Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-02
TEACHERS MEET
ON STUDY COURSE
Reports on Changes in Cur.
ricuIum in Montgomery
Schools Prepared.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


ROCKVILLE, Md, December O.
Group meetings of the grade teachers
of the county are scheduled to be held
in various parts Of the county this week
to receive reports from the course OF
study committees of teachers appointed
, to assist IN revising the curriculum OF
the public schools of the county.
This afternoon, meetings are being
held at Rockville, with the teachers OF
the schools at Rockville, Gaithersburg
Poolesville, Damascus, Germantown
Potomac, Montrose, Bailey. Cedar Grove
Redland and Laytonsville in attendance
and at Clarksburg, where the teachers
of the Clarksburg. Burdette, Boyds
Buck Lodge, Kingsley. Hyattstown
Con1us, Snouffer and Washington Grove
Schools are assembled.
Reports Lengthy.
The reports, which comprise more
than 80 typewriter pages, represent
several weeks of intensive effort on the
part of the members of the various
committees and are said to be so OK
haustive as to indicate that the teachers
generally will be greatly helped in the
units of the course of study now being
worked out At the meetings during
the week, the reports will be explained
by the various school supervisors of the
county.
In addition to the meetings at Rock
vile and ClarkSburg, groups will meet
as follows: Tomorrow afternoon, at
Silver Spring and Clagettsville, the
30 H., 1f h. Of ~
Takoma Park. Woodside. Glenmont
Sherwood. Ednor, Colesville, Buttons
vile and Falkland to be at Silver Spring
and those of the Clagettsville, Brown
ingsville. Woodf1eld, Mt. Lebanon, Kings
Valley, Etchison and Lewisdale at Clag-
ettsville; Wednesday afternoon, at
Chevy Chase and Brookeville, the
teachers of the Chevy Chase, Bethesda
Somerset, KenSington, Glen Echo and
Garrett Park to assemble at Chevy
Chase and those of the schools at
Brookeville, Unity, Brighton, Avery
White Oak, Blair and Derwood at
Brookeville; Thursday afternoon, al
Jamestown, with the teachers of the
Jamestown, Travilah, GAINESVILLE, Dick
erson, Ounce Orchard, Seneca and
Elmer Schools present.
Personnel of Committees.
The committees preparing the reports
were as follows: Guiding principles, L.
Fletcher Schott, Miss Ruth Burroughs,
Mrs. Olivia K. Sims, Mrs. Anna Rose
class inventory sheet, Miss Dorothy
Nichols, Miss Edwina MulliniX, B. o.
Aiken and Miss Catherine Hines; over
head, Thomas w. Pyle, Mrs. Leversia
Powers. Miss Mary Lowe Smith, Miss
Mary Brewer; objections, E. H. Doug
las, Miss Edna Goodwin, Miss Ef1e Ter
nent and Mrs. Katherine Bricker; gen.
eral county detectives for special stud
les, Mrs. Marian Smith, Miss Mildred
McDormand, Owen Knight, Mrs. Luella
Davis, Miss Lena Ricketts,, Miss Ethel
Duvall, Miss Ruth Souder, Mrs. Lulu B.
Ricketts,, Miss Sallie p. Robinson, Mrs.
Grace Ryan. Miss Margaret D. Chaplin
and Mrs. Helen ]. Lines.
The work of revising the course of
study in the schools of the county be-
gan last year under the direction of the
Curriculum Research Bureau of the
Teachers College, Columbia University,
New York City. and it is thought sew
eral years will be required to work
through all subjects. Social science
subjects, history and geography in the
grades and history and civics in the
high schools are being revised this
year.