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EDUCATION
Education sB1-I. (Philosophy B6-I)—History and Philosophy of Education.—First
Term. 9:30; C. H. 105. Credit, one session-hour.
Mr. Swertfeger.
A study of the chief educational ideals of mankind prior to the Christian Era.
An attempt is made to relate these educational ideals to their social and historical
conditions and to present them as the expression of corresponding philosophies of
life.
Education sB1-II. (Philosophy B6-II)—History and Philosophy of
Education.—First Term. 11:30; C. L. 28. Credit, one session-hour.
Mr. Swertfeger.
To Modern Times.
Education sB1-III. (Philosophy B6-III)—History and Philosophy
of Education.—First Term. 12:30; C. L. 28. Credit, one session-hour.
Mr. Swertfeger.
In Modern Times.
Education sB2-I. Educational Psychology.—First Term. 10:30; M.
L. 15. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Barrett.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
Original nature and the principles underlying its development.
Text: Gates, Psychology for students of Education.
Education sB2-II. Section I. Principles of Teaching for the Grades.
—Both Terms. 12:30; M. L. 15. Credit, one session-hour. Miss
Barrett.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
This course is designed for teachers in the grades. The main types of lessons,
with the principles underlying them.
Education sB2-II. Section II. Principles of Teaching for the High
School.—Both Terms. 12:30; P. H. 2. Credit, one session-hour.
Miss Wyatt.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
This course comprises (1) a study of the aims and functions of secondary education;
of the high school population; (4) the qualification of the secondary teacher; (5)
the development of secondary schools, their background, and their articulation with
the elementary schools and colleges; (6) principles governing the high school course
of study.
This course is designed for teachers in high school. The main types of lessons,
with the principles underlying them.
Education sB3-II. Measurement in Secondary Education.—Both
Terms. 11:30; M. L. 15. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Swindler.
The status, uses, limitations, and selection of secondary school tests; available
high school tests; objective examinations; high school testing program.
Texts: Symonds: Measurement in Secondary Education; Ruch and Stoddard:
Tests and Measurements in High School Instruction.
Education sB4-I. Public Education in United States.—First Term.
8:30; P. H. B. 4. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Weldon.
This course will present the evolution of educational institutions and practices in
the United States, covering the elementary school, secondary school and institutions
of higher learning.
Education sB4-II. Public Education in United States.—Second Term.
8:30; S. B. 2. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Weldon.
A continuation of Education sB4-I.
Education sB5-I. School Administration.—Both Terms. 11:30; P.
H. 3. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. West.
For superintendents, principals and teachers. Will consider contemporary tendencies
and problems in school organization and administration in state, city and county;
duties and powers of contral and local educational authorities, with special reference
to conditions in Virginia and the South.
Education sB5-II. School Administration.—Second Term. 8:30; P.
H. 4. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Hill.
City school systems.
Education sB5-III. (Sec. 1) Standard Tests in Elementary School
Subjects.—Both Terms. 11:30; P. H. 4. Credit, one session-hour.
Mr. Acker.
For teachers, without practical teaching experience, interested in learning the
value and uses of standard tests in elementary school subjects.
Education sB6-III. (Sec. 2) Standard Tests in Elementary School
Subjects.—Both Terms. 10:30; P. H. 4. Credit, one session-hour.
Mr. Acker.
For experienced teachers and principals interested in learning the value and
uses of standard tests in elementary school subjects.
Education sB7-I. High School Administration.—Both Terms. 12:30;
P. H. 4. Credit, one session-hour. First Term, Mr. Trimble.
Second Term, Mr. McElhannon.
The Principal and his School; principles and present tendencies of secondary education
organization, administration, and supervision of the modern high school.
Text-books: Koos: The American Secondary School; Johnson: High School Administration
and Supervision.
Education sB7-II. The Junior High School.—Both Terms. 9:30; P.
H. B. I. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. McElhannon.
Origin, aims, organization, program of studies, methods of teaching and control of
the junior high school.
Text-book: Touton and Struthers: Junior High School Procedure.
Education sB7-III. Program of Studies of Modern Secondary School.
—Both Terms. 10:30; P. H. B. 1. Credit, one session-hour. Mr.
McElhannon.
The program of studies, subject matter, and types of teaching for various groups
of subjects in the modern high school.
Text-books: Cox: Curriculum Adjustment in Secondary Schools: Briggs: Curriculum
Problems.
Education sB8-I. Social Principles of Secondary Education.—Both
Terms. 8:30; P. H. 2. Credit, one session-hour. First Term, Mr.
