The Princeton union., 1892-06-09
SUMMER TRAINING SCHOOL.
Tor the Regulation of Summer Training
schools Under the Direction of the
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.. -

Hor the Regulation of Summer Training
schools Under the Direction of the
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction..
In order to gain definite results in
the conduct of these summer schools
some specific plan must be adopted
which will Indicate what is required,
and within what limitations superin-
tendents and instructors may exercise
their Judgment as to ways and means.
The training school must be School,
organized and conducted with the
superior discipline that characterizes a
good school. It should also undertake
TO give time to instruction in methods
OF teaching and in school management.
d The county superintendent Of schools
Will have the entire responsibility in
calling together the teachers, in direct
ing and advising in all that pertains to
the accommodation needed in board,
and room for instruction. And under
the rules given below he will advise
and arrange with the conductor of the
school in what belongs to the program
and other matters.
The conductor will be officially re,
sponsible to the State superintendent
for the reports required, and it will be
his duty to do his utmost in carrying
out the views of the county superin.
tendent for the success Of the school.
The following rules are to be OBJ
served in the conduct of all training
schools:
l. The school shall be exclusively
for persons of sufficient maturity to dc
a teachers work, and for those who OK
pect to teach.
2. Each student shall select, subject
to the approval of the county superin
tendent, three and not more than four
academic studies, in addition to such
work as he may do in drawing, music
penmanship, reading or lectures; anc
no one shall take advanced studies ex
cept with the special approval of the
county superintendent.
8. Each student shall give time tt
study with as much regularity as tc
recitation.
4. In class work the teacher must
teach the subject, and not at the same
time teach ''how to teach the subject >
Each recitation must be a model ot
systematic progress, therefore, econ
omy of time and effort, and of best
methods. Glasses should not exceed
thirty in number each; and the stand
ing of each student shall be kept
S. Work in methods, including
school management and instruction
may be conducted more after the lee
ture plan. For textbooks, Pages
Theory and Practice and Hewitt's
Pedagogy are recommended.
6. At the close of each school a re
port will be made by the conductor tt
the State. superintendent, on a blank
provided, the standing of each pupil ir
the following:
l. When entered. 2. When left
3. No. J days absence. 4. No. cases
hardness. S. Av. daily study, lin the
discretion of the county superintend
ent.) 6. Standing in' work in each
subject. 7. Program of recitation
containing names of teachers and hours
taught. The daily, records must be
kept to provide for this report.
In joint summer schools, these rec
ords are to be kept separate for each
county.
Z. The training school shall begir
on Wednesday,, unless the county
superintendent otherwise shall advise
and the work shall be distributed
through the six days of the week.
Department of Public Instruction
St. Paul, Minn., May Is, 1891.
D. l.. KIEHLE,
Supt. Public Instruction