The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
SUMMER SESSION AT
MARION INSTITUTE
Strong Courses Are Announced for
July, 1913 szs.z.z

Marion, March Especial. Follow
ing the successful experience of the
university of Chicago, the Marion in
|stitute announces that it will conduct
a summer session. and that courses will
practically be conducted for the entire
|12 months with reasonable vacations
between the quarters.
The summer quarter for 1913 will
open July 1. This will enable boys from
the farms and students in high school
and college who desire to advance their
standing or to secure special prepara-
tion for, higher study. to spend profita-
bly, the midsummer months.
The courses for the summer session
have been arranged especially for
young men In high school and college
who wish to prepare for university en-
trance, to remove conditions and rail-
ures in studies, and to secure advanced
standing. Thus young men who are
deficient in their college work and stu
dents who are not completely pre-
pared to enter college next September
can secure special training with in
dividual instruction and private tutur-
ing at Marion. The Marion institute
will not undertake any work in the
normal school field to prepare teachers
for examinations. The number of
courses and students will be limited
and emphasis will be given to the quail
ity and thoroughness of the instruc-
tion.
Ar~,g the courses offered will be
the following:
ARMY and navy coaching courses to
prepare for Annapolis and West Point.
The high reputation of these courses
at Marion, which have attracted young
men from all over the south, has led
the Marion authorities to announce this
course for the entire year. The Ann
apollo and West Point authorities urge
young men to spend an entire year In
|preparation for the courses In the
academies as we'll as the entrance ex-
Mutations. and the Marion institute
Is now offering these courses In line
with the recent recommendations of the
a rmy and navy authorities. Superin-
tendent H. o. Murfee was appointed
ON the board of visitors to the naval
academy by President Roosevelt and
has made a special study OF the en-
trance requirements and the courses at
Annapolis and West Point.
Q. college courses to prepare for en-
trance and advanced standing in the
universities. These courses are de-
signed also to assist young men In re-
moving conditions and failures in
their university courses.
2 business college courses includ-
ing shorthand, bookkeeping, typewrit-
Ing and office training. These cournes
re designed especially for high school
and college students who desire expert
.,aining in business branches and Of
fce--- methods; and they are also ar
ranged for students who desire to pre-
mare themselves for business positions.
These courses offer all the technical
training of business college courses to
rether with a foundation of broad and
liberal studies.
Marion Is situated on the foothiIf9
of the Appalachian mountains and the
climate is pleasant throughout the on
tire year. Special rrangements will
be made for outdoor life, recreation
and social attractions.
The limited number of courses and
students. with emphasis on thorough
ness and individual instruction, the
|healthful location OF Marion. ana the
excellent moral and social atmosphere.
should make the summer session Of the
Marion institute very attracttve; and
Iit is expected that students viii be
ldrawn to Marion from ell the southern
states for the summer session as Tor
the fall. winter and spring terms.