Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1912-07-05
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS
At U. OF P. SUMMER SCHOOL

the University Of Pennsylvania to
serve the people Of the State in every
possible way, the Summer School has
added a number of features which
make 1t more helpful and accessible
than ever before for students in gen.
eral and teachers in particular
Courses leading to the usual college
degrees and others specially planned
to improve the everyday work of the
public school have been provided in
profusion. For particular phases of this
work, the Pennsylvania Congress of
Mothers and the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union are offering free
scholarships.
During the term beginning July LIST
and ending August 10th, certain of the
University Dormitories are reserved
for women. The swimming pool is also
open to them for an hour each day,
and opportunity is afforded for every
form of physical education. A special
booklet has been issued calling atten,
tion to the numerous places of his
torical interest which will be visited
during the session and to the excur.
sions arranred to Willow Grove Park,
Atlantic CITY, League Island Navy
Yard and many other recreation
points, to say nothing of moonlight
ride on the Delaware. There are free
lectures, receptions and dances for
almost every evening of the six weeks
term. Special provision is made for
teachers wishing to earn the higher
grades OF certificates made necessary
by the new Pennsylvania Code.
A great School of Observation gives
elementary school teachers, principals
and superintendents the opportunity
to study, through daily visits to model
teachers in each school grade, the
work Of such noted systems as In
dianapolis, ST. Louis, Philadelphia
Passaic, N. j.; Newton, Mass, and of
the Horace Mann School, the model
school for Columbia University. The
school systems selected for represen-
tation are among the most noted in
America The teachers who represent
them have been officially chosen. For
example, the seventh grade ia in
charge of Miss Blaich, of Ine .anao polls,
who was recommended two years ago
by Hon. Calvin 8. Kendall, now Com,
missioner of Education Of New Jersey,
but then Superintendent OF Indianap-
oils Schools. Miss Bryan has been So
lected to show how sixth grade work
10 done in st. Louis, after conference
with the Board Of Superintendents and
the St. Louis Teachers College au-
thsrities Miss Lewis, who gives third
grade wor- in the model school OF
Teachers College, Columbia Univer-
sity, also lectures on Primary School
Methods.
Students registering for observation
are required to take an hours work
each morning in the grades which
most interest them, and at the close
of the session have half hour Of con-
ference with model teachers and an
hour of discussion Of elementary
school problems. participated in by
teachers coming from every part of
the countr~ and representing every
grade OF position and every type of
school.
In addition, Professor Yocum and
Mr.. Suhrie offer courses which apply
the most recent results of educational
research to methods of teaching the
common school branches. A more
complete course of study from which
principals and superintendents can Sc
lect what tney most need has rarely
been offered by any institution in
America.
The courses in Psychology, for
which the University is famous, are
attracting even more general atten-
ton than usual this year. DR.. Wilmer
personally conducts his clinic for de-
fectives and supervises classes for
backward children in charge of teach
ers who regularly assist Miss Farrell,
Of New York. The fact that New Jer.
sey requires the formation of specia'
classes for defective children will
cause increased attendance from tha'
state, but experts in the teaching and
supervision of backward children are
registering from all over the country
There are courses in kindergarten
ing, drawing, manual training, the
teaching and supervision OF public
school music, school playground teach
Ing and supervision, medical inspection
and moral hygiene, to say nothing of
work in every specially needed by
high school and normal school teach
ers and courses for architects and ap-
plicants for admission to medical
schools.
Growing interest in school libraries
makes the course in Library Economy
especially helpful. 1t will be under the
direction of Miss Donnelly, head Of
the Library School of Drexel Insti-
tute, and includes courses in Cata-
loguing, Classification, Reference and
Bibliography. Library Economy. Chill
dren's Literature and How to Use
Library. The work in Physical Edu-
cation Is more manysided than ever.
and embraces school playground su-
pervisfOn, besides q two year course