University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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LOOKING NON! loo hoppy oboul the situotion, this monkey is removed from coge for another fccthdcaning session with Iho dentistry students. DENTAL hygiene is port of ihe School of Dentistry. Here o student enrolled in the two year course pays close attention to some intricate laboratory work. 25

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IN OWRt holl, dcnliit ond oMtilont dcvolo olleniion o coed'i leeth. Mony University students hove their teeth fixed by dental seniors or graduate students. dentistry Dental pets are not encouraged For mosr students, brushing their ow n teeth is problem enough. But brushing a monkey's teeth presents even more complications. And some students must perform this chore on occasion. There's ft reason for it all, however. I'he students are Dcntistrx majors and they arc receiving valuable practice and knowledge through their work. On the top floor of Owrc hall arc located the animal laboratories of the School of Dentistry. Mere it is not unusual to find monkeys w ith dentures and rabbits missing a square of ear. Students and professors arc responsible for such happenings. The abnormalities arc part of research projects through which they can test unproven denture materials and observe how tissue will grow around a piece of cellophane implanted in the car's hole. A recent experiment required that each phlegmatic monkey be removed from its cage daily while one person held it still and another cleaned its teeth. Special toothbrushes were used as well as ropes to tie the animal and metal bits to keep him from biting Occasionally one would show a 24 spark of brilliance by putting his arms in position before he w as forced to do so. Professors do much of the research here, bur even undergraduates may get permission ro undertake some simpler project. (Jraduatc students are required to do research work with animals before receiving their Master's degree. They may spend more than six months giving cancer to I lamsters, operating on the jaws of dogs or seeing how certain materials w ill stop the flow of blood in a rat’s rail. For an unusual experiment they may use animals not generally found in a laboratory like ferrets that arc proven to have no qualms about biting the expressmen who deliver them. Both students and professors work to the sound of music from the dental clinic below. Of the many kinds of animals here, some smell and others even bite. Bur often a member of some anonymous cage becomes a special pet. Pets are often kept here but arc seldom welcome. I hex cost money to feed. And besides, at the end of an experiment it is difficult to slice up a pet in order to make a tissue slide.

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education TV research marks new growth I lie University's College of Iducation was first established lift years ago. At that time it had a faculty consisting of two professors and a part time assistant. I he enrollment of the college was 57 and an average of i6 bachelor degrees was awarded for the first five years. I bis picture presents quite a contrast to today s College of Iducation. which, expanding to meet the rising demand for teachers, now has a faculty of :?y instructors. The present enrollment is :,::7 and approximatclv persons received bachelor degrees this last year. Ihe College of Kducarion is feeling the same growing pains as the rest of the University. In an attempt to alleviate the problem, the college has been conducting research on new teaching methods. Television has been introduced as a means of teaching classroom methods to college students, because of lack of funds, the I V facilities have not advanced rapidly. I xpcri-mentation with this medium should case the load in teaching undergraduates how to become effective teachers. Research is Ijcing conducted to find what advantages I V has over direct classroom observations, what subjects are best suited to I V and w hat things arc best demonstrated on TV. Results at present are only tentative, but a majority of students prefer closed circuit TV to direct observation. University high school students man the cameras and the audio-visual equipment w ith rhe assistance of the University high audio-visual director. Kinescopes of classes in action are planned to be used by future classes in the place of live broadcasts. Another pilot study on teaching methods is now being conducted b the foreign language department of University high school. The study introduces the teaching of foreign languages to grade school children. The method stresses speaking and understanding rhe language when spoken. Reading is not taken up until a considerable amount of the language is mastered orally. Through this study, the department is trying to establish what values will accrue with an early start in tire study of foreign languages. GROUP OF U high students congregate in front of Peik hall. These students are exposed to some of ihe latest leaching techniques which are being experimented with by the College of Education. 26