STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
BULLETin
Catalogue Number
1952*1953 Sessions
WEST CHESTER, PEMlSVLURnifl
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Anderson Hall
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE BULLETIN
West Chester, Pennsylvania
1952-1953 Session*
CATALOGUE NUMBER
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE Vol. LXXX February, 1952 No. 2
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
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THIS COLLEGE IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES FOR TEACHER EDUCATION AND THE MID- DLE STATES ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Issued four times a year, February, March, April, and May by the Trustees of the State Teachers College at West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Entered as second class matter March 3, 1931, at the Post Office
at West Chester, Pennsylvania, under the Act of Congress
of August 24, 1912.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
College Calendar 4
Board of Trustees 5
Administrative Officers 6
Faculty . 7
Staffs — Secretarial, Business, Health Service, Maintenance — 14
Cooperating Training Teachers and Centers 15
General Information — History, Location, Grounds
and Buildings 17
The Purpose and Objectives of the State Teachers College
at West Chester 21
College Community Organization and Administration 23
Admission to the College 33
Student Life 38
Extra-Curricular Activities 40
Publications 41
Scholarships 41
Loans 43
Student Help Employment 44
Expenses 46
Curricula Offered at West Chester 53
Certification Requirements for Teachers 74
Description of Courses by Departments 76
Summer Sessions 122
Extension Work 124
College Courses for Teachers 124
Enrollment 125
Index 127
Registration Blank f29
State Teachers College
COLLEGE CALENDAR - 1952-1953 The Summer Sessions, 1952
Pre-Session
Registration: 8:30-11:30 A. M Monday, June 2
Classes begin 1 :30 P. M Monday, June 2
Classes end Friday, June 20
Regular Session
Registration: 8:30-11:30; 1:30-3:30 Monday, June 23
Classes begin Tuesday, June 24
Classes end Friday, August 1
Post-Session
Registration: 8:30-11:30 A. M Monday, August 4
Classes begin 1 :30 P. M Monday, August 4
Classes end Friday, August 22
The Academic Year, 1952-1953
The First Semester
Registration of Freshmen and Seniors Tuesday, Sept. 9
Registration of Sophomores and Juniors Wednesday, Sept. 10
Classes begin at 8:00 A. M Thursday, Sept. 11
Thanksgiving Recess begins at the close of classes
Tuesday, Nov. 25
Thanksgiving Recess ends at 8:00 A. M Monday, Dec. 1
Christmas Recess begins at the close of classes Friday, Dec. 19
Christmas Recess ends at 8:00 A. M Monday, Jan. 5
First Semester ends at noon Tuesday, Jan. 20
The Second Semester
Registration Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 26 and 27
Classes begin at 8:00 A. M Wednesday, Jan. 28
Easter Recess begins at the close of classes Tuesday, Mar. 3 1
Easter Recess ends at 8:00 A. M Tuesday, April 7
Alumni Day Saturday, May 23
Baccalaureate Services Sunday, May 24
Commencement Monday, May 25
West Chester, Pennsylvania
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Francis B. Haas Superintendent of Public Instruction
Henry Klonower Director, Teacher Education and Certification
John K. Trayer Assistant Director
Stanley A. Wengert Assistant Director
STATE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION
Francis B. Haas, President and Chief Executive Officer Mrs. Ruth B. Dowling, Secretary
W. Floyd Clinger Warren
Elsie M. Heckman Allentown
Donald L. Helfferich Collegeville
G. Morris Smith Selinsgrove
Miles Horst Palmyra
Robert C. Shaw Camp Hill
John J. Sullivan Philadelphia
Herbert J. Stockton Johnstown
COLLEGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
<s Raymond S. Shortlidge, President Paoli
John L. Johnson, Vice-President West Chester
Mrs. Frances Price Donahoo, Secretary-Treasurer Chester
Mrs. Anna B. Cooper Doylestown
v/ Frank F. Truscott Philadelphia
Mrs. Irma P. Knauer Pottstown
Thomas A. Riley Westtown
r Abram D. Kulp Norristown
v Samuel P. Cloud West Chester
State Teachers College
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
Charles S. Swope President
Winfield W. Menhennett Dean of Instruction
B. Paul Ross Registrar and Director of Admissions
Earl F. Sykes Director of Student Teaching and Placement
Mark M. Evans Director of Elementary Education and
Principal of the Demonstration School Irene M. King Dean of Women
Leone E. Broadhead Assistant Dean of Women
W. Glenn Killinger Dean of Men and Head Coach
of Football and Baseball
William R. Benner Assistant Dean of Men and
Faculty Manager of Athletics
Emil H. Messikomer Director of Personnel and
Head Coach of Basketball
Everett E. Shaefer Bursar
Thomas A. Pitt Steward and Superintendent of
Buildings and Grounds
West Chester, Pennsylvania
FACULTY * 1951-52
Charles S. Swope President
West Chester State Teachers College; Dickinson College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M.; Dickinson College, Pd.D.
