SHARPS AND FLATS Music is an important element in education. Society every- where recognizes that music is not merely a pastime, but that a knowledge of music is considered one of the essentials of a well-educated individual. The music department has a threefold purpose: first, to pro- vide a thorough, comprehensive course for those wishing to become teachers or to those entering a professional career; sec- ond, to offer to students cultural courses that may be combined with the complete literary course in the college; and third, to give to the college community cultural advantages. The Teachers College, long recognized as a college with an exceptionally strong music department and faculty, is making progress and keeping abreast of the times.

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30 The Division of Education lends to the Teachers College the distinction of being a professional as well as a liberal arts school. The purpose of the division is to prepare students to become teachers capable of making practical the educational theories taught in the division. To assist in bridging the gap between theory and practice, the Teachers College has two demonstra- tion schools for practice teaching. Dr. C. H. Allen is the director of the Greenwood Demonstration School and Professor Felix Rothschild of the Ophelia Parrish Demonstration School. Fortunate is the Division of Education in having as its head Dean L. A. Eubank. Under his leadership, members of the divi- sion have made a study of required courses in education and have eliminated many duplicated units. Instructors in the Division of Education are Dr. L. A. Eubank, Dr. C H. Allen, Miss Jane Crow, Mr. Stanley Hayden, Miss Ethel Hook, Dr. C. W. Martin, Miss Sallie Pattinson, Mr. N. W. Rickhoff, Mr. Felix Rothschild, Miss Willie Whitson, and Miss Leona Decker. Mr. Martin Mr. Rickhoff Miss Decker Miss Pattinson