Western Washington Collegian - 1949 August 19

              iK After a abort stay at Sun Lakes park in Eastern Washington, the
class loads the bus and prepares for another journey to the next camp.
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\ Class was held by Miss Pabst on the cliff overlooking Roosevelt lake
at Grand Coulee Dam. Left to right: Mr. Knapman, Gloria Wilson, Clar­ence
Henderson, Jack LaShell, Kathleen Smith, Lloyd Magruder, George
BUffer;' Richard Valentine, Larry Nordby, Mrs. Larson, Fred Clogston.
Front row: Louis Orth, Stanley Thompson, Allen Thon, Mrs. Graves, Lorna
^mlth, Neil Johnston, Boy Ericsson, Virginia Ellis, and Miss Pabst.
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XLVII—No. 42 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Friday, Aug. 19,1949
Members of the field group gather around the campfire for a songfest
at YaUma park on Mount Rainier.
Democracy in Action
<' Miss Marie Pabst, one of the two instructors in the Pacific Northwest
Field Course in Science, is enthusiastic about the cooperation of the stu­dents
in the class. Both she and Mr. Knapman remarked on the high
espirit de corp of the group. Miss Pabst was particularly pleased by the way
]the students taught one another. She said, "One,student was our official
iweather man. We gave him the nickname, Dew Point. He was quite good
^predicting the weather but when, occasionally, he was wrong, we blamed
j-4iie..p^0OT-we^^r;"on him.'-' =' •
I • V^^aip^i^4bBM|^^^PBra'-. stoted,. - "Tp|»e class was a good example of democracy
*±&£&2^'^ democratic classroom; our class was
^^srsx^xue'i0^i^ group as a whole. Group discipline kept
fcirji||i^^ work." They
•]|e^V^; of thfe yeteira^ in, the group wlvsse training in such mat-
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" Ifajfljiy^^ were
?eiyi to the re^uirements'of thirnew field course.
Field Students
In Condition
For Fall Jobs
Twenty-four students in the Pa­cific
Northwest Field Course in
Science are spending this last week
of the summer session completing
notes and papers on information
gathered on the various field trips
taken during the summer months.
These trips included a trip to Mount
Baker, and jaunts to Eastern Wash­ington
and the Grand Coulee Dam,
Southern Oregon, the Olympic Pe­ninsula,
and Northern California.
Students enrolled in the course in­clude
Mrs. Ann Clark, Fred Clogston,
Virginia Ellis, Roy Ericsson, Mrs.
Bernice Finley, Bob Haugen, Clar­ence
Henderson, Ed Hickenbottom,
Richard Howell, Neil Johnston, Mrs.
Alice Larson, Jack LaShell, Jeraine
Lloyd, George Miller, Lawrence
Nordby, Louis Orth, Charles Smiley,
Kathleen Smith, Lorna Smith, Stan­ley
Thompson, Allan Thon, Richard
Valentine, Gloria Wilson, and Lloyd
Magruder. Miss Marie Pabst and
Mr. Fred Knapman are the instruc­tors.
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Ordinarily most students finish the
summer session with little energy or
enthusiasm for the next year of
teaching. It sems that this is not so
with the field group. The class was
asked to answer the question, 'How
do you feel physically, especially in
terms of facing your fall job, as a
result of this summer's work?" Fol­lowing
are some of the answers given
by the students: "Fine. Hope to
leave soon on a similar trip"; "Won­derful!";
"Physically I feel great
after the trip. I believe this has been
a very healthful experience. The
fresh air and exercise have been
beneficial to good health. I feel I
can face my fall teaching job with
confidence now"; "I feel swell";
"Worked up a tremendous appetite.
Feeel better than. I have in years
both mentally and physically."
The students were also asked to
write a few lines in answer to the
question: "To those of you who
teach, or plan to teach, what ex­perience
have you had this summer
which you believe will be of signifi­cant
value in your teaching?" Re­sponses
to this question were varied.
One student wrote, "When I start
teaching again I intend to make use
of all the experiences we had this
summer In some way or other—even
to the square dancing, pepper ball
and camping."
Another student wrote, "I hope to
develop in my class group a feeling
of cooperation and class spirit by
applying the same principles of edu­cation—
that of learning by expert
ence and learning to get along with
others while practicing it."
Another paper read, "I feel that
I know a lot more about human
nature than I did before I started
on the trip. We had a fascinating
variety of people." ., - v^.-^ •
One .student claimed^:V£I feel X
have more ability to analyze ;a juiit
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Instructor Praises Students
We have dreamed and talked about a full time science field
course for many years. We all know that one of the greatest needs
of teachers is the opportunity to have first hand experiences with
the things and ideas that they plan to present to the children. One
of the most frequently heard comments this summer from our
class has been, "I have a great wealth of new experiences to use in
my teaching."
As a result of our travels and observations, all of us are much
more aware of the basic natural resources of soil, water, forests, fish,
and minerals upon which the economy of the Pacific Northwest is
built. We also know more about the meaning of wise use of natural
resources.
We had a wonderful group of people to work with this sum­mer.
It is an experience I will remember for a long time.
FRED W. KNAPMAN
Instructor
Above is shown one of the huge siphons on the reclamation project in
Eastern Washington. The class spent some time studying the project that
means so much to Eastern Washington. •"
Dr. Bodenberg, Yakima park naturalist, points out the effects of
gladation on the mountain wall,^to members of tiie class. Left to rifht:
Lorna Smith, Kathleen Smith, Dick HoweU, Vfa^inU Ellis, and Dr.
Bodenbegr. . ."-.;',"/' . •-/ A^v'.-v -..-.l '••:-y-: <-.<•• -^-- .::• v'::.-* •" /:'' ' Pictures shown oa thto page wen a^
trips. Other pletur^may^be see* o »^
field