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

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SERPENTINE Art [)epai tnietit IN the Art classes the students make all sorts of interesting things from tiny houses, books, baskets, soap and clay people, and animals to miniature sandtable representations of places and events, historical, geographical, or fanci- ful. They learn to draw and paint, to design and sketch in ways that are helpful to all classroom teachers. Lectures, reports, lantern slides, pictures, and visits to museums and art galleries develop an aesthetic appreciation of the art through the ages in the classes in the History and Appreciation of Art. In the elective courses one can learn to conduct Arts and Crafts classes in camp or playground, especially where there is little equipment, or one may elect a course that is avocational in its aim and paint in oil, watercolor or pastel, and have an opportunity for creative e.xpression in design. The Demonstration School offers opportunity for students to observe modern theories in Art Education successfully demonstrated. The members of the Art Department also serve in an advisory capacity to students planning decorations for social affairs and properties and scenery for their stage productions, and to those students helping with the publicity of the Y or with the making of a life-sized elephant for the circus . It is probable that the Poster Club is one of the most active of clubs, as it ma ' ies posters and publicity notices for all of the extra-curricular activities on the campus. Tii ' fn j -sfirn

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SERPENTINE WINFIELD W. MENHENNETT B.S., M.A., Xeu YoiU University Dean oj Inslnulion F.iiticalion MILDRED FISCHER B.S., University of Pennsylvania M.S., Columbia University Dean oj Women MILU LIGHT B.S.. i LA., University ot PennsyK Dean oJ .lien Education VIRGINIA V. LEWIS A.B., Allegheny College ALA., Columbia University Associate Dean oJ Women Twenty-six

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SERPENTINE Educaticn Department THE work of the Department of Education may be divided into four fields. The first course given is a course in the Introduction to Education. In this course a brief but comprehensive view of the entire field of education is given to acquaint the pupil with the nature of the problems in each field, so the student may choose his field wisely. Courses in Psychology are then given to enable the prospective teacher to analyze and interpret the nature and behavior ot pupils of various ages with whom he will be expected to work. The remaining courses give the prospective teacher a more thorough in- sight into past and present trends in education, so that he may formulate definite ideas concerning the needs and procedures in education. As a final step, the students study the technique of analyzing deficiencies in children ' s abilities, and methods and technique of effective instruction in prepara- tion for practice teaching, guided by the supervisors and the director of practice teaching. T. ;-nlf -e;,,lit