The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-02-18
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MAKING GOOD
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The Mining School Faculty
Fakes Part In the Mi
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STUDENTS AGAINST tE:A ]
The, Summer School WIZ BE Bigger
and Better Than Ever E1amlha.
lions Keep the Students Rley--The
mononsaIlan Improved.

aminatlons in progress, student inter
est Is being concentrated on the book.
to an unusual degree. This Is the tirst
year OF the new semester system
which is replacing the old taree.terr
year. There Will be q recess Of foul
days between the last of'the examtna
tions and registration. Some Of the
students will go home, 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 Il
taking advantage Of it to send out sew
eral Gospel teams. One will go Il
Glenville Normal school, and others
to some OF the towns and villages near
Morgantown.
The Coming summer School.
Preparations are now well under
way for the next. session of the Uni
verslty Summer school, which win be
the fifteenth annual session. q.
The term will begin Monday, JunH
18th Give days after the. University
eommencemenD, and continue until
August 18TH All, OF nearly all, Of the
credit courses Will run for the full
term OF nine weeks. but proportlonate
credit may be received. for elk weeks
work BY those who can not stay fol-
the full term. The non.eredit courses.
including the demonstration or model
school, will run for the first six weeks
only. All classes will recite FIVE daya
IN the week ~ ~ - .
Many Of the leading members Of the
University faculty will offer courses
in their regular subjects, and the Uni
verslty laboratories will be in opera
tion. / In additlons 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 Study, School
Administration, PRIMARY, Methods,
Manual Training Domestic Science
A model or demonstration school,
including all Of the eight grades, made
tp or the children from the Morgan.
town schools, win be in operation for
the first six weeks OF the term. The
teachers Of this demonstration school
will be among thetbest-known experts
In the country, =
The new subjects never offered be,
fore in the Summer School1will- be Of
special interest to teachers Of all
grades, They will be Geography aud
How to Teach 1t, and Public School
Music. Each will be in charge Of .
professional and experienced teacher
Of the subject; 2"
DR.. MilIldge. Professor of Geography
in the state Normal School at Farm.
VILE, Va, has been engaged to teach
Geography for six weeks In the Uni
yersity Summer School. For the past
three or four summers DR.. Milltdge
has had charge Of this subject In the
Summer school Of the South, at Knox,
vile, Penn. He is remembered as one
Of the foremost teachers Of geography
10 this country. y &";'' =
Professor C. H. congdon, Of Chicago
author Of the series OF textbooks in
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'
glnla who are setting ready to teach
public school music are to have this
opportunity to be instructed by the
author of the'text;book which they are
to use In that subject.
Miss Margaret H'Doubler, OF the
University Of Wisconsin, has been Ell.
gagged to give instruction and conduct
exercises In children's games, plays,
and sports, and TO have charge of in.
structlon III the general subject OF the
playground movement, about which 50
much is being said these days, in the
University Summer School the coming
summer. Miss H'Doubler, will also
have charge OF the wohnan's gym
naslum and the work in physical cul'
ture for women.
It is probable that no department Of
the University is Of more immediate
or direct service 10 the, state than the
Summer school ii offers great and
varied opportunities to teachers of'all
grades, whether they be In the coun.
try schools, city schools, or normal
schools,gto equip themselves better for
their duties; and then 1t gives all who
desire to do 50 an opportunity to carry
forward work towards college de,
gree. Allsdeslred information may be
had byswrltlng to the President of the
University or the Director OF the Sum
gmer School. MOrgaatoRn. VIVA e,
y 81 ThssNew Menensallan's q,
The second number Of the "Monon.
gallant which is the literary magazine