The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
TEACHERS SCHOOL
 ID BE SIX WEEKS Give Special Subjects and
 Course of Study TO ENROLL AT ONCE Special Classes Will Be Organized For High School and Preparatory Students-Special Committee
 In Charge
TO ENROLL AT ONCE

The summer training school for teachers will be held for six weeks this year instead of only a month. as heretofore. The school will open on Monday, June 8, and will close Fri day, July IT. The announcement from the board of education Is as follows | The board of education of Birming- ham announces that the summer train Ing school for teachers hitherto held for one month in the Central High school will continue in session six weeks this summer. The school will open Monday. June s. and will close Friday, July IT.
 The state examinations for teachers will be held at the close of the ses- sion.
 For the convenience of those expect ing to take these examinations, classes will be arranged in which will be given rapid reviews of the subjects required l for the several classes of state certiff- cates.
 Special Topics | In addition. work will be offered in what are commonly called special top 1 ics, such as music. manual arts, sew | ing, cooking and physical culture, now required in many of the schools of the l state.
 l For those teachers who having met the state requirements regarding cer- | tificates, desire better to equip them | selves for the professional and aca- | demic requirements in their particular | work, courses in methods of instruc- | tfon, class management, etc, will be offered.
 Conferences and round tables on methods of organization and manage ment will be held from time to time 1 for the benefit of superintendents and | principals of schools
 l The management desires to empha- l size the social side of the summer l school and to that end will provide a | programme of lectures, entertainments | and other social activities For the | convenience of the students, arrange ments have been made to serve lunch | each day. The gymnasium and swim ming pool will be open throughout the | session.
 Courses of Study Instruction will be given in the fol- lowing subjects: Arithmetic, algebra geometry English grammar. compost ton, literature, geography, 'agricul- ture, physiology. physics. Alabama his tory United States history, civics school laws of Alabama. theory and practice of teaching, psychology, vocal music, drawing, manual training and domestic science
 Glasses in additional subjects will be organized if the number of applicants warrant it.
 Teachers will be permitted to select their own course of study provided there is no conflict in the time sched- ule.
 The work Is designed to be inten- sive rather than extensive, and teach CTS should avoid taking too many studies. Five classes will be the maxi mum allowed any student.
 The textbooks will be those used in the public schools of the state
 High School Department
 For high school college preparatory
 students who desire to make credits,
 special classes will be organized and in-
 struction given in elementary and ad-
 vanced algebra, plane and solid geometry,
 English, Latin and history. These courses
 will be open to any member of the sum
 mer school. Certificates will be given
 for creditable work done in the school.
 When the demand justifies it. additional
 classes will be formed in any academic
 topic.
 Registration and Tuition
 Those who propose to enter the summer
 training school are requested to send in
 their enrolment card at once or call at
 the office of the board of education in the High school building, between the
 hours of and p. m., any day prior
 to the opening of the summer school.
 where they will Yill registration form,
 indicating the subjects they wish to pur- sue, and stating the specific purpose
 they have in view. A tuition charge of
 B will be made for the session of six weeks payable upon registration. : The management of the Birmingham summer training school is entrusted to a special committee appointed by the ) board of education of Birmingham. This 5 committee consists of Messrs. Cha1es R.
 Glenn, chairman; Charles A. Brown and Roy Dimmitt. Information regarding the work. not contained in this announce mentf may be obtained by addressing : the chairman of the committee, or Mir. J w. Lafon. secretary board of education