West Chester University - Serpentine Yearbook (West Chester, PA)

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John R. Hollinqer George 5. Roberts Regist-rar Rebecca Dissmger ' ■ P 4 Jessica Dyer Dietician Mabf

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Charles B.Lewis Health J. F . McGovern Health Charlotte McLennan Walls Health Kabhryn H. Musser Health Alice Cochran Librarian Margaret Hayes Asaist, Librarian Mr5. Lena May Bixler English

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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA EXTENSION COURSES A special opportunity is offered to the West Chester Normal students in that the Uni ' versity of Pennsylvania offers extension courses at this school. There is a small mural charge for these courses, which, however, is negligible when we think that we are receiving our units of credit from the University for a smaller expenditure than a student at the University could possibly receive for the same work. A great variety of courses is offered from year to year, and not only do our students take advantage of them, but there are also many residents of the community in attendance. Cour.ses this year have been offered in the following fields: MATHEMATICS George H. Hallett, Ph.D. Dr. Hallett, of the mathematical faculty of the University , has for several years been doing extension work at West Chester. He is a very competent teacher and is well liked by his classes. He has been offering to the school two courses, alternately from year to year. One year (two semesters) he offers College Algebra, and the following year he offers Ana- lytical Geometry. Dr. Anderson, head of the mathematical faculty of West Chester, is a close friend of Dr. Hallett, and it is very seldom that he fails to attend one of the recitations. He IS always willing to offer his services wherever necessary, which you can easily see is a valuable help to the students, since they feel free to consult him when Dr. Hallett is not available. The Group III students especially appreciate these courses, since higher mathe- matics is every day becoming more of a requisite for the teaching of mathematics in the junior high schools. ENGLISH Albert C. Baugh, Ph.D. The English work conducted here this year by the University consisted of a two-semester course in College English Composition. This course included not only practise in the writing of compositions, but will be remembered, by the students at least, for its many interesting lectures on the principles involved in the writing of compositions. The four types of Engh.sh prose were analyzed in regard to the form, content, and technique. To make the course a little more interesting, student compositions were read before the class when they illustrated the points under discussion. The discussions were, of course, participated in by the class and some very lively discussions followed. Even Dr. Hallett ' s class across the hall can touch for that. This interesting presentation proved very worth while. Nothing can prove that fact better than the results obtained. Marked improvement could be seen in the writings of the members of the class, as well as in their taste and appreciation of good literature. GEOGRAPHY F. E. Williams, Ph.D. Those individuals who for any reason wished to pursue the study of geography, and so took the University Extension Course under Dr. Williams, were glad they took the course, for they had a very able instructor. Dr. Williams thorough knowledge of his subject and his wit combined to produce lectures which made one hundred minutes of each Tuesday night pass rapidly. During the first semester, the class, composed of students here and of the neighborhood, took up the geography of Europe. These people studied resources, in- dustries, causes, and effects, and all the factors which make up geography. They had a map to handle, too. The second semester, the class took up the United States in the same way. There seemed to be a larger percentage of students of the Normal School during the second semester. Among othe r things, the examinations will be pleasant memories. 28