The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-14
Summer School Plans
to Help All Teachers

Fifteen departments at the Normal
school will offer work in 100 different
classes to summer school students dur
ing the coming session to open June
-. In addition to these there will be
work in over thirty subjects givlns
certificate credit. While six counties
are affiliated with the summer school,
no county lines are drawn. This is
state summer school, in every sense
Students from every county are wei
coined, and last year every county IN
the state was represented IN the SUI
dent body.
This summer session is reslgnated
to be of assistance to all classes OF
teachers and students. Graduates OF
the regular course of this and other
Normal schools who wish to pursue
work leading toward the advanced dip
iona will find such work offered dur
me the coming session. Graduate
teachers who desire to increase their
efficiency in village and city schools,
especially primary teachers who wish
assistance in the latest methods for
teaching phonics, word drill, primary
entertainments and phases of all grade
work, will find courses here.
High school teachers who have re:
eeived education in colleges who have
felt the need Of more professional
study of the subjects of instruction
win find in the pedagogical classes of
the summer school just the assistance
they need to become more efficient
Instructors. There will be oppor-
suuity for instructors in general
science, reviews of agriculture, phys
les, chemistry, botany and other lab
oratory subjects.
Superintendent and principals and
sthers interested in problems of school
administration are provided for in the
classes of theory of education, psy-
ehology, school management, general
methods, frequent round tables which
win be conducted by members of the
faculty.
Studies in ali the special courses of
she Normal school will be offered dur
mg the summer term. There will
also be special classes for those who
wish to take professional survey of
these several subjects.
Such studies will include domestic
science in its various forms: cooking,
sewing, dietetics, home nursing,
household management, etc. There
WIN be classes especially designed
to be helpful to rural school teachers
IN this important branch.
Many classes will BE offered in
manual training: joinery, turning, cab
met work, farm carpentry, art metal
work, industrial history, mechanical
drawing. Superiatendents and dir
sctors of this work may enter one
week before summer school opens and
may continue four weeks following the
close of summer school, thus securing
fun unit Of credit.
The agricultural department will
also offer varied courses throughout
the term. This term offers special
opportunity for demonstration and OBJ
seEvation of agricultural pursuits.
Bookkeeping and penmanship as
special phases of commercial studies
viii be offered as usual.
Work in physical education will be
offered by capable instructors with a
view of fitting teachers to satisfy the
steadily increasing demand for play
ground management. The work will
include folk dances, gymnasium meth
DDS, emergencies, school hygiene, the
management of county play day and
other festivals
The various classes in public school
music and art will appear upon the
schedule. This summer term is de.
voted especially to aiding supervisors
and teachers of these subjects. More
over, the school will afford superior
advantages for the pursuit of music,
including instruction in voice, violin,
md piano.
The Rural School course of ten and
one-half months will be offered as
others Students may enter this course
with the summer term and complete
It. if they have had the previous nine
months credit. Those who enter should
have at least an eight grade compile
ton certificate and be at least seven
teen years of age.
In short, the summer school is for
every body. 1T is broad in its scope
and interests. It provides classes
FOR the needs of every group and the
general assembly will provide oppor-
sunity for general addresses on in
umerable topics, inspirational and di.
dactic as we'll as up-to-date.