The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-05-11
GARRETT COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL
Will Open In OAKLAND On rlay 29th
for Term of Probably Six Weeks.

County School Commissioners folders
have been issued giving notice of the
summer school to be conducted in Oak
land beginning on May 29th and end
ing on June Both, the board reserving
the right, however, to extend the term
week longer than the date set out in
announcement. In the announcement
the Commissioners state
The Board of County Commissioners
of Garrett County, having determined
to require at least one-fourth Of the
number of the teachers of Garrett
County to attend summer school, this
same summer school is held in lieu of a
teachers institute, the School Commas
sioners reimbursing those teachers IN
attendance to the extent of twenty-five
dollars, this amount being the tuition
fee, charged to each teacher of ex-
perience planning to continue teaching,
in attendance to the summer school,
and the County Superintendentde signat-
ing the teachers required to attend
summer school as those thereupon in
attendance.
The purpose of the school is to give
the student practical knowledge of
the la VS. and methods of school manage
ment and class room procedure. The
instructors will aim to make the sub
ject matter of their courses so practical
that students may understand how to
apply such knowledge in their work of
teaching. Special attention will be
given to reviewing the subjects upon
which the County Superintendent will
base the examinations for teachers GER
tiicates as well as to students who
have never taught, but who are plan
ming to do so.
In order to give vivid demonstra-
ton of the problems in a one-t teacher
school, there will be conducted an ele-
mentary school of several grades. Here
will be given a demonstration of the
typical methods and materials to be
used in making such teaching more eff
fective.
An who desire to teach and are in
eligible under the law noted above or
who plan to teach during the school
year of 19l6-1917, will be admitted. All
will take the full course outlined; and
in order to receive credit for the session
each student must have the approval
therefor of the instructors at the end of
the course. A record of attendance
and of work done by the students will
be kept by the instructors and pac-
cd in the Office of the Board of
County School Commissioners. No
student will be excused from the reg
ular work of the summer school with
out the approval of the director who
will be governed in his authority by
regulations of the Board of County
School Commissioners.
Each student viii be required to pro-
vide his or her own text books. permis-
sion herewith being given to borrow
them from trustees of schools in Garrett
County, each student who borrows such
books pledging to return them promptly
to the school from which they are taken
IN as good condition as they were when
secured. Text books not generally used
in schools of this county. will be tenn
porarily loaned by the director to the
student. A library of reference books
will be available. Students will be re-
quested to purchase or provide them
selves with at least one good book on
education, it beng. How to Teach
American History" by Wayland, the
price thereof being IS cents, postage )
cents extra; the director will have this
book for sale to those students desiring
to purchase a copy.
In order that the school may begin
promptly on Monday May 10Th, all stu
dents are requested to register at the
| Oakland Grammar School Building on
Saturday May 9th. The building will
be open for this purpose from 9 A. NJ.
to P. NJ.
Popular free lectures will be given
occasionally. These lectures will add
much to the pleasure and profit of the
school work.
"a tuition fee of $500, payable to the
director at the time of registering, will
be charged those students who have
never taught, but are planning to do so,
A tuition fee of $500 will be charged
to the accounts of those teachers of ex-
perience who are planning to teach
during the school year of l916-l9l7 in
Garrett County, this charge of $25. 90 to
be off set by credit of $500, it being
the reimbursement to the teacher as re-
CURED by the state school law
The examinations of applicants tor
teachers certificates will be conducted
in the Oakland Grammar School Build
ing at the close of the summer school
upon Friday and Saturday, June 80 and
July l, 1916, but this examination may
be postponed one week.
The instructors will include County
Superintendent F. E. Rathbun; Principal
Harry A. Eyler, of the Irwin, Pa, high