McElhannon. Second Term, Mr. Brown.
Principles of sociology that most concern various types of secondary education as
determined by the needs of dramatic society, modern economic life, and present-day
culture.
Education sB8-II. Modern Methods of High School Teaching.—Both
Terms. 9:30; P. H. B. 4. Credit, one session-hour. First Term.
Mr. Trimble. Second Term, Mr. Brown.
This course deals with the principles of technique of high school instruction.
Text-books: Douglas: Modern Methods of High School Teaching; Thomas: Principles
and Technique of Teaching.
Education sB8-III. High School Guidance and Supervision.—Both
Terms. 10:30; P. H. B. 4. Credit, one session-hour. First
Term. Mr. Trimble. Second Term. Mr. Brown.
This course is intended for high school principals and teachers, supervisors, superintendents,
and others interested in understanding the guidance movement and in the
possibility of applying its principles to their own work.
Text-books: Proctor: Educational and Vocational Guidance.
Education sB9-I. Elementary School Organization and Administration.—First
Term. 8:30; P. H. 4. Credit, one session-hour. Mr
Hill.
A practical course dealing with the problems of elementary school organization and
administration.
Text-book Cubberley: The Principal and his School, Parts I, II, and III.
Education sB9-II. Elementary School Supervision.—Both Terms.
9:30; P. H. 4. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Hill.
A practical course dealing with the supervision of instruction in the elementary
school, giving specific attention to school records and reports, classification and reclassification
of pupils, provision for subnormal and gifted pupils, extra school activities,
etc. Text-book.—Cubberley: The Principal and his School, Parts IV, and
V.
Education sB9-III. The Curriculum of the Elementary School.—Both
Terms. 8:30; P. H. 3. Credit, one session-hour. First Term,
Miss Gregg. Second Term, Miss Wyatt.
This course deals with the problems of curriculum organization and reorganization
in the elementary school. Special attention will be given to the Virginia
State course of study.
Education sB10-I. The Teaching of Biology in the High Schools.—
Second Term. 12:30; B. L. 17. Credit, one session-hour. Mr.
Carroll.
A course primarily designed to correlate the college courses in Biology required
of the teacher with the subject as it is necessarily taught in the High Schools.
Text-book.—Peabody and Hunt.
Education sB12-I. Hygiene and Sanitation.—Both Terms. 8:30; P. H.
5. Credit, one session-hour. First Term, Mr. Kindred. Second
Term, Mr. Carroll.
This course deals with practical application to local conditions of the hygiene of
posture, nutrition, ventilation, nose and throat, ears, eyes, nervous system, and
sleep, and the prevention of contagious diseases. Assigned readings will be made
and written reports required. Text-books.—Laws of Health, Winslow and Williamson,
and the Bulletins of the Virginia Board of Health.
Education sB12-II. Sex Character Education.—First Term. 10:30; P.
H. 5. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Kindred.
This course is designed to acquaint teachers with the fundamental facts of sex in
their biological, psychological, social, and humanitarian aspects.
Emphasis will be put on the methods of teaching sex information in the different
who desire to acquaint themselves with the facts. Certificate and renewal credit
will be given.
Education sC1-I. Advanced Educational Psychology.—Second Term.
8:30; P. H. B. 4. Fee, $5.00. Mr. Edwards.
A systematic and critical survey of the facts and principles of psychology that are
of practical significance to the work of education. Applications to the development of
sound theory and practice. Innate and acquired traits, attention, interest, habit, memory,
thinking, emotion and sentiment, examinations and the marking system, etc.
Education sC1-II. Psychology of Problem Cases in Education.—
Second Term. 9:30; P. H. B. 16. Fee, $5.00. Mr. Edwards.
Physical, environmental, abnormal and other factors involved in progress and retardation;
diagnosis and treatment in connection with the special subjects, and the
problems of delinquency, crime and the development of moral traits.
Education sC1-III. The Psychology of Learning.—Second Term.
10:30; P. H. B. 16. Fee, $5.00. Mr. Edwards.
A critical study of the nature and problems of learning; conditions of progress in
learning; plateaus and the rate of learning; transfer of training; applications to problems
of studying and teaching.
Education sC2-I. Educational Surveys. — Both Terms. 10:30; P. H.
7. Fee $5.00. Mr. West.
For graduate students only. Education sB5, prerequisite.
Study of school surveys—state, city and county. Will consider the organization,
aims scope, methods, limitations and possibilities of school surveys. A detailed
study of select and special problems in school administration will be made.
