Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1912-03-07
SUMMER SCHOOL
PREPARATIONS BEING MADE Fob
SESSIONS WHICH OPEN
JUNE PATH.
Special Characteristics Pointed Out
by Director Or. 'Waitman Barrie
Announcements Will Soon
Be Ready.

mentS VIII soon De feduy lOT uiSlipu'
ton. The special characteristics OF
the summer school this year, as point
ed out by the director, DR.. Waitman
Barbe, are the following:
/. The facilities and opportunities
for the professional training OF teach
ers of all grades will be very greatly
increased over those offered any pre-
yious year. A model" or observation
school of the regular eight grades VIII
be maintained, and these grades Will
be In charge Of three expert teachers
one from Columbia University, one
from Chicago Normal School, and one
from Parker Practice School, Chicago.
There will be also courses in the meth
DDS and principle of teaching by four
instructors-one from George Wash
ington University, one from Chicago,
and the other two from our own uni
versity These courses will all extend
throughout the session.
2. Instruction and shop work in
manual training will be offered for the
first time. The fully equipped shops
of Mechanical Hall will be used for this
purpose. The demands of the high
schools for properly trained instruct.
ors In manual training will be met as
far as possible.
8. For the first time in the summer
school attention will be given to
physical training. Mrs. Chez has been
engaged to be director Of children
games and the playground movement,
and she will also have charge of the
gymnasium for women. Mr.. Chez Will
have charge of the gymnasium for
men. Mrs. Chez will cooperate with
the teachers of the model school.
4. Many of the regular college
credit courses will run for nine weeks,
instead Of for only six weeks as hith'
erto. This will make 1t possible for
all who desire to work for credit to
make great progress towards gradua'
ton. 1t will also enaOIe special stu
dents and graduate students to do the
amount of work that so many OF them
have called for. The model school, the
special work for grade teachers and
rural teachers, the music courses, and
all similar work will cover only six
| weeks.
S. The number of regular instruct
ors in academic and professional sub
jects will be larger by four or five than
| ever before.
6. Rural Life Conference Week. u
This will be new supplementary fea
ture. The various problems affecting
| the country home, school, church, etc.
will be discussed by number of men
and women from various parts Of the
country who are making a special
| study Of the new Country life move
ment" State Superintendent Shawkey
intends to have conference Of all the
county and district superintendent al
the university during that week.
7. Special preparations for comfort
| able and fair-priced living accommoda
tons for all who may attend. More
than ordinary attention will be given
to this important matter.
Teaching the Teachers.
| "He who teaches a teacher teaches
a multitude" is tie motto of the sum
mer school of West Virginia Univer
sity. With this thought in mind, the
management has engaged number Of
celebrated experts from other institu
| tions to assist the regular university
faculty in offering wide variety Of
| courses for teachers Of all grades
Among these specialists will be DR.
Charles DeGarmo, of Cornell Univer
| ity; DR.. William e. Ruediger, Of
Gorge Washington University; Sarah
e. Griswold, of Chicago Normal School;
Lillian Fliege, Of Davenport, Ia;
Eleanor Wright OF Columbia, Univer
sity, and Lucy M. Doyle, Of Parker
Practice School. Chicago. Three OF
four other names are to be added tc
this list.
chiIdren's Plays and Games.
The movement for the guidance ant
| training of children in their games and
plays is attracting great attention al
| over the country, and the educationa
value of play is being emphasized. Ir
line with this movement, Mrs. Louise
Ferris Chez has been engaged as di
rector of children's games and plays
for the summer school at West Vir
ginia University. She will use the chill
dren Of the model school and will II
hstrate the value of folk games, etc
Mrs. Chez is the regular university In
structor in physical training for won
en-. This will be a new feature Of the
summer school and Is certain to NEE
with much favor among public schoo
teachers.
Agriculture For Teachers.
| The State of West Virginia require!
elementary agriculture to be taught II
all of the public schools Of the state
OF course teachers can not teach i
unless they have studied it. Agricul
ture Is, therefore, subject to which
the University Summer School give!
much attention. Courses are offered
for rural schools and for the grades In
city schools, and more advanced
courses for high schools and norma
schools.
Rural Life Conference.
One of the new supplementary fea
lures Of the coming summer school a
West Virginia University will bea "Ru
raj Life Conference" lasting week
Country life in its various phases
church, school, home, library, Sunday
school, etc., will be discussed by vari
Gus leaders in the rural life move
ment from different parts of the
country. State Superintendent Shaw
key has expressed his intention Of
calling meeting of all the county and
district superintendent of schools tc
be held at Morgantown during that
week.
Manual Training and Home Economy
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