Milford chronicle., 1913-07-25
SUMMER SCHOOL BULLETIN.

The fourth week Of the Summer School
for teachers shows a final registration
for the various courses of l65, several
students having entered at the middle of
the session for the purpose evidently Of
preparing for the examinations of the
State Board of Education. These exam
nations will be held by the College on
Friday and Saturday, July rs and July
20. For the examinations, 10 students
OF the school have already handed in
their names. The majority of the stu
dents will take all Of the examinations,
the average number of examinations for
each student running above eight.
Additional facts and casual comment
illustrate the seriousness with which most
Of the students are approaching the work
of the school and the varied benefits re-
sulting from the prescribed work of the
courses. from the opportunities for indie
pendent reading and helpful exchange of
ideas, and from the general afternoon
and evening lectures Two significant
facts 10 educators, at least are, first, that
% per cent. of the students of the school
are taking the full number OF courses al
lowed that is, four courses, with one
additional course, if it is Drawing or Pri-
mary Methods, and second, that S2-46
per cent of the opportunities of the
school are thus being realized, the differ
ence in percentage being explained by
the fact that every student might have
taken FIVE courses. II is a matter of
much qualification to the authorities of
the school, however, that contrary to
their feeling at the opening of the ses-
sion, students are now beginning to re-
alize that even four OF FIVE subjects are
too many to handle satisfactorily. Now
that the Summer School is a permanent
institution, prospective teachers and 9th
ers need no longer feel that they must
cover so much ground in any one session,
but that two or three subjects thoroughly
mastered will be of greater permanent
benefit than half a dozen subjects hastily
SKINNED over of the value of the well
equipped library and of the suggestions
for outside reading which instructors are
constantly offering the following re-
marks of one student are illustrative
d If had got nothing else but my read
ing of Jean Mitchell's School, / should
feel amply repaid for my work in the
Summer School " This book, il may be
said, is one Of three books recommended
By DR., Wagner to his class in School
Management. Duplicate copies of these
books as of all other books in general
demand are provided by the College and
placed on the Reserved Shelves for the
use of the students.
The afternoon and evening gen eTal lee
lures are proving of great benefit. Last
week Superintendent Twitmyer addressed
the students on Educational Problems
ID Delaware - On Monday evening Sup
efintendent Spaid delivered an illustrated
lecture on the subject The Nesting
Places of the Blue Hens Chickens" In
the course of his lecture, Professor Spaid
dwe,t on the early history of the State,
referring to the settlements by De Vries
at Lewes in 1851 and by the Swedes on
the Chrisdana III 1855 OF much inter-
est were the slides showing the many
things of historical importance in the
State. such as New Castle County Court
House. the stone marking the point at
which the three states of Maryland, Penn
sylvania and Delaware meet, CoOch' S
Bridge and the Mansion, and the Friend s
Meeting Place made famous by Washing
ton visit In connection with his slides
showing some of the school houses Of
New Castle county. Prof. Spaid gave
much helpful advice to the teachers |
The slides which were shown covered the |
te ritOry of the whole State, and we're
Of interest to the students from
the three counties On Tuesday even |
ing lecture was given by Mrs. Reeve, |
of MoOrestown, y. j.. on the subject
Good Roads On Friday, July IS, |
Superintendent Hardesty, of Sussex
county, will meet all students of the |
school who expect to teach in his county |
during the coming year.