Education sC2-II. Problems in School Administration.—Both Terms.
11:30; P. H. 7. Fee $5.00. Mr. Hill.
Open only to graduate students with credit for Education sC-I.
A detailed study of the problems of public school finance, including budget making,
unit costs, etc.
Education sC2-III. Seminar in School Administration.—Both Terms.
12:30; P. H. 7. Fee $5.00. Mr. West.
Open only to graduate students with credit for Education sC2-I.
Education sC3-I. Standard Tests in School Subjects.—Both Terms.
8:30; P. H. 7. Fee $5.00. Mr. Manahan.
Education sB5, prerequisite.
Problems in the derivation, standardization, application and interpretation of results
of standard tests.
Education sC3-II. Standard Tests in Elementary School Subjects.—
Both Terms. 9:30; P. H. 8. Fee $5.00. Mr. Manahan.
Open only to graduate students with credit for Education sC3I.
A continuation of the study of problems arising in Education sC3-I. An analysis
will be made of various reports and current educational literature on testing programs.
Each student will be required to organize a program for using standard
tests in his own school preparatory to the work of Education sC3-III.
Education sC3-III. Seminar in School Administration.—Both Terms.
8:30; P. H. 8. Fee $5.00. Mr. Acker.
Open only to students having credit for Education sC2-I.
A course designed to offer students in school administration an opportunity for
continued constructive educational research in the application of testing programs
or the derivation and standardization of new tests.
Education sC1-I. Problems of Secondary Education.—Both Terms.
9:30; P. H. 2. Fee $5.00. Mr. Smithey.
For graduate students only. Education sB7 prerequisite.
Special problems of reorganization and control of the high school.
Education sC4-III. Problems of Secondary Education.—Both Terms.
11:30; P. H. 8. Fee $5.00. Mr. Windes.
For graduate students only. Education sB7 prerequisite.
Curriculum problems.
Education sC5-I. Problems of Secondary Education.—Both Terms.
10:30; P. H. 2. Fee $5.00. Mr. Smithey.
For graduate students only. Education sB7 prerequisite.
Problems of the High School teacher.
Education sC5-II. Problems of Secondary Education.—Both Terms.
10:30; P. H. 8. Fee $5.00. Mr. Windes.
For graduate students only. Education sB7 prerequisite.
Problems of educational and vocational guidance. Open to school superintendents,
principals, supervisors and advisors.
Education sC5-III. Problems of Secondary Education.—Both Terms.
12:30; P. H. 8. Fee $5.00. Mr. Windes.
For graduate students only. Education sB7 prerequisite.
Problems of high school supervision; problems of the high school supervisor; kinds
of supervision; a program of supervision.
Education sC6-I. Statistical Method in Education and Psychology.—
First Term. 11:30; P. H. 2. Fee $5.00. Mr. Ferguson.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
The elements of statistical method, with special reference to educational and psychological
problems.
Education sC6-II. Backward and Gifted Children.—First Term.
10:30; P. H. 3. Fee $5.00. Mr. Ferguson.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
A study of the nature and diagnosis of brightness and dullness in children, and of
the special class.
Education sC6-III. Individual Differences.—First Term. 9:30; P. H.
3. Fee $5.00. Mr. Ferguson.
A course in general or educational psychology prerequisite.
A study of the nature and amount of differences among individuals due to such
factors as race, sex, heredity, environment, maturity, and of methods of adjusting
school organization to individual capacities.
Education — Play Production for the Country Theatre.—First
Term. 9:30; P. H. 5. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Duthie.
See Rural Social Economics, page 75.
Education — Staging Problems of the Country Theatre.—First
Term. 11:30; P. H. 5. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Duthie.
See Rural Social Economics, page 75.
Education s29. The Teaching of Good Citizenship in the Elementary
Grades.—Second Term. 9:30; M. L. 11. Credit, one session-hour.
Miss McLester.
The course makes a survey and evaluation of current theories and plans for developing
the right attitudes and habits in children. The relation of moral education
to the various school subjects is considered. A tentative outline is to be written
by the class, for use in the Elementary Grades.
Education s30. The Teaching of General Science.—Both Terms.
Lecture: 10:30 to 11:30, Monday, Wednesday and Friday; Laboratory,
2:30 to 4:30, Tuesday and Thursday. C. L. 28. Credit,
one session-hour elective. First Term, Mr. Latham. Second
Term. Mr. Hayes.
