Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-08-14
County Summer School.
First Annual Session, August
18th to September 9Th.
Plan of Work.

18th to September 9Th.
Plan of Work.
The. Frederick County Summer Scho Of
is the result of desire on the part of
the public school teachers of the county
for real professional study. Their initia-
tive and efforts, with the encouragement
and cooperation of the county school Of
ficials, have together made the school
possible.
The purpose of the school is to substi-
tute for the old-fashioned 'inspirational'
institute in which the whole body of
teachers listens to lectures for several
days, real school in which the teachers
are divided into groups according to the
nature of their special problems. supplied
with books and materials for serious study
and work comparatively with their in
structors for sufficient length of time
to accomplish tangible and practical re-
suits. A reference library will be avail
able. The classes will be conducted so as
to give opportunity for questions and dis
cussions, and in each course the subject
will be treated with special reference to
the course of study and particular prob
lens of the respective groups. Each in
structor will have conference periods
during which the student-teachers may
consult him individually
Sessions will be held in the morning,
five days in each week, from Monday to
Friday. The afternoons will be left free
for the reading assigned by the instruc-
tors and the preparation of prescribed
exercises. Work will in all cases begin
promptly according to schedule, and at
tendance records will be kept by all in
structors.
The plan of organization provides the
following groups: % Primary: Begin
ners, chiefly for beginners or those of
very little experience; (2) Primary: Ru-
raj, for teachers of one-room and two
Dom schools; (3) Primary: Urban, for
eachers in graded schools with three or
more teachers; t4) Rural: Grades Al,
for teachers in one-room and tWo-room
schools; (5) Urban: Grades AS, and (6)
Urban Grades 81, for teachers in grad
ed schools with three or more teachers;
| (O High School, for teachers of grades
S11.
| 1t is expected that teachers in urban
or graded schools will join the appropri
ate groups, and that teachers in two-room
schools will join the rural section that in
cudes the grades they teach. Teachers
in one-room schools may elect either the
primary or grammar grade group, though
in special cases experienced and success
full rural teachers might elect one of the
urban groups. The high school group
should be elected only by those teaching
high school grades ordefnitely preparing
for such work. Superintendent White
will be glad to advise in all doubtful
cases; teachers are invited to consult him
by letter or by personal calls at his office.
Those who expect to join the Summer
School, but have not yet sent their names
to Asst. Supt. Palmer, are urged to no.
tify Mr.. Palmer at once.
Teachers who are regular in attendance
and satisfy the requiem ents of the sew
eral courses will be granted suitable GER
tifcates.
On Thursday evening, August 2lst,
there will be meeting open to the public,
at which Prof. Baker will delyer an ad-
dress on Certain Tendencies in Contem-
porary Literature
There will be general assembly of all
members of the Summer Session in the
auditorium of the Girls High School
at 8. Is a. M, August 18th.
The instructors for the school will be
as follows:
j. Montgomery Gambrill, Teachers
College, Columbia University, director.
Franklin T. Baker, Teachers College,
Columbia University, English.
William F. Russell, Teachers College,
Columbia University, Secondary educa-
ton, history.
|. r. Kraybill, State Normal School,
Millersville, Pa, English.
C. l.. Staples, State Normal School,
Millersville, the teaching process.
Nan l.. Mildren, Educational Editor,
Ladies Home Journal, primary teaching.
Annie C. Williams, Teachers Training
School, Baltimore, primary teaching.
Mary r. Harris, State Normal School,
Shippensburg, primary teaching.
Theresa Wiedefeld, Asst. Supervisor.
Primary Department, Baltimore county,
Maryland
Registrar, G. Lloyd Palmer, Assistant
Superintendent of Schools of Frederick
County.