 | University of Virginia record March, 1911 |  |
GENERAL STATEMENT.
The University of Virginia Summer School is conducted primarily
for teachers and students in high schools, academies and colleges. It
takes as its peculiar province, not the ordinary summer institute, nor
the more popular and inspirational summer school, but the solid and
substantial training of high school teachers, college teachers, college
students, and teachers who either have professional and life certificates
or wish to procure them. Because the courses of instruction in high
schools are not clearly defined but merge into the grammar grades
below and into the lower college classes above, the high school offers
itself as a strategic center around which to build up instruction, the
emphasis of which is upon subject matter. The justification of such
a summer school for high school teachers is the unusual activity in
the South just now in behalf of secondary education. The large number
of high school and college teachers attending the Summer School
last year is an additional proof of the need of such a school. There
were 1,350 regularly registered students in the session of 1910 besides
a large number of visitors.
LOCATION.—Charlottesville, the seat of the University of Virginia,
is in a picturesque and healthful situation among the foot-hills
of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is at the junction of two great lines
of railway, the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Southern, and is thus of
easy access from every part of the country. The sanitary arrangements
of the University are excellent. The climate is invigorating,
healthful, and free from malarial conditions, the average elevation of
the surrounding country being about six hundred and fifty feet above
sea level; the water supply is pure, being drawn by gravity from a
mountain reservoir six miles away; the system of drains and sewers
is complete. One mile from the University is an excellent iron spring
connected with the Jefferson Park Hotel, a much frequented resort.
LABORATORIES AND MUSEUMS.—The equipment possessed
by the University for the work of instruction, alike in academic and
in the professional departments, has been much augmented in recent
years, and is now excellent in quality, as well as extensive. In scientific
studies large facilities are offered by the Rouss Physical Laboratory,
the Chemical Laboratory and the Museum of Industrial Chemistry,
the Lewis Brooks Museum, the Biological Laboratory.
THE GENERAL LIBRARY.—The General Library is open to
the corps of instructors and the students of the Summer School from
9 A. M. to 1:30 P. M., 3 to 5, and from 7:30 to 10 P. M. The collection
contains about seventy thousand volumes, including the standard
books of history, literature, and science, and is particularly rich in
materials for the study of education and other social subjects. The
reference section is well supplied with encyclopædias and other
sources of information.
All books withdrawn from the library must be charged at the desk.
Usually books are lent for one week but there are exceptions, and the
loan expires on the date stamped in the book. Prompt return not later
than the date on which the loan expires is expected and borrowers
will be fined ten cents for each day delinquent. Students are expected
to give prompt attention to all communications from the librarian.
Volumes in the reference collection are not available to borrowers
but may be freely consulted in the library, and works in current
temporarily placed on reference and made subject to this rule. All
bound magazines are classed as reference books.
REST AND STUDY ROOMS.—Madison Hall, the beautiful
new building of the Young Men's Christian Association, which was
recently erected at the cost of seventy-five thousand dollars, will be
open to students of the Summer School from nine o'clock in the
morning until ten at night. Students will have access to the current
periodicals in the reading room during the day and until ten at night.
The other rooms will be used for rest, for study, for recreation, and
for social gatherings. North of the building there are nineteen tennis
courts which will be equipped for the use of the students.
DAILY GENERAL ASSEMBLY.—Daily from 11:30 to 12:15
there will be a period, in which the students may have the privilege
of attending a gathering of the entire body. At this time there will
be short addresses on some interesting topic, and a brief prayer and
song service, under the leadership of some clergyman or member of
the faculty. Generally the singing will be choral, under the direction
of the instructor of music, but occasionally, as opportunity offers,
prominent soloists will be procured.
SUNDAY VESPER SERVICES.—Experience has shown that
no Sunday Chapel service held here during the summer has been
more attractive or more appreciated than what has sometimes been
called the Sunset Service. Further advantage of holding this service
at this hour is that it enables all the faculty and the students of the
summer school to unite in one common service without at all interfering
with their attending the churches of their choice in the city.
