The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-29
state summer School Al Castlcton.

State Summer School Al Castlcton.
The State Summer School foI
teachers, which has been conducted
for several years in Rutland County,
will this year be extended for one
week, the session lasting three week
instead OF two, as in former years.
This school is authorized by the
State Board of Education and is
conducted under the direction OF the
Principal of the Normal School at
Castleton Charles A, Adams. 1t will
extend from July 7th to July 25th.
Last year there were seventy teach
ers in regular abundance and the
total registration reached almost
one hundred
In previous years, the work has
been more or less along the line OF
Lectures, each teacher attending as
many classes as was possible. This
year it is hoped to make the work
more Professional and more like
regular Normal School work. 1t is
planned to bave double recitation pei
iods daily, that is, there will be two
reeitations in each subject Those
who do satisfactory work Will re-
ceive credit for the same should
they plan to take regular Normal
Course. The Faculty. as in pre-
vious years, will be composed OF
men and women who have had
much experience in school work
and are able to deal with school
problems from a thoroughly practi- |
cal standpoint. The whole aim OF
the school will be to teach those
things which can really be used |
in the schools, whether this work |
is in School Management, Drawing, |
Arithmetic, Nature Study, Music,
Primary Work, Sewing, Agriculture,
Rural School Management, Elemen-
tary School Science. English, or
Writing. A circular. giving infor-
nation regarding the Courses OF
study and expense of attending the
school is now ready for mailing.
The instructors will be compos-
ed of members of the Normal School
Faculty at Castleton with several
teachers of experience from outside
the State OF Vermont. Among
them are the following:
Miss Hannah P. Waterman of the
North Adams Normal School will
have entire charge OF the Rural
School work. Miss Waterman is es-
pecially well prepared to take up
this work, as she had charge OF this
subject in her work in Illinois, and
at North Adams confines herself en-
tirely to Rural School problems.
Miss Florence NJ Pettee of the
Castleton Normal School, who has
charge OF the drawing. basketry,- etc,
Is a graduate of the Pratt Institute,
has studied abroad and taught foi
five years In tn the schools Oh
Brockton, Mass.
Mrs. p Wellington Bragg of Rut-
land will give at least four talks on
Stories and Story Telling.
The Primary Work will be under
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Doland of the Fitchburg Normal
School.
Miss f. Louise Weller of the
Castleton Normal School, a graduate
of Syracuse University, and a teach
er of experience, will direct the
work in Music and Domestic Art.
Miss May Gaffney of the Castleton
Normal School, Will give com
plete Course in Penmanship.
The Grammar Grade work IN
Arithmetic. English and History viii
be under the supervision ,of Miss
Abbie J. Meadowcroft Of. Haverhill.
Miss Meadowcroft il the Supervise
ing Principal OF two large Grammar ,
Schools in that city and has given .
particular attention TO training /,
teachers for their work.
Mr.. Harry A. Farrar of the Cas- |
Teton Normal School. a graduate OF :
Middebury College. will have
charge of the work in Nature Study,
Elementary School Science, and Agrl- !
culture.
Miss Edna p. Carrot, director OF
Physical Training In the Public u
Schools OF Milton. Mass, viii be
during the entire session
and teach gymnastics, children's :
games, ut-of-door-sports and folk
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There will be class In School
Management given by Charles A
Adams. the Principal OF the School.
Ia addition, one or more addresses =
will be given by the following Hon. q
Mason s. Stone, State Superintendent Q :,
Of Education: Dr. Charles 8. Cav .,
erly. President OF the State Board OF n,
Health: supt OF Schools, e. II. r.
Brown Of Walllngford; Prin. J, y a,
Barss. OF the State Industrial School, W
DR.. Charles r. Dalton, p
Secretary OF the State Board Of m
Health; Or. Charles L. Leonard.
Principal OF Troy Conference Aca- e
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