Smyrna times., 1912-06-12
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TEACHERS
At U. or P. SUMMER SCHOOL
Term Begins July lst-DOrmi-
tories and Swimming Pool
Open to Women.

Gently announced by the Provost OF
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 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 ana 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 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.
4 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 aP0
| 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
sf gsfisa aeFsrl in the ff6def ~seheel 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 a 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 an
Mr.. Suhr!e 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 whic
principals and superintendent can Sc
lect what they most need has rarely
been offered by any institution in
America.
The courses in Psychology, fol
which the University is famous, art
attracting even more general atten
tion than usual this year. DR.. Witme
personally conducts his clinic for de
fectives and supervises classes TO
backward children in charge of teach
4 eFs who regularly assist Miss Farrell
of New York. The fact that New Je1
sey requires the formation of specia
classes for defective children vii
cause increased attendance from tha
state, but experts in the teaching an
supervision of backward children ar
registering from all over the country
: There ere courses in kindergarten
e ing, drawing, manual training, tn
| lcdtuluS anu Sup6INlSiCu VI puDll
school music, school playground teacl
: ing and supervision, medical inspectio
Z ana moral Fygiene, to say nothing {
1 work in every speciality needed b
e high school and normal school teacl
IS ers and courses for architects and a,
d plicants for admission to medic,
II schools.
a Growing interest in school librarit
makes the course in Library Econom
= especially helpful. 1t will be under ii
:, direction Of Miss Donnelly, head
- the Library School of Drexel Inst
10 tute, and includes courses in Cat
loguing, Classification, Reference al
photography, Library Economy, Ch
dren's Literature and How to Use
Library. The work in Physical Ed
cation is more manysided than eve
and embraces school playground S
y pervision. besides a two year cour
IA in Physical Education for teachers
OF gymnastics and physical education al
lg supervisors of athletics.