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

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State Teachers College Physical Education One year’s work in Physical Education is required of each student. Drills and games that may later he used in teaching form an important part of this work. If the student is particularly interested in athletics, the Men’s and Women’s Athletic Associations offer a varied program of sports. Miss Phelps is in charge of women’s physical education activities and Mr. Zorn is in charge of men’s. The football, basketball, and track teams arc coached by Mr. Zorn, and enter intercollegiate competition. Industrial Arts The Manual Training Department offers courses in Industrial Arts, Mechanical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Elementary Bench Work, and Cabinet Making. The objective is to give engineering information as well as to train teachers of Manual Train-ing. The first objective in the courses in Home Economics at Eau Claire is to make the student better equipped to meet the problems of daily living. The Foods and Nutrition Course includes training in the preparation of low-cost and well-balanced meals. The Textiles and Clothing Course includes the study of textile fibres and fabrics and the acquisition of a working knowledge of the principles of clothing con- struction. Mrs. Flagler and Mr. Millircn teach Industrial Arts. Art The Art Department offers courses that acquaint the student with art principles and methods of teaching perspective, design, color harmony, and lettering. The fundamental Art courses offered include Rural Art, Drawing for the Primary Grades, Handwork for the Primary Grades, and Drawing for the Grammar Grades. Two new courses added this year. Applied Art and Art History and Appreciation, are intended to stimulate the student’s creative ability. The instructor is Miss Foster. Music In addition to the musical instruction available through the A Cappella Choir, the various quartets, the orchestra, and the band. Miss Ward offers Primary Grades Music, Grammar Grades Music, Rural School Music, and Music Directing. In the first two courses named the elements of music, rote singing, sight reading, and treatment of out-of-tunc singers, as encountered in the Primary and Grammar Grades, respectively, are taken up. The course in Rural School Music deals with music appreciation and the development of rhythm. Music Directing includes interpretation, conducting, directing glee clubs, the study of instruments, musical selection, and the classification of voices. Page Seventeen

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State Teachers College Mathematics The Mathematics courses seek, first, to acquaint the student with a wide range of material; second, to give an abundance of drill in the fundamental operations; and, third, to furnish a background for the understanding and teaching of high school mathematics. Courses in Algebra, Trigonometry, College Geometry, Analytic Geometry, Calculus, Theory of Equations, and Mathematics Methods are given to accomplish the above purposes. Miss James and Dr. Judd are the instructors in this department. Biology The Biology courses arc organized to begin with Biology Survey. This course is followed by General Biology, which includes laboratory work. More specialized Biology courses designed for students majoring or minoring in science include Heredity and Eugenics, Physiology, Plant and Animal Classification, and Biology Methods. Most of the Biology courses are under the direction of Mr. Slagg and Dr. Judd. Nature Study and Sanitation and Hygiene are offered for students planning to teach in the elementary grades. Chemistry The courses in Chemistry arc designed to begin with a Survey of Chemistry for those who have had no Chemistry in high school, and proceed to more advanced courses for those majoring or minoring in science, such as General Chemistry, which covers the principles of Chemistry and includes laboratory work. Mathematical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, and Inorganic Preparations and Problems in Chemistry. Dr. Dawson was the chemistry instructor here the first semester, during the leave of absence of Mr. Ackerman, the regular instructor, who was ill. Mr. Ackerman resumed his work the second semester. Physics The courses in Physics arc taught by Mr. Bridgman and Dr. Judd. The courses are designed to begin with a Survey of Physics, a course particularly well adapted to students who have not had Physics, in high school. This is followed by General Physics, a general course, which includes laboratory work done in one of the best equipped laboratories in the state, with $15,000 worth of equipment. The other courses offered arc designed particularly for students majoring or minoring in science. These courses are more specialized and include Electricity and Magnetism, Light, Modern Physics, Physics Problems, Heat, Alternating Currents, and Radio. l’agc Sixteen

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I’KESIDKN'T SCHOFIELD MR. BREWER H. A. SCHOFIELD, PH. B. President C. J. Brewer, B. Eo. Vice President Principal Training School Archie V. Hurst Eau Claire Regent Administration President Schofield H. A. Schofield, Ph. B., graduate of the University of Wisconsin, began his duties as President of the Eau Claire State Normal School in 1916. He is the school’s first and present president. He came here from St. Paul Central High School, where he was the principal. When the Eau Claire State Teachers’ College opened in 1916, Mr. Schofield started with a faculty numbering twenty-four. As the enrollment increased, so did the complexity of his work. His first year approximately one hundred seventy students enrolled, as compared with six hundred fifty this year. Under President Schofield’s administration, a great many changes have taken place. There has been a change in courses throughout the period of years. Many of the courses have been lengthened, and many others changed to comply with modem trends. Our school has grown from a State Normal School to a State Teachers’ College of recognized sanding. The faculty has been increased from twenty-four to forty-one. Vice President Brewer C. J. Brewer, B. Ed., holds a very important position in the college as Vice President and also Principal of the Training School. As supervisor of the practice teaching done in the Training School, he visits the various classes and conducts the teachers’ meetings, which are held every Tuesday morning. At these meetings the work of the Training School is planned. In addition to this work, Mr. Brewer teaches Principles of Education the first semester of each year. In this class thrre is much discussion of school management and the best methods of teaching. During the second semester of each year, Mr. Brewer goes about the state, particularly the northern part, visiting schools. He tries to arrange these visits so that he will visit every Eau Gaire graduate who is teaching for his first year. While making these visits, he also looks about for vacancies for which our students may be recommended, and then interviews superintendents in regard to students prepared to teach. Ri cent Hurst The Wisconsin Board of Normal School Regents consists of eleven members. For each of the nine Teachers’ Colleges in the state of Wisconsin, one person is chosen by the Governor to constitute the Board of Regents. Under its jurisdiction are placed matters concerning the hiring of the presidents of the Teachers Colleges, the settling of difficulties, the submitting of budgets to the state legislatures for approval, and the planning of new building projects. Consequently', the members of the board must be cognizant of existing educational problems as well as of general economic conditions. The Eau Gaire Regent is Archie V. Hurst, who was appointed by former Governor Schmcdeman in 1933 for a term of five years. Mr. Hurst was born at Augusta, Wisconsin, where he attended school. He is now a resident of Eau Claire. He is general agent for the National Guardian Life Insurance Company. Mr. Hurst holds a position of high esteem in the community, being among other things, a trustee of the First Congregational Church, a thirty-second degree Mason, and a Kiwanian. Page Eighteen