Evening star., 1936-06-23
Ry JESSIE FAINT EVANS.

Tirne was when June spelled the
end of school. Not SO now, for it may
only emphasize the end of Winter
term and the beginning of Summer
one, since modern education in most
public school systems and in many
colleges and universities, while it does
not 60 on quite the calendar year
around, very nearly does so, with Sum-
ilner sessions beginning shortly after
the regular ones have drawn to close.
- Among the most famous and widely
attended university Summer schools
are those at the Teachers College,
Columbia, Cornell, and the University
Of Chicago. The Summer sessions at
Columbia are perhaps the best known.
Hither, literally thousands of students
flock from all over the United States
Many also are registered from all parts
of the world.
In our own vicinity, the George
Washington, Catholic and Maryland
Universities Summer school sessions
are quite as much feature of their
educational program as are their Win
ter ones. In each instance, classes are
eo-educational.
At Catholic University, the Summer
classes begin June 90, and conclude
August 8. They start at am, and
continue until pm. Upon the basis
of their present registration it is eX-
pected that their Summer student
body will be in excess of 500 students.
The George Washington University
features a nine-week session from
June Is to August Is. and a six-week
course beginning July l. Certain
science courses begin at am The
more usual beginning hour is TAO.
Even at that, you have to have early
bird tendencies not to be a tardy
scholar if you are ambitious enough to
enroll for Summer work, but the plan
is an excellent one in our near South
ern climate. Evening sessions for
those wage earners whose daily jobs
will not permit a day time schedule,
are held from until pm.
Law Courses Demand.
So great is the demand for the
George Washington law courses that
they are featured in two Shifts-one
from July Is to July 20, and the other
from July 80 to September II. Ap-
proximately 1000 Summer students
are expected at the George Washing
ton University.
Maryland University, in connection
with its Summer sessions, has inaugu-
rated a special loW-cost short term
course for women which is attracting
Nationwide attention because of its
fine earnestness, tremendous popular
ity and splendid applicability to those
whom it serves.
To that man whose far-seeing edu-
cational ideas we're many years ahead
of their time, Supt. William B. Powell
the public schools of Washinton owe
their first Summer school which was
established just 35 years ago this Sum
mer. The Mccormick School was
selected for what was considered q
daring educational experiment, and
Raymond Riordan, the enthusiastic
young principal of the Smallwooo
School during the Winter term of oul
schools was selected in that Summer
of 1899 to carry on the classes thai
were assembled there.
Its success was Immediately ap
parent even to the most doubling
and in 1901 the first colored Summe,
school was started at the Stevens
with F. L. Cardoza, jr., in charge O.
the classes.
From 1901 on Summer sessions havt
been included in the regular bulge
of our public educational system a,
an extremely valuable part of its serv.
ice to the many who take advantage
Of them and are thereby enabled tt
sooner complete their education pro.
grams.
Long before the official closing oi
our public schools on the third Wed.
nesday in June, Mr.. E. j. Lockwood
director of evening and Summer
white schools, and Mr.. C. L. Lewis, who
occupies similar position in the col
ored schools, plan these Summer ses.
sions. Beginning July l they run fol
81 school days, or until August II
Their quick, intensive covering of Win.
ter courses gives the equivalent of q
six months course in grades ga to 6E
inclusive, and in the junior and senior
high schools.
Three Student Types.
The aim of these Summer sessions
in our Washington public schools is
to accommodate three types of stu
dents in the order in which they are
listed One, students making up de-