This service, which will always be kept within one hour, will begin
at seven o'clock. It will consist of congregational singing and a
brief address by some prominent minister or layman. The pipe
organ used in this service is the work of one of the best organ makers
in the country, and is admirably adapted, both in size and tone, for
church purposes.
RECREATION.—Provision has been made to keep the Fayerweather
Gymnasium open for regularly registered students during
the summer, under the control of a competent gymnasium director,
who will give daily systematic instruction in physical culture. No
fee will be charged for these courses nor for the use of the gymnasium,
and it is hoped that every student will come prepared to
take advantage of the physical training courses. A portion of each
day set apart to systematic physical development will be profitably
spent. The swimming pool and baths will be at the service of the
students. The tennis courts belonging to Madison Hall will also be
kept in readiness, duly marked and with nets in place. The splendid
athletic field, one of the finest in the South, with base-ball ground
and quarter mile running track, will be at the disposal of those who
wish to engage in the manly sports. Within three minutes' walk
from the Academic Building, the woods may be reached. These
woods and the neighboring mountains furnish ample opportunity for
pleasant strolls or for longer tramps on the part of those more
vigorous. One of these walks leads to Fry's Spring, a most efficacious
chalybeate spring, which may also be reached by street car.
EXCURSIONS.—Under the directorship of a competent guide,
there will be excursions to neighboring points of interest such as
Cavern; the battle fields in Virginia; and any other points to which a
sufficiently large number may care to go. The proximity to Washington
and Richmond (three hours ride to each) should make a visit
to either exceptionally interesting. Saturdays will be reserved for
these excursions. On all clear nights parties will leave Cabell Hall at 8
o'clock to visit the McCormick Astronomical Observatory, where they
will be shown the stars through the large telescope in the Observatory.
ORGAN RECITALS, ENTERTAINMENTS, AND LECTURES.—The
pipe organ in Cabell Hall is one of the best products
of one of the largest organ manufacturers in America. It is an antiphonal
organ with fifteen hundred pipes, and exhibits all the possibilities
of organ manufacture. To bring out these possibilities requires
a master organist, and it is the purpose of the management of
the Summer School to procure distinguished organists for the recitals.
Three outdoor performances of Shakespearean plays will be given
July 21st and 22d by the Coburn Shakespeare Players, who have
given their delightful performances before most of the large Universities,
Country Clubs, and Summer Schools in this country.
Other entertainments will be announced during the session of the
Summer School.
RURAL LIFE WEEK.—The time between July 17th and July
21st will be devoted to the study of problems of rural life in general,
and rural school problems in particular. The discussions will center
around the large topics of better educational facilities for rural communities;
better means of communication; improved methods of cooperation;
the improvement of sanitary conditions; good roads; etc.
Especial emphasis is to be placed on woman's work in the country,
and the country preacher. One day will be given to a conference for
preachers in country communities. Distinguished speakers from all
sections of the United States will participate in these conferences.
There has been no more helpful, interesting, and vital enterprise
connected with the Summer School than this conference. It is of
interest not only to the students attending the Summer School, but
to county superintendents, progressive farmers, and citizens' improvement
leagues. The proceedings of the Conference for last year
were published and distributed and proved so popular that the supply
was exhausted long before the demand for copies ceased.
TEACHERS' POSITIONS.—The University Appointment Committee
receives demands for teachers each year. This Committee
would be glad to have well qualified teachers who are in attendance
upon the Summer School leave their applications with the Director,
who is a member of the Committee.
REDUCED RAILWAY RATES.—All students coming to the Summer
School from points within the territory covered by the Southeastern
Passenger Association, i. e., the territory lying south of the Potomac
and east of the Mississippi, should apply several weeks in advance to
their local agents for reduced rates. In case the agent has received
no instructions for selling reduced rate tickets to Charlottesville,
Virginia, the applicant should write promptly to the Director of the
Summer School. Reduced rate tickets can be bought only on one
of the following dates—June 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, and July 3, and 10.
