Newark post., 1914-09-23
STATE BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
Report Of Summer School
For Teachers


State Commissioner Of Education,
submitted his report Of the sum
mer School for the past summer
which was received with favor by
the Board. The report follows:
"In obedience to an enJolned
duty. your secretary, the Commls-
sioner of Education had made most
careful and complete preparation
for the Summer School. Enroll
ment began on Monday, June ";
classes and recitatlons started
promptly at 8 a. M, Tuesday, June
60 No friction or loss Of time oc-
Cured after the start OF the work
on the first morning.
""Total Enrollment-For the en-
tire term of six weeks the enroll
ment was 100; $50 were women, ~
were men; 76 came from Sussex
county, "a from Kent county, 62
from New Castle county; s came
from Maryland. Fifteen or more
of the summer school girls enrolled
in the Women's College for the
1914-1915 year. -
Courses Taken-This year 26
different courses were given; last
wear but IA. Among the new
courses this year were cooking,
French, physics, vocal music, begin
ming Latin, physical education,
four courses in methods and teach
ing. instead Of the one given last
wear. Agriculture had 76 stu
dents enrolled which was the larg-
est number; solid geometry had z
enrollments, which was the small
est number in a course.
"The number of enrollments IN
courses was smaller than last year.
The increased number OF courses
made the last result inevitable.
1.-The entire 100 students pur-
sued a total of 745 courses, an av-
erage of almost four courses each.
This was not quite so good as last
wear when 169 students pursued
692 courses, an average OF over
four courses each.
Earnestness Of the Students
Strong and sincere commentator
is due the students Of the Summer
School. They manifested contn-
uous seriousness Of purpose which
was not daunted by extreme heat
or high humidity. The spirit OF
the student body was a lively SER
iousness. from the first day stead
ily manifested to the last. L shall
come again next year., was the
parting expression of many. me
commissioner s statement that Sat
urday Continuation Glasses for
Teachers were being planned, elicit
ed very manifest rejoicing; that
would mean the good things OF the
Summer School continued through
the year, as one student phrased 1t.
''Some New Features-An OBJ
servation school was new feature.
Thirty-fve Newark children IN
eight grades (21 boys, IA girls)
were organized as rural school.
Here model lessons were given Tor
the student-teachers of the Sum-
mer School to observe and discuss.
Fifty-fve Summer School students
enrolled for this WORK. This fea-
ture was not as helpful as it had
been expected to be. The distance
from the college in such extremely
hot, enervating weather was one
hindering condition.
Saturday trips to places of his
toric interest were conducted. On
trip the boundary stone between
Delaware and Maryland, another to
the old convict ship Success.
From 80 to 40 students went on
each of these trips.
Several basketball games between
teams Of girls representing Mary
land and Delaware, respectively,
aroused much enthusiasm. Each
team won a game. A tennis match
gave occasion for outdoor interest
and diversion. Ten minute address
ses at the general exercises of each
day introduced variety and spice.
Members of the faculty, the county
superintendents and other men and
women prominent in the affairs Of
the State spoke.
"Entertainments-Friday even
ings were given to general enter
tainments in the gymnasium. An
evening to get acquainted was
provided on Tuesday Of the first
week. Illustrated lectures, one each
week, were presented to smaller
gathrings than the excellence of
the lectures merited. Heat and
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