Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-06-02
CHILDREN's CLASSES AT THE
SUMNER SESSION.


for children Of junior high school age
This may be understood to include
seventh and eighth grades and first anc
second year of high school, A carefully
selected variety of work will be pre-
sented for these children.
|, A group Of girls under the per
sonal instruction of Miss Viola j,
Anderson, an instructor in Simmons
College, will study some of the simpler
problems of the home, including the
planning, preparation and serving Of
the midday meal, The course will be
distinctly practical, and the girls Of the
course will be made responsible for the
preparation and serving of their own
lunches during the course, "playing
house" to some purpose, In addition
to the talks on foods and their values,
involved in the discussion Of the lunch
plans, occasion will be taken to impress
the value of being orderly and syste-
matte in arranging and keeping account
Of things in the home, and other topics
will be touched upon as the interest Of
the children is made apparent.
2. A group, to which boys and girls
will be admitted, will be formed for the
study of German by the direct method,
under the direction of Dr. Stroebe of
Vassar College. Lessons will be given
by various instructors and members OF
the German School who are experienced
teachers, but the whole will be under
constant supervision, so that systematic
and progressive advance in the mastery
of the language will follow.
3. A similar group, but not the same
children, to begin the study of French,
in like manner, under the instruction of
Professors De Visme and Jeanreaud.
The course involves the use Of the
language from the start, and consider
able progress may be expected in the
six weeks of the session.
4. A class in dramatic expression,
which may be taken to include coaching
in enunciation and correct use Of the
voice in speech, reading and song, anC
bodily poise and carriage, under the
personal instruction of Miss Gladys
Lott, graduate of the Leland Powers
School, and a teacher of experience who
is especially qualified to work witt
children. 1t is expected that one OF
more little out of door plays will be
given by the children in this course.
3. A class for supervised play under
the instruction of Professor Holmes Of
the college. The work of the course
will cover plays and games, calisthenics
folk dancing and a great variety Of
physical movements adapted to children
of the age in question. Professor Holmes
is graduate of the Springfield Y. M
C. A. College and is an expert in thu
physiology of childhood and the technique
of physical training,
The work of these several classes vii
be arranged in such way that chile
may participate in several courses
For instance, the class in dramatic eX
preston will come at ten in the morn
ing, followed by the plays and games
then will come the noon hour and tn,
lunch in the domestic science laboratory
after which a lesson in French o
German. The hours here suggested ar,
subject to slight adjustments, but car
will be taken that children may ente
several courses
AS the expense of conducting thes,
courses is considerable, it is not pos
sible 10 make them absolutely free o
charge. Rates, however, are very low
A registration fee of five dollars will bt
charged, and in the domestic scienc
course the actual cost of the materials
used: In the modern language courses
the cost of any books required will b
borne by the students. This cost will no
be large, probably not over one dollar
Thus at a very moderate cost the mem
bers of the junior school will be enable
to take advantage of very unusua
privileges. The single registration fe'
will admit to as many courses as is de
sirable for one child to take.
have asked Mr., Dawson to tax
charge of the enrolment and formati Of
of these classe. The size of the classe
will necessarily be limited, as it is no
desired to have groups of more than TEL
to fifteen in most of the courses. Sine
enrolment will proceed in the order o
registration, it is desirable for tn
parents of children intending to registe
to communicate with Mr.. W. E
Dawson of the college as soon as pos
sible.
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