It is expected that all railways within this territory will co-operate
this territory should write to the Director of the Summer School for
instructions.
BOARD AND ROOMS.—Board and room may be had at prices
ranging from $3.50 per week, where several stay in the same room,
upwards, according to accommodations and proximity to the University,
the average being $4.50 per week. Many of the boarding
houses immediately adjoin the University grounds.
One hundred and seventy-five single rooms and fifty double rooms
in the University dormitories will be reserved in the order of application
upon the following terms: The price will be $4.50 for the
full term of six weeks for a single room, and $7.00 for a room which
will accommodate two. No reduction will be made for parts of a
term. Applications for rooms must be accompanied with the full
amount of the fee in order to have them reserved. No rooms will be
rented to any person who does not register and pay the fee in the
Summer School. Rooms that are reserved will not be held later than
July 1st. No room will be open for occupancy before June 17th. Each
room is lighted by electricity and will contain one bed, one mattress,
one pillow, one chiffonier, one table, one rocking chair, one straight
chair. Wash stands and toilet sets will be provided where necessary.
Roomers must provide themselves with necessary bed-clothes, towels,
etc. The Randall Building, East and West Lawns and East and
West Ranges will be reserved exclusively for ladies and will be under
the charge of an experienced matron and chaperone. Some member
of the faculty will be located in each set of dormitories. The
rooms on Dawson's Row will be reserved for men. The location of
these dormitories in the University grounds and the social advantages
resulting from bringing so many teachers close together make this
arrangement a very desirable one and the rooms are eagerly sought.
The University Commons, the handsome new dining-hall, is now
fully completed and equipped and is being operated successfully this
session. It will be open for summer students and will provide table
board for three hundred and fifty persons at the very low price of
$3.50 a week.
Application for dormitory rooms should be sent promptly, with
retaining fee, to Mr. P. M. Chichester, University, Virginia.
For list of boarding houses, rates, see page 56.
TIME AND PLACE OF RECITATIONS AND LECTURES.—
Recitations will begin in all courses Tuesday, June 20th, at 8:30 A.
M. Students should present themselves at the first meeting of their
classes with the required text-books and be prepared with tablets to
take notes on introductory lectures. There will be no classes on
Saturday unless arranged for by individual instructors, except on Saturday,
June 24th, and Saturday, July 1st, when classes will meet at
the usual hour. The length of recitation will be one hour, ten
minutes of which may be allowed for transfer from one room to another.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, July 27th, 28th, and 29th,
will be used for examinations; the determination being to provide for
six full weeks of recitation over and above registration and examination
days.
Following the outline of each course in this announcement will be
found the time and place of meeting for each class. The courses outlined
will be given as scheduled. Students should therefore follow
the schedule in selecting courses that will not conflict. It is well for
opening of the Summer School, so that little delay may be experienced
in registration. The Summer School lecture rooms are for the
most part restricted to four buildings—Cabell Hall, Rouss Physical
Laboratory, Mechanical Laboratory and the Rotunda.
REGISTRATION.—Monday, June 19th, will be devoted to the
registration of students. All students who can possibly do so should
register on this day. Those who fail to register before June 20th
will be permitted to attend classes and register as promptly as possible
at other hours until June 22nd. The Registrar's office, located
in the southeast rooms of the Rotunda, will be open continuously
June 19th, 20th, and 21st, from 8:30 a. m. until 9 p. m. Students
should consult freely with members of the Faculty in case of difficulty
in choosing courses. No certificate will be granted to students
who fail to register before Monday, June 26th, except a certificate of
attendance. Students preparing to stand the examination for teachers'
certificates held at this place by the State Board of Examiners,
June 26th, 27th, and 28th, may enter at any time during the session.