Robert F. Anderson Department of Mathematics, Emeritus
West Chester State Teachers College; Villanova College, B.A., M.A., Sc.D.
Grace D. McCarthy Department of English, Emeritus
University of Michigan, B.A.; University of Chicago, M.A.
Anne M. Goshen Department of Education, Emeritus
West Chester State Teachers College; University of Michigan, B.L.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M.
Gertrude K. Schmidt Department of Music, Emeritus
Institute of Musical Art, New York; Trenton State Normal School; New York University, B.S.Mus., M.A.
S. Elizabeth Tyson Department of English
West Chester State Teachers College; New York University, B.S., M.A.
Charles W. Heathcote Head of the Department of Social Studies
Gettysburg College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M.; George Washington University, Ph.D.
Edward Zimmer, Jr. Department of Music
Institute of Musical Art, New York; New York University, B.S., M.A.
Hazel L. Lamborn Department of Art
West Chester State Teachers College;
Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Arts;
Columbia University, B.S., M.A.
Marion Farnham Head of the Department of Art
Massachusetts School of Art; University of Puerto Rico, B.A.; Boston University, M.A.
Thelma J. Greenwood Department of Science
West Chester State Teachers College; University of Pennsylvania, B.S.; New York University, M.A.
* Dorothy M. Schmucker Department of Science
West Chester State Teachers College; Wellesley College, B.A.; New York University, M.A.
* With the exception of the President, names are arranged in order of appointment.
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Flo Geyer Department of English
Shippensburg State Teachers College, Dickinson College, A.B.; Temple University, M.Ed, in English.
Josephine E. Wilson Department of English
Swarthmore College, B.A.; Columbia University, MA.
Leone E. Broadhead Assistant Dean of Women
Clarion State Teachers College; Geneva College, B.A.; Columbia University, M.A.
Anne E. Smith Department of Education
Bloomsburg State Teachers College; University of Pennsylvania, B.S.; Columbia University, MA.
Mary Elizabeth Clark Department of English
Wellesley College, A.B.; Columbia University, A.M.
Winfield W. Menhennett Dean of Instruction
East Stroudsburg State Teachers College; New York University, B.S., MA.
Earle C. Waters Department of Physical Education,
Head Coach of Soccer and Golf Arnold College; Syracuse University, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed.
Frances Hobbs Supervisor of Student Teaching — Primary
Columbia University, B.S., MA. and Intermediate Groups
Mary M. Holland Department of Mathematics
West Chester State Teachers College; Columbia University, B.S., MA.
Emma Kiess Department of Music
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.;
Conservatory of Music, Leipzig, Germany; Columbia University, MA.
M. Grace Knapp Demonstration School
Clarion State Teachers College; University of Pittsburgh, B.S.; Columbia University, MA.
Dorothy Ramsey Department of English
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., AM.
Anne L. Smith Demonstration School
Galloway College, B.A.; Northwestern University, MA.
Myra I. Wade Department of Health and Physical Education
Oberlin College, B.A.; Columbia University, MA.
Helen A. Russell Head Librarian
Mt. Holyoke College, B.A.; Simmons College, B.S. in Library Science; Columbia University, M.S.
• Leave of absence.
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Dora F. Wolf angle Demonstration School
West Chester State Teachers College; Columbia University, B.S., M.A.
Faye A. Collicott Assistant Librarian
Simpson College, B.A.; Columbia University, B.S. in Library Science, M.A.
Hillary H. Parry Department of Music
David Mannes Conservatory, New York; Columbia University.
Anne M. Schaub Department of Health and Physical Education
Columbia University, B.S., Mj\.
Fern Barrer Department of English
Knox College, B.A.; University of Michigan, M.A.
Muriel Leach Department of Health and Physical Education
Sargent School; Columbia University, B.S., M.A.
Ethel M. Staley Head of the Department of Foreign Languages Goucher College, B.A.; Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D.; University of Poitiers, France, Diplome d'Etudes Francaises.
Lucile Meredith Demonstration School
Women's College of the University of North Carolina, B.A.; Columbia University, M.A.
Laura J. Wilson Demonstration School
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., AJM.
Frances M. Baldwin Supervisor of Elementary Student Teaching West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.S.
W. Glenn Killinger
Dean of Men, Head Coach of Football and Baseball
Pennsylvania State College, B.S.; Columbia University, MA.; Gettysburg College, ScD.
S. Powell Middleton Department of Music
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Duquesne University, M.A.
George R. Cressman Head of the Department of Education
Pennsylvania State College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., Ph.D.
Arthur E. Jones Department of Music
New York University, B.S.Mus., MA.
Lloyd C. Mitchell Head of the Department of Music
Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa; Peabody Conservatory of Music, B.Mus., M.Mus.
