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

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iv ttntint Alargaret Burnet, Anna Smith, Milo Light, Charles Selzer, Arthur Cromwell Marv Connell, Clarence McKelvie lE uratiott Brpartm nt S ' HK worlv ot tlic 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 that 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 of 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. Tu ' fn j -six

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§ erptntxns Alarian Farnham, Huliait Sln.rman, Hazel Lamborn, Lucia Mysch, Katherine Scott Art BepartntPut jLN the Art classes the students learn to draw, paint, design, sketch, and to • make objects in handicrafts in ways that are helpful to the classroom teacher. Lectures, pictures, and visits to museums and art galleries develop an aes- thetic appreciation of the Art through the ages in the classes in the History and Appreciation of Art. The members of the Art Department also serve in an advisory capacity to students planning decorations for social affairs or settings for stage productions. Hisual lEJturation anh Man uirtttng S ' HE course in Visual Education attempts, through a study of such visual J aids as the picturegraph, sterograph, lantern slide, and motion picture, to make teaching more interesting and realistic. The course in Handwriting gives students a practical skill in writing and a knowledge of the principles of teaching others how to write. Twenty-five

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prpputhte Second Row — S. Elizabeth Tyson, Josephine Wilson. Dorothy Ramsey, Louise Nelson, Alaiiil B. Newman Front Row — -Ethel Staley, Flo Geyer, Grace McCarthy, Mary E. Clark, Fern Barrer, Emily Lamey Slanguage B partmcnta titglislt 33epartutiiit TjTHE English Department is attempting to develop stmlents who speak and write correctly and clearly, who are proud ot a nice use ot their mother tongue, and who are unwilling to forego the culture that such a use furnishes. A second aim of the department is to acquaint students with the best that has been written in English, laying emphasis on literature which is helpful in building character and in creating high ideals. Along with this knowledge ot books, the department hopes there will go a critical attitude anil the ability to discriminate, which will result in a genuine love ot good reading. Lastly, the department tries to furnish students with some knowledge of methods and some training in the passing on of English skills and English culture. 3[rentl] ;m ILiitiii 33 partniriit ■j] HE French Department prepares for teaching in junior and se nior high schoi)ls. It offers separate courses in phonetics, conversation, grammar, and composition; here methods of presentation are emphasized. It also studies the literature of the various periods. The Latin Department gives a thorough review of forms, and in three years reads Livy, Ovid, Cicero, Pliny, Horace, Plautus, and Terence. Roman social and political life is discussed. Special attention is given to the problems confronting the high school teachers of Caesar, Cicero, and N ' irgil. jTurrt v-J i ' iv i