Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-07-01
TIE SUMMER SCHOOL
ENROLMENT Next Mpc,Iay, Class Worl
BcgtuniuE On Tue~dav

Tho University If Vermont Summer
School will open next Monday That day
Is given over to enrolment, and regular
class work begins Tuesday morning AT
1870 o'clock. few students have al
ready arrived, although the majority are
not expected unti' Monday Nearly all
of the faculty Will reach Burlington BY
Sunday night
The classes for children will be held at
the Pomeroy school There will be a kim
dergarten class for children Of four and
five years of age, and classes in the first.
third and sixth grades. These classes
will begin on Tuesday morning at nine
O'Clock. The sessions will be from nine
until 1t;N earh day Pupils who feel not
so well prepared for the grades above
these may be able to gain enough by the
six weeks wovk in summer to enable
them To carry the work next year with
success. Pupils who hope to skip a grade
may be able to do so by taking the sum-
mer work. In other words the pupil
may use this opportunity either to get
ahead or to make up work. There will
be no tuition charged and il is hoped that
the classes may accom- date all who wish
to enter. " there should be more pupils
than can conveniently be accomn odated
those who first apply will be received,
Parents who send the name and grade
of a child to the director of the summer
school by mail will have first considera-
ton. but unless the rooms are crowded
any child who comes to the Pomeroy
school at nine O'Clock on Tuesday morn
| ing will The received. Miss Harriet NJ.
Hodge Of Greenwich, Conn. will have the
kindergarten class. Miss Florence Fisher
| of Burlington will have tho first grade,
! Miss Anna Belle Seaver. Of the Oneonta.
| ~ Y, Normal School, will have the third
grade and Miss Mildred l.. Tomas of
! Newark. y. j., formerly Of the Mont
clair Normal School, will have the sixth
| grade.
| Teachers of the Buriin gton schools re-
quested the director Of tho summer school
| to secure teachers from outside the State
| to teach these classes In order to brinC
some now ideas to Burlington. There
are teachers at home who could have
| done the work with entire satisfaction
| but the request for new people seemed
| to the director to be- a very wise. Thf
| teachers selected have had excellent prep
aration for their work.
On Monday evening in the gymnasium
there will be held the contest IN music
The contest in singing is opcn to all. anc
the contest in piano is open TO all undeI
% wears of age The winner of the frs
prize in singing will receive course o.
private lessons from Mr.. Nichols. The
winner of the second prize in singing
will receive free class instruction from
Mr.. Nichols. The winner of the first priz'
in piano will receive a course of private
lessons from Mr.. Tracy. The winner o.
the second prize will receive cours'
of private lessons from Mrs. Nichols
Contestants may choose their own voca
and piano numbers. Singers may brinI
their own accompanies. or one will b.
furnished by the university withou
charge
Names Of the contestants should be il
the hands of the director of the summe
school not later than noon Of the day o
the contest. There is no expense involved
in entering the contest.