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Chalmers, Jean
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Chalmers, Jean, born 11 May 1892. Her home address was listed throughout her Art School career as Williamfield, Stirling, with no term-time address given. Jean first enrolled for the 1909-10 session, studying Drawing and Painting as a day student (reg. no. 307). One of her teachers in her first year was Mr Jackson. The following year (reg. no.185) she studied with Mr Mainds and the entry for the 1911-12 session (reg.no. 107) lists Prof Griffenhagen, Prof. Artot and Prof Britten amongst her teachers. In total, she spent six years at the Art School studying Drawing and Painting, but switching to Design in her final year, 1915-16 (reg. no. 389). This was probably because, as the School Prospectus for that year notes, "Students who join the School with the intention of becoming Art Teachers are recommended to seriously study Design and to perfect themselves in at least one craft." Jean was listed in the 1916-17 Prospectus as one of the students , "awarded the School Diploma and having completed the course of professional training prescribed by the Provincial Committee (who)have received the special qualification granted by the Scottish Education Department to Teachers of Art." Jean was appointed as an Art Teacher at Rutherglen High School for the 1915-16 session and the Prospectus for the following year lists her appointment as Art Mistress at the Girls High School, Onslow Drive, Whitehill. To qualify as an Art Teacher in 1916 a student was expected to hold the Scottish Education Department's Intermediate Certificate (school certificate), to have completed the Diploma course in Drawing and Painting or one of the other sections of the Art School, and followed 'Training in Teaching,' as laid down by the Glasgow Provincial Committee. The curriculum set out by the Provincial Committee was quite comprehensive. Students were instructed in hygiene, physical training, psychology, and voice training, with each of these subjects studied for ten hours. Education merited twenty hours and 'Methods and Practice' two hundred hours. Following completion of the teaching course, and two years probationary service, the students were granted the Special Certificate for teachers of Art, as awarded by the Scottish Education Department.
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