University of Wisconsin La Crosse - La Crosse Yearbook (La Crosse, WI)

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EMERY W. LEAMER DIRECTOR THE TRAINING DEPARTMENT The Training Department in the College consists of a kindergarten, an ele- mentary school of grades from one to six, and a Junior High School of grades seven to nine. The work in the training department in the college is supple- mented by use of schools in the city of La Crosse, city schools, state graded schools, and rural schools in- the region adjacent to La Crosse. Observation les-sons are given regularly. Students in training are inducted into the work of teacher through a carefully organized' participation program which precedes a semester of half-day practice teaching in the elementary grades or a year of single practice teaching in the junior or senior high school. Besides the work of teacher training, experiments in education are carried along by some of the supervisors. The training school supervisors visit field schools, and field school teachers are invited to visit the training school. A very definite program is working to bringthe field schools and the training department into closer working rela- tions. ' Page fourteen

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E. L. WALTERS DIRECTOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION The Department of Secondary Education includes those programs of study and training outlined tor the preparation of teachers in the public secondary schools. At present there are three curricula in the division, namely, a three-year course for junior High School teachers. a four-year degree course for junior High School teachers, and a four-year degree course for Senior High School teachers. The programs of study in this division have as their foundational objectives, tlj broad scholarship, Q21 dynamic and integrated personality, and 135 pro- fessional trainingg and it holds that the greatest of these is personality-the sum total of all ones reaction traits. It seeks to secure this personality through orientation courses in which desirable teacher traits are itemized and a pro- cedure for their development is emphasized, and through programs for student participation in variety of social and recreational activities in the college. Broad scholarship is insured by care in selection of the core requirements and the in- sistence upon either two academic majors. or one major and two minors. The professional training is built around a program in which theory and practice are united and special methods developed by study with the critic, while observing and participating in teaching situations. The graduate of the degree courses in this division are admitted to full graduate standing in neighboring state universities. The graduates are eligible to teach in all North Central Association high schools. The broad general educa- tion and major and minor arrangement required in this diivision was this year highly commended by representatives of the North Central Association. This department has grown from an enrollment of 37 in 1921 to an enroll- ment of 185 in 1931-2. This is an increase of 500 per cent. The major Fields are Science, Social Science fincludling Historyj. English, Mathematics, and Foreign Languages. The minor fields, in addition to the above are Music, Speech, and Physical Education. Page thirteen

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1. F. ROLFE Duuzcroa THE ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT The Elementary Department is one of the largest departments in La Crosse State Teachers' College. Students from many high schools in Xvisconsin and other states pursue their courses for teaching children in the elementary grades. There are three different courses' offered. namely, Primary Course, In- termediate Course and Grammar Grade Course. The enrollment in the Primary and Elementary department are about equal, while the Grammar Grade has a smaller enrollment, due to the fact that the demand for these teachers is not so great as for other teachers. Various activities engage the attention ot students in the Elementary Courses. The numerous school organizations have large represenrtations from these courses. Opportunities are here found for social growth and the type of intelligence necessary for adaptation in communities where these students will become teachers. The La Crosse program for training elementary teachers offers excellent opportunlitics for these students to do a great share of their preparation outside ot the Teachers' College. Many schools in western W'isconsin and other states cooperate in such a manner that these young people spend many days in the schools observing and later teaching the grades. Actual contacts with real school situations make the students feel the need for training for their profession. Graduates from these courses distribute themselves over a large area, but the greater number usually will place themselves in western VVisconsin and Minne- sota. Page fifteen