Whittier College - Acropolis Yearbook (Whittier, CA)

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SOCIAL STUDIES is the field of William SPEECH CLINIC director is Lester Harriss. Crov der. Program Provides Vital Background ITILIZING THE TACHISTASCOPE, one of the many aids available n the Reading Clinic is Bill Williams, director, and Rita Rolf who ssists a child. AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT is illustrated by Ellsworth Lew- man, instructor in this field. 29

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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Noted for one of the most outstanding teacher training programs in Southern California, the Education Department at Whittier College, un- der the direction of Dr. Homer Hurst, has placed graduates around the world. Largest of the de- partments at Whittier, it offers various aids for training such as the Broadoaks Nursery School, a Reading Clinic, and an Audio-Visual Labora- tory. Requiring courses from methods to theory besides an academic major and a semester of teaching experience, the curriculum results in a well-rounded teacher-administrator. CHEECKING LISTS FOR STUDENT placement, Homer Hurst, depart- ment chairman, spends many hours working with prospective secondary teachers. ■h GUIDING PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN in play activities at Broadoaks under the direction of Viola Neeley are student teachers Joan Bailer and Carolyn Brando. Teacher Training AND THEY ALL LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER concludes Miss Mabel F. Rice, during one of her familiar storytelling sessions. 28

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BAS ' C COACHES — Front row, I. to r.: C. Heinze, L. Peel, J. Heeley, J. Crumty, C. Sullivan. Row 2: R. Corpin, J. Skillman, B. Geiger, J. Barker, N. Wells. Row 3: A. Sroufe, J. Manley, V. Moon, D. Kilgo, P. Wrangell, L. Howard, J. Hill, D. Marion. SEARCHING THROUGH HER ARCHIVES Dr. Fors- berg locates material for Friday art lectures. Classes Cultivate Most ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Great strides were taken this year in the Basic Communications Department. After many ex- perimental editions and revisions. Dr. Albert Upton, professor of English and director of the general studies program, had his Design for Thinking published by the Stanford Press. True to the old saying, it never rains, but it pours two supplementary texts. Graduate Assistant, Richard Samson ' s Creative Analysis, and Ann Upton ' s work Exercises for Design for Thinking, were also published. Despite the many new in- novations Basic kept many of the traditional aspects that freshmen will long remember. Tests that require logical processes, classifica- tions, and problems based on the use of Moby Dick were all part of the regular program. The English Department, headed by Professor Up- ton, presented its usual program of concentrated study to the Poet English majors. Dr. Roberta Forsberg and Dr. Gilbert McEwen were respons- ible for many of the fine course offerings. New to the department this year was graduate as- sistant and poet alumnus James Romig. Con- centrating mainly in the Basic Communications department, Mr. Romig still found time to offer an upper division composition course. James Moore who serves as Whittier College ' s director of public relations again offered courses in journalism and creative writing. EXCLAIMING OVER THE PUBLICATION of Upton ' s book is Upton himself and Dr. Gil McEwen. 30