The University of Virginia record :: March 15, 1935

Note.—Courses are offered in the principal phases of the NEW VIRGINIA CURRICULUM
for every grade of teacher in the public schools and for principals and supervisors. An
especial effort has been made to make this work as practical as possible so that each teacher
may learn how to use the New Virginia Course of Study. In order to help students to find
courses to meet particular needs, the following summary of courses dealing with the New
Virginia Curriculum is made:

For Primary teachers (Grades 1 to 3 inclusive) Education sB3-Ia, sB3-IIa, sB3-III,
sB4-IIb, sB4-IIc.

For Grammar Grade teachers (Grades 4 to 7 inclusive) Education sB3-Ib, sB3-IIb,
sB4-IIb.

For High School teachers: Education sB7-II, sB8-I, sB8-III, sB9-IIIa, b, c, and d,
sB10-Ia, b, c, d, sC4-II.

For Principals and Supervisors of Elementary Schools: Education sB3-Ia and b, sB3-IIa
and b, sB3-III.

For Principals and Supervisors of High Schools: Education sB7-I, sB9-IIIa, b, c, and d,
sC4-II.

For Graduate students desiring graduate credit for work in the New Curriculum: Education
sC2-III, sC3-II, sC3-III, sC4-II, sC4-III.

Dr. D. W. Peters, Director of Instruction, State Board of Education, will be at the
University during the first term for consultation on curriculum problems and to direct the
work of Production Committees.

During the second term of the Summer Quarter, there will be held at the University, an
Educational Conference under the direction of Dr. Sidney B. Hall, Superintendent of Public
Instruction. There will also be a conference of High School Principals held during the second
term.

A conference on Parent-Teacher organization and activities for lay workers will be held
July 8 to 12 inclusive.

Education sB1-I: History and Philosophy of Education: First Term.
9:30; P. H. 5. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Zehmer.

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: History and Philosophy of Education in Modern
Times: First Term. 10:30; P. H. 5. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Zehmer.

Education sB1-III: Public Education in the United States: Both Terms.
11:30; P. H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Kiracofe.

Education sB2-I: Elementary Educational Psychology: First Term.
8:30; M. H. 8. Credit, 1 session-hour elective.

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
Psychology.

Education sB2-II: Educational Psychology: Second Term. 10:30; P. H.
B. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Ferguson.

A course in General or Educational Psychology prerequisite.

The laws and principles of learning.

Education SB2-III: Principles of Learning and Teaching for the Grades:
First Term. 10:30; M. H. 8. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss Barrett.

A course in General or Educational Psychology prerequisite.

A brief introductory study of modern trends in elementary teaching.

Education sB3-Ia: The Principles and Philosophy of the New Virginia
Curriculum, for Primary Grade Teachers (Grades 1 to 3 inclusive), Principals,
and Supervisors: Both Terms. 10:30; Washington Hall. Credit, 1
session-hour.

Miss McLester.

The basic principles and philosophy underlying the construction of the revised curriculum
for Virginia will be presented. An effort will be made to interpret these principles in the
light of those problems which the teacher faces in changing from the "old" to the "new"
school. Such practical questions will be discussed as: How may one integrate subject matter
and at the same time maintain a standard of efficiency on the part of children? What is the
function of the teacher in the new school? What type of social control, or discipline, should
be exercised in the class room?

The members of the class will be asked to submit problems they face in their own situations
and these will be considered.

In the second term, the work of this class will include grades 1 to 7 inclusive.

Education sB3-Ib: The Principles and Philosophy of the New Virginia
Curriculum, for Teachers (Grades 4 to 7 inclusive), Principals, and
Supervisors: First Term. 10:30; M. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss Henderson.

The basic principles and philosophy underlying the construction of the revised curriculum
for Virginia will be presented.

In the second term, this class will be combined with Ed. sB3-Ia.

Education sB3-IIa: Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction,
for Primary Teachers (Grades 1 to 3 inclusive), Principals, and Supervisors:
First Term. 11:30 to 1:30; Washington Hall. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss McLester and Assistant.

This course applies the concepts and principles of Education sB3-Ia to materials and
procedures. The members of this group will initiate, develop, evaluate and record a series of
units whch are in line with the centers of interest of children of the first three grades. Along
with the actual development of these units, the discussion of such problems as the following
will be taken up: How may the conventional school room be adapted to the new way of
teaching? Where and how can materials be obtained? How can children be grouped when
carrying on activities?

