Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1913-02-13
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RIFLE TEAM IS
MAKING GOOD
The Mining School Faculty
Takes Part In the Mi
ners' institute
STUDENTS AGAINST LEAGUE
The Summer School viii Be Bigger
and Better Than Ever-Examinx
tions Keep the Students Dusy--Ths
Mononsaiian improved.

Morgantown, w. Va.--With the ex
aminations In progress, student inter
est is being concentrated on the books
to an unusual degree. This is the first
year of the new semester system,
which is replacing the old three-term
year. There will be a recess OF -four
days between the last OF the examina
tons and registration. Some OF the
students will 60 homo, but many will
remain in Morgantown. The cadets
are taking advantage OF the relaxation
to hold the military ball, while the
Young Mems Christian association ID
taking advantage Of 1t to send out sev.
eral Gospel teams. One will 70 to
Chenille Normal school, and others
to some of the towns and villages near
Morgantown.
The Coming Summer School.
Preparations are now well undes
way for the next session OF the Uni
versity Summer school. which will be
the fifteenth annual session.
The term will begin Monday, June
10th (nve days after the University
commencement. and continue until
August 18th. All, or nearly all. OF the
credit courses will run for the full
term OF nine weeks, but propoftionats
credit may be received for six weeks
work by those who can not stay fos
the full term. Tho non-credit courses
including the demonstration or model
school. will run for the nrst six weeks
only. All classes will racite Ave days
In the week.
Many of the leading members Of the
University faculty will offer courses
in their regular subjects, and the Uni
versity laboratories will be in opera
ton. In addition. expert instructors
in subjects OF special interest to teach.
ers have been engaged-such subjects,
for example, as Public School Geogra.
ply, Public School Drawing. Public
School Reading and Composition, Ma
ture Study, Elementary and Advanced
Agriculture, the Principles and Meth
DDS of Teaching. Child Strdy, School
Administration, Primary Methods,
Manual Training, Domestic Science.
A model or demonstration school,
including all OF the eight grades. made
up Of the children from the Morgan
town schools, will be In operation for
the first six weeks of the term. The
teachers of this demonstration school
will be among the best-known experts
In the country.
The new subjects never offered be-
fore in the Summer School will be of
special interest to teachers OF ali
grades. They will be Geography and
How to Teach 1t, and Public School
Music. Each will be In charge OF .
professional and experienced teacher
of the subject. ~ a2s e&i
Dr. Millidge, Professor Of Geography
in the State Normal School at Farm.
Vile, Va, has been engaged to teach
Geography for six weeks In the Uni
versity Summer School. For the past
three or four summers Or. Millidge
has had charge Of this subject in the
Summer School Of the South, at Knox
Vile, Tenn He is rem embered AZ one
Of the foremost teachers Of geography
In this country.
Professor c. H. Congdon. OF Chicago
author of the series OF textbooks il
public school music recently adopted By
the West Virginia textbook commits
sion for use in the schools OF this state
will have charge Of instruction in pub
lie school music at Morgantown during
the coming session OF the University
Summer School. It is exceedingly for
tunate that the teachers OF West Vir
ginia who are getting ready to teach
public school music ars to have THU
opportunity to be instructed BY the
author of the textbook which they are
to use In that subject.
Miss Margaret H'Doubier. of the
University of Wisconsin, has been en-
exercises In children's games, plays
and sports, and to have charge Of In
struction in the general subject OF tha
playground movement, about which %
much is being said these days, in the
University Summer School the coming
summer. Miss H'Doubler viii also
have charge OF the woman's gym,
nasium and the work In physical cui
ture for women.
It is probable that no department OF
the University Is OF moro immediate
or direct service to the state than the
Summer School. 1t offers great and
varied opportunities to teachers of all
grades. whether they be in the coun.
try schools, city schools. or normal
schools, to equip themselves better for
their duties; and then 1t gives AL who
desire to do SO an opportunity to carry
forward work towards college de-
gree. All desired information may be
had by writing to the President OF the
J University or the Director Of the Sum
mer School, Mcrgantown, w. Va.
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