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Page Six THE SKYSCRAPER Dec. 18,1962 Physician-Scientist Experiments' To Prospective Teachers' Delight THERE SHE BLOWS while Mary Sanders and Maureen Sullivan watch Dr. Calvin Midgley proceed with an experiment. SI u6crap inad Around this time every year this old gal likes to sit down and remi nisce about Christmases gone by. So, yesterday, I plopped into my rocking chair, squared my jaw and began thinking with vigor about the Christmases before the New Frontier. Suddenly, as happens to all of us at one time or another, a great con cept hit me. Christmas vacations are getting shorter and shorter and are some times non-existent Attempt Metaphysical Proof I trembled at this seemingly out rageous idea; but finally, calming myself, I tried to devise a proof for the non-existence of Christmas va cations. Attempting to put my 12 hours of philosophy to work, I searched Aristotle, St. Thomas and Kluber tanz (St. Thomas first, of course) trying to find a syllogism for the non-existence of Christmas vaca tions. But, and this also happens to all f us at one time or another, the philosophers failed me. So, I said to myself, putting my eight hours of psychology to work, Don't let this be another failure you'll have to repress in your re maining years; if you can't reach this goal, direct your behavior toward finding a new solution. Down with Freud Try Scientific Method With this new motivation, I de cided that instead of trying to con jure up a proof, I'd settle for a theory using the scientific method of deduction based on my own ob servations. I began by thinking of my pre school days when every day was Christmas and non-Christmas va cations were non-existent. Therefore, 365 days of vacation. In grade school, holiday vacation started with Thanksgiving and lasted, because of measles, mumps, chicken pox and so forth to about mid-March. Therefore, 125 days of vacation. High school days were something different. No one really stayed home, but there was about a cumu lative 50-day vacation from classes. Lengthen Christmas It used to begin with the Pil grims' Pageant, and it continued on until the May-Day program. Interspersed between these two events were the Santa Show, plan ning for group neighborhood carol ing, the Start-Off-the-New-Year- Right Production, the Tribute to Our First President, the Tribute to Our 16th President, the How Green Was St. Patrick's Valley Variety Show, the Easter Hop (the only time I could ever be a bunny) and of course the various pageants for Mother Superior's feast day, Mother General's feast day, Mother Principal's feast day and Mother Home Room's feast day. No wonder they say that college is a great transition from high school. One really must be emo tionally, mentally, and physically and spiritually stable to go from the above to the three-cuts-and- you're-out system. Welcome Holidays But still, college 15-day vaca tions, although shorter in duration, are welcomed with open arms. When else could you do 6 term papers, 4 book reports, 3 projects, 3,000 pages of outside reading and study for comps? And there still remain a few hours in which to sit back and en joy your mononucleosis. I was elated, having proved my theory and also having come to one big conclusion up with Freud I really wouldn't mind regressing into my childhood days. C.B.S. P.S. Have a very Merry Christ mas. Teaching a class of 10-year-olds chemistry and physics might sound like a formidable task. But it is not. It can even be fun as a group of Mundelein students enrolled in Dr. Calvin P. Mi.lgely's Teaching of Physical Scien.ie in the Elemen tary School class are currently finding out. Using the three grade-school texts that he wrote, Dr. Midgely teaches the students in units/de signed for the third to eighth-grade levels. Each unit presents the qualitative aspects as well as the principles involved in the subject. Three elementary schools in Lake Villa experimenting with the method have been favorably im pressed with the results. Operating on the theory that worthwhile instruction must be well-rounded and stimulating, Dr. Midgely, a Lake Villa physician, attempts to unfold the story of chemistry as a natural, logical and closely integrated system using all the methods he can to make the material interesting. Repeat* Motto His motto nothing is completely understood until h is repeated three times, is demonstrated time and again. Note taking is discouraged since Dr. Midgely feels content can be derived from careful listening and study of the prepared notes. Principles learned are tested each hour with quick quizzes designed by Janice Jearas for effective student retention and recall. Learning by doing is a favorite Midgely axiom on Wednesday af ternoons, when Room 607 often ap pears in a state of minor chaos as Dr. Midgely and class use experi mentation for deeper understand ing of problems. Illustrate Theory One humorous instance found Dr. Midgely discussing the properties of yellow phosphorus and stressing it was never to be touched without some kind of protection. He reached for tongs to handle the ma terial but looked shocked when Sis ter Mary Martinette, B.V.M. calmly wet her hands and picked up the phosphorus. To the doctor's excited questions, she replied that water destroyed all the dangerous properties of the substance. The theory illustrated things learned under embarrass ing or humorous circumstances have a lasting effect on the learner. Each three-hour class is sparked with informality as Dr. Midgely ex plains proper Bunsen burner light ing technique, or discusses his chemistry for kids which explains the periodic chart as a series of families including aunts, uncles and cousins. Dr. Midgely began work on the idea of teaching chemistry to chil dren in 1952. At that time, the course was comparable to one pre sented on the high school and col- Opportunity Begins Panel Depicts 'Grad School' Graduation often sends women from college to a fork in