The form of registration will be as follows: Each student upon
application will receive a card with space for name and address, and
for courses to be taken. This card should be presented to the Registrar
for purposes of filing. In exchange for it the student will receive
two cards filled out and signed by the Registrar. These cards
should then be presented to the Bursar, together with the fee for
each course. The Bursar will sign and return one card to the student,
who should present it to the instructors in charge of the courses
prescribed on the card. The student, after presenting the card to the
various instructors for enrollment in the classes, will retain the same
as a receipt from the Bursar, and for future use. No student will be
admitted to any course without a registration card naming the course
in question and properly signed by the Registrar and the Bursar.
In registering, students must state upon the registration card what
credit, if any, is desired, as arrangements for credit must be made
before taking the courses. No course may be counted toward a certificate
without the consent of the Director or Registrar, and instructors
will not admit students to any course not mentioned on their
registration card, which must be signed by the Registrar and the
Bursar to be valid.
CREDIT.—The instructor giving each course will keep the class
grades, and attendance, hold the examination, and average the class
grade with the examination grade, returning to the Director the general
average grade of each student in each course. Absences or delayed
entrance will be counted against the student. A certificate for
each course completed with an average grade of 75 per cent will be
signed by the instructor and the Director of the Summer School, and
mailed to the student. When all of the certificates issued by the Director,
which are required for any State certificate applied for, have
been received, the President of the State Board of Examiners should
be notified, and he will issue the appropriate certificate in exchange
for the individual certificates noted above. Notice of the completion
of courses counted towards University credit should be made to the
Registrar of the University of Virginia.
Credit Allowed by Other States than Virginia.—Application has
been made to other Southern States for credit equal to that accorded
by the Virginia Board of Examiners. Credits are now allowed
Some States authorize the University Summer School instructors to
hold State examinations. In other States arrangements may be
made upon application of the teachers from those States. All persons
wishing to arrange for credits with their respective school authorities
should correspond with the Director of the Summer School.
University of Virginia Credit.—Below are stated the conditions
upon which credit in the University of Virginia may be granted for
work done in the Summer School.
(a) The student must satisfy the entrance examination requirements
of the University of Virginia and matriculate before he can
receive credit in the College for any work done in the University of
Virginia Summer School.
(b) The Dean of the College will accept the completion of the
courses in the Summer School in lieu of the entrance examinations
in the same subject, provided that in his judgment the courses are
equivalent to those required for entrance to the University of Virginia,
and provided, that the certificates of courses completed be approved
by the University of Virginia professor concerned.
(c) The Dean of the College and the professor in charge of the
school in which credit is desired will accept certificates of completion
of summer courses in lieu of "A" courses in the University of Virginia,
provided that such summer courses be approved by the University
of Virginia professor concerned as the full equivalent in character
and scope of the corresponding "A" courses in the University.
(d) Certificates of completion of certain summer courses approved
by the Academic Faculty will be accepted in lieu of portions of "B"
courses, provided that in each case the Dean of the College, the
Faculty Committee on Degrees, and the professor in charge of the
courses for which credit is desired certify in writing that the summer
courses completed are equivalent in character and scope to that portion
of the regular sessional work for which credit is desired.
(e) The character of the examinations and the numerical standard
(75 per cent) required for their successful completion shall be
the same as those of the sessional examinations.
Those wishing University credit should not take as a rule more
than two courses and in every case permission must be granted by
the Director to take more than three courses.
The Summer School Professional Certificate.—The following regulations
with reference to the Summer School Professional Certificate
have been passed by the State Board of Examiners: "That the work
for the Summer School Professional Certificate shall not be given at
any of the summer schools except at the University of Virginia Summer
School. Entrance to the work leading to the Summer
School Professional Certificate shall be restricted to those
holding First Grade Certificates or to those holding High
School Certificates who have had at least six months teaching experience.
To procure such certificate the applicant shall study at the
University of Virginia Summer School or one of similar rank for at
least two sessions of six weeks each and shall make an average of
75 per cent on class work and examination in six courses other than
elementary school subjects. Such certificates shall continue in force
for seven years, subject to renewal from time to time. The six
courses required shall include at least four subjects. One of the six
courses required for the Summer School Professional Certificate shall
The other four courses shall be chosen from any of the following
groups, provided that not more than two of the six courses
shall be chosen from any one group; Subjects in Industrial Education;
Science; Mathematics; History; Education and Philosophy;
Language."