Thomas J. S. Heim Department of Social Studies
Bucknell University, B.S., M.A.; University of Pittsburgh, Ed.D.
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Lawrence Ginter Department of Music
West Chester State Teachers College; New York University, B.S.Mus., M.A.
Irene M. King Dean of Women
Baylor University, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M.
Kenneth C. Slagle Head of the Department of English
Mount Union College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M., Ph.D.
Sara E. Baldwin Demonstration School, Dept. of Education
Geneseo State Normal School; Columbia University, B.S., MA.
Earl F. Sykes Director of Student Teaching and Placement,
Department of Education Montana University, B.A., M.A.; Columbia University, Ed.D.
William Benner Assistant Dean of Men and
Faculty Manager of Athletics West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.A.
Willard J. Trezise Department of Science, Coach of Wrestling Lebanon Valley College, B.S.; Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D.
Robert B. Gordon Head of Department of Science
Ohio State University, B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D.
William F. Vollbrecht Department of Social Studies
Northwestern University, B.A., B.S.; Columbia University, M.A.; University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D.
Kenneth Braddock-Rogers Department of Science
Haverford College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S., Ph.D.
Katharine M. Denworth Department of Education
West Chester State Normal School; Swarthmore College, A.B.; Columbia University, A.M., Ph.D.
James Andes Department of Social Studies
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., Ph.D.
Gerald Keen an Department of Music
Alfred University; Eastman School of Music, B.M., M.M.
Hale C. Pickett Head of the Department of Mathematics
Indiana State Normal School, B.Ph. in Ed.; Indiana University, B.A.; Columbia University, M.A., Ph.D.
Nellie M. Ashenfelter Department of Music
New York University, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed.
Alexander Antonowich Department of Music
Institute of Musical Art; Juilliard School of Music, B.S.; Columbia University, M.A., Ed. D.
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James J. Wright Department of Music
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S. Music Education; Temple University, M.Ed.; Eastman School of Music, Ph.D.
*Robert N. Walker Supervisor of Student Teaching —
Secondary Level
University of Virginia, B.S.; University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed.; University of Virginia, Ph.D.
Powell S. Thomas Department of English
Gettysburg College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, A.M.
Joseph H. Davison Department of Education
Ohio State University, B.S., M.A.
Russell L. Sturzebecker
Head of the Department of Health and Physical Education,
Head Coach of Track and Assistant Coach of Football
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed., Ed.D.
Robert Carl Department of Music
Johns Hopkins University, B.S.; Peabody Conservatory, B.Mus., M.Mus.
Thomas E. Berry Department of English
University of Pennsylvania, A.B., A.M.; University of Pittsburgh, Ph.D.
**Paul E. Carson Department of Music
Central Missouri State College, B.S.; Carnegie Institute of Technology, M.F.A.
John W. Clokey Department of English
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed.
Paul M. Cuncannon Department of Social Studies
Swarthmore College, B.A.; Princeton University, M.A., Ph.D.
Arnold Fletcher Department of Music
Temple University, B.S., M.Ed.
Miriam S. Gottlieb Department of Music
Juilliard School of Music; University of Denver, B.A.; Columbia University, M.A.
John W. Gutscher Department of Music
Juilliard School of Music, B.S.; Columbia University, M.A.; Leipzig Conservatory; New York College of Music.
Mary L. Harbold Department of Science
Goucher College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
* Leave of absence.
** Leave of absence, second semester.
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Helen T. Ivins Department of Social Studies
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
Chester L. McTavish Department of Science
Juniata College, B.S.; Pennsylvania State College, M.Ed.
Emil H. Messikomer
Director of Personnel, Department of Health and Physical Education, Coach of Basketball and Asst, Coach of Baseball West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Columbia University, MA.
Alan Mewha Department of Geography
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Columbia University, MA., Ph.D.
Charles W. Patterson Department of Education
Shippensburg State Teachers College, B.S.; Duke University, M.Ed.
James B. Bonder Department of Education, Football Line Coach LaSalle College, BA.; Villanova College, MA.
B. Paul Ross Registrar and Director of Admissions,
Department of Education Clarion State Teachers College; Pennsylvania State College, B.S., M.S., Ed.D.
William C. Skillen Department of Science
Temple University, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
Dorothy Yanisch Department of Health and Physical Education West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed.
Mark M. Evans Director of Elementary Education and
Principal of the Demonstration School Dickinson College, B.Ph.; University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed., PhD.
*Ethel Keller Department of Music
Lebanon Valley College, B.S.; Peabody Conservatory of Music, B.Mus.
James A. Binney Department of English
Clarion State Teachers College; Pennsylvania State College, BA.; University of Pittsburgh, MA., Ph.D.
Jack W. Yohe Department of Health and Physical Education, Football Backfield Coach and Asst. Coach of Basketball
Lock Haven State Teachers College, B.S.; Temple University, M.Ed.