Education sB3-IIb: Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction,
for Teachers (Grades 4 to 7 inclusive), Principals, and Supervisors: Both
Terms. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss Henderson and Assistants.

This course applies the concepts and principles of Education sB3-Ib to materials and procedures.
It is planned to give practice in the use of the revised course of study. Sections will
be organized to meet the needs of the students enrolled. All sections will deal with the unit
of work phase of instruction but certain subject matter activities will receive the major emphasis
in different sections. The sections, showing the major emphasis of each, are listed
below. Students when registering for this course must indicate the section desired.

Section 1. Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction with Emphasis
on Language Arts Activities. Both Terms. 2:30 to 4:30. M. H. 26.

Miss Henderson and Miss McCorkle.

Section 2. Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction with Emphasis
on Social Studies Activities. Both Terms. 2:30 to 4:30. M. H. 7.

Miss Henderson and Miss Scrivener.

Section 3. Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction with Emphasis
on Mathematics Activities. Both Terms. 2:30 to 4:30. M. H. 8.

Miss Henderson and Assistant.

Section 4. Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction with Emphasis
on Fine Arts Activities: Both Terms. 2:30 to 4:30. M. H. 11.

Miss Henderson and Miss Ware.

Section 5. Laboratory Course in Curriculum Construction with Emphasis
on Science Activities. Both Terms. 2:30 to 4:30. M. H. 14.

Miss Henderson and Miss Scrivener.

Education sB3-III: An Observation Class for Primary Teachers and
Elementary Supervisors: First Term. 8:30 to 10:30; Washington Hall. Credit,
1 session-hour.

Miss McLester and Assistant.

The teaching procedures in this class will put into practice the principles and philosophy
of the revised Virginia Curriculum. The function of the teacher as a leader or director
of learning will be demonstrated in a series of worth-while activities engaged in by the children.
Special emphasis will be placed upon (1) the integration of subject matter, (2) methods
of assuring consistent progress in the tools of learning and other special abilities as outlined
by the course of study, and (3) means of securing desirable types of controlled freedom in
the classroom.

Special emphasis will be given to the teaching of reading.

Education sB4-I: Elementary School Administration: Second Term.
8:30; P. H. B. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Kiracofe.

Organization of the elementary school. Schedule making, time allotments, records and
reports, classification of pupils, marking, etc.

Education sB4-IIa: Measurement in Elementary Education: Both
Terms. 10:30; P. H. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss Scrivener.

A study will be made of the instruments of measurement now available, their uses and
limitations. Emphasis will be placed upon the statistics involved and upon the construction of
objective examinations.

Education sB4-IIb: Natural Science in the Elementary School: First
Term. 8:30; P. H. B. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Hayes.

This course will deal with the natural science materials and methods in relation to the
new Virginia elementary course of study. Special emphasis will be placed upon nature study
materials. Students are requested to bring field or opera glasses if convenient.

Education sB4-IIc: Child Literature in the Primary Grades: First
Term. 9:30; M. H. 7. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Miss Barrett.

In this course a study is made of literature appropriate for the primary grades in the
elementary schools with discussions of the principles underlying the selection and presentation
of literature best fitted to the new Virginia elementary curriculum.

Education sB5-I: School Administration: First Term. 9:30; P. H. 3.
Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Kiracofe.

For superintendents, principals and teachers. Will consider temporary tendencies and
problems in school organization and administration in state, city and county; duties and
powers of central and local educational authorities, with special reference to conditions in
Virginia and the South.

Education sB5-II: School Administration: First Term. 10:30; P. H. 8.
Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Kiracofe.

City School Systems.

Education sB5-III: Public School Administration: First Term. 8:30; P.
H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Bennett.

County school systems. A detailed study will be made of county school systems with
special emphasis upon county school organization and administration in Virginia.

Education sB6-I: The Teacher and the Public: First Term. 12:30; M.
H. 7. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Fox.

This course given in coöperation with the Coöperative Education Association, the Virginia
Branch of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, will deal with the teacher's
responsibility for keeping the public informed of educational developments in general and of
the community's educational needs and progress in particular. Consideration will be given to
the policies and agencies by means of which the school may interpret itself and through which
the public may be drawn into contributing directly and effectively to the educational program
of the school and of the community. As a fundamental significant movement, the organized
coöperation of home, school and community will be especially emphasized: its history and
present place in education, its relation to various welfare agencies; its objectives, principles
and activities; and the building of programs for various types of associations to utilize the
materials and services made available by state and national organizations. Many publications
and projects of parent-teacher and community league groups will be exhibited.

