University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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fl l i V iC ine Arts 1 © r In keeping with the ideas that are paramount in the Fine Arts Building, is the artistic setting of this one of the group. Though unobtrusive, and one of the least decorated buildings, this simple Lombardy type is probably the most beautiful scene on the campus, from the standpoint of location. It is situated at the southeastern end of the quadrangle, and the ivy- covered, stone balustrade continues the line of the east wall of the building, and makes an effective corner for shrubbery. Just a little to the w est of the main entrance is a magnificent group of stately eucalyptus trees, and across the walk on the lawn is a larger group which forms the background for the annual May festival. The first floor of the building is given over to music. A line of white arches reflected dimly on the dark floor, is the first thing one notices on entering the building. Piano harmony, voice culture, teaching methods, choral, glee club and instrumental music all have a place here. Through the arches is found the office of Miss Frances Wright, head of the Music School. The second floor is devoted to the many classes of the Art department. Ihe main corridor is lined with wall cases exhibiting various kind of water- colors, oils, pastels, charcoal and pencil sketches. Showcases display wonder- ful pieces of exquisitely dyed silks and tapestries. A small hallway which leads to the office of Miss Nellie Gere, head of the department, opens from the main corridor. Prominent artists have loaned works to the school for exhibition pur- poses, and these are frequently seen in this corridor. There are classes in costume design, stagecraft, elementary design, showcard and poster art, free- hand drawing, advanced designing, and painting. This department is well known for the modern interpretation of art. 17

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® The Training School It is seldom that a University has within its environs the means with which to practice what it preaches. The Southern Branch is fortunate in hav- ing a Training School which includes grades from kindergarten to the tenth grade. All the teachers for these grades are suppplied from the graduating class of the Teachers ' College. It is in this Training School that the teachers- to-be gain that invaluable asset, experience. The presence of the Training School makes the teachers ' course doubly valuable, since the teacher can be acquiring knowledge even as he dispenses it. Besides the grammar and intermediate grades, the Training School has made some remarkable advances in special lines of education. New methods are constantly being tried out. At present there is an adjustment room which has proved a great success. To this room are sent pupils who, for any reason, do not keep up with their class work. Special teachers are there who give individual attention to each child. The room is really an experiment in Applied Psychology, and has attracted country-wide interest from psycholo- gists and educators. The teaching of the youngest Freshmen in the University, as the kin- dergarten children are called, is another interesting phase of Training School work. The development of the child, both socially and intellectually, is well carried on in the kindergarten. This little building rivals all other spots on the campus in popularity and attraction for visitors. 16

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ome :.conormcs Since both have as a partial objective the production of virell organized and beautiful homes, the Home Economics and the Industrial Arts courses are appropriately housed under one roof. The lower floor, devoted to the Industrial Arts classes, is a place of suggestive sounds and odors. An anvil chorus effect from down the hall announces that students of the metal classes are vigorously vk orking on ham- mered copper trays or lamp shades. The smell of clean paste leads us to the bookbinding department, where students learn to make anything from an unassuming desk blotter to an efficient looking leather vanity case. There is very little theory work in the Industrial Arts courses. The weaving classes handle the looms, large and small, w hile rugs and towels on display bespeak their usefulness. Upstairs in the Home Economics Department the needle and the cooking apron are the distinguishing insignia. Here, too, the work is of a most practical nature, as the shining gas range and spotless white shelves in the cooking room testify. So also, do the sturdy dresses for children and the jars of fruit which line the exhibition cases in the halls. The value of the course lies in the fact that the Home Economics grad- uate is triply equipped. She can apply her knowledge for her own benefit in her own home; she can teach the work to others; she is capable of planning or purchasing for a large institution. The Industrial Arts student can teach, or work directly in the designing or manufacturing end of the craft itself. Home Economics and Industrial Arts courses, in short, supply the demand for beauty and economy in the necessary things of life. 18