Frank T. Cheesman Department of Music
Conservatory of Music, Toronto, Canada; Northwestern University, B.Mus., M.Mus. Columbia University, Ed.D.
* Leave of absence.
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Geraldine Conbeer Assistant Librarian
Millersville State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pittsburgh, M.Ed.
Alvin S. Keinard Head of the Department of Geography
Juniata College, B.A.; Pennsylvania State College, M.Ed.
** Alvin B. Davis Department of Health and Physical Education,
Coach of Gymnastics and LaCrosse Panzer College, B.S.; State Teachers College, Montclair, New Jersey, M.A.
Harry Wilkinson Department of Music
Temple University, B.S., M.Ed.
Helen I. Kennedy Department of Science
Mount Holyoke College, B.A.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S. in Ed.
*Burd D. Stover Department of Education
West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
Harold W. Benda Department of Education
Iowa State Teachers College, B.A.; Iowa University, M.A.
Arthur S. Hawthorne Department of Geography
California State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pittsburgh, M.A.
Jean L. White Department of Health and Physical Education San Diego State Teachers College, A.B.; Wellesley College, M.S.
H. Theodore Hallman Department of Art
Philadelphia Museum School of Fine Art; Temple University Tyler School of Fine Arts, B.FA, B.S.Ed., M.FA.
Edward T. Twardowski
Department of Health and Physical Education West Chester State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
Eleanor P. Woolever Demonstration School
University of Pennsylvania, B.S., M.S.
Robert W. Reese Department of Health and Physical Education East Stroudsburg State Teachers College, B.S.; University of Pennsylvania, M.S.
fWiLBUR D. Shenk Department of Science
Goshen College, BA; University of Michigan, MA
* Leave of absence.
** Military leave of absence.
t Second semester.
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SECRETARIAL STAFF
Mary R. Weir, B.S Secretary to the President
Peggy E. Groff Secretary to the Dean of Instruction
Mary Hill Assistant Secretary to the Dean of Instruction
Mildred M. Scott Secretary to the Director of Personnel
Betty M. Rhine Secretary to the Registrar
Eileen McCormick Secretary to the Dean of Women
Edna D. McNeal Secretary to the Dean of Men
Frances Sheller Secretary to the Steward
Mildred HuGHES-Secretary to the Principal, Demonstration School
BUSINESS OFFICE STAFF
Everett E. Shaefer, B.C.S., M.A Bursar
Elizabeth C. Griffith, B.S Principal Clerk, Business Office
Helen Patton, A.B iClerk
Elizabeth Colby Bookkeeper
Mary Ellen Brubaker Stenographer
Dorothy M. Stedfast Stenographer
Hannahbelle T. Morrison Stenographer
HEALTH SERVICE STAFF
Dr. C P. Kistler College Physician
Esther Eves, R. N. Marie S. Weaver, R. N.
MAINTENANCE STAFF
Thomas A. Pitt Steward and Supt. of Buildings and Grounds
Rebecca Dissinger Patterson Housekeeper
Elsie G. Bert Dormitory Supervisor
Eleanor MacMichael Dormitory Supervisor
Florence K. Pfost Dormitory Supervisor
Anna S. Clayton Telephone Operator
Thelma Draper Telephone Operator
Gertrude Freel Postmistress
Mabel Hunter Receiving Clerk
Loretta DiAngelo Post Office Assistant
West Chester, Pennsylvania
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COOPERATING TRAINING TEACHERS 1951-1952
Elementary Education
West Chester
Allabach, Marion L.M., B.S. Altricher, Millie B., Spec. Ed. Cert. Amsler, Fay A., B.S. Anderson, Erroll P., B.S., M.A. Ash, Kathleen B., B.S. Benjamin, Jean E., B.S., M.Ed. Binney, Edith B., B.S. Broomall, Elizabeth, B.S. Cousins, John T., B.S. Edwards, Betty, B.S. Eppehimer, Phyllis A., B.S. Esworthy, Sara Farra, Dorothy B., B.S., MA. Hayden, Eleanor Ford, B.S. Hess, Margaret E., B.S.
West Goshen School
Atwell, Lena Close, Dorothy, B.S. Cox, Gladys, B.S. Darlington, Emma Gilbert, Lorraine, B.S.
Hoopes, Margaret W. Housel, Lenora K., B.S. Keithley, Mildred A. Kelley, Mary, B.S. Leaf, Natalie, B.S., M.Ed. Larkin, Zelma, B.S. Muth, Estell P., B.S. Robins, Anne T. Rogers, Martha Jaeger, B.S. Snyder, Helen E. Spann, Alice L., B.S. Steward, Carolyn F., B.S. Stewart, Orphia P., B.S. Walker, A. Evelyn, B.S.
Jordan, Verna McCreary, Marion S., B.S. Thomas, Margaret, B.S. Woodward, Laura, B.S., M.A.
