Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-26
UNIV. OF maine
Attendance u. of M.
Summer Session to
Be a Record Breaker

From all indications the coming
summer session at the University
of Maine, which opens next Mon
day, is to be the most succeccful in
the history Of the institution. The
large volume of correspondence
from all the eastern states and as
far away as California, Washington,
and Florida, as well as unusual
number Of applications for dormi-
tory reservations, points in this d.
rection. A particularly large num-
Der of teachers from Massachusetts,
Connecticut. and New York, and of
students from other colleges have
signified their intention of coming.
The New York schools close after
the registration day. Monday, June
20, but according to the summer
before the beginning of the second
week may receive credit provided
that the work lost is made up.
Special features Of the summer
session which have aroused much
interest are the courses in American
and modern European History
taught by DR.. George e. Fellows,
formerly president Of the Univers-
ity of Maine; the coaching courses
in football, baseball, basketball, and
track and in athletics for girls Of
fered by Professor Flack and Miss
Schultz, in the department of Phys
ical Education; the instruction in
Pulp and Paper Making given by
the department of Chemistry; the
demonstration classes for teachers
| in English and French; and the
course in the Flora of Maine, given
by Professor Eyster in Biology. An
innovation in the summer session is
| the elective course in Forest Con-
| servation offered by Professor John
| NJ. Briscoe, head of the department
| of Forestry. This Is a general lee
| ture course, of interest to all teach
ers and others dealing with the i'm
| portance of our forest resources and
TIE proper conservation of them.
A large number of courses Is Of
| fered in the department of Educa-
ton, which has an unusually strong
staff. including besides Professors
| Page, Chadbourne, Halverson, and
! Pollard of the regular faculty. DIR.
James L. Mursell. Of Lawrence Col
lege, Wisconsin, whose courses last
summer were greatly enjoyed. and
| Mr.. Kenneth A. Agee. of the Ports
mouth, Virginia, School System,
who has made a special study of
| the education Of backward children.
! Nearly 20 advance enrollments for
his course in this subject have al
ready been received. Mr.. Agee will
also give a course in the Junior
| High School.
| Quite number Of students have
| indicated their intention of taking
one or more Of the summer normal
| courses in commercial subjects Of
| fered by the Beal School of Com
| merce. in combination with their
University courses. These CONNER
| cial courses are by special arrange
| ment to be conducted at the Uni
! versity and may be added for a
| moderate extra fee. These are not
| University courses. and separate ar
rangements for registration must be
| made.
The University of Maine Biolog-
| ical Station at Bar Harbor reports
an advance registration nearly dou-
| BILE that Of former years. The in
| struction at Bar Harbor will he d.
| rected by former president Clarence
| C. Little. now president of the Uni
| versity of Michigan, assisted by Dr.
C. H. Batchelder. of the University
department of Biology. Dr. 2. M.
| East, of Harvard, and DR.. Emily
| Bartlett, Of Wellesley.
| The weekend excursions and
weekly entertainments will again be
under the charge of Miss Pauline
Brown, of Toledo, Ohio. who man
| aged them SO efficiently last year;
and they will doubtless continue to
| form one Of the most delightful fea-
| lures of the summer program.