The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-23
By FLORA MILNER HARRISON

I~,ta'cAo otad VIII tdht up lut tOifSli or such articles as feed troughs, water
 troughs, stall and manager, gates. road drag, evener, corn dryers, hen nests. and hen GOODS.
 Joinery will be a course for those whc
 wish to learn thoroughly the principles of cabinet and building construction. The course will consist of a series of joints in common use and the making of piece of furniture embodying the use of two or more of these joints.
 A course for homemakers will be in fur riture making and design, and will bs adapted to those who wish to make furni ture for the home. A number of people have taken this up as amateurs. and they will be glad of the opportunity to talk, this course.
 The course in forge work will deal witt the fundamental operations of hand forg | ing as they relate to the courses in botl 1 city and country high schools, and tho pieces made will be as far as possible oi l a practical and useful kind. There vii l be, with this course, series of lectures discussions and reports on the manufac- l ture of steel and iron
 l Manual training drawing will includ. l the principles sf orthographic and iso- metric projection and practice in letter | ing and the use of drawing instruments Drawings will be made of manual training problems and practice will be given in
 tracing and blue printing
 Home and School Gardening s 1 MT. Weathersbee, who, as supervisor c. l home and school gardening, has duccess- l gardens in connection with the city
 schools and of teaching the pupils how to garden, will give two courses in the l summer school In this work.
 One will be primarily for teachero being l offered to those who wish to prepare
 themselves for teaching gardening in the elementary schools and will deal with the problems incident to the supervision of children's home gardens It will be ar exhaustive study of the subject. success fu home and school gardens near the high
 school will be visited for practical study and students will be given plots in a near | by school garden.
 l Of wide interest will be the second course, dealing with vegetable and flower l gardening for homes. It is designed te teach householders those essentials of vegetable and flower gardening that VII l enable them to have successful home gar 1 dens. The study will embrace all lines soil treatment, planning, planting, culti' vation, irrigation, plant diseases, plans l for a continuous supply of vegetables l throughout the year, wall and winter gar dening, culture and arrangement of suit I able flowers, plants and shrubbery fol l nome uecOTdIlOn MlIuOW diit poie ooN~-' window gardens hanging baskets, and al lines of Horticulture and horticulture thai | can be carried on by the home gardener | With the city beautiful movement ane the increased interest in home garden
 ing this makes a general appeal
 l Music
 | Three courses are offered In music | each of which will be given in the morn. ing. One will be for grade teachers an. | for supervisors of music, and Will De studv of such work as is given here II i schoo, room instruction The second wi he for supervisors and for those prepar | inp for positions as supervisors. NJ s' | Kitts and Miss McNeill will teach thes' l classes. |, The third will be a general course II | voice piano. and orchestral instruments l A summer school orchestra will be organ 1 ized and will be one of the recreationa
 aat,ras Mr. Memoli will give instruction | on orchestral lnstrunehts' anu M
 will give voice. ,
 The Central High school orchestra nal been such a delightful addition to the ac
 tivities of the school that it was decioe' 1 to secure instruction for the summer
 school The lessons will be either priVa'' or in classes as desired, the same ar engagement being made for those wisiiiii F | to studv voice or piano. The course is short but the work will be intensive, ano therefore much can be aecompisneu II
 the term.
 Drawing In drawing there will be course pri. marily for teachers who wish to prepar' l themselves to teach this subject success | fully in the elementary grades, whether U, not their work is under the dlrectioh oi a supervisor. Water color painting pen | cil sketching, drawing with coiored cray ons and with charcoal freehand paper cutting. cardboard construction weaving | elementary bookbinding, all of which ar' taught in the elementary schools of th' city, will be given. Color and perspec tive will be emphasized.
 | As in music, there will be a departmen 1 for those desiring to prepare themselves 1 to specialize in teaching or in supervis ing drawing in elementary schools. There lis demand for such supervisors, as these special subjects are being put into tn' courses of additional schools in different parts of the state The course will in clude representation. design and construc ton, certain practical problems of whicf will constitute a part of the regular class work Methods, courses of study, bases for comparison and criticism will bt taught carefully.
 Of particular interest to homemaker' will be the course Mrs Eldred will givt in arts and crafts in household decora ton. This is especially for those othel than teachers. and also for teachers who will give instruction in this work. few | such classes being now taught in tht county. while the work Is a large and i'm portant department at Montevallo The course will be based upon a com prehensive study of the elements of de sign, the principals of which govern cor rect taste in the selection and arranging
 of the various things with which we ars surrounded in our homes. Basketry -raffia, reed and pine straw-will b, taught, stenciling wood blocking, cu leather, leather tooling, elementary book ginding, an art that is useful in mum berless ways, and in making of designi for cross stitch embroidery, and othel
 decorations. It will be an exceptiona opportunity for those who have taste | for this work and who are interested 1T
 making attractive and tasteful things fol their homes or who are making study oi harmonious decorations and furnishings. l All these courses tend toward the newer spirit of the school, both city and coun- I try. to articulate with home interests 1 and community needs.
 Physical Training
 | Physical training as part of the schoo course is work that has come into de
 served prominence during the past few years. and 1t is now being wisely pro vided as regular feature of many l schools In the summer school there will
 be department of physical training, witt particular stress laid upon open-air game!
 for all classes Of participants. The ob ject of this course is to meet the need.
 of all who are interested in developing
 this idea of wholesome play and recrea
 ton as part of the school and of com
 munity improvement. One who is ia
 miliar with certain type of countr,