Secondary Education
West Chester
Baker, Anna L., B.S., M.A. Boechler, Charles W., B.S., M.A. Carroll, Harry E., B.S. Childs, Kathryn F., B.S., M.S. Ford, Barbara S., A.B., MA. Gearhart, Aldine, B.S. Harper, Edith F., A.B. Harris, Charles R., M.S. Jacobs, Suzanne T., A.B. Kern, Joseph, B.S.
Chester
Brown, Gwendolyn, B.S.
Labin, Merle G., B.S. Lady, Roy A., B.A., M.A. Lewis, Keitha, B.S., MA. Miller, Esther E., BA. Prutzman, Lewis M., Ph.B., M.A. Reagan, Ethel L., B.S., MA. Temple, Sara E., B.S., M.A. Trapnell, Edythe M., B.S. Urich, Russell, A.B., M.A.
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State Teachers College
Music Education
West Chester
Buchanan, Bertha, B.S. Gustafson, Edna R., B.S. Hanselman, Joseph, B.S. Heim, Doris A., B.S. Spangler, Mary Lou, B.S.
West Goshen
Ginter, Lillian, B.S.
Newtown Square
Lisac, Charlotte, B.S.
Kennett Square
Ott, Ray S., B.S.
Berwyn
Gray, Stanley, B.A., MA. De Luca, Edith, B.S. Charlton, Mrs. S. Wenloch, B.S.
Malvern
Heintzelman, Norman, B.S., Ed.M.
Health Education
West Chester
Dicks, Frances Haupt, Elsie, B.S. Margerum, Katherine, B.S. Zimmerman, Harold I.
Coatesville
Atkinson, Leo, B.S.
Kennett Square
Paynter, Charles, B.S., M.A.
Chester— Smedley Jr.
Miller, Glenn, B.S.
Swarthmore
Robinson, Willard, B.S. Reese, William, B.S.
Haverford High School
Juenger, Steve, B.S.
Upper Chichester
Kalickman, Milton, B.S.
Media
Gabriel, James, B.S.
Berwyn
Keehn, Robert, A.B.
Downingtown
White, Donald, B.S.
Chester High School
Crawford, John, B.S., MA. Forward, Robert, B.S.
Ridley Park Borough
Godfrey, Samuel 0., B.S.
Lansdowne
Black, Lloyd, B.S.
Eddystone
Fryer, William, A.B., M.Ed.
Radnor
Encke, Ethel, B.S., M.S. Metoxen, Chief, B.S., M.S. Lentz, Warren, B.A., MA
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STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
GENERAL INFORMATION History
The West Chester Academy, founded in 1812, marks the begin- ning of the College. The Academy trustees took the initial steps in 1869 toward the establishment of the West Chester Normal School. The graduates of this institution went out into the state as teachers. The Commonwealth, realizing its responsibility in the preparation of teachers, began in 1871 to grant money to pay part of their training. These grants, then termed State Aid, have continued in various forms. As the West Chester Normal School, the institution had five principals. Dr. Andrew Thomas Smith, the last to bear the title, was a scholarly and deeply loved executive. When the State Normal School became the State Teachers College in 1927, the head of the institution became president. Among the men who have led the school, Dr. George Morris Philips, the fourth prin- cipal, is especially prominent. Through his long term of service he made a major contribution to the physical and educational progress of the College. His name is associated with the building program which he successfully initiated and accomplished. The college plant consisted of one building, the present central section of "Old Main," when he became principal. From 1891 to 1920 his direction and inspiration increased the College by the construction of additions to "Old Main," the Old Gymnasium, the Green House, the Infirm- ary, and Recitation Hall. The Demonstration School and the Library were added at the turn of the century. Wayne Hall, built on the site of the Camp Wayne of the Civil War, was erected in 1911. The auditorium and administration building was built in 1925 and named the Philips Memorial Building in honor of Dr. Philips. 1930 saw the addition of the Ehinger Gymnasium and the President's residence. More recently the Library and Power House have been remodeled and a Laundry and new education building, Anderson Hall, have been built.
The College is justly proud of its reputation in the educational world. One of the earliest summer schools in the country was inaugurated here in 1877. West Chester also printed one of the first student handbooks in 1895.
Among the material treasures of the school are: an originial painting of George Washington by Charles Wilson Peale for which Washington gave sittings at Valley Forge during the memorable winter 1777-78; a mahogany grandfather's clock, once the property of Benjamin Franklin; a large collection of letters from the pens of Washington, Lafayette, Greene, Arnold, Wayne, Hamilton, Put-
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man, Sullivan, and Gates, as well as from such literary men as Sidney Lanier and Thomas Buchanan Read; and the autographed book collection of Dr. George Morris Philips to which the English Professional Club is constantly adding.
