The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-07-25
AUBURN SUMMER
SCHOOLS SUCCESS

! Auburn, July 24-(SpeeiaL)-The Au-
burn summer session has just closed its
third and most successful term. In num-
Der of studentsS instructors and courses.
the summer term has shown considera BILE
growth and development. despite the
change of date from August to June. 4
large number of students were applying
| for extension Of certificates and large
number were pursuing industrial and lab
oratory courses in preparation for greater
efficiency in high school instruction. Many
county high school teachers, including
several principals were in attendance
The college authorities are highly graf
flied with the steady growth among teach
ers in the state of interest in the labor
atory method of teaching physics. chem
| istry, agriculture and manual training.
| Among the features deserving special
mention are the courses in manual train
ing. school gardening. teachers physics.
domestic art and science and special lee
lures All classes In these departments
were unusually large and interest ran
high. The late afternoon lectures on the
work of the rural school were especially
attractive. Among the subjects discussed
were the following: COMMUNITY sery-
Ice by Prof w. c. Blasingame: Do
nestle Art and Scence in Rural Schools.
| by Miss Martha Patterson; THE School
Garden" by Professor Parrish; Con-
! crete Wood and Metal Work in the
County School," by Prof NJ Thomas Full
| Ian.
| The courses for college credit were sup
plemented this summer by the addition
f.. of several courses In education. Many
students who expect to take work next
year in the department of education We're
| taking in summer session some credit
| work which will entltle them to first
grade teachers certificates upon gradua-
| ton
Auburn will put into operation In Sep
TENDER a department of education. This
completes the long made plans of the
college for giving satisfactory instruction
! in the art of teacher training
For several years or more, courses have
been offered in the teaching OF English,
| physics. Latin, manual training, etc.
| with view of supplying partially the
need now to be more adequately met by
| the new department. The two additional
professors in charge of the work will so
enlarge and vitalze this phase of Aux
| burn work that the college can meet the
heavy responsibility laid on it by the
| growing characterization of our public
school curriculum.
| The college authorities have been noti-
| fed of the establishment by Columbia uni
versity of a fellowship in engineering
awarded to the Alabama Polytechnic in
stitute account of the high grade of
work accomplished by its graduates who
have pursued further courses In that
| Univ ersity, This recognition being entire
| ly voluntary on the part of Columbia uni
versity, the establishment of this fellow
ship is highly gratifying to the college au-
thorites. a scholarship in history and
poltica economy has been awarded by
Johns Hopkins university to another of
our graduates. A large number of grad
| yates have been elected to important
| tea ching positions in the state educational
system. The General Electric company
Westinghouse company, Alabama Power
company and other large corporations
have engaged the services of number of
| tho 1915 graduates.
| The thirteenth annual roundup farmers
| institute and farmers summer school will
| be held at Auburn July 81 to August I. 1915.
! This is the year when the farmers are
| seeking to find ways to diversity and inn
prove farm life. The old order is chang
ing. They must live at home and feed
| themselves. The boil weeyil and the great
war have dethroned lAng Cotton. Diversfi-
cation and live stock farming must come
to every farm in Alabama. Last year we
had over 500 farmers, farmers wives.
daughters and boys This year bankers,
| lawyers, DOCTORS farmers and all persons
| who are directly or remo;eiy Interested in
the Improvement of farming in Alabama
| are invited to come to Auburn and hear
and see the lectures and demonstrations
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