The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-06-12
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS
At U. OF P. SUMMER SCHOOL
Term Begins July 1st-Dormi.
tories and Swimming Pool
Open to Women.

added a number of features which
make it 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 1st
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 arranged to Willow Grove Park,
Atlantic City, League Island Navy
Yard and many other recreation
points, to say nothing of a 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 is in
charge of Miss BlaiCh, of indianapolis,
who was recommended two years ago
by Hon. Calvin S. Kendall, now Com.
missioner of Education of New Jersey,
but then Superintendent of Indianap.
oils Schools. Miss Bryan has been Sc.
lected to show how sixth grade work
is done in st. Louis, after conference
with the Board of Superintendents and
the st. Louis Teachers College au.
thorities Miss Lewis, who gives third
grade work 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 country and representing every
grade of position and every type OF
school,
In addition, Professor Yocum and
Mr.. Suhrie offer courses which apply
he 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,
ect what they most need has rarely
1een offered by any institution in
The courses in Psychology, for
which the University is famous, are
attracting even more general atten-
ion than usual this year DR.. Wilmer
personally conducts his clinic for de.
ectives and supervises classes for
backward children in charge of teach.
,rs who regularly assist Miss Farrell
If New York. The fact that New Jer
ley requires the formation of specia
.lasses for defective children will
ause increased attendance from that
tate, but experts in the teaching and
supervision of backward children are
egistering from all over the country.
There are courses in kindergarten.
ng, drawing, manual training, the
eaching and supervision of public
chool music, school playground teach.
ng and supervision, medical inspection
nd moral hygiene, to say nothing of
work in every specially needed by
Ugh school and normal school teach
rs and courses for architects and ap.
licants for admission to medical
choOls.
Growing interest in school libraries
makes the course in Library Economy
specially helpful 1t will be under the
iTeCtion of Miss Donnelly, head Of
he Library School of DreXel lnsti.
ute, and includes courses in Cata.
)guing, Classification, Reference and
Library Economy, Chil,
ren's Literature and How to Use
library The work in Physical Edu-
alton is more manysided than ever,
nd embraces school playground su,
4 Physical Education for teachers OF
ymnastics and physical education and
supervisors of athletics.
In short at every point, the Sum
Ter School'bears evidence Of the Uni.
ersity's wish to help public school
eachers. Many thousands Of general
nd special circulars are being issued
y Dr. A. Duncan Yocum, the Direc.
lr. Last year the attendance was
even hundred; this summer provis
IN is being mate for over a thousant
tudents.