The Glenwood post., 1924-07-03

The work of the Glenwood summer
school is progressing in an earnest and
efficient manner. Without an excep-
ton the men and women who compose
the faculty of the school express salts
faction with the plan as whole and
are enthusiastic about the type Of
scholarship displayed by the student
body.
DR.. L. A. Sharp, director Of the sum-
mer school, is impressed with the fact
that the teachers who are studying
here have lost no time in taking hold Of
the work. .tThe teachers have respond
ed enthusiastically" he said. "No
time has been wasted. Even the first
week, so often a time of adjustment,
has witnessed splendid response to
the work on the part of the teachers. :"
DR.. Sharp also directs the ten
weeks summer school at Alamosa. He
plans to return to Alamosa after the
local summer session closes.
The official title borne by Dr..
Sharp is cooperative extension d.
rector of Western Colorado. TtlD -
tension seryices y under the auspices
of the University of Colorado, State
Teachers college at Greeley and
Western State college at Gunnison.
His headquarters are at Grand June
tion. He succeeded Dr. Marvin F.
Beeson in this work last July. He has
taught in the education department Of
the University Of Tennessee.
Tennessee is the state in which Dr..
Sharp did his professional work. He
received his B. 8. degree from Lincoln
Memorial University in Cumberland
Gap, Tennessee, and later took his
A. Nj. and Phi. D. degrees in education
from the George Peabody college for
teachers in Nashville, Tennessee.
Two books which DR.. Sharp has
written are "Problems in Rural Edu-
cation" which is new textbook in
new form for teaching courses in edu-
cation, and ''The Present Status of
Rural Teachers in the South The
former text is being used by DR..
Sharp's class in rural education.
DR.. and Mrs. Sharp are living in
the Shower apartments on Bennett
avenue. When school is closed they
will return to the Alamosa summer
school, at the close of which DR.. Sharp
will visit number Of Colorado towns
in the interests of the extension ser.
vice.
w. D. Blaine, superintendent Of
Glenwood schools the past three years,
and assistant director of the summer
school, conducts the work in education
and also teaches school law and review
courses in geography and Colorado
history.
Speaking of the work being done
here this summer, Mr.. Blaine says,
''Due to the comparatively small size
of the school, it is possible to get into
much closer touch with the individual
student than in larger institution.
believe we can thus come more near.
ly reaching the needs of the teachers
Of this section. The work that is be-
ing done is Of standard character al.
though the number Of courses is rather
limited"
Mr.. Blaine was principal of the
Fountain school in Pueblo for q mum.
Der Of years. he has done . great
deal Of nonresident and summer insti.
tute work for the schools Of the. STATE.
He was director Of the summer insta-
tute in Glenwood three years ago.
Receiving his A. B. degree from the
State TsAchers' college ct 0tesfsy,
Mr.. Blaine later did work toward ~
masters degree q Spokane, wasaine.
ton, and completed work for tAis T.
gree At Greeley. NJ. Dlaias has VIA
ton sappasmsatazy tsztbosk tor -
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