University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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DEPARTMENT OF MANUAL ARTS Bailey, Cole, Brown CHARLES H. BAILEY, B. S., Columbia University QI-Ieadj CLARK H. BROWN, Director of Manual Training, Diploma, I. S. T. C. AGNES B. COLE, Graduate Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. lVIanual Arts was first introduced into the public schools of Iowa about thirty years ago. For a number of years its development was very slow and the work was confined to a few of the larger cities of the State. In recent years the work has spread very rapidly and has become so prominent that at the present time no school system is considered to be doing all it can for the pupils enrolled unless manual arts, in some of its forms, is given a place in the work of the school. The Department of Mantlal Arts of this institution has for its func- tion the. training of teachers for this special Work. This includes the training of special manual arts teachers, the instruction 'of primary and elementary school teachers so that they may be qualified to use this work in the grades in which they are teaching and also the preparation of per- sons to teach this subject in combination with other subjects in the high schools. At the present time the enrollment in the department is larger than it has been for a number of years. Forty-eight young men are enrolled on the two-year course leading to the special manual arts diploma and eight have chosen to major in manual arts on the Bachelor of Arts degree. Thus the outlook for th-e department being of large service to the teach- ers of the State is probably more promising than at any other time since its organization. - Paye T wi nly fue

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, ei 1 merfrff A i if 1 fir.. V , in 7 i' viYi k FlA' 'ilk ll- DEPARTMENT OF RGMANCE LANGUAGES Lillehei, Thames, Inglis, Underwood GEORGE A. Unosizwoon, Ph. D. CI-Ieadj INGEBRIGT L. LiLLEHEi, Ph. D. ISABEL Tuoivuss, A. B. Lois RUTH INGLIS, A. M. Theadepartment aims to prepare able teachers of French and Spanish and to contribute to the general education of the student body. For the training of the former, after the first year of introductory study, there is a second year of constant practice in conversation, of written exer- cises for mastering grammar, of extensive reading to acquire the ability to be at home in the foreign tongue. The third and fourth years familiarize the prospective teacher with the fund of literary, social, and historical knowledge which he must assimilate to be effective, and to carry on his or her linguistic and pedagogical training. All work is conducted in French or Spanish so far as possible. The general contribution of the department to education Wat the Teachers College is to enable a man or woman to converse at first hand with the foreigner if that need arises during mature life, to accustom the mind to a clear and ready expression of thought by an intimate ac- quaintance with language, and lastly and chiefly, to broaden the sym- pathies by direct contact with a different mentality from our oxyn, Page T-wenty four

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Till . . A,--A-- N iizrfn:---2-F .ff ' :f:p'::::.: 3:-.ji li: ,,,, W. ,y E4. iitgigig H jg , i -X -c V ,IV , M ,M , . Y , V .- K lf ,X ,, -,,, -e:...,l....,... -..... - . i LTQLLI-ffl! W , , ,, ,. , ,, ,- A ,,-.,,a--,,..f . , DEPARTMENT OF HOME ECONGMICS Bradley, Stratton, Leggett, Shoup ANNA L. LEGGETT, M. A., Columbia University CHeadj CLARA V. BRADLEY, B. S., Vilisconsin University JENNIE E. S1-1oUP, B. A., Kansas State Agricultural College EMMA STRA-TTON, B. S., Kansas State Agricultural College The Home Economics Department aims to prepare teachers for High Schools in the State, also teachers for the Smith-Hughes work. The Department cooperates in doing extension work in giving cor- respondence courses, and in answering the many requests that come in for suggested text-books and' courses of study from the teachers in the State. The practice cottage furnishes an opportunity for real home manage- mentg also provides a general meeting house for social class gatherings. The Home Economics apartments furnish an ideal place to entertain faculty at luncheon, afternoon teas, and dinner, giving students experi- ence in social affairs without expense to the department, each invited guest being taxed a share of the entertainment. The model baby Homie Con resides in the model apartment and is frequently on exhibition as well as serving as a model for class work in child care. His cradle is a bureau drawer, His food, air, and nothing more. age T twzziy six