SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS

COURSES FOR PART TIME STUDENTS

1949-50 COLL~G~ Y~AR

WIN TER TE RM J a nuary 3 - Ma rch 18, 1950 REGISTRATION - Room 9, Administration Building, Phone 2-5121. Registration may be made from 4 :00: to 5 :0'3 p. m. daily, from 9 :00 to 12 :00 Saturday, or at the first meeting of a course. N umqers under 100 indicate Freshman and Sophomore courses, 100 num­ bers indicate Junior and ISenior courses, 200 numbers indicate Senior and Graduate courses, and 3W) numbers indicate Graduate courses.

BIOLOGY BioI. 5. Plants in M,an's Environment. (2 S. H.) Wed. 7:00-9:00. Room 51, Library. Laboratory (or lecture plus demonstrations, or field trip), Sat. 9:00-12:00 or Thurs. 3:30-6:30. Room 83, Alumni Hall. Beginning January 4. Dr. John W. Brainerd. An introduction to botany stressing the ecology of plants which we use or see around us. The course includes a brief survey of the plant kingdom, descriptions and demonstrations of physiological processes in plants, and individual study in the laboratory and field of the parts of local plants. ECONOMICS Econ. 210. Industrial Management. (2 S. H.) Wed. 7:00-9:00. Room 31, Administration Building. Beginning January 4. James Newman, Mgr. of In­ dustrial Relations, Westinghouse Corp. The nature of capitalistic pro­ duction; costs and profits; wages and an element of cost; capital and labor, relative contribution of national income; inequalities in personal incomes; real wages and marginal productivity; possibilities' of raising labor's rel­ ative share; union activities and functions; the nature and significance of collective bal'gaining; legal status of labor organizations; unions and pol­ itics; unions and general welfare in a democracy; union-management rela­ tions in key industries; policies' and activities of key unions; collective bargaining vs. government regulation; the future of industrial relations. Pl'erequisite: Ec. 1, 2, 3; Ec. 109. EDUCATION Ed. 101. Educational Psychology. (3 S. H.) Wed. 6:30-9:30. Room 55, Woods Hall. Beginning January 4. Dr. George K. Morlan. Principles and hypotheses of learning and their application to situations' in class­ room, in club, in camp, on the athletic field, in adult education programs, and in all areas of human endeavor and contact where learning takes place. (Identical with Psych. 131). Prerequisite: Psychology 1, 2, 3. Ed. 110. Curriculum, Methods, and Observation in Social Studies in Secondary Schools. (2 S. H.) Thurs. 6:30 9:00. Room 37, Administration Building. Beginning January 5. Dr. Leo Gans. Purposes of the social studies in relation to the entire secondary school program; selection, evalua­ tion, and organization of instructional material in terms of social needs and experiences of the learner; learning activities. Offered concurrently with supervised student teaching with which it is closely associated. Ed. 206. Progressive Methods of Teaching in Secondary Schools. (2 S. H.) Wed. 6:30-9:00. Room 37, Administration Building. Beginning January 4. Dr. Raymond Drewry. A modern methods course for students who expect to teach in junior or senior high schools, but valuable for principals and supervisors as well; analysis and evaluation of methods of teaching; stand­ ards for judging instruction. Prerequisite: Ed. 101. Ed. 242. Arts in General Education. (2 S. H.) Thurs. 6:30-9:00. Studio. Beginning January 5. Mr. Frank A. Warren. This course is oriented around the study of man's needs. It correlates closely with and supplements social studies and literature. By lecture and discussion the course offers understanding of the use of the arts in an activities cUl'1'iculum, the methods of developing a creative atmosphere, analysis of activities suitable for classroom use, the educational implication of creative opportunities, the conelation of the arts with living. The studio sets these theories in practice and offers an opportunity for manipulative experience and exploration of simple inexpensive methods of securing fine results. Ed. 315. Seminar in Elementary Education. (2 S. H.) Mon. 6:30-9:00. Room 37, Administration Building. Mr. Robert E. Markarian. Beginning January 9. The purpose of this course is to assist professional workers in elementary education to gain an insight into the effect of recent research on elementary school practices. Each student will conduct, with the as­ sistance of the instructor, a project centering around his chief interest in elementary education. The final report on the project will be used in lieu of an examination. Ed. 320. Seminar in Secondary Education. (2 S. H.) Thurs. 6:30-9:00. Room 98, Alumni Hall. Beginning January 5. Dr. Thomas J. Abernethy. This course will help each student identify problems of immediate educa­ tional concern to him; develop and apply techniques of attacking problems; summarize and evaluate, with the help of the group, a proposed plan of action; and thus gain insight into the handling of related school problems. Ed. 385. Secondary 'School Curriculum. (2 S. H.) Tues. 6:30-9:00. Fine Arts Museum. Mr. Herbert Clark and visiting lecturers. Beginning January 3. Study of educational theory basic to curriculum construction, the current curriculum movement, establishing relationships between school subjects, developing the core curriculum, organizing and using core curriculum, or­ ganizing and using units of work, and means of modernizing the curriculum. Prerequisite: Psych. 1-2-3; Educ.' 101.

