The Coconino sun., 1927-07-29
TEACHERS COLLEGE NOTES
M. (BLL) SMITH. Editor

Wednesday afternoon after the reg
ular classes the faculty went to Lake
Mary where they enjoyed on outing
and picnic. That evening around a
large campfire supper was cooked.
Then they entertained themselves
with games selected especially for the
occasion.
Tonight the first annual Spanish
costume ball will be held at the audi
torium. The affair will be continued
each summer hereafter and will grad
ually emerge into what is known as an
international ball and which it is hoped
costumes representing all nations will
be worn. Owing to the short time
since notice of the ball was given,
it was decided to have it entirely
Spanish this year to do away with the
extra preparation necessary for one of
a more general character.
Proceeds will be used to send out
students from the many depart
ments of the college to higher insti-
tutions of learning where they may
specialize in the lines in which they
excel.
To provide trained leaders in as
many communities as possible, the ma
tional congress of parents and teach
ers is giving a special course in par
ent-teacher leadership at the college
the first two weeks of the second
term of the summer session. A meth
cd course is being included which will
explain the organization as it oper-
ates in connection with schools,
churches and rural community organl-
cations,
H. S. Mccoy, principal of the Snyder
Park junior high school of Spring
field, Ohio, arrived Sunday evening to
conduct the course. His first lecture
was Tuesday afternoon before one of
the largest groups of student teachers
assembled this quarter. This week he
delivered lectures that will lead to the
completion of the course as outlined
by leaders of the national organlza-
ton. The social phase is being given
special attention and a short history
of the organization has been outlined
by Professor Mccoy.
This course covers the more prac-
tical sides of parent-teacher work for
bringing about cooperation between
the home and the school.
Miss Ruby baltimore, field secre--
tary for national Camp Fire, arrived
last week to take over special class
in camp fire for the next two weeks
of the summer session.
instruction in all phases of camp
fire work is being given, including
nature study, woodcraft, pathfinding,
trail blazing, and all the other phases
connected with the organization.
Campfire leaders and workers from
all parts of the state are here to take
the special instruction under Miss
baltimore.
A new course this quarter that is
attracting much attention and is
popular with summer students is the
special study in vocational farm shop
work being conducted by Halbert
Miller of the state department OF vo-
cational education.
Mr.. Miller comes from the state vo-
cational headquarters at Tucson and
will conduct this course for the re-
mainder of the summer quarter.
Courses in state and United States
constitutions and courses especially
for the teachers desiring to renew
their trial teaching certificates have
been arranged. The state board of
education requirement for the renewal
of teaching certificates requires that
the teacher complete five. semester
hours or seven and one-half quarter
hours. In this department, the great
er number of the special instructors
are employed.
Reaching a total of 664 students en-
rolled for the summer session, regis
tration figures compiled by Miss
Dorothy Gelhaus, registrar, show this
to be an increase of 116 students over
the number attending last year and
the heaviest enrolment in the history
of the college.
Registrations of late students con-
tinued all during the week and Off
cials believed the figures would come
near TOO before the end of the week.
The heaviest enrolment heretofore
was three years ago when the Uni
versity of Arizona combined its sum-
mer school with the college. The fig
ures then, however, were considerably
less than this summer.
If plans now being worked out by
officials of the University of Arizona,
Tempe Teachers college, Phoenix Jun
ior college and the local college mate
rialize, for combining the four colleges
into one big summer school at Flag
staff, next year will see a great IN
crease over the record enrolment OF
this summer.
John @. Thomas, city superintend-
ent of schools Of Flagstaff, who had
been spending the summer away, ar
rived last week to take over the duties
of special instructor in the education
department for the next five weeks OF
the summer session.