The purpose of this course is to prepare teachers to meet the demands peculiar
to the teaching of a general course in science. Attention will be given to objectives,
trips to study applications of science to local industries and public utilities, text
and reference readings.
Education s31. Nature Study.—Both Terms. 8:30; M. L. 11. Credit,
one session-hour elective. First Term, Mr. Latham. Second
Term, Mr. Hayes.
Consideration will first be given to the objectives in Nature Study.
Out door study of some common flowers, trees, insects, and birds of the campus
and nearby woodlands will give an indication of the vastness of the material; furnish
illustration of method in selection and use of material; and develop resources
for lesson-unit construction.
Education s32. Child Literature.—Both Terms. 8:30; M. L. 15.
Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss Barrett.
In this course a study is made of literature appropriate for the first four grades,
with discussions of the principles underlying the selection and presentation of
stories to children. Topics: origin and value of story telling; the origin of folk
tales, fairy tales and myths; the requisites of a good story teller; the preparation
of a story for telling; the adaptation of stories; selection and grading of stories
and poems.
Education s33. Elementary Educational Psychology.—Both Terms.
10:30; M. L. 17. Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss Wyatt.
Second Term, Miss Barrett.
This course is designed to meet the needs of the primary teacher who has had
no work in Educational Theory or Psychology. It will serve as an introductory
course to the field of Education.
Education s34. An Introduction to Education.—Second Term. 10:30;
M. L. 11. Credit, one session-hour. Miss McLester.
The purpose of this course is to give the students a broader understanding of general
educational problems of the United States today. It includes a study of an historical
survey of the public school system. Various phases of its present organization
in rural and urban situations, its vocational and extension work, along with psychological
aspects of the learning and teaching processes and their relation to the school
curricula.
Education s35. The Teaching of Geography.—First Term. 11:30;
M. L. 17. Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss von Schilling.
Education s46(a) prerequisite.
A professionalized course in the teaching of geography. This course will include a
study of the general principles underlying the organization of the subject matter in
the various grades, the application of geography to the immediate problems of life and
the influence of geography in the study of literature, history, civics, etc. Large units
of work will be discussed.
Education s36. The Teaching of Reading in Primary Grades.—Both
Terms. 9:30; M. L. 15. Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss
Wyatt.
This course is designed to cover the work of the first three grades.
Topics: Objectives in reading; the evolution of primary methods; criticism of
present-day methods; place and importance of oral and silent reading in these
grades; place of phonics in reading; diagnostic and remedial work; analysis and
criticism of reading books; standardized tests; other topics of individual interest
arising in class.
Note.—Students are requested to bring any texts on teaching of reading which
they may have.
Education s37. The Teaching of Reading in Grammar and Upper
Grades.—Both Terms. 11:30; P. H. B. 1. Credit, one session-hour
elective. First Term, Miss Summy. Second Term, Miss Hiner.
This course is designed to cover the work of grades four to eight inclusive.
The major stress will be on the best and most recent methods of teaching reading.
Topics: Brief survey of the history of reading methods and materials; importance
of reading in life; oral and silent reading; diagnostic and remedial work; present
poems; analysis and criticism of present day textbooks; study of eye-movement;
standardized tests. Students taking this course will have the opportunity of discovering
given by instructor.
Note.—Students are requested to bring any texts they may have on the teaching
of reading.
Education s38. Methods in Language and Spelling; Primary Grades.
—Both Terms. 12:30; P. H. B. 4. Credit, one session-hour elective.
First Term, Miss Summy. Second Term, Miss Hiner.
The first five weeks are devoted to the study of language method and material.
The last week of the course is used in developing methods of teaching spelling.
Methods in language; topics: purposes; materials for language lessons; motivation
of language; course of study in language for primary grades; relative importance
of oral and written language for primary grades; the amount of formal language
expected of each grade. Methods in Spelling: topics: the relation of
spelling to other subjects; causes of incorrect spelling; methods of teaching spelling
in primary grades; selection of spelling material; study of standard tests.
Note.—Students are requested to bring any language text-book for the primary
grades.
Education s40. The Primary Child and the Curriculum.—First Term.
9:30 to 11:30; Washington Hall. Credit, one and one-half session-hours
elective. Miss McLester.
The aim of the course is to discuss the basic principles of education. The child's
natural methods of learning are considered. Following a review of children's
Literature, songs, games, reading and number work, a course of study for the
Kindergarten and first and second grades is planned. Observation in the Demonstration
Class is required.
