Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-07-14
SEVERAL FROM HERE
AT SUMMER school,
Agricultural College and Many Al
Taking Advantage of the Benefits.

Interest in the summer school I
Storrs, which is carried on under til
auspices of the Connecticut Agricu.
tural college, appears to be CROWN.
as the number of students already reg
istered there is the largest since til
summer school was started. The nun
Der now is lao and about equal mum
bers are taking the agricultural cours
and the normal course. There are rep
resentatives from all over the state
Those who have gone from this imms
date vicinity are the Misses Ruth /
Burdick, Florence z. Holden Elsie :
Starkweather and Helen Ann Stark
weather, and they all give the mos
glowing accounts of thu kind of treat
ment they are receiving.
The summer school. which is hOldin
its ninth annual session this year 70
four weeks from July 9Th to July 29tE
inclusive, offers an agricultural coursc
and a normal course. There are twelve
teachers for the agricultural course ant
the studies offered are bird study, in
sect study, plant forms, plant fife
study of trees, poultry husbandry
dairy industry, animal husbandry
school gardens, Horticulture. landscape
gardening, fruit culture, soils. farm
crops, practical cooking and elemen-
tary agriculture.
Ten teachers are employed to in
struct in the normal course. and the
following studies are offered: Arith-
metic, civics, drawing. English geogra :
ply history, methods in ungraded
schools. penmanship. psychology, read
ing and seat work.
The interest shown in the courses
given in preceding years indicates that
there is a real demand for knowledge
along these lines, and the work has
accordingly been extended
Regular class room instruction be-
gins at o'clock and is confined to
the morning hours, while the after
moons are reserved for field trips and
other outdoor exercises. No class
room work is scheduled for Saturdays.
but excursions are made to places Of
interest in the surrounding country.
A course of evening lectures is given
on subjects of general interest. There
were three lectures last week. and
four are scheduled for. this week the
one on Monday night being an Illus
trated lecture on Training Wild AMI
mails and Birds. This was followed by
a dance.
Last Saturday afternoon the stu
dents went to Bailey's Ravine, about
two miles away. for a picnic. and If
is expected that there will be a pic
mic or something on that plan every
Saturday.
There are two services Sundays.
Last Sunday there was a service in
the church in the morning, and a yes
per service in front of the agricultural
college from 7.15 to TAO in the eve
ming.
In addition to the two regular
directly connected with the college.
there is a so-cslIed model school at
tended by local children. taught by
some of our states most successful
teachers and intended for the benefit
of those who are engaged in educa-
tional work, more especially for those
teaching in the rural schools through
out the state.
There are forty-five pupils in this
model school 1t is ungraded and Wis
itors are invited 10 come there any
time during the day. but especially be-
tween ten and eleven o'clock. This
hour is for observation.