El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-07
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INNEWCOLLEGE
Dr.. Howard Taylor, of the
Columbia University, to
Have Saturday Glasses.

DE- howard - IdElDEs OF 0olAlll-
bia university. who has arrived in FL
Paso from the University of Missouri
where he acted as head Of the educa-
ton courses Of their summal school,
comes 10 head the normal department
Of the teachers college Of the Col
lege of the City of Ell Paso. Since
his arrival he has been in consuIta-
| ton with chancellor H. NJ Colvin.
members Of the board Of directors Of
the college. county superintendent
/ Miss AIyra c. Winkler. city suDerin-
tendent r. J. Tighe. principal Of high
! school A. II. HugEey and other school
! authorities Of the city and county
Adds Extension Department.
The result Of the several confer
] ences has been that DR.. Taylor had
added to the teachers college an eX-
/ tension department which gives both
actual resident recitation instruction
and also correspondence instruction
10 the teachers Of the city and county
schools, DR.. Taylor will hold classes
every Saturday afternoon in the court
house. These classes will be open
TO all teachers Of the county and city
and enrolment therein makes them
{ college students OF the institution
and entities them to full credit for
all work done
Opens Correspondence.
In addition TO the Saturday classes,
Dr. Taylor has arranged a CORE
spondence school on the plans OF that
or COlumbi university OF New YORK
city and viii offer courses in peda-
gogy. history OF education, school
mana cement. school methods, and
PRINCIPLES of scientific teaching. The
Saturday classes which viii be held
in the court house in the county su-
perintendent's examination hall viii
be courses in educational psychology
and child study, the first half year
and educational sociology and COM
munity problems the last half year.
Enrolment New Going On.
Teachers Of the county schools are
enrolling for college work in the eN-
tension department at the county su-
perintendent's office. Teachers Of the
city schools are enrolling at the Of
flee Of the city superintendent. The
bureau Of information Of the College
Of the city OF FL PasO at the chamber
Of commerce is also taking enrolment
Miss WinkIer Proposed Plan
Miss Myra c Winkler. county su-
Derintendent. first proposed the plan
TO chancellor Colvin- Miss Winkler
said;
This means that every teacher in
the county and city schools has the
opportunity to secure college training
and get credit for il and at the same
time keep up to date and refreshed
with new inspiration or all PROBES
SiOnal subjects Many Of the teachers
attending institute have decided 10
take advantage Of this work. Those
teachers who are ambitious and in
IereSted enough IN their Work 70 DO
college work while teaching should
be required and I shall not hesitate
to recommend them above all others
to the various boards for positions
and for higher pay. The teachers in
the county schools can rest assured
that their college work viii meet with
the right kind OF real appreciation by
the county superintendent office
and by the school boards and parents
OF the county"
Means Better Schools in II PasO.
Supt- r. J. TiEhe stated I have
been for this movement from the be-
ginning IL means more Tor FL EaSO
than any educational factor that could
be introduced 1t lines up the college
with the city schools and the city
schools with the college, making the
college 10 top our city educational
system. To make this college train .
ing easier FOR our teachers / expect .
to allow them TO substitute much
Of the college work for the present
reading circle work / shall unheSl- /
atingly recommend to the board OF
trustees for better positions and
higher pay those teachers who show
themselves worthy by keeping up
their profession work through the
medium Of the college training Of
fered by the College Of the City Of
FL PasO through the extension de-
parment Of its teachers college.
Only Beginning OF Work.
Chancellor Colvin said: while this
extension department work for the
teachers Of the city and county
schools is a very important COntri- Z
button 10 the city and county. It Is
only the beginning OF the extension I
work the college expects to make
available. Before the year is out we
expect 10 conduct classes for the /
benefit Of the mothers Of the com .
munity on applied psychology and /
community sociology such as are con-
Quoted in connection with Chicago
university.
Our school OF commerce will offer /
night classes to business men on I
business economics and other courses /
and by the help of the de-
partment Of commerce at Washington. /
D. c, get out commercial reports from F.
time to time"