Education s41(a). Constructive Projects for Kindergarten and Primary
Grades.—First Term. 11:30 to 1:30; Washington Hall.
Credit, one session-hour elective. Fee $1.50. Miss McLester.
Projects will be developed with paper, wood, clay, textiles and other materials
adaptable to use in the early grades, in which will be shown the relation of fine
and industrial arts. The aim of the course is to show how one might clarify and
enrich the course of study and at the same time meet the child's play needs.
Education s42. Methods in Civics and History.—Both Terms. 12:30
L. B. 2. Credit, one session-hour elective. Mr. Krebs.
Topics: The relation of history and civics; how to arouse civic consciousness;
suggestive lessons in civics; how to select important topics in American history;
correlation of history with geography, with literature; the visual appeal in history,
dramatization as a method of teaching history; use of current history.
Education s43. Methods in Language and Spelling; Grammar Grades.—
Both Terms. 11:30; M. L. 11. Credit, one session-hour elective.
Mr. Krebs.
Ten recitations will be given to spelling and twenty recitations to the study of
language methods for the upper grades. Spelling; topics: the relation of spelling
to other subjects; causes of incorrect spelling; methods of teaching spelling; selection
of spelling material; study of standard tests; practical work in class. Language;
topics: the material for language lessons; the relative importance of oral
and written language; how to motivate oral language; usage drills; the story as a
basis for oral and written composition; how to prepare outlines; how to produce a
written composition.
Education s44. Literature for the Grammar Grades.—Both Terms.
12:30; M. L. 17. Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss von
Schilling.
Topics: The study of type selections in literature for each grade from the fourth
through the eighth. The guiding of the class in extensive reading, lists of books
for parallel reading, magazines for children's reading, a critical study of books for
these grades.
Education s45. The Teaching of Arithmetic.—Both Terms. 8:30; M.
L. 17. Credit, one session-hour elective. Mr. Krebs.
This course is designed for teachers of arithmetic in the first six grades. There
will be a consideration in detail of the best ways and means of meeting the various
problems as they arise from grade to grade.
Education s46(a). General Geography.—Both Terms. 9:30; M. L. 17.
Credit, one session-hour elective. Miss von Schilling.
This course offers a comprehensive survey of the geographic data covered in the
elementary grades and in the high school, with special emphasis on fundamental
principles. Text: Huntington and Cushing—Principles of Human Geography.
Education s46(b). Virginia Geography.—Second Term. 11:30; M. L.
17. Credit, one session-hour. Miss von Schilling.
Education s46(a) prerequisite.
This course offers a detailed study of the natural geographical regions of the
state, together with their influence on the life of the people, and the industries of
these regions. The five-five plan for the future development of Virginia as planned
by the State Chamber of Commerce is given consideration. A comparative study
of Virginia with other states in the Union is made.
Education s47. Supervised Teaching.—First Term. Midway School.
Credit, one session-hour. Miss Gregg. (Meet for consultation
Library, P. H.)
Prerequisite—18 session-hours' credit in Normal Professional Course. Registration
for the course must be made in advance.
Two session-hours' credit are required in this course. Only one session-hour's
credit can be secured in any one summer.
Students taking this course must consult the supervisor before registering for
any classes.
This course consists of a series of lessons prepared and taught by the student under
the guidance of experienced, trained teachers and the supervisor. It offers opportunity
for teachers with some experience in the class-room and training in psychology
to work out practical experiments in teaching and to measure the results.
Individual conference hours are provided and a general conference is held once a
week.
Education s48. Parent-Teacher Training.—First Term. 9:30; L. B.
1. Credit, one session-hour. Mr. Weller.
This course, given in co-operation with the National Congress of Parents and Teachers,
will consider the fundamental significance of the parent-teacher movement; its
place in education, how to organize, the problems, opportunities, and achievements of
association in all parts of the country, and how the national and state organizations may
help the local groups. An exhibit of the many varieties of free, published helps of the
national and state association will be open to superintendents, principals, teachers and
parents.
The course is open to students of education and to parent-teacher workers. The
demand for instructors in state normal schools, colleges, and universities, to conduct
parent-teacher courses has become so great that the National Congress of Parents and
Teachers has been unable to supply the number of trained workers needed.
Education s49. Education of the Deaf.—First Term. Credit, three
session-hours. Mr. McManaway, (Director).
This course is designed for teachers of deaf children who have had at least one
year of training or of experience in teaching the deaf; for those wishing to prepare
for special work with public school children with impaired hearing; to parents of
deaf children.
