University of Wisconsin Platteville - Pioneer Yearbook (Platteville, WI)

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The completion of seventy years of teacher preparation at Platteville State Teachers College distinguishes the year nineteen thirtyfsix. A total enrollment of four hundred seventyfsix students is registered in the college, one hundred eightyfthree in the training school, and three hundred eighteen in the summer session for nineteen thirtyffive, making a total of nine hun' dred seventyfseven students. The administrative committee which was or' ganized as an experiment two years ago has be' come a permanent administrative body of the school. The committee, which is elected by the faculty, gives advice after thorough study ref lating to student activities, general procedures and improvements, program and curricula prob' lems, and similar matters. Some of the most important projects carried out by the committee have related to entrance requirements and cur' ricula revisions. Perhaps the most notable difference to stu' dents returning last fall was the number of new teachers. Miss Mary Robards filled the vacancy left by Miss Margaret Donley, critic of the first grade, who received a similar position at Charlesf ton, Illinois. Miss Elisa Ann Neal has taken Miss Gladys I'Iansen's former position as critic of the third and fourth grades. Miss Hansen is now at Iowa State Teachers College. Miss Irene Haan has taken the position in home economics left vacant by Miss Lucille McCall who has a similar position at Iowa State Teachers College. Since Mr. Oren Hartchen resigned to go to McGregor, Iowa, Dr. Glenn V. Gundy took over the teaching of sciences. Miss Ro' wena Witt of the English department resigned at the close of the past school year to become the wife of Mr. Morris Matson, a chemist, of Menasha. Dr. Rachel Salisbury has Miss Witt's former position. Miss Grace March, '32, holds the position in the science department, formerly held by Mr. Leslie Beadle. Two substitute teachers joined the college faculty during the illness of Mr. G. W. Schmidt and Mr. J. A. Wilgus. Miss Jacoba Balt taught the foreign language classes of Mr. Schmidt, and Mrs. Edward C. Thompson took the history and social science classes of Mr. Wilgrls. Both were from the University of Wisconsin. Under the direction of Mr. H. C. Wilkerson a more thorough testing program was carried out than ever before. Each new student's test' ing record was analyzed so that the individual's strength and weaknesses are readily seen on a graph. State aid has made it possible to have two regular assistants in the library. They are Miss Page Eighln 71 ADMINISTRATION Magdalene Thompson who does research work and Mrs. Bernice Cardin who has charge of the reserve books. This year these books are sepaf rated from the usual reference books making it possible for them to be more easily obtained and accounted for. Numerous improvements on the buildings have been made. The main room floor was taken up, relaid, sanded, and varnished. The stage was enlarged by extending the front four feet, thus doing away with the short curtain that hung from the stage to the floor. New stage flooring was laid, also. Further changes are planned for the stage by moving the back curtains forward and making a proscenium arch. Several thousand dollars was spent on the Women's Union which is expected soon to be in use. The walls and some of the ceilings of all the rooms and corridors of the main building were thoroughly washed. Much painting, varnish' ing and replastering was done throughout the building where necessary. This year, as last, the summer school session will stress greatly extra curricular activities. In addition to all the activities that were offered last summer such as golf, under Dr. C. E. ShultZ and Mr. R. E. Moody, baseball, under Coach L. J. Leitl, swimming, under the direction of Miss Agnes Otis Brigham, and tennis, under Mr. H. C. Wilkerson, horseback riding will be offered under Mr. E. J. Stoneman's supervision, archery for women, under Miss Brigham, and a class in story telling directed by Miss Roberta L. Lockart will be given in the evenings for recreational purposes. Since typing proves such a valuable asset to students, a course will be offered during this summer school session. THE PIONEER OF I936

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I 1 ' I ml? ZW fy mewiwi fffffffywf ViCE'PfeSid9nf Director, Department of Registrar Secondary Education President Mathematics History KM S.uvim1U 7-fr'Mf?5frrr'4 Dean of Men Director, Department of Page Tfwfnly Agricultural Education Critic, Lower Grades THE PIONEER OF I936