the road where the hallowed halls of ivy are demolished for an urban apartment, the Muse is drowned in a sink full of dishes and a Bunsen burner ex plodes into a gas range. But four years is not enough time to polish off an educated Mrs. and with this in mind three alumnae panelists approached SAC's discus sion, Emphasis Opportunity, Dec. 5 at McCormick Lounge. Introducing herself as Vice- president in charge of peanut but ter and jelly in the household, Virginia Volini Marciniak touched on cultural remedies for dislocated brides adjusting to life off campus. ADVOCATING A MOVE into the by-ways where Christian wom anhood can most effectively be seen and felt, Mrs. Marciniak observed that some women turn author and help the Catholic press and the family mortgage at the same time. Others develop long-standing in terests in the arts participating in the activities of the Chicago Art Institute and the Chicago Sym phony. Here-and-now projects for am bitious young homemakers could include lessons in the art of home- making. The dilemma of gradu ates with little practice along this l:ne could be solved more easily if Chicago had its fair share of bride's schools, stated Mrs. Mar ciniak. DOMESTIC AFFAIRS MAY al low time for an Archdiocesan Adult Education course, remarked Ann Coe, who became interested in the program because she needed a job. Now the salary does not seem as important, she said. Eight years old in the Chicago Archdiocese, the program has its volunteer faculty operating at six centers. Individuals or couples vis iting these centers take advantage of classes in the Bible, foreign af fairs, God and man in the modern world, the Catholic layman and the Protestant-Catholic dialogue. Study groups are currently an ticipating informal conferences with government speakers on such topics as Nuclear Warfare and Christian Conscience. Motion pic ture education covering a variety of subjects adds another wing to the Archdiocesan plan, Ann continued. PAT CUMMINGS S I E B E R T, member of the Board of Directors for Evanston's League of Women Voters, pointed out that women often view politics as a chaotic beast found where doorbells ring, speeches are shouted, posters printed and envelopes licked. After the election, it dies to rise like a phoenix from its own ashes for the next campaign. But Mrs. Siebert says Not so Women interested in working for the public good may choose to chan nel spare hours into one of the League's activities. Members work around the calendar to provide in formation about platforms, candi dates and economic and social con cerns on everything from foreign policy to local conservation. Ten thousand women belong to the 77 Illinois Leagues as non-partisan is sue boosters. The panel closed on this note: Graduation need not be the end of education. A wise woman will make it only the beginning. lege level and was given three days a week before school opened. In the past ten years, the program has evolved to meet the needs of the grade-schoolers themselves and in a few schools is a regular part of the curriculum. Entering high school with a grade school recommendation and success on a competitive exam, the gifted students begin more progres sive high school training while the slower students maintain their nor mal rate. Grayslake High School and Antioch Township High School are already adjusting their cur riculum to meet these students' needs. The aim of the program, accord ing to Dr. Midgely, is to step up American scientific training to meet Russia's threat as well as capture interest of youngsters when en thusiasm in this field is at its peak. Exhibit Features Unique Aspects Of Artists' Work by Loretta Bernbom Two local artists are currently exhibiting their works in Munde lein's Gallery Eight. Joie d'vivre is a term applied to the Fauvist ( wild beast ) school of painting, which includes such masters as Matisse and Dufy. The joy of life also glows in the paint ings of George Rocheleau. Mr. Rocheleau, a graduate of the Uni versity of Notre Dame and the Art Institute of Chicago, works in a bald, free tyle, lending his paint ings an exuberant and lively beauty. His work especially appeals to Chicagoans, perhaps because of his gay depictions of familiar Grant Park, Navy Pier and the Howard Street L station. Not a single abstract painting is featured in the exhibit, somewhat surprising in view of contemporary trends. Na ture is his subject matter, and the artist plays up colors and lines in a scene to make it more expressive. Artistic expression in a three- dimensional medium is exhibited by Francine Zak, local sculptress and mother of two children. Most of her work is done in bronze in a process known as lost wax casting. According to this technique, the piece is first modeled in wax and a cast is made from the wax figure. The bronze or brass for the final work is then placed into the cast. Mrs. Zak's sculpture is visually dynamic and often conveys an im pression of restless movement. Such titles as Dragonfly, Pri mordial Being and Forest Imp contribute to this feeling. The sculpture is abstract, al though its relation to natural ele ments is identifiable. The painting and sculpture are interesting oppo- sites in technique and expression; yet, each is an individualized view of reality. BABY BOTTLES and dirty dishes are not the only future of a Mundelein graduate today, say (seated 1. to r.) Pat Cummings Siebert '43, Virginia Volini Marciniak '51 and Ann Coe, SAC president in '58 as they confer with Sheila Prindiville, chairman of the program. Plan Winter Weekend Reservations for Winter Weekend can now be made at the booth across from the ele vator daily at 12 noon. The Women's Athletic Association sponsors the event Jan. 25-27, at George Williams Camp, Wil liams Bay, Wis. The weekend's activities will consist of ice skating, sledding, tobogganing and skiing. The cost for WAA members is 23, non-members 25. A 5 deposit is requested.
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