The Glenwood post., 1924-07-03
Summer School Instructors Impressed
by Teachers Fine Response
to Work; No Time Lost
SCHOOL SHOULD Be PERMANENT

in connection with the Atwood geog-
rapky. It is entitled "The Work
Book of Colorado
Although Mr.. Blaine's acceptance
of the superintendency Of the Sterling
schools is an advance professionally,
Glenwood people will feel genuine re-
gret that he must 60.
Mrs. Menaenhall Smith, principal Of
the Maria Mitchell school in Denver,
handles the work in college compost
tion and English and American litera-
ture. The Maria Mitchell school, &C.
cording to Mrs. Smith, is one Of the
largest elementary schools in Denver,
enrolling over 11oU children and em:
ploying thirty teachers. 1t was named
after the first woman astronomer in
the United States.
Mrs. Smith did work toward her A.
B. degree at Smith college and COM
pleted the requirements for the degree
at the University of Kansas. She il
the author of "Outlines Of United
States History" and has contributed
srtielss 70 various educational journals.
She taught in the summer institute
here two years ago. = : =
When summer school closes Mrs.
Smith will be joined by her sister.
Miss Sherret of Denver, and they will
spend fortnight travelling in British
Columbia and Victoria and visit
friends in Seattle en- route home.
Mrs. Smith says, "Although in
every summer school one finds certain
teachers who do earnest and consci-
entious work. This school has q much
larger majority of such students than
any summer school in which 1 have
taught"
Mrs. Smith is located at the Denver
hotel.
Q. @. Brown, state high school in
spector for the University Of Colo.
rado, and Mrs. Brown drove here from
their home in Boulder. They are To-
Gated at the Denver hotel.
Mr.. Brown teaches psychology and
review courses in science and arith-
metic at the summer school. he says
"I think the summer school here is
a splendid thing. / am-glad to say
that the students are responding Gag
erly to the work offered" Speaking
of the status of Colorado as to school
buildings, Mr.. Brown said: "They
are splendid, and considering it from
the standpoint Of the state as whole
California is probably the. only state
in the Union that compares in this re-
spect with Colorado"
Denver university is the Institution
at which Mr.. Brown received his A.
B. degree. Study toward the A. NJ.
degree was done at the University of
Colorado and was completed at Colum-
bia university, New York.
Miss Moreland Preston, who has
the classes in primary methods, child
welfare ard child literature, comes
from Springfield, Missouri.
She began working in Colorado in
1920, teaching in the training school
department at the Western State col:
lego at Gunnison for three years. "I
am very fond of my adopted state, /"
she says.
Miss Preston's professional work
consisted Of winning B. Pc. degree
at Springfield and the degree Of
Master Of Pedagogy at Gunnison. She
has also done advanced work In Col.
umhia university.
II believe more people should know
Of tAis SIMMER school, said EIis Pres
ton. ~ am sure they would favor .
ten wssks term Il this years. seheel
were sufficiently sdvsstissd."
Mis- Preston i staying At tis Il. O.
Jessup hone on Gsand avsaus ~
iatsads to spsaA Jaly sad Asg.se Il