The course is open to teachers, professional students and lay workers.

A conference on Parent-Teacher organization and activities for lay workers will be held
in Monroe Hall, July 8 to 12 inclusive.

Education sB7-I: High School Administration: Both Terms. 8:30; P.
H. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.

First Term, Mr. Ashbaugh. Second Term, Mr. Sulfridge.

The place of the secondary school; the development of the American high school, the
secondary school pupil; the relation of the secondary school to the elementary school; the
relation of the secondary school to higher education; the external organization and administration
of the secondary school; the internal organization and administration of the secondary
school; the high school staff and staff problems; the organization and administration of instruction;
the administration of pupil progress; the administration of the high school curriculum
with particular reference to the state high school program.

Textbook: Cox and Langfitt: High School Administration and Supervision.

Education sB7-II: Curriculum of the High School: Both Terms. 12:30;
P. H. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.

First Term, Mr. Swindler. Second Term, Mr. Alvey.

The principles and philosophy of the new High School Curriculum for Virginia.

The nature and purpose of high school curriculum; the program of studies of secondary
education; the means and materials of secondary education; the place of the academic subjects;
the making of the high school curriculum; curriculum revision and curriculum adjustment;
research in curriculum making; interpretation of the Virginia high school program.

Education sB7-III: Modern Methods of High School Teaching: Second
Term. 11:30; P. H. 2. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Phippins.

The outcome of teaching; the nature of learning and the nature of teaching; the relation
between individual and group instruction; providing and directing learning activities; training
pupils to study; plans for individualizing instruction; the unit method of teaching; measuring
the results of teaching.

Education sB8-I: Social Principles of Secondary Education: First
Term. 11:30; P. H. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Hayes.

Recent social trends with special emphasis on the centers of interest employed
in the scope of the new curriculum for Virginia secondary schools.

Principles of sociology that most concern various types of secondary education as determined
by the needs of dynamic society, modern economic life, and present-day culture. The
application of these principles to the program of the modern high school. Text-book: Finney:
A Sociological Philosophy of Education.

Education sB8-II: The Junior High School: Second Term. 12:30; P.
H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Phippins.

Origin, aims, organization, program of studies, methods of teaching and control of the
junior high school.

Textbook: Touton and Struthers: Junior High School Procedure.

Education sB8-III: High School Guidance: Second Term. 11:30; P.
H. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Alvey.

This course is intended for high school principals, teachers, supervisors, superintendents
and others interested in understanding the guidance movement and in the possibility of applying
its principles to their own work.

Textbooks: Jones: Principles of Guidance, Revised Edition.

Education sB9-I: The Extra-Curriculum: First Term. 12:30; P. H. 3.
Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Graham.

In developing the guiding principles of pupil participation in the extra-curricular life of
the school, the following activities are considered: home room and class organization, student
council; school clubs, the assembly, commencement, the school activities period; study halls
and pupil participation in their government, athletic association, inter- and intra-school
games and contests; school publications—newspaper, magazine, annual, handbook; dramatics,
debating, excursions, fraternities and sororities, the National Honor Society and other honor
societies, school and athletic insignia; everyday school manners, school and class parties and
dances; school camps and camping, welcoming and orienting new pupils; extra-curricular
finances, the school bank, such supplementary school agencies as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
Camp Fire Girls, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Junior Red Cross; the adviser of boys, the
adviser of girls; a point system for directing and limiting pupil activity, a record card for
pupil activity.

Text-book: Fretwell: Extra-Curricular Activities in Secondary Schools.

Education sB9-II: Measurement in Secondary Education: Second Term.
10:30; P. H. 8. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Phippins.

The status, uses, limitations, and selection of secondary school tests; available high
school tests; objective examinations; high school testing program.

Text-books: Symonds: Measurement in Secondary Education; Odell: Educational Measurement
in High School.

Education sB9-IIIa: The New Curriculum in High School English:
Second Term. 9:30; P. H. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Alvey.

This course concerns the new curriculum of the Virginia high schools with reference to
Language Arts.