The State Teachers College at West Chester is the repository of the mineral collections and the herbarium of the Chester County Cabinet of Natural Science. The herbarium includes plant specimens collected in Chester County more than a century ago by Dr. William Darlington and his colleague, David Townsend. The library of the Cabinet is also the property of the College and contains many old and now rare books on natural history, which may be consulted upon request to the librarian.
The Darlington Herbarium and the mineral collections of the Cabinet are located in the Science Museum on the third floor of Anderson Hall. These have been augmented by an archaeological exhibit and the J. Preston Thomas collection of mammal horns. Recently the College acquired the complete ornithological collection of B. Harry Warren, M.D., formerly the State Ornithologist of Pennsylvania, and a long-time resident of West Chester.
Location
West Chester is the county seat of Chester County, one of the three original counties laid out by William Penn. The plow engraved on the seal of the county symbolizes the agricultural character of its beautiful rolling hills reminiscent of the English home counties. Those interested in literature and art will find West Chester has significance. Here Joseph Hergesheimer, the novelist, lived for many years. Sidney Lanier, Bayard Taylor, Thomas Buchanan Read, Mark Sullivan, and Elsie Singmaster, all have associations with West Chester. The country which Howard Pyle, the artist, made famous lies along the neighboring Brandywine; and the late N. C. Wyeth, a world renowned pupil of Pyle, lived at nearby Chadds Ford.
The famous Longwood Gardens on the estate of Pierre S. du Pont are not far from West Chester. These are open to the public. Here are found a magnificent conservatory, an open-air theatre, a famous carillon, and beautiful colored fountains.
The country around West Chester is rich in historical interest. The Valley Forge Memorial Chapel and the camp grounds, the Brandywine Battlefield, Birmingham Meeting House, and the site of the Paoli Massacre lie close at hand. The proximity of West Chester to Philadelphia and its wealth of historical associations enables students to enrich their courses by visits to well-known shrines and institutions as Independence Hall, Carpenters' Hail,
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the Betsy Ross House, the Pennsylvania Museum of Art, the Acad- emy of Fine Arts, the Rodin Museum, the United States Customs House, The United States Mint, the Zoological Gardens, the Frank- lin Institute, and the Academy of Natural Sciences. Philadelphia's fine musical organizations afford opportunities to those with an interest in music to hear the best concerts and operas. This is a particular advantage to those taking the course for music super- visors.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
The grounds of the State Teachers College consist of 57.3 acres located in the southeastern part of West Chester. Sixteen buildings with an estimated value of some $5,530,000 are erected on this tract.
The Reynolds property, adjacent to the Main Campus, was acquired in 1948. It consists of approximately four and one-half acres on which are located a large stone house and a garage.
The Main Campus
The major buildings of the College are located on the Main Campus, a tract of 12.5 acres. The number and variety of its magnificent old trees makes West Chester one of the more attractive eastern colleges. Several recent classes have added much to the beauty of the campus with generous gifts of trees and shrubs.
Wayne Field
West of Main Campus is located Wayne Field, a tract of about 20 acres, which is used for the men's athletic activities. It includes a quarter mile running track with 220 yard straightaway, five tennis courts, and fields for soccer, football, and baseball.
Women's Athletic Field
South of the Main Campus an extensive tract provides for the athletic activities of the women of the College. On this tract are located nine tennis courts and fields for hockey, soccer, softball, archery, and volley-ball. Every woman student of the College has an opportunity to engage in one or more of these sports.
Philips Memorial Building
This building is a memorial to the late Dr. George Morris Philips, a former principal of the school. It contains an auditorium with a seating capacity of approximately two thousand, executive offices, and recreation rooms for faculty and students. It also houses the well-known Philips autographed book collection in the beau- tiful library which bears the donor's name.
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Main Building
This is a four-story building of green stone which is used as the main Women's Dormitory. It has a basement equipped with laun- dry and pressing facilities for students. On each floor are bathrooms with modern toilet accommodations; an elevator makes all floors easily accessible. A comfortable lobby affords opportunity for friendly get-togethers, informal teas, and after-dinner coffees. In addition, there are five smaller social rooms, artistically furnished. The dining room, which accommodates both men and women stu- dents, is in charge of a trained dietitian.
Freshman Hall
Old Recitation Hall, the former classroom building, has been remodeled and is now used as a dormitory for Freshmen women. Over one hundred students are housed in this building.
The College Book Store is located on the ground floor at the north side of Freshman Hall and the College Post Office is on the same floor on the south side.
Reynolds Hall
The large house located on the former Reynolds property has been completely renovated and now comfortably accommodates approximately twenty women students and a dormitory supervisor.
Wayne Hall
This is a modern, well-equipped dormitory for men. It is built of green stone, is three stories high, and accommodates 156 men.
President's Residence
The home of the President of the College, a recently renovated Chester County farm-house, is located on East Rosedale Avenue.
