Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-05-21
FOR WHOM PLANNED.

thus getting ready to secure their de-
gree in three years
| Regular students are urged to attend
and thus shorten the time required to
secure a degree. By attending summer
sessions, graduation can be accomplish
ed in three years instead OF four, thus
making possible year of graduate work
which otherwise might be impossible
Students having conditions or irregu-
larities in their work can wisely attend
this session.
Superintendent principals, and teach
ers in public schools will find profession
al work offered which they can wisely
pursue. Certain courses planned will be
especially attractive to persons interest
ed in the new education. Some courses
will give credit toward the work re-
CURED for the State Teachers Certificate
granted to college graduates.
The Conservatory of Music of Alma
College will offer during the Summer
Session unusual opportunities in voice
culture, in piano and in pipe organ.
THE SUMNER SESSION AND COR
RESPONDENCE COURSES.
Teachers who have not yet graduated
from college will fund it advantageous
to do work in the Alma College Summer
Session and to follow this work with the
correspondence courses offered by the
College. Such a combination will make
possible the securing of the bachelors
degree within few years without any
loss of time from teaching. Persons in
terested in this possibility should adj
dress the College for complete infor-
nation
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
Students in the Summer Session are
admitted to any work which they are
ready to pursue, without any other for
NAL admission requirements. Credit to-
ward degree will be given even though
the admission requirements have not
been met. No degree can be granted,
however, until the regular college adj
mission requirements have been COM
piled with.
CREDITS
Alma students are granted a degree
when they have completed 122 credit
hours. This is an average of about fif-
teen credit hours during each semester
for four years. The credits that may
be earned in each course are indicated
under the description of the course.
STATE CERTIFICATES
The State Board OF Education grants
a State Certificate to Alma College grad
yates who have completed at least eleven
hours of pedagogy work in connection
with their college course. This becomes
a life certificate after four years if the
candidate has taught successfully for at
least three years.
REGISTRATION.
Students should come to the College
Building Immediately upon reaching
Alma. Here they will be assisted in
finding room and boarding place. and
will register for the courses which they
wish TO pursue.
COLLEGE FACILITIES.
The Library, the Museum, and the
Laboratories will be open for the use Of
students during the Summer Session.
Daily papers, many current magazines
and periodicals, and the thirty thousand
volumes in the Library, will provide
pleasant recreation, as well as oppor-
tunities for laboratory work. The read
ing room will be constantly open and
access to the shelves of the stack room
will be possible at all times. The Mu-
scum, as we'll as the Biology, Chemistry,
and Physics Laboratories, will be avail
able for the use of students.
MUSIC.
The Conservatory of Music, under the
charge Of Reese Harrington Veatch, will
offer work in voice culture, piano, vio-
lin and pipe organ. Students hoping to
take work along these lines will do well
to address Director Veatch at as early a
date as possible
OTHER SUMMER ACTIVITIES.
SUMMER TRAINING SCHOOL FOR SABBATH
SCHOOL WORKERS
During the week of July 20 training
school for Sabbath school workers will
be in session. On the faculty of this
training school will be more than twenty
FIVE instructors and lecturers, specialists
coming from different states. Already
about one hundred and fifty persons
have signihed their expectation Of being
present during this week. A special
folder indicative of the scope of the
work to be given will be sent to all who
ask for it. This is not a Sunday school
convention; il is school for instruction.
Regular classes will be held during the
day. Regular periods will be set apart
for recreation, and inspiring lectures
and addresses will be given in the even
ings.
SUMNER GRADUATE SCHOOL FOR Minis
TIERS.
: Beginning July 10th and running two