The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-07-24
THE NORMAL SCus)OI,.

which i sahIished eIsevIere II M INN.
hsrof pupils hase;et reasbq n tbs ektrava-
CAN'T estimate made. somewhat jScosely 1T
/ certainly has been 50 very great Is togsa,is-
/ Is the expectations u the jadicious friends
oil educa,inn. and 10 demorstraret wide
spread Interest Of teichers in seizing hold
1T the means Of improvement in their soca-
,ion whicL has been put in their reach.
| Upwards Of four hundred teachers repre-.
sentirg seventy coanties in the State. have
been IL attendance during The present ses.
sun, and We, found three hundred and
eighty present on Wednesday last wbea We
iasailed ourselves ofsheiopPor,a,dty afford,
/ ed nsto hear the daily III o'clock lecture
vf Prof. l.add. We 40 not woisaerat the
/ deep interest attached 10 thess Lectures az
tier hearing this one. 50 full Of affectionate
sollcitpde, . ,aeoapdipg IN practical com.
mon sense. 50 full Of lofty morality, 50 u
dorned with elegant language, 80 orhament-
ed with graceful eiocution. We, too felt
that we had learned much as We sal. forthe
hour. At the feet Of one 50 able 70 teach.
And these midday lectures u Prof.. Ladd
have been tile daily treat Of The large num-,
Der actually greedy 10 add TO their stock e
learning and experience. ID
i Besides these lectures, other gentlemen !.
both connected with the, University and
from abroad. have generously aud ably con,
| tributed their treasures of learning. Gen.
6lihgman. Prof. Ho,ehkiss. DR.. Pritchard.
lieS. DR.. Smith, Rev. y. III. Wiley. Prof.
Winston, Seaton Gales, Prof GraDdy and
Others have all spoken to delighted au.
diences. 10 whom, from the intense atten-
tien given % the speaker. 1T isa delight to
speak. acl9 ,sts aaa lH
] The Professors Of the University have
gra,uitously given their time TO such teach.
ers AZ wished to acquire more thorough
knowledge in'Latin and III English branch
es Of education, aud there is generous Ii.
4 berali,y in imparting instruction and q
grateful eagerness TO receive it that is The
must blessed sign of intellectual Tegeuera,
tion that can be possibly exhibited. The
harmony. the enthusiasm. the singleness Of
purpose are ali remarkable. phenomena as
indicating thorough waking up from tie
mental lethargy shich was presumed 10
have psrslyzei the State. and to which sta
tisiirs have unfortunately cOneurred to give
confrmsiiua.
TIE kindergarten School. under Mis-
Zoe. has come 10 fortunately as happy al.
janct to the course u instruction for teach
ers. The way to reach the chiIdren's miud
j. demonstrated by practical use " The rys'
TEN nov lnOst approved. Tbatdepaftmeit
J has about sixty scholars. We are glad "a
know that Capt J. Z. Dagger. the enligh.
tened and energetic bead 81 The Raleigh
Graded School has required al his tescber,
/ 70 make ihe,nssIses seguain,ea prseticsll,
With The Kisdergarsen sy;,eln and be, and
they VII. 10 their turn, cseeriglly impair
i % Others. 8 IN sBa# ah9i U..l
!, The teachers of The Normal School re.
) Gently organized State Educational Asso.
} citation q which President Battle i II,
B bead and Capt. Dagger tie Secretary aal
J Treasurer, the otisc: Of which is 70 elevat,
the avOcaliou d teaching. to advance The
.,srdard u instruction. % pub the caus'
! of ed6esiiun. aud also to watch over tbe ~
/: teres,s ofieacheu. sud 10 prccare siiua,ioD
, for them. Throash the agency Of this As
: soriatiou. the slcduestisnal wans Of %,
. State. With anything like public cOuntea
: snei II ~ otjee.,. can he supplied. gsl
Tie Normalitss - the, are called. ar
ihe bsppie.t adults We have ever uet siib
/. happy ii supplying % readily and % pleas
z sbily al their inlelIectusl longipgs, happ.
10 their social surroundings. happy 10 tb'
. unbOubded kiGJas@of the suihoritiss o
,hs University aud Of the p'oPle Of Chape
iiil. and lastly and uos leastiy. lrapp
]. ilLat mall pecanisry cost has attended tlei
] pursuit. hoard having been obtained iron
so. y si5 Ier mouth. wbils mspy Sy sluD
o bling hsse not exceeded cyst Of 81.
. The Normal Srhool of the University !
4 d,-iinrui.bsa .gge.s.; y sn,! D. success D.
. formed tie tetseep ihe University an
!. the esu.e.Of popular sducstion 10 The Stat
!. which viii largely sdito ihe sdvsncsnisil
u u both.
81 -s%sssaszsssaSzs4s
Pal Meabs has wi,Ldrass bisobpcsl
i tiOnas IN ihdspendsnt opponent u Nj
i, OdslI, csndida.e for ths IIouse from "a