Anderson Hall
This building was first occupied in 1941. It has special rooms for speech, reading, and psychology clinics, special up-to-date equipment and laboratories for the science departments, large recreation and study rooms for day students, and offices for faculty members. It contains a full complement of well-equipped class- rooms.
Francis Harvey Green Library
The college library, built in 1902, was completely remodeled in 1938-1941, and in 1947 was dedicated to Dr. Francis Harvey Green, former head of the English Department. Some of its special features are the open-shelf reserve room, the curriculum laboratory,
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the recreational reading room, and conference rooms. In addition to the reference and periodical rooms, there is an attractive juvenile room, used by children from the Demonstration School as well as by college students.
The library now contains about 50,000 volumes and receives over 325 magazines and newspapers. There is also a collection of about 9600 mounted pictures and one of pamphlets and clippings numbering about 6300.
The staff of the library consists of three trained librarians, a clerical assistant and a number of student assistants.
Lessons in the use of the library are given to all entering students.
Gymnasiums
The College has two gymnasiums, one modeled after the Hem- ingway Gymnasium at Harvard; the other a newer gymnasium named for Dr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Ehinger, who were for thirty-four years at the Head of the Health and Physical Education Depart- ment of the College. Both buildings are modern in floor plans and equipment.
These gymnasiums are not only used by the men and women students of the special four-year Health and Physical Education curriculum, but also by other students for both gymnasium and recreational activities.
Demonstration School
This is a substantial, well-equipped building which houses a kindergarten and the first six grades of the elementary school. A new playground with modern play equipment adequately serves the school. The school population consists of children living outside the local borough, children living in the borough contingent to the building, and children of faculty members.
Infirmary
This building houses the student health services and an infirm- ary. Its equipment is modern and adequate. The staff consists of a part-time physician and two trained nurses.
THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE AT WEST CHESTER
The Normal School act was approved May 20, 1857. This act divided the state into twelve districts and gave permission for the establishment of a normal school in each district. The first district was composed of the following counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia. Under the provisions of this act
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the State Normal School at West Chester, Pennsylvania was recog- nized February 22, 1871. The Normal School became a teachers college maintaining four-year curricula in 1927. The first degrees were granted during the summer of that year.
The School Laws of Pennsylvania, 1949, set forth the purposes for creating and maintaining teachers colleges. Sections 2003 and 2009 read as follows:
Section 2003 — Purpose — The colleges shall be a part of the public school system of the Commonwealth, and their purpose the education and preparation of teachers. The colleges shall provide proper facilities for instruction in the art and science of teaching, for the boarding and lodging of students in residence, and other necessary facilities approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Section 2009 — Vocational Education and Rehabilitation Program: Conversion for Other Purposes, etc. — The trustees of any State Teachers College with the approval of the Department of Public Instruction and the Governor, may cooperate with munici- pal, State, Federal, and other agencies in vocational education and rehabilitation programs in the furtherance of the national defense and post-war activities. For such purposes they shall have power to do all things and enter into all agreements necessary to carry out the same, including the power to lease the whole or any part of the real property used by such college. They also shall have power to convert the whole, or part, of one or more of such State Teachers Colleges for any other State purpose.
From the date that the Normal School was recognized by the State to the present time both the Normal School and the College has held as its real objective the training of teachers for the public schools. The College now offers four curricula — Elementary, Sec- ondary, Music, and Health and Physical Education. Special em- phasis has been placed on the program of training teachers for the elementary schools. The College offers courses evenings and on Saturdays to accommodate teachers in service.
The State Department of Public Instruction in 1951 approved a program of training for the degree Bachelor of Science in Education for Public School Nurses and for Dental Hygienists. The State Teachers College at West Chester is cooperating in this program.
The program of training at the College stresses the complete and adequate preparation of teachers. The mental, physical, and spiritual needs of the students are given attention. Extra-curricular activities, lectures, entertainments, and religious club activities
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afford each student an opportunity to develop a wholesome person- ality and to build a good character.
From time to time the faculty study the needs of the College in relation to the work of the teacher in the public schools. Curriculum studies are directed both to content of subject matter areas and to the methods to be used in each field. Special Committees are ap- pointed to study various problems and to report their findings and recommendations to the faculty. Recently a state-wide study and revision of the curricula found in the several State Teachers Colleges was made. These revised curricula were put into operation with the freshman class of 1951. Further studies and adjustments are being continued especially in those areas that lend themselves to integration.
During the past two years a Student Faculty Leadership Group has been organized and is a functioning unit of the College. This group is made up of students, administrative officials, and faculty members. The students represent the four college classes, the stu- dent government association, the day and dormitory councils of the men and women, and major club groups. This group considers those questions and problems that are of vital interest to the student body. Through this group means of communication are kept open so that a two-way flow of opinion and careful thinking may have a true vehicle of expression. It has proved very helpful in providing and establishing good relations among the members of the college community. It is felt that it has great carry over values in real life situations and in future citizenship activities.
