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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1916)
PAG E 4 T H E C H E M A W A A M E R IC A N INFORMATION FOR ORGANIZING THE PRE- VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL WORK T h e w ork prescribed for each in d u strial d ep artm en t at C hem aw a has been outlined for th e year in the T e n tativ e Course of S tudy. T his o u tlin e covers the m in i m um req u irem en t in each d ep artm en t, allow ing s u f ficient tim e for additional in stru ctio n to give th o ro u g h m astery of th e prescribed w ork. T h e y e a r’s ou tlin e has been carefully d i\id e d into w eekly lesson plans, follow ing the order given in the C ourse of S tu d y excep t w here personal experience has justified a re-arran g em en t of the topics. C onstructive criticism of th e Prevocational L ecture O utlines will be welcom ed, w ith a view to re-arran g in g the order of the topics and ad d in g necessary topics w hich should be included in th e course. T h e weekly lesson plans are not intended to be used as a basis for lectures on prescribed w ork, bnt ra th e r as outlines to be followed in p lan n in g each d a y ’s w ork a week in advance. B lank form s for th is purpose may be secured by requisition on th e A ssistant S u p e rin te n dent and P rincipal. T h e lesson plans for th e e n su in g week are due F rid a y n ig h t. A stu d y of the w eekly lesson plans show th a t th e pupils are required to learn the use, the eost, and th e care of tools, im plem ents, utensils, m achinery and m aterials, or anim als. In ord er to secure th e neces sary skill in using and carin g for these tools, im ple m ents, utensils, m achinery and m aterials, the in d u s trial teachers are required to give th e pupils practical exercises to be com pleted u n d er th e te a c h e r’s su p e r vision and in accordance w ith his in stru ctio n s. In addition to com pleting these practical exercises, th e pupil m ust be able to tell w hat he has done, how he did it, and w hy it m ust he done in the way he did it. T o set pupils to w ork on an in stitu tio n al job, w ith out personal supervision and w ith o u t accom panying in stru ctio n as to the use and care of tools or m aterials is not com plying w ith the req u irem en ts of the course in letter or sp irit; fu rth erm o re, such practice leads to the p u p ils’ learn in g bad habits in the use of delicate tools, to waste of m aterials, and to serious loss, or dam age, to costly im plem ents and m achinery. In d u strial teachers are therefore expected to m ake a list of the exercises to be ta u g h t to the prevocational pupils, and subm it them to the A ssistant S u p e rin te n d ent and Principal for approval. T hese exercises should likew ise appear on th e te a c h e rs’ w eekly lesson plans in the order in w hich they are ta u g h t. In p re p arin g th e list, care should be taken to inc1 tide all the exercises prescribed in the Course of S tu d y , b u t not necessarily in the order given in the course. It should be borne in m ind by the in d u strial teach ers th a t these exercises have been prescribed for the two-fold purpose of (1 ) teaching correct habits (and sk ill) in th e use of th e tools, im plem ents, utensils, m ach in ery, anim als and m aterials; and (2 ) to furnish m eans of teach in g pupils to tell in com prehensive E n g lish w hat they did, how they did it, and w hy. C o nsequently, w hile th e exercises are being ta u g h t, th e in d ustrial teacher m ust give his personal atten tio n to the p u p ils ’ w ork and at th e sam e tim e see to it th a t th ey get the E nglish necessary to a clear, accurate description of w hat they did, the how and th e w hy. By in d u strial teacher is m eant the chief of each d e p artm en t, w ho is held responsible for th e in d u strial w ork and the in stru ctio n in E n g lish . At tim es, em er gencies arise req u irin g th e personal atten tio n of the chief. In such cases, the prevocationals will be tu rn ed over to the assistant, or to a com petent, tru stw o rth y v o catio n al. It is im p o rtan t to rem em ber th a t a num ber of the prescribed exercises fall un d er, or may be included in, in stitu tio n al jobs. W herever possible, th is latter should be done, bearing in m ind, how ever, th a t the pupils m ust get as far as practicable the E nglish w hile the w ork is g oing on, and th a t th e prescribed part of th e w ork m ust be d uly em phasized. Provided th e outlined lessons have been intelligently followed in letter and sp irit, th e in d u strial teacher is prepared to m ake full use of th e th irty m inute so-called lecture period w hich should be held invariably from 7:30 to 8:00 a. m ., daily. T h e teacher should devote the g reater part of th e h alt hour to finding out bv ju d icio u s q u estio n in g w hether his pupils have th o ro u g h ly m astered w hat he has already ta u g h t them in the in d u strial d ep a rtm en t. If each pupil can s a t isfactorily com plete the exercise and can tell w hat he has done, how he did it, and w hy, he is en titled to receive a final ta tin g in th a t exercise. O therw ise, he is not. T he A ssistant S u p erin ten d en t and P rincipal stands ready to help in listin g the exercises prescribed in p lan n in g th e m ethods of teach in g to secure the best resu lts. T h e success of the y e a r’s w ork, how ever, d epends in a very great m easure, upon the spirit w ith w hich th e in d u strial teacher approaches his w ork and his ability to adapt him self to m eet th e needs of his his pupils. LOCALS Mis . R uth Brewer and M r. L oulin Brewer spent th e T h an k sg iv in g holidays at Chem aw a w ith th e ir m other. Mrs. E sta b ro o k ’s b irth d ay com ing on T h an k sg iv in g was the inspiration of a delicious “ sp read ” T h a n k s g iv in g evening in M rs. E sta b ro o k ’s ap artm en ts. A n um ber of friends gathered to partak e of the tu rk ey and o th er good th in g s, as well as to wish their hostess “ m any happy r e tu r n s .”
