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

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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

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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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MUSIC EDUCATION Vesper Choir tryouts The Music Department wishes us to experience the gladness of music, and we do if the daily enthusiasm in Chapel is any test. The faculty concerts and student recitals represent its finished products. The Band, Orchestra, Vesper Choir, Junior Chorus, and Glee Club practices represent some of the development that is continually taking place. To broaden the horizon of the entire student body, the department encourages and heartily supports musical events of high calibre and artists of national reputation. In addition to the Music Education Course, leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science, courses in music are offered for students in the elementary, intermediate, and rural groups preparing for the teaching of music in the grades. The studio teachers contribute in no small measure to the service which is rendered by preparing students to give worthwhile programs in the community. in our treasure chest of memories is a gilt-edged moving picture of music in all of its inspiring forms, headed by the never-to-be-forgotten Christmas Carol service. Miss Blair, Miss Slarkey, Miss Low, M MUSIC EDUCATION s Schmidt, Miss Morlock, Miss Lee, Mis Miss Herelorth, Mr. Middle Miss Cropsey, Miss Kreisher, Mr. Hauskne , Mr. Parry, Miss Biser, Thirty