Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-01
A SUMMER SCHOOL
To Be Established at the Uni
versity of Maine.
To Include Most of the Courses of the
College Curriculum.
Eighteen Courses to Be Offered Under
Six Instructors.

Orono, Me-, April 3O.-(SpeciaD.-
Since the arrival of DR.. Emory. Eel
lows to assume the presidency of the
University of Maine the idea has been
advanced by him to inaugurate a sum-
mer school, which should include most
of the courses of the college curricu-
lum and in such courses the work
should be strictly of college grade, and
students who are now or who after
wards became candidates for a degree
in the University of Maine would re-
ceive credit for such work done in the
summer school.
This proposition received favorable
support from the heads of the differ
cnt departments at the university and,
today, after chapel, Professor Fellows
announced to the student body that a
summer school was proposed, to begin
about June 25, 1902, and continue for
five weeks. He especially urged upon
the students the necessity of obtaining
from them the names of teachers from
the schools and academies from which
they had graduated in order that the
circulars which have just been received
from the printers may be widely dis
tributed.
Eighteen courses will be offered by
six instructors, as follows:
George Emory Fellows, Ph. D., presi-
dent of the university, or Allen T..
Rogers, NJ. A., professor of political
economy and history, French revolu-
ton, 18th century, civics.
James n. Hart, G. E., NJ. S, professor
of mathematics and astronomy, college
algebra. solid geometry, plane trigo-
nometry.
James S. Stevens. NJ. A., Professor Of
Physics, physics, laboratory physics, ad-
vanced laboratory physics.
Welton NJ. MunsOh, Phi. D.. Professor OF
Horticulture, botany, nature study.
Guy A. Thompson, NJ. A.. Instructor in
English and Modern languages, compost
ton and rhetoric, literature, beginning
German.
E,douard =. Ballot. NJ. A., Professor of
French in Northwestern University,
French.
1t is believed that summer school in
Maine of the grade indicated here may
be useful and attractive to High school
teachers of the State who are ambitious.
he lower grades VINO desire to fit them
selves for High school work; to collcg ,
students wishing to make up DEFICIENCIES
or to shorten their college course by cx-
ira study: and to teachers and students
from other states who will find them
selves able to STUDY to better advantage
in Mainc's bracing atmosphere than else
where during the summer
Private instruction in studies other than
those mentioned may be had by specla!
arrangement. No entrance examination
will be given and admission to the several
classes will be granted after interview
or correspondence with the instructor.
The session will not be held unless 10
or more applications are received by June
l, when a more definite program will be
issued
Such course as this would be of great
advantage to many of the students who
are obliged to lea"e college during the
college year in order to teach or to ac-
ccpt other positions whereby they can
raise money to defray college expenses.
For in leaving college, time and instruc-
tion are lost which either has to be mace
up by vigorous effort on the part of the
Sluutnl VI tllt STUDY has W ~ ONtI tO
the next year, which means greater
amount of work to be done in the same
time.
BY the adoption of the course proposed
such students would be provided with :,
means whereby they could make up these
deficiencies during the summer. And in
the fall could begin work on even ba-
sis This course would also enable stu
dents to complete the prescribed courses
in order to obtain their degree in a short
period Of time.
If the plans are carried out. this will bC
the first summer school established al
any college in Maine and the location oi
such Il school at tIe University of Maine
seems to be ideal. For aside from the ad.
Vantagcs of college residence and study
the visitor will be attracted by the op
portunity for making many delightful
excursions by bicycle, electric ear o
blackboard to the neighboring mountains
lakes and rivers.