University of Wisconsin Eau Claire - Periscope Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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TEACHERS' COLLEGE Students contemplating attendance at the Eau Claire State Teachers’ College will be interested in the (olowing information concerning the work here: Entrance Requirements—Graduation from a standard four-year High School course or its equivalent is the only academic requirement for admission to the College Department of the Eau Claire State Teachers’ College. Courses—Since 1926, a four-year course for teaching in the High School and the Junior High School, leading to a Bachelor of Education degree, has been offered. It is now possible to obtain an Elementary- degree also. This is provided for by a four-year course for teachers of the Primary, the Intermediate, and the Upper Grades. The original two-year courses for Primary and Elementary Grades teachers have iMren replaced by three-year and four-year courses. The one-year course for Rural School teachers’ training has been discontinued, and a two year course is now offered. Graduation Requirements—One hundred twenty-eight semester-hours are required for graduation from any course leading to a degree; ninety-six semester-hours, for graduation from cither of the three-year courses; and sixty-four semester-hours, for graduation from the two-year Rural course. Credits arc determined in terms of semester-hours. A semester-hour consists of one lecture-period or two laboratory periods each week for one semester. Grade Points—In order to be graduated from any course, a number of grade-points at least equal to the number of semester-hours is necessary. One grade-point is given for every semester-hour in which a grade of 78-85 is received; two grade-points, for every semester-hour in which a grade of 86-92 is received; and three grade-points, for a grade of 93-100. No grade-points arc given for any grade lower than 78. twcnty-tlirce

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Junior High Activities The Junior High School basketball team, coached by I lazclton Ellsworth, High School Teachers’ Gout , has hid a very active year. Members of the team shown here arc. reading from left to right, tOp row Coach Ellsworth. Martinson landmark. McMillan. Johnson. Ranger. Lange, bottom row -Fomberg, Mel by. E. Simpson. R. Johnson, Warden. The Junior I figh School Glee (dub, shown at the left, is made up of students who hive musical ability and arc interested in singing. Phis group practises every Wednesday under the direction of Lois Mixmey. a member of the college A ( jippclla Choir. Ibc Junior High Schwl I tome Economics Club, shown here, is composed of both boys and girls. The club is divided into two units, one composed of student interested in sewing and one of those interested is cooking The advisors ol the club arc college students who arc teaching home economics. I he 1 )ramat tes Club is composed of Jumor I Itgh School pupils who arc interested in dramatics. I toward I tovey. I ligh School Teachers' C-ourse. is the advisor. The two main projects of the club this year have been the presentation of Cinderella.' and the sponsoring of the Training School circus. 'I us year the Dramatics (dub presented a modern version of Cinderella” as its major production All of the paits, with the exception of that of Cinderella. which was played by Frances Whit warn, were taken by Junior High School students. Janice Bates. I l:gh School Teachers' (toursc. directed the production. twenty-two

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LEADING STUDENTS Tin: Periscope requested a committee made UP OP SIX MEMBERS OF THU FACULTY TO NAME THE MX OUTSTANDING STUDENTS. THIS YEAR. OF THE EaU i.airi State Teachers’ College, basing the SI-.LW I ION ON CHARACTER, SCHOLARSHIP. AND LEADERSHIP The PICTURES OF THOSE CHOSEN—THREE YOUNG MI N AND THREE YOUNG WOMI N—ARK TO BE FOUND ON THE PAGES IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING. twenty-four