The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1914-06-17
THE SUMMER SCHOOL.

On account of an arrangement made
last winter, registration at the sum-
mer school will inevitably be much
lighter this year than last, but it is
safe to say that even with the discon-
tinuance of work here for the third
grade teachers certificates, the at
tendance would have been much larg-
er had it not been for an unfortunate
bit of transformation sent earlier in
the season to persons who planned to
take work at one of the state sun
mer normals. The commissioner
education and the heads of the state
normals and of the state academy
some months ago decided that the uni
versity summer school should not 0
fer those courses which lead to the
granting of third grade certificates
But it was decided that the universit,
should continue to give work for bot
second and first grade certificates.
By an unfortunate blunder letter
sent broadcast from the office of the
commissioner of education to prospec
tive students of the summer school
stated that the university course would
not include work for the second grade.
AS the great bulk of teachers are work
ing for second grade certificates, and
as most of these desire also to carry
on some college work, the disappoint
ment was extremely keen when they
were directed by the commissioner to
attend any normal school whatever
except the one at the university. Thei
distress was the occasion of numerous
letters to members of the faculty in |
the university, and the fact that teach |
ers had thus been officially misinform-
ed as to the scope of the courses here |
was thus brought to the attention OF
the university.
The mistake was Immediately cor
rected, but the season was already SO
far advanced that it was impossible t.
find or reach all of those who were
laboring under the unfortunate i'm
preston that they could not get work
for second grade certificates here, anG
registration is therefore much lighte
here than it should have been. The
mistake was disastrous and robbed the
of its proportion of attend
ance and robbed a good many teach
ers of their chance to take university
work as they hoped to do.
AS a result, the school at the Lew
ston normal has directly profited. The |
of third grade certificates
from the university and the misstate-
ment in regard to the second grade
certificates have contributed to de-
crease the university attendance far
below the 220 and more of last yeaI
md to increase the attendance at Lew
ston far beyond the mere fifty they
lad last year.
So far as the pupils are concerned
his is regrettable because the intense
V disagreeable climate of Lewiston
n midsummer is not conducive to
tudy, and the unbearable heat last
ear necessitated the closing of the
chool fortnight before the compile 9
ion of the course. In the meantime +
deal climatic conditions prevailed f
ere.
1t is expected that something like
hundred persons will register for
york here. If they are as pleased !"
18th life here as were their predeces- II
ors the school will be immensely at
lccessful. We wish them the same pi
ood fortune in weather; and we are ~
Ire that they will find the same cor Gu
al welcome, the same excellent III
purses of study, and the same eager DC
sss to plan for their pleasure in pa
isure hours. ic
Next year it will be wise to include eA
the course here the work for third tel
ade certificates because Of all the nc
aces chosen for summer Schools l9'
Oscow is the only one that has a III
Ierable summer climate Announce oW
ents can surely be sent out earlier =
om the university with regard to
e summer school; and pains can be
ken not to send out mistaken an
from other sources.
Ideal summer weather and the beau
of the surroundings have evoked the
st enthusiastic expressions of pleas-'