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

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I. F. ROLFE DIRECTOR The Elementary Department The Elementary Department is one of the largest departments in La Crosse .State Teachers' College. Students from many high schools in VVisconsin and other states pursue their courses for teaching children in the elementary grades. There are three different courses offered, namely, P'rimary Course, Intermediate Course and Grammar Grade Course. The enrollment in the Primary and Ele- mentary 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 of students in the Elementary Courses. The numerous school organizations have la.rge representations from these courses. Opportunities are here found for social growth and the type of intelligence neces- sary for adaptation in communities where these students will become teachers. The La Crosse program for training elementary' teachers offers excellent opportunities for these students to do a great share of their preparation outside of the Teachers' College. Many schools in western VVisconsin 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 Wisconsin and Minnesota.

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