Education sB9-IIIb: The New Curriculum in High School Mathematics:
First Term. 12:30; P. H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Lankford.

This course concerns the new curriculum of the Virginia high Schools with reference to
Mathematics.

Education sB9-IIIc: The New Curriculum in High School Social
Science: First Term. 8:30; P. H. 3. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Swindler.

This course concerns the new curriculum of the Virginia high schools with reference to
Social Sciences.

Education sB9-IIId: The New Curriculum in High School Natural
Science: Second Term. 10:30; P. H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Lankford.

This course concerns the new curriculum of the Virginia high schools with reference to
Natural Science.

Education sB10-Ia: The Teaching of High School English: First
Term. 10:30; P. H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Meade.

This course deals with the selection and the organization of curriculum materials,
methods of teaching and available means for measuring the results of teaching in the field of
high school English. The English course of study of the Virginia curriculum is given and
evaluated.

Education sB10-Ib: The Teaching of High School Mathematics: First
Term. 9:30. P. H. 4. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Lankford.

This course presupposes a knowledge of elementary algebra and geometry, it seeks to
establish principles for the selection and organization of curriculum material for high school
algebra and geometry, and aims to present the best modern practice in the teaching of high
school mathematics. An evaluation is given of the mathematics course of study of the Virginia
curriculum.

Education sB10-Ic: The Teaching of High School Social Science:
First Term 11:30. P. H. 8. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Swindler.

The place of social science in the high school program of studies. The principles for the
selection of curriculum materials, the curriculum of the social sciences, modern methods of
teaching, measuring the results of instruction in the social sciences. An evaluation is given of
the course of study in the social sciences of the Virginia curriculum.

Education sB10-Id: The Teaching of High School Natural Science:
Second Term. 12:30. M. H. 7. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Lankford.

This course deals with the place of the natural sciences in the high school program of
studies, the principles for the selection of curriculum materials, modern methods of teaching,
and measuring the results of instruction. Special attention is given to General Science. The
science course of study of the Virginia curriculum is given and evaluated.

Education sB12-I: Hygiene and Sanitation: First Term. 8:30; P. H. 5.
Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mrs. Spicer.

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: the Bulletins of the Virginia Board of Health, and Hygiene of the School Child,
Terman and Almack.

Education sB12-II: Sex Character Education: Second Term. 12:30; P.
H. 5. Credit, 1 session-hour.

Mr. Kiracofe.

This course aims to present and study in a scientific manner the problems of human life
which relate to sex and reproduction. Emphasis will be put on character development and
teaching methods for the elementary and secondary schools.

This course is also open to parents who are interested in study in this field. Certificate
and renewal credit will be given.

Mental Hygiene: See Medical Sciences, page 75.

Education sC1-I: The Problem of Learning: First Term. See Psychology
sC2-III.

Education sC2-I: Educational Surveys: Both Terms. 10:30; P. H. 7.
Fee, $5.00.

Mr. Manahan.

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.
12:30; P. H. 7. Fee, $5.00.

Mr. Jarman.

Open only to graduate students with credits for Education sC2-I. A detailed study of
the problems of public school finance, including budget making, unit costs, etc.

Education sC2-III: Seminar in School Administration: Second Term.
9:30; P. H. 7. Fee, $5.00.

Mr. Manahan.

Open only to graduate students with credit for Education sC2-I or sC3-I.

Education sC3-I: Standard Tests in Elementary School Subjects: First
Term. 9:30; 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: Problems in Elementary School Supervision: Both
Terms. 11:30; P. H. B. 3. Fee, $5.00.

Mr. Jarman.

Typical problems of elementary school supervision involving a consideration of underlying
principles, functions and the planning of supervision. Special attention will be given to
supervisory problems related to the New Virginia Curriculum.

Education sC3-III: Seminar in School Administration: Both Terms.
8:30; P. H. 7. Fee, $5.00.

Mr. Jarman.

Open only to students having credit for Education sC3-I. A course designed to offer
students in school administration an opportunity for constructive research in devising standards

that may be applied in appraising various phases of the public school program. Among
the problems to be considered will be the evaluation of outcomes of instruction under the new
curriculum.

Education sC4-I: Problems of Secondary Education—Problems of High
School Administration: Both Terms. 9:30; P. H. 2. Fee, $5.00.

First Term, Mr. Ashbaugh. Second Term, Mr. Smithey.