Topics: Development of Voice; formation and development of English sounds;
phonetics; visible speech; correction of speech defects; rhythm; training of residual
hearing; anatomy of the ear and of the organs of speech; sensory training; primary
handwork; vocabulary building and development of language; course of study;
methods in arithmetic, geography and history; speech reading for the deaf and hard
of hearing; causes and prevention of deafness; problems of the class room.
Observation of the class work and of demonstrations with deaf children will constitute
an important part of this course.
Note.—The first four weeks of this course will be given at the Virginia School
for the Deaf and the Blind, at Staunton, by instructors selected from the leading
teachers of the deaf in America, from June 4th to June 29th. Those desiring University
credit will complete the required six weeks at the University of Virginia,
taking designated courses. For further particulars, address Supt. H. M. McManaway,
Virginia School for Deaf and Blind, Staunton, Virginia.
Education s101. A Short Course in Girl Scout Leadership.—From
July 9th to July 21st inclusive. Fee $2.00. Madison Hall. Miss
Werner.
The course will consist of from eight to ten meetings lasting for one and one-half
to two hours each. As many meetings as can be arranged are held out of
singing, nature observation, tracking, trailing, and so on.
The class is organized as a Girl Scout troop, divided into patrols of six or
eight members who choose a Patrol Leader from among their own number. So
far as is practicable, the activities of the class are carried on through the "Court
of Honor," or executive committee of the troop. This is made up of the Patrol
Leaders with the instructor acting as Troop Leader or Captain in the chair.
The Court of Honor plans the program with suggestions and criticism from the
patrols.
Team work and the play spirit are fostered through patrol competitions and techniques
of Girl Scouting are taught largely through games. Sufficient time is allowed
for discussion and the students are referred to the best available literature
and other materials.
The students new to the program may pass the Tenderfoot Test with their Patrol
Leader out of class hours and arrange with the instructor for the meeting of more
advanced requirements.
Education s102. Institute for Doctors' Helpers.—July 30 to August
3, inclusive. Washington Hall.
An intensive course in Home Nursing, Maternity and Infant Care, Personal Hygiene
and Community Health, conducted by the State Department of Health. Each
day's session will consist of five hours divided in three periods, two hours for demonstrations
in Home Nursing, two hours for Maternity and Infant Care, and one
for Personal Hygiene and Community Health.
The aim of this course is to give women an opportunity to learn simple nursing
care which will aid them in looking after their own families, in assisting a doctor,
or in giving service outside of their homes where the highest trained skill is unattainable
or not absolutely necessary.
Education s103. Junior Red Cross Education.—Week of June 25th.
Cabell Hall. Officials from the American Red Cross National
Headquarters.
A study of the educational values of the Junior Red Cross; the correlation of
the program with the regular school curriculum; the educational opportunities afforded
by this large international organization of children; individual experiences
of a city teacher, a rural community teacher, and a public school pupil, showing
the results achieved through Junior Red Cross activities; Round Table conference.
Note.—All students registered in the Summer Quarter are invited to attend
these meetings.
Education s104. Visual Education Demonstration Lectures. (The
time and place of these lectures will be announced during the
Summer Quarter.)
Methods of using motion pictures in the classroom. An exceedingly important
subject for the modern teacher. Demonstrations will be made with film furnished
by the Educational Department of Pathe Exchange, Inc., of New York which has
had long experience in this work. Pictures prepared for use in current events
courses, history, social and physical geography, music and nature study will be
shown, together with Teachers' Aid Pamphlets which have been prepared by Pathe
to give larger meaning to the pictures themselves. These pictures include two new
series, the Pathe series on World Geography and the Pathe Science Series prepared
by the Divisions of Anthropology and Geology at Harvard University.
Commercial Education.
See Secretarial Courses.
Manual and Industrial Arts Education.
See Manual Arts.
Music Education.
See Music.
Vacation School and Demonstration Classes.
A very important and helpful feature of the work in elementary education will
be a regular vacation school for observation purposes. The city of Charlottesville
will conduct a vacation school for work in all the grades, which will be in charge
of trained expert teachers. Arrangements have been made for daily observation
work, and classes have been scheduled to avoid conflict. The work will be done
under the supervision of a critic teacher.
Teachers desiring to meet requirements in practice teaching for the Normal Professional
before the opening of the term.
Note.—A series of Round Table Conferences in Education will be arranged to
meet once or twice a week. Separate conferences for high school teachers, grammar
grade teachers and primary teachers will be held.
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