Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-06
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE WORK
Features Of Commandments Past and
to Come.
PROOFS OF EDUCATIONAL UPLrFT
Agriculture Colleges Increase IN
Number and ContrIbute Much 90
Improved Farming and
stock RAISING.

The summer session OF the University OF
Nebraska for 1910 has attracted not only
the attention OF teachers throughout the
state, but In neighboring states as well,
even reaching as far east as Pennsylvania.
@. w. Gerwig. secretary OF the Board OF
Education at Allegheny, Penn, recently
wrote the university authorities as fol-
lows; we have in mind a plan for send
iEg some OF our teachers to approved sum
mer schools. / am told by the people in
the department OF education OF the Univer-
eity of Pittsburg that your summer school
offers some of the most definitely help
ful work for grade teachers 10 be found
anywhere ] shall be glad to have you send
me for the information of our teachers any
data you may have showing just what
you offer that will prove of definite, con-
crete help 10 an average grade teacher
who seeks to increase her school effl-
cheney" II is the model grade school TO be
conducted under the management and SUI
pervision Of superintendent stephens Of the
Lincoln city schools and ten of the ablest
grade teachers in the public schools Of
Lincoln that command the attention OF the
Board of Education of Pittsburg The
model grade school will be affiliated with
the university summer session for the pur-
pose OF giving the teachers OF Nebraska
and nelghboring states an opportunity for
observation and study of grade school
methods and problems second TO none here
tofore presented In this country.
The first summer session of the Teachers
College High school of the University Of
Nebraska will open at the new Temple
building, Monday, June 20, and continue
eight weeks. All OF the courses Of the Ne
braska accredited curriculum will be Of
fered. The school will be under the diree-
ton of Dean Fordyce, head professor OF
educational theory and practice and In
spector Reed, professor OF secondary educa-
ton, and Superintendent stephens OF the
Lincoln schools. The faculty will include
twelve Of the leading high school teachers
of the state. Students desiring to make
up one or two courses in which they are
delinquent or to advance in the high school
curriculum for any othor reason will be
permitted to make up this work In this
summer school. While this Is an opportu-
nifty for high school pupils to finish their
regular school work for the year, it also
affords high school teachers an opportunity
for observation and study Of high school
methods Of instruction.
From reports received from all sections Of
superintendent, which opens June ID and
continues through the first week Of the
summer session, will be largely attended
by high school teachers, high school prin-
cipals and city superintendents. Prof.
Charles DeGarmo Of Cornell university,
Ithaca, N. Y, and Superintendent J. IL.
Beverage Of Council Bluffs, Ia, will be the
leading lecturers from outside the state
nf
perintendent Calvin N. Kendall OF Indian
apolis will be the most prominent educator
from outside the state during the second
week Of this school Among the leading
educators of Nebraska who are to deliver
lectures at this school are Superintendent
william M. Davidson, Omaha; superin-
tendent A. H. waterhouse, Fremont; Su-
perlntendent N. M. Graham, South Omaha
Superintendent T.. j. Bodweil, Beatrice;
Superintendent w. w. Stoner, York; Su-
perintendent w. L. Stevens, Lincoln, and
state superintendent Z. c. Bishop,
One of the most enjoyable and yet one OF
the most helpful features planned for the
school Of superintendent will be the lunch
con hour where each day at noon those In
attendance at this school win assemble at
the banquet table. After-dinner speeches
on educational problems will be delivered
by those peculiarly fitted for the discus
sion Of the subject under consideration.
Superintendent A. II. waterhouse Of FIRE.
mont will act as POSTMASTER during the
first week and Superintendent w. l.,
stephens OF Lincoln will act in this ca
pacity during the second week. In these
strenuous times educators have found such
a plan to be as necessary as have those in
the commercial world.
Jeremiah Whipple jerks. Phi d.. LII. D.,
professor of political economy and politics
Cornell university. Ithaca, NY. will be the
commencement orator at the University Of
Nebraska, June 16, 1910 II is estimated
that the total number OF graduates from
the university for ls0e-IO will be about 800
Prof John D. shoop first assistant super
intendent of the public school OF Chicaso
will deliver q series of five lectures or
educational topics before the students OF
the university summer school the week be
ginning June g. Prof. shoop is recognized
as one OF the ablest administrative schoo
=, men In the United States.
DIR. A. Il. winship OF Boston. editor o
the New England Journal of Education
will lecture before the students Of the Uni
versity Summer school during the frs
week Of August. AS an educator DR.. Win
ship ranks with Horace Mann and Commits
sloner Harris.
Chancellor Avery has just finished thre
weeks strenuous work In delivering com
mencement addresses During the las
month he has spoken at Blue Hill. Omaha
Qering, chadron, Bassett Tilden, Schuyler
Meadow Grove Plainview, Ainsworth an,
, Osoeola. He delivers the commencement
address at South Omaha June 10 and a
, Woodbine, Ia, June II.
The university extension department ha
/ furnished lecture talent for nearly 100 higl
= school commandments this year an
! through this agency it has reached at leas
5000 different persons The prospect 70
an increased attendance at the universit
of Nebraska next year was never brighter