ENGLISH E:Clg. 106. Curvey of English Literature. (2 S. H .) Thurs. 4:00-6~30. Room 101. Field House. Beginning January 5. Mr. Ravmond Rhine. Selections of English literature from Beowulf through the Elizabethan age. Study of literature in relation to author, age, societal circumstances, and critical literary ideas. Supplementary readings and reports. Prerequisites: Eng. 1-2-3. 9-10-11 or equivalent. Eng. 268. Shakespeare. (2 S. H.) Mon. 6:30-9:00. High School of Com­ merce. Beginning January 9. Mr. William T. Simpson. William Shake­ speare - Poet, Playwright, Actor, Director, Producer, Master Craftsman. His life, his work, his place in Elizabethan Drama, his significance in our contemporary theatre. Five or six representative plays are studied each term with emphasis upon the problems of a producer-director in preparing performances for production before audiences.

GROUP WORK AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION GWCO 110. History, Organization and Philosophy of Boy Scout Move­ ment. (2 S. H.) Ilion. and Wed. 4:30-6 :00. Room 37, Administration Build­ ing. Beginning January 4. Dr. David F. DeMarche. This course is designed both for students who are considering entering professional work in the I30y Scout movement and also for those who want to familiarize them­ selves with this movement and discover its implications for youth work generally. The course will consider the fundamentals of the Boy Scout move­ l"lcnt:, various types of scouting programs, organization and function of national and local councils and of local units, leadership and program prob­ lems, and the relations of scouting to churches and othel' community agencies. GWCO 243. Community Organization. (2 S. H.) Tues. and Thurs. 4 :30- 5:4.5. Room 37, Administration Building. Beginning January 3. Dr. David F. DeMal'che. Acquaints the student with the principles, methods, and problems of community planning to meet social recreational, and informal cducational needs of youth. Agency relationships, public and private agency l'csponsibility, and contemporary movements in this field studied.