Note.—Industrial Education includes Agriculture, Manual Training,
Drawing, and Domestic Economy.
Special Certificate.—Any teacher who complies with the entrance
requirements for the Summer School Professional Certificate as given
above, and who attends the University Summer School for two sessions
of six weeks each and completes satisfactorily at least one
course in Educational Psychology, and in addition three courses in
any one subject, to be selected from courses prescribed for this certificate
in the University Department, will be given a Special Certificate
to teach the subject in which she has specialized. This
certificate will be good for five years and renewable from time to
time.
Professional Elementary Certificates.—Two Professional Elementary
Certificates will be issued by the Virginia State Board of Examiners:
The Professional Elementary Certificate—Primary Grades;
and the Professional Elementary Certificates—Grammar Grades.
These certificates will be issued for a term of seven years and will
be renewable for a similar period from time to time.
The requirements for entrance to the work leading to the Professional
Elementary Certificates are the same as those for the Summer
School Professional Certificate as outlined above. In addition to
the completion of the courses below leading to the Professional
Elementary Certificates, a teacher must have had at least nine months
successful experience in Primary or Grammar Grade school teaching,
as certified to by her superintendent and principal, before the certificate
can be issued.
The work leading to the two Professional Elementary certificates
may be taken in the summer of 1911 only at the University of Virginia
Summer School, or the Summer School held at the State Normal
School, Farmville, Virginia, or at the Summer School held at
the State Normal School, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The courses for the Professional Elementary Certificate—Primary
Grades—may be selected from the following: Principles of Teaching
with special emphasis on "How to Study" (30 periods); Hygiene (30
periods); Music and Games (60 periods); Drawing (30 periods);
Primary Industrial Work (30 periods); Observation Work or Practice
Teaching (30 periods); Primary Methods in Reading (30 periods),
in Language (30 periods), in Arithmetic (30 periods), in Physical Nature
Study and Home Geography (60 periods).
Note.—Three hundred recitation hours are required for this certificate,
i. e., one hundred and fifty hours, or five daily recitations, each
summer. Those registering for a course in Music and a course in
Games will be credited with sixty hours. The same credit will be
allowed those taking Nature Study and Geography. Those taking
both sections of either Education 12 or Education 13 will be given
credit for sixty hours and may be credited with the fulfillment of the
requirements in Reading and one other thirty period course of those
required. The same course may not be taken twice for credit.
Applicants for this certificate must make at least 75 per cent on
class standing and examination in each subject.
The courses leading to the Professional Elementary Certificate—
Grammar Grades—must cover the following: Principles of Teaching
including "How to Study" (60 periods); Hygiene (30 periods); Practice
Teaching or Advanced Observation (20 periods); Language including
Reading and Literature (60 periods); Methods of Teaching
the following—Arithmetic (60 periods), Geography (30 periods),
Civics and History (30 periods).
Thirty periods may be selected from any one of the following:
Drawing, or Elementary Agriculture and Schools Gardens, or Manual
Training, or Domestic Economy. Songs and Games may also be
taken at the option of the student, but without credit.
Applicants for this certificate must make at least 75 per cent on
class standing and examination in each subject.
Note.—Three hundred recitations hours are required for this certificate,
i. e., one hundred and fifty hours, or five daily recitations, each
summer. The number of hours to be taken in each subject is given
above. The same course may not be counted twice.
SUMMARY OF COURSES AND CREDITS FOR EACH.—The
term course as used in this announcement refers to those courses
outlined separately and preceded by arabic numerals under the
various subjects. The courses which count towards the various certificates
and toward University credit are given below. No course
may be counted twice.
