Evening journal., 1914-03-21

THE SU MINER
SCHOOL WORK
Miss Moore Named to Conduct
the Department Of
Observations
no INSTR CTOR YET FOR
ELEMENTARY METHODS


A. Harter, director of the summer
school to be conducted at Delaware
College for teachers next summer
announced today the appointment of
Miss E. Belle Moore, a teacher at
Houston to conduct the school Of OBJ
servation in connection with the
summer school, With one exception
his complets the summer school
faculty. The one vacancy is a teach
sr for elementary methods. Miss Bes-
sic G. Devine, acting superintendent
Of the Wilmington schools. who
taught this subject in the summer
school last year was to return again
for the same work. but the recen.
death of DR.. George w. Twitmyer has
made il necessary for her TO change
her plans.
TIL selection of Miss Moore to take
charge of the school of observation
will be of special interest to every
teacher in the state, because of the
TACT that she. is supposed to be the
made by Charles A Wagner, state
commissioner of education. who is
also dean of the summer school. Miss
ers of the state for this position The
school superintendents of each of the
three counties after going over the
list Of their teachers and watching
heir work, each recommended three
teachers to DR.. Wagner with the re-
suit that he selected Miss Moore from
hat list to take charge of the work
aext summer.
Mice Moaro xrrb, Mill r,orr ~, l,1I~.I
On as Delaware's ideal rural school
teacher, is said to be about "a years
Of age. She never attended college,
but trained herself by reading and
study
A room has been secured in the local
public school that will he used by Miss
Moore for her work next summer The
purpose of this school is to demonstrate
methods of instruction practicable in
most rural districts Pupils viii, be
,hosen from the children of Newark. and
with them Miss Moore will conduct a
typical rural school. Summer school
students will be assigned regular periods
tor observing tue wor.. done.
It is explained that this school Of
observation is designed to accomplish
three things: (ll to benefit those per-
sons who have never taught schools (2)
u enable those who have received their
training at town school. but who ex-
pect to teach in the country. to get the
point of view that a rural teacher must
have of his work as a whole; f3l to give
the grade teacher now ideas concerning
the handling Of dinerent phases Of his
work.
This school Of observation win also
take up playground work. piece OF
ground adjoining the building in which
the school will be held. will be ade
Quatelv equipped with simple play ap-
paratus. During the recesses games suit.
able for children of all ages will be
taught to the several grades. Summer
school students will be invited to par.
ticipate in the games in order to learn
how to adapt them 10 the work Of then
own rural schools.
The complete summer school fac
ulty with the exception of the in
structor OF elementary methods, hai
been announced as follows:
George A. Harter. Phi d.. presiden
and director; Charles A. Wagner
Phi D., state commissioner of educa
ton. dean: W. Owen Sypherd. Phi. d.
Delaware College, English; George A
Dutton. NJ. A.. Delaware College
English: Clarence A. Short. NJ. S
Delaware College. mathematics; How
ard X Preston. c. E.. Delaware Col
lege. mathematics; Willard s. Camp
bell, Ph. D., West Philadelphia Higl
School, geography and nature study
]. Linwood Eisenberg. Phi. D.. Wes
Chester State Normal, school man
lgement; Raymond c. Reed. Phi. d
D. v. NJ, Delaware College. physi
ology and hygiene: Ernest V. Waugh
Ph. D.. Delaware College, history an
civics; Z. B. Hills, n. S.. Delawar
College. agriculture; Ronald F Davis
Wilmington High School. drawing
Edward Laurence Smith. NJ. A. Della
ware College, German and French
George A. Koerber, +. T., Delawar
College. Physics: Elisha Conovel
NJ. A.. Delaware College. Latin an
Greek; Harold E. Tiffany. NJ.
Delaware College. chemistry; vii
liam ]. McAvoy. C.E., Delaware Col
Iege, physical director; Miss F.. Bell
Moore Houston Public School, schoc
Of observation.
Whom the School Aids.
The first summer school bulleti
has lust been issued and is being sen
out to the teachers of the State. Th
bulletin sets whom the school is dc
signed to aid as follows:
/. Those who have never taugf
school. but who wish TO prepar
themselves to become teachers. an
who therefore need to obtain a NOR
thorough knowledge of som
branches, together with a knowlede
of school management and method
of teaching.
2 Those who need preparation in
Few branches in order to pass ii
teachers examinations.
3. Those teachers who desire
improve their scholarship and teacl
Ing efficiency by studying new sui
iects and improving their knowleds
Of subjects with which they wei
already more or less familiar.
4. Those persons who hitherto ha'
had no opportunity to get instru
ton in certain branches.
8. Those persons who wish to b
come specialists in a limited numb'
of branches or grades.
S. Those persons who desire
qualify themselves to enter Delawa'
College or who wish to pass off col
ditions received in their work in Dc
aware College.
7. Those persons who want to beg
work in the Summer School, su,
work to be continued throughout Il
year at certain centres througho
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