University Summer School Prospects

The University summer school which is to be in session from July 9 to Aug. 17, has every prospect of proving itself a auccessful undertaking. The work has been carefully arranged by a committee of faculty members appointed with the authorization of the regents and the faculty of the literary department. This committee has arranged courses of instruction In Greek, Latin, French, Germán, English literature, language and composition, history, science and art of teaching, political economy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, astronomy, biology, botany and drawing. The work will be in charge of 24 teachers, all of them members of the literary faculty except Dr. Cook, of the Detroit High School, who will have charge of the work in history. The work will be carried on in the same systematic manner as the regular University work. The faculty has authorized the heads of the departments to glve credit to regularly matriculated students for work done in the various courses, subject fo reasonable limltations. So the studeuts will in every way be on the same footing as the regular students of the University. The committee in charge oí the irrangements for the school has assumed that a large proportion of the students will be teachers, who dosire to enlarge their preparation for their profession. In general, the elementary. jourses will be given with a consciou.? pedagogical purpose and aim. '"nre has been taken, too, to provide i r.umber of more advanced courses. One of the most interesting features to students of the school will be a series of general lectures. one a week, to be given by prominent members of the faculty. President Angelí and Professors Carhart. Thomas. Denniscn, Trueblood, Kelsey and Hinsdale have consented to appear in this course. Ihese lectures will all be free to si.udents and the public. Very careful inquines were made before it was decided by the regents and faculty to take this step in the d'rection of summer University work. It was found that the summer school at Harvard, which started 10 years aso with an attendance of 87 students, now had 500 students on its rolls. Cornall crganized a similar school in 1831 with 115 students and the number in attendance has been increasing snico. Already letters containing inquines concerning the U. of M. Summer School have been received. Besides thera have been many personal inquines by students now in the University. The letters of inquiry were received mainly from persons residing in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, although there have been inquiries from students and teachers in Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Pennsyivania and Connecticut. About 70 per cent of the letters have come from teachers. There seems to be more demand for work in physics and chemistry than in any other subjects. Excellent opportunities will be offered for work these Unes since the large laboratories will be open for use at reasonable rates. Splendid opportunities will be offered for earnest work, and there is every prospect that the flrst session of the University Summer School will be a success in every way.