Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-28
FRANK G. NlEWEe
On the Summer Public Schools


THE Philadelphia public schools will con.
i duct summer schools for the first time
this year, and plans for, them have nov
NieweE, Assistant Director Of the Division
of School Extension, in charge Of summer
schools.
'"rhe specific reasons for summer schools
are many" said Mr.. Niewes, but the two two
Of the pupils and Of money for the Board
Of Education and hence for the public,
who In the end pays for the public schools.
"At the beginning of the regular term in
September. there are many pupils who try
to pass off conditions in their studies, after
such preparations for the examinations as
they can make by themselves. But 1t must
be admitted that during the summer months
there il not great incentive for pupils to
tunities in September do not adequately
meet the needs of these pupils.
Not for Backward Children
1.-THE summer school is by no means
school for backward children. and the hope
lessly deficient are not eligible for admission
to it. 1t is q wonderful opportunity for
boys and girls to strengthen themselves
and put themselves IN condition to do ex.
cclIent work where heretofore in too many
cases they have simply stumbled along. The
summer school will offer the best OppOr.
tunity ever given to make up lost standing
IN september.
''There are four groups Of pupils eligible
for the summer school. and each Of the four
IL badly in need Of this assistance. The
first of these classes consists Of those pupils
who have failed Of promotion but who are
probably able to make up their deficiencies
ance of the teachers The second is made
up of those who. in the judgment of the
principal. may, by attendance at the sum
mer schools, gain promotion. In each Of
these classes Of pupils q full school years
time may thus he saved.
''The third class is composed OF those
who have not failed of promotion, but who
need additional instruction to assure them
selves OF continued success, and the fourth
consists of those who have been promoted
but who wish to be employed profitably in
the summer schools.
'These four groups include all the pu-
pills who will be permitted TO attend the
summer SCHOOLS. AS said before, the hope
lessy deficient will not be eligible for at.
tendance.
Saving Time and Money
by attending the summer schools regu.
larly, many pupil will be able to gain
full school year. But this is not the only
advantage OF the summer schools. 1t now
costs about 500 for each high school pupil
who spends five months In school. If that
pupil fails Of promotion and has to repeat
this work, this money has been lost; but IL
that time can be made up through the sum.
mcr schools, it j, saved.
"It will also do something toward MS.
sisting the crowded conditions of the schools,
Every pupil who advances a grade makes
room for a new one. The repetition by loss
OF promotion often means that the pupils
must take two sessions instead Of one, and
sometimes crowds the classes to forty. five
pupils where it was hoped to have as low
as thirty.fve:
"There will be- eight elementary and two
high schools operated as summer schools.
| The elementary ones are the Huey, Childs,
Southwark. Hackett, Blaine, Kearney, Tay-
ior and Filter schools. and the high schools
win be the Central, at Broad and Green.
| and the Northeast, at Lehigh and Eighth
streets. All these schools will be open from
July 3 to August 1s, inclusive, and the
Sessions will begin at 8 40 A. NJ. and close
at 12 :l5 y. NJ. from Mondays to Fridays,
inclusive. The high schools will be organized
on the basis Of four periods of fifty minutes
| each. ,
| grades seven and eight will attend only for
rhe specific subjects for which they have
been recommended, and 10 pupil vii! be
| recommended for more than two subjects ex !.
cept In special cases. The pupils of the cle
mentary grades from one to six win attend
full hse%sHisns s%s shsh '1he ,mport.n.. os mis-