GUIDANCE AND PERSONNEL SERVICES GPS 226. Measurement of Aptitudes and Interests. (2 S. H.) Wed. and Fri. 3 :30-5 :00. Room 31, Administration Building. Beginning January 4. Miss Laura Rice. Detailed examination and supervised practice in ad- ministering, scoring and interpreting tests of scholastic achievement, read­ ing ability, spatial relations, intel'ests and aptitude in art, music, clerical work, mechanical comprehension and performance, manual dexterity, etc. Prerequisites: Psych. 1-2-3; Educ. 101 and Statistics (completed or con­ current). GPS 234. Industrial Management. See Econ. 210. GPS 242. Methods and Materials in Occupational Information. (2 S. H.) Mon. 6:30-9:00. Room 31, Administration Building. Beginning January 9. Dr. John L. Steele. Survey of available literature about occupations; dem­ onstration and use of occupational films; methods of obtaining, classifying, and disseminating occupational information, Study of job families and their implications for vocational placement. Devices and techniques for the use of various materials in the vocational and counseling program in schools, Prerequisite: Educ. 101. GPS 322-3. Seminar in Counseling and Guidance. (3 S. H.) Mon. 3 :30- 5 :00, throughout academic year. Room 31, Administration Building. Be­ ginning January 9. Dr. Seth Arsenian and staff. The seminar is open to students majoring in Guidance and Personnel Services and to a selected few who may be invited. The topics which the seminar will consider this year are: the psychologist as a counselor, traditional psychotherapeutic counseling, psychoanalysis, psychodrama, relationship therapy, non-directive therapy, and group therapy. GPS 332. Clinical Psychology. (2 S. H.) Tues. and Thurs. 4:30-6:00. Room 31, Administration BUilding. Beginning January 3. Dr. Seth Ar­ senian. Examination of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in clinical practice. The following topics considered in detail: feeblemindedness, school retardation, superior mental ability, conduct problems, juvenile delinquency, speech defects, personality problems, and psychological prob­ lems connected with organic dis'abilities. Prerequisites: Psych. 1-2-3. Educ. 101. GPS 372. Orientation to Neurology and Psychiatry. (2 S. H.) Wed. 7:00-10:00. Room 98, Alumni Hall. Beginning January 3. Dr. Calvert Stein. In addition to class sessions students attend psychiatric clinical sessions in hospitals and laboratories in Springfield and vicinity. The fol­ lowing topics treated: psychosomatic medicine, compulsive disorders, or­ ganic disorders of the nervous system, endocrinopathies, electroencepha­ lography, electric shock, insulin, and convulsive therapy, and hypnoanalysis. Prerequisite: Admission to Rehabilitation or Guidance majors. GPS 222. Techniques of Counseling and Guidance. (2 S. H.) Sat. 9:00- 12.00. Room 51, Library Building. Beginning January 7, Dr. John A. Cooper. Considers the various diagnostic and therapeutic techniques used in the guidance process. Tests of intelligence, aptitude, interest and per­ sonality, anecdotal records, autobiography and related methods, case study, interviewing, and cumulative records are described and dis'cussed from the point of view of their utilization in the guidance process. Emphasis placed on and practice offered in methods of counseling. Prerequisite: Psych. 1-2-3; Educ. 101.

