The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-06-05
SUMMER SESSION
SOON WILL OPEN
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES ARE OF.
FERED TO STUDENTS AT
STATE COLLEGE
SEVEN COUNTIES INSTITUTE COMMENCE
Teachers From Seven Surrounding
Counties viii conoreoate In Ten
Days For Big Institute

South Dakota is always In the lead
when 1t comes to giving opportunity
to her people to keep up with the ad-
vance Of knowledge and this is no
where more apparent than in the ex-
cellent summer school provided at
State College each year. This year
the course is broadened and increased
so that nearly every demand may be
met and all who desire to take studies
in agriculture. manual training and
home economics may find for them
selves the education that will fit them
to teach these subjects or give them
the credits they need for the compile.
tion of college course. Not only
are these higher branches dealt with,
but the common branches are being
reviewed and the chance given for the
brushing up on the every day studies.
The laboratories and lecture rooms
are open and will be used all through
this summer course and all the expert
mental work in progress at the station
will be used for demonstration in the
teaching of the courses to which they
apply. The dormatories for women
will be open and for use of the female
students who attend and the cost will
be nominal. Certain furniture Is pro-
vided by the college, but certain other
things must be furnished by those who
attend all of which is explained in
the bulletin issued by the college in
regard to this summer session. For
the men students, it is easily possible
to find rOoining places close To the
campus and board may be obtained
by them at the College dining room.
A tuition fee Of five dollars had been
fixed for each student for the session
and small laboratory fees will also
be charged for those who require this
work. For the women, board and
room In the dOrmatories has been
fixed at thirty-two dollars for the six
weeks term. The faculty of this ses-
sion will be under the general direc-
ton of DR.. G. l.. Brown, acting presi-
dent, and Dean H. b. Mathews will be
the director Of the summer school.
Assisting him will Be all the neces-
sary members OF the faculty of State
College, to which has also been added
the following special teachers in 9TH
er work: T. A. Harmon, superinten-
dent Of Watertown school, and S. E.
Hargis, late superintendent of Brook
ings schools.
The combined teachers institute of
the seven counties of Miner, Moody,
Kingsbury, Codington, Deuel., Hamlin
and Brookings will also hold their ses-
sion at State College, commencing
June 10th, and lasting until June 21st.
For this big institute the county su.
perintendents in charge have secured
a fine staff Of instructors from many
portions OF the United States, coming
from New York City, Baltimore, In
diana, Illinois. Iowa, with A. A. Nc
Donald, superintendent of the Sioux
Falls CITY schools, as the conductor
To this course students, prospective
teachers and teachers from other
counties are also invited to enroll and
attend This great combined institute
has been held at State College for sew
eral years and the talented instruc-
tors engaged and the extra facilities
offered to those who attend, have
made this one of the biggest teachers
institutes ever organized in the north
west. Brookings welcomes all who
come to her city to attend these great
schools and every one here will make
it point to make the stay of these
visitors pleasant and the time they
stay here one well spent in the way
Of intellectual betterment Many
homes Of the city will take in teach
ers and students, and give them many
of the convenencies and comforts
that cannot be obtained in any other
way