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

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MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT No flare of bugles or startling announcement ever brings the Mathematics Depart- ment to our attention, and yet we are always aware of its presence and influence on campus. Compasses, protractors, transits, yardsticks, and graph paper as well as other mathematical tools beckon to the students in the secondary curriculum who adopt mathe- matics as one of their fields. A complete study in mathematics is offered to these individuals. Introductory college courses in algebra form a basis for higher mathematics. Study progresses into trigonometry, solid and analytical geometry, surveying, and several teaching methods courses. All students of the elementary curriculum take several courses in this department. The purpose of these courses is to help develop successful teachers who have a keen knowledge of subject matter. Such preparation changes the teaching of arithmetic from a difficult, dreaded task to a pleasant, stimulating part of their work. Under the guidance of the group of three who are teachers in this department, students develop skill both in teaching the various phases of this subject and in applying the acquired knowledge to their own needs. il 1 ' ' ' 1 1 | 4 i H mM i MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Dr. R. Anderson, Miss Bull, Miss Holland. Twenty-eight

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SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT A European map study A cheery Good morning, everybody introduces the West Chester student to the Department of Social Studies. Soon after this introduction the student realizes that this department is endeavoring to help him discover the meaning of history by inter- preting for him the influence of historical events. Whether it be in sociology, economics, or American government, the student feels that the instructors are sincere in their efforts to make the Social Studies work on this campus of some direct and immediate value. Present day events are linked repeatedly to past occurrences which hove influenced them. Opinions are freely exchanged by pupils and instructors. Both groups derive benefits. This department not only provides interesting classes for those students who have adopted Social Studies as their major field, but it also sponsors active club work in which modern social problems are discussed very informally. Thus this department attempts not only to depict the historical past but also to make present history a vital problem. SOCIAL STUDIES DEPAklMtNF Mr. Swope, Dr. Healhcote, Mr Ande Tv enty-seven

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ART AND VISUAL EDUCATION Kll h i w 1 j ?H Another meoium of expressi No other classroom or laboratory in Recitation Hall is more attractive than the art studio. hHere students draw, paint, and engage in many activities related to the appre- ciation of art. There is no need to wonder about the work of the Art Department, for its activities are apparent in the posters which are always found on campus, in the decorations for important social events, and in the various exhibits which it sponsors. Although the Visual Education Department is the most recent on campus, it is at the same time perhaps the most progressive. Each year its activity has increased until this year students are busy developing and enlarging snapshots, making lantern and photographic slides, and operating motion picture machines. Another added activity this year has consisted of photography work to be included in the 1936 Serpentine. A selected group of students carried out this project. Mr. Sherman also attempts in his handwriting course to produce legible writers and students capable of teaching others how to write. ART AND VISUAL EDUCATION ; Mellien, Miss Farnham, Miss Lamborn, Mr. She Twenty-nine