Under the provisions of the school laws as indicated in Section 2009, the State Teachers College at West Chester, Pennsylvania gives training in academic subjects to a class of nurses from the Chester County Hospital. This work constitutes a minor part of the program of the College and does not interfere with the regular pro- gram of teacher training.
COLLEGE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION
Based upon the belief that all who share in the advantages of the college community should join in the responsibility of govern- ment, a college community has been conceived whereby faculty and students co-operate as fully as possible for the mutual advancement of the college program.
A number of achievement goals for each college year has been set up as tentative guides for a program of college life, subject to constant modification to meet new trends and needs. These goals
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cover the areas of administration, instruction, student life and per- sonnel, community and service area relationship, and teacher training.
These goals are achieved through a series of committees and coordinating agencies. The Executive Committee is an advisory group of faculty and administrators aiding the President of the College in formulating and executing the general administrative policies of the institution. It is composed of the officers of adminis- tration and the heads of departments.
The standing committees represent both faculty interests and faculty-student interests. They are the Faculty Executive commit- tee and the committees on Admissions, Personnel and Guidance, Scholarship, Student Life and Activities, Athletics, and Student Teaching and Placement.
Student Government
Students elect a Student Government Association and Councils, which, working with the deans, cooperate in the government of the College.
Convocations
Weekly convocations are held throughout the year. The pro- grams consist of lectures, concerts, recitals, plays, and other events of interest to the students.
All-Star Entertainment Course
An All-Star Entertainment Course brings to the campus each year distinguished lecturers and artists of the highest rank in music, drama, and the dance. These entertainments are available to the students at a very small cost, which is covered by the Student Activity Fee. The College has been greatly aided in this project by the cordial cooperation received from the citizens of West Ches- ter, members of the faculty, and students of the College. These entertainments are held in the Philips Memorial Auditorium. Among the attractions have been Lawrence Tibbett, Marion Ander- son, John Charles Thomas, Grace Moore, Bidu Sayao, Helen Trau- bel, Mario Berini, Alexander Kipnis, Christopher Lynch, Albert Spaulding, Jascha Heifetz, Zino Francescati, Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eve Curie, Anne O'Hare McCormick, the Joos Ballet, Svetlova, Paul Draper and Larry Adler, Luboschutz and Nemenoff, Appleton and Field, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Rise Stevens, Columbus Boy Choir, Margaret Webster's Shakespearean Company in Macbeth,
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Igor Gorin, James Melton, Margaret Chase Smith, Robert Shaw Chorale, Charles Wagner Opera in "The Barber of Seville," Phil- harmonic Piano Quartet, Eleanor Steber, Eva LeGallienne, Patrice Munsel, and Little Singers of Paris.
Musical Organizations
The College has the following well-developed musical organ- izations :
1. Two College Bands : The Concert Band and The March- ing Band.
Membership in these organizations is determined by the stu- dent's qualifications, regardless of curriculum.
2. The Criterions.
The dance band of the College consists of ten or more men, carefully selected, who furnish the music at social functions of the College.
3. The Symphony Orchestra.
Membership in this organization is determined by the stu- dent's qualifications regardless of curriculum.
4. The College Choir.
A mixed chorus selected from students in the Music Educa- tion Curriculum, meeting twice a week, devoting their efforts towards acquiring a fine technique of choral singing through the preparation of an extensive repertoire for performance.
5. The Junior Chorus.
All women, not in the College Choir, enrolled in the Music Education curriculum are required to take this course, devot- ing their efforts primarily towards acquiring the techniques of choral singing.
6. College Women's Glee Club.
Voices are carefully chosen from women of the Elementary, Secondary, and Health Education groups for this club.
7. Men's Chorus.
Voices are selected from the men of the Elementary, Secon- dary, and Health and Physical Education curricula and joined with the men not in the College Choir for this choral group.
8. The Sinfonietta.
The Sinfonietta is a group of about twenty-five outstanding players chosen from the Symphony Orchestra. It was organ-
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ized to bring before the College and the community composi- tions written especially for small orchestra.
9. Other Musical Organizations.
The Music Club and Chamber Music Groups contribute to the wealth of fine music on campus.
Intercollegiate Athletics
It has become recognized by educators and the public alike that athletics are a part of general education because they provide situa- tions that are akin to life experiences, and as such, are conducted with the purpose of developing the educational values which grow out of them.
With this in mind, the College Administration has set up an organization for the control of athletics; it has provided facilities, built schedules, and furnished instructors for the purpose of filling these educational needs.
Sports such as football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, wrestling, swimming, tennis, gymnastics, lacrosse, golf, and cross- country, are conducted for the purpose of providing our young men with activities that not only will prove beneficial to their health but also will give them a training which will be valuable when they are called upon to coach these