The courses are grouped for the sake of convenience of those students
who desire credit, but any one desiring to take any course for
the content alone and not desiring credit will have no difficulty in
doing so with advantage.
Courses which may be taken for University Credit.—Astronomy 1,
2, 3, 4; Biology 1, 2, 3, 4; Chemistry 3, 4; Latin 5, 6, 7; English 1, 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7; French 1, 2; German 1, 2; Mathematics 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
Philosophy 1, 2, 3; Physics 5, 6; Psychology 1, 2.
Note.—No student applying for University credit will be allowed
to take more than three courses in one summer, except by permission
of the Director of the Summer School.
Courses which may be taken for Summer School Professional Certificate.—Agriculture
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Astronomy 1, 2, 3, 4; Biology
1, 2, 3, 4; Field Botany; Chemistry 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7;
Greek 8, 9 and 11 combined; Domestic Economy 1, 2, 3; Drawing 1,
2, 3, 4; Education 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; English 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; French
1, 2; Geography 1 (Sections I and II), 2; German 1, 2; History
1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Hygiene 1; Manual Training 1, 2, 3, 4; Mathematics
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Music 1, 2; Philosophy 1, 2, 3; Physics 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6; Psychology 1, 2.
Note.—No student registering for Summer School Professional
Certificate may take more than three courses in one summer.
Courses which may be taken for Special Certificate.—Agriculture
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; Biology 1, 2, 3, 4; Chemistry 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Domestic
Economy 1, 2, 3; Drawing 1, 2, 3, 4; Education 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7; English 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Geography 1 (Sections I and II),
2; History 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; Latin 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Manual Training
1, 2, 3, 4; Mathematics 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Music 1, 2, 3; Physics 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Note.—No student applying for Special Certificate may take more
than three courses in one summer.
Courses which may be taken for Professional Elementary Certificate—Grammar
Grades.—Agriculture 1, 8 (Nature Study); Domestic
Economy 1, 2, 3; Drawing 5 (Section I); Education 8, 9, 10, 11; English
8, 9; Games; Geography 3; History 4, 5, 7; Hygiene 1; Manual
Training 6; Mathematics 11; Music 3, 4.
Note.—No student applying for Professional Elementary Certificate—Grammar
Grades—may take more than five courses in one
summer.
Courses which may be taken for Professional Elementary Certificate—Primary
Grades.—Agriculture 1, 8 (Nature Study); Drawing 6
(Section II); Education, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; English 8, 9; Games;
Geography 3; Hygiene 1; Manual Training 5 (Section II); Mathematics
11; Music 5, 6.
Note.—No student applying for Professional Elementary Certificate—Primary
Grades—may take more than five courses in one summer.
Courses preparing for the First Grade Certificate Examinations.—
Agriculture 7; Drawing 5 (Section II); 6 (Section I), 7, 8; Education
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13; English 8, 9; Games; Geography 1 (Section III),
2, 3; Greek 9, 10; History 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; Hygiene 2, 3; Manual Training
5 (Section I); Mathematics 9, 10, 11; Music 3, 4, 5, 6; Physical Training
1, 2; Story Telling.
Note.—Only six of the above courses may be taken by a student in
one summer.
FEES.—No registration fee will be charged.
A tuition fee of five dollars will be charged for admission to each
course in the groups above denominated as receiving University credit
or credit on the Summer School Professional Certificate or credit on
the Special Certificate.
A single fee of six dollars will be charged for the courses (not
more than five) taken in one summer from the group counting towards
the Professional Elementary Certificate—Grammar Grades—
or the Professional Elementary Certificate—Primary Grades—respectively.
A single fee of six dollars will be charged for the courses (not
more than six) taken from the group of elementary courses which
prepare for the First Grade Certificate examination, to all students
from other States than Virginia. The Department of Public Instruction
of Virginia has provided by special appropriation that Virginia
teachers shall pay only three dollars for the courses (not more than
six) selected from this group.
Students not desiring credit will be charged at the same rate.
| University of Virginia record March, 1911 | |