The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-24
U. v. M. Summer School.

U. V. M. summer school.
The University of Vermont Summer
School will offer a large number of courses
intended especially for teachers. Several
specialists from a distance have been Sc
cured to give methods courses, and Prin-
cipal Morrill, will give a course in school
management
The bulletin has Just been Issued and
contains, besides the description of
courses, some interesting matter about the
University and about Burlington.
Wherever it goes it will be "A good adver-
tisement of Burlington 1t would be
worth while for the people of Burlington
to read it and to send a copy, or ask to
have one sent to n friend. The regular
members of the faculty who will teach
are Professors Hills, Robinson, Bassett,
Myrick, Ogle, Messenger Burns, Andrews,
H. T. Perkins Thomas, Eaton and Helyar.
Those who will come from outside are:
Principal Morrill, of the Randolph Nor
nal School, already very wcll-known in
Burlington and throughout the State.
He will give a course in school manage
ment, teachers course in common
school branches and conduct round
table.
Miss Adelaide Abel of Providence, II.
l., graduate of Wellesley College and
graduate student in Chicago University.
She will have charge of the work in home
economics.
Miss Olive NJ. Human of New York,
who has spent several years in the special
study of public school drawing. She
will give two courses in drawing adapted
70 the needs Of teachers of this important
and much neglected subject.
Miss Fannie W Dunn, a graduate of
Peabody College, and, interesting to note
great granddaughter of Alden b.
Spooner a L. V. Nj. alumnus Of a century
ago She will give primary methods and
juvenile literature. The latter is sub
lect too little studied. Literature for
children is vital problem for both teach
ers and parents, and but few people are
sufficiently familiar with the available
material and with child nature to speak
with any authority on the subject.
Teachers of Vermont will appreciate this
opportunity, and some of the mothers of
Burlington who are interested in their
children's reading matter might find 1t
profitable to attend this one course. If
there is a local demand for the work, the
University officials would no doubt be
willing to arrange to have the course
come at an hour that would be most con-
venicnt
Miss Mary d. Piece, also II graduate
of Peabody College She will give n
course in intermediate methods Edu-
cational theorists have written much
about the primary grades but there is
little material dealing with the work of the
intermediate grades, yet the problems
of child development at this period are
in many respects the most difficult of
I educational problems, and most teachers
agree that these grades are the hardest
to teach.
Alfred Larsen, though not of the uni
yersity faculty is home man who will
give n course in sight singing, intended to
aid in the teaching of music in the public
| schools.
Professor Burns, though a regular
member of the faculty, will be new to
Burlington, owing to his recent election.
He will be professor of botany in place of
Professor l.. r. Jones, who has gone to
/ Wisconsin.
Beside the work which is strictly peda-
gogical, there will be large number of
academic subjects taught. These will
serve the needs of teachers who wish
subject matter, and Of students who wish
college credit.
Students who are carrying on work for
the masters degree can arrange individ-
ually with their Professors to work under
direction during the summer session.
For the benefit of people in Burlington
who do not wish to become regular stu
dents but who wish to take a single course
special rate of eight dollars for a course
has been made.