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