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Inside and out

O ne of the events students at Glenwood State Hospital, which
gave them an understanding of
looked forward to was a
field trip, which many felt would people with mental and physical
be a chance to get out of school. handicaps.
What they may not have realized Drama students also went to
was that while having fun, they Glenwood and to the Hattie B.
were learning too. Munroe home, a small school for
Sometimes, the purpose of the the profoundly handicapped,
fieldtrip was to use the located in Omaha in the Medical
environment as well as to examine Center. Drama instructor Jack
it. For example, English teacher Parkhurst commented, "I hoped
John Morrissey took the cast of his they could truly learn the meaning
play, Try and Stop Me, to Joslyn of sharing themselves, of giving
to get pictures of them in costume themselves to someone else." He
using the Art Nouveau setting of added, "Listening to the kids after
the museum as an Ancient Roman the visit to Glenwood was very
background. moving . . . They expressed shock,
Morrissey explained that the sadness, even anger."
students were the center of Eight art students, along with art
attention in their attire. One instructors Virginia Grogan, Bob
patron commented, "Isn't it nice Benzel, and Mike Daniels, went to
of Joslyn to hire these people to Minneapolis, where they stayed in
walk around in costumes?" an historical house built in 1880.
U.S. History classes took a tour They viewed contemporary art in
through the Sarpy County galleries, an orchestra in St. Paul,
Courthouse in conjunction with and attended a play at Guthrie
their law unit. Instructor Dale Theater, one of the finest in the
Kinney said it was hoped that the U.S.
students would gain an Field trips enabled students to
appreciation for law enforcement get away from the sometimes dull
by learning the roles of the police classroom atmosphere into a real
officer and judge in the judicial life situation.
system. Guest speakers provided yet
Students in American another method of learning about
Government class spent a day the real world. The real world was
observing the state legislature in brought inside the classroom
operation. Instructor Bob French where students could ask questions
said that they also had a chance to of and take notes from an expert.
V. talk with state officials on a one-
to-one basis. This first-hand
knowledge gave them a better Reviewer for WOW radio, Mike Clark, asks
understanding of the procedures film study students their opinions about mov­
taken. ies and the movie industry.
Wesleyan University after studying freshmenfreshmenfreshmenfreshmenfreshr*
Psychology/sociology students
went to the Psychology Fair at the

behavior in class. Here they saw
actual experiments put into Julie Wellendorf
M ike Weller
practice through their own Leon Wheeler
participation. They were also given Debbie White
the opportunity to work with
children in an institutional situation

Traci White
Bob Williams
Tim Willie
Erich Wolf

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