Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
NEEDED IN DISTRICT
Students Praise the Work of
G. w. U. Teachers College.
FEAR ITS DISCONTINUANCE
Memorial Addressed to Trustees of
University-In Line With
Progress.

Alarmed by a report that the George
Washington University contemplated dis
continuing it's Teachers College, the
students at present registered In tina,
department of the university have ad.
dressed petition to the board of trus-
tees asking not only for the continuance
of the Teachers College, but for its de-
veloprnent along even broader lines. The
petition was sent to II. B. +. mcfarland,
chairman of the board of trustees, and
has been referred to the committee on or
ganiZation OF educational work.
The petition is follows:
THE Teachers College of the George
Washington University is offering to
teachers already in service, and to stu
dents preparing to teach, thorough pro-
fessional courses of study in psychology,
history of education, principles of educa-
ton, child study, school administration,
class management and supervision and
school sanitation and hygiene.
1t requires, as a basis for It's work,
two years study of general culture sub
jects in the College or Arts and Sciences
or an equivalent of such courses, and Of
fers credit to advanced stuoents for work
done in normal training schools or col
leses OF approved standing.
Meets Special Need.
THE Teachers College Is meeting a
special need in the District of Columbia
where the Importance of scientific train
ing for teachers is emphasized by the
organic act public No. 254) of 1906:
No person without degree from an
accredited college or a graduation certl-
ficate from an accredited normal school,
such normal graduate to have at least
five years experience as a teacher in a
high school, shall hereafter be appointed
TO teach any academic or scientific sub
jectS in the normal, high and manual
training school, and by the rules of the
public schools. which require all appli-
cants for positions in the schools TO
pass. examinations in psychology and
pedagogy.
Many teachers of the public and
private schools of the District of Column
bia, who have recognized the profession
al character of their work and who have
been obliged to do their advanced study
ing at summer sessions of other unlver-
sites at heavy expense and at a sac
rifice of half their vacation time, have
found that the courses offered at the
Teachers College maintain the high
standards set by other universities, and
such teachers have been glad of the OPP
portunity for completing their work at
home, and of taking their degrees from
the George Washington University.
Through the organization OF the
Teachers College the university has put
itself in line with III other universities
offering professional courses to teachers
Since 1897 the Teachers College has
ganted degrees or diplomas to twenty
teachers; the whole number of students
enrolled has been 30, including eighty
five in the year closing, 1910. In these
numbers teachers of the kindergarten,
grades of the elementary schools. teachers
:crt, md schools
supervising principals and directors OF
special work in the public schools are in
Guided, as well as teachers from private
schools.