SOCIAL STUDIES Hist. 220. Trends in the Inteilectual and Social History of the Western Europe and America, 1750-1850. (2 S. H.) Wed. 6:30-9:00. Room 97, Alumni Hall. Beginning January 4. Mr. Charles H. Hapgood. A seminal' course. It will deal with movements, such as the industrial revolution, nationalism, liberalism, socialism, the theory of evolution, etc., which have formed the basis of our contemporary culture. The course is intended to provide a background for the understanding of contemporary world problems. Hist. 231. History of Chinese Civilization. (2 S. H.) Tues. and Thm's. 4:30-6:00. Room 97, Alumni Hall. Beginning January 3. Mr. Howard E. Slack. The development of civilization in China from primitive times to the ear1y 10th century. Emphasis placed upon the distinctive qualities of this civilization as evidenced in economic, social, and political institutions and in religion, and philosophy, art, and literature. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in social sciences. PHYSICAL EDUCATION PE 349. S'upervision in Physical Education. (2 S. H.) Mon. 3:30-6:00. Room 71, Gymnasium Building. Beginning January 9. Mr. Cox. Con­ sideration given to the broader viewpoint of supervision as it relates to the improvement of physical education through in-service training of personnel, association with the teaching and administrative supervisory staff, and general school and community relationships. This course is of interest to teachers of physical education, as well as to supervisors and administra tors. Prerequisite: PE 299. PE 374. Corrective Physical Education Applied to Pathological Con­ ditions. (2 S. H.) Mon. 3:30-6:30. Room 96, Alumni Hall. Beginning Jan­ uary 9. Dr. Josephine Rathbone. An advanced course in gymnastics and in prescriptive exercise. Conditions considered are paraplegia, infantile pa­ ralysis, cerebral palsy, arthritis, disabilities resulting from fractures and wounds, amputations, etc. Prerequisites: Biology 7-8; PE 109, 119; Phys­ iology 103. PHYSIOLOGY Physiology 303. Experimental Physiology. (2 S. H.) Tues. and Thurs. 3:30-5:30. Room 57, Infirmary. Dr. Peter Karpovich. Beginning January 3. Stimulates initiative in research work in physiology and gives sufficient experimental background for teaching this subject. Forty ~xperiments covered on muscles, heart, and respiration. Example: effect of tempera­ ture upon muscular contractions; blood counting; stud:es of pulse with a polygraph; X· ray studies of the heart, diaphragm, and digestive tract. Two excursions included, one to an X-ray Laboratory and one to a heart clinic. Prerequisite: Physiology 101-102-103. PSYCHOLOGY Psych. 106. Social Psychology. (2 S. H.) Tues. and Thurs. 6:30-8:00. Room 51, Library Building. Beginning January 3. Dr. George K. Morlan. The psychological principles govel'lling individual and group behavior in social situations: influence of social conditions on memory, judgment, per­ ception and motivation; social frustration; prejudice; s'ocial class and con­ flict; industrial strife; war and peace. Prerequisite: Psychology 1-2-3. RECREATION AND CAMPING R t~ C 215. Social Recreation. (2 S. fl.) Thurs. G:30 9:30. Room 55, Woods Hall. Beginning January 5. Mr. Donald Bridgeman. Acquaints the student with a wide range of social recreation activities. Committee techniques to plan and produce actual party situations. Emphasis also placed on musical mixers and group formations. folk and square dances adapted to party events, skits, songs found helpful in social recreation affairs, banquet and mass audiences. R & C 226. Festivals and Pageantry (DemO!lstl'ations, Exhibitions) (2 S. II.) Tues. and Thurs. 3:30-5:00. Room 98, Alumni Hall. Beginning Jan­ uary 3. Mr. Charles F. Weckwerth. Develops an awareness and under­ standing of the practices of page:lntry, fesJdvals, demonstrations and ex­ hibitions as resources to serve the program needs of public and private agencies. Prerequisite: R & C 107. SOCIOLOGY Soc. 212. Criminology and Penology. (2 S. H.) Wed. 7:00-9:30. Room 50, Library Building. Beginning January 4. Dr. John A. Cooper. Topics' con­ sidered are: the general crime situation, the extent and causes, theories and practices of punishment and conection; the evolution of penal insti­ tutions and their practices, individual treatment of prisoners, and prison administration; use of pardon, parole, and probation. SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE 263 Alden Street .• Telephone 2-5121 Purpose: These courses are planned for the purpose of giving fully ana partially employed persons the opportunity to continue their education with­ out the necessity of giving up their employment. This purpose is accom­ plished by offering selected courses at late afternoon, evening and Saturday morning hours. The courses meet the needs of teachers who have completed two or three years of teacher's college work and wish to complete their work for a degree while in service. 'rhose who desire the professional advance­ ment which goes with a mastN\, degree will find the courses of special in­ terest. Thes'e courses appeal also to persons in social work, religion, health and physical education and recreation, as well as to people who simply wish to add to their general culture and background. During the next few years some of the most distinguished teachers in the United States will be invited as visiting professors at the Springfield College Evening and Summer Sessions. Fees and Credit: The regular tuition is $13.50 per semester hour. Stu­ dents who are employed full-time may take four semester hours of work per term at the rate of $10.00 per semester hour. The credit hours are the equivalent of those of the regular courses and may be applied toward appropriate degrees in this College or transferred to other institutions of higher learning. For example, those working full time would pay the fol­ lowing amounts: One two-semester hour course - $20.00, two two-semestel' hour courses - $40.00; three two-semester hour courses - $67.00. Fees are ordinarily paid at the beginning of the course. Those who find it necessary to do so may mail or bring the full amount due to the Business Office. Springfield College not later than the sixth meeting of the class. This applies only to those employed full time. The Business Office is open 9-11 a. m. and 2-4 p. m. Mon. through Fri., and 9-11 a. m. Sat. Graduate courses offered lead to the degrees of Master of Education and Mastel' of Physical Education. A statement of requirements for the Master's Degree may be secured upon application to the office of Graduate Study. Prospective students are invited to send in transcripts of credits. Upon request an estimate of the work required for a degree will be given. Accreditation: Springfield College is accredited by the American Asso­ ciation of Colleges for Teacher Education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO YOU. IT MEANS THAT CREnITS FROM SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE WILL BE HONORED IN STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AND AT GRADUATE SCHOOLS. It is recognized as an institution of higher learning of collegiate rank by the American Council on Education, the State Board of Education of Massachusetts, and the State Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The College is a member of the Association of American Colleges and the New England Ass'ociation of Colleves and Secondary Schools. It is one of the two colleges accredited by the National Council of the Young Men's Christian Association for the training of secretaries. Withdrawal of Courses: The College reserves the right to withdraw any class in which there is an enrollment of fewer than ten students. New Courses: With certain restrictions the College will add any course to its schedule for which there is sufficient demand.