The Virginia star., 1880-03-27
TIE COLORED NORMAL ScHO0Z
At LYNCHBU
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. y
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONS.
RfftuNorrx ~. y. 5000

Nh SIX weeks term. The invitation in
. clades all males and females, who have beer
teacnerstpublic or private), and all who ex,
pect TO become teachers. There will be M
charges for the instructton-the cost of tbi,
being provided for out Of the Peabody fund,
The only cost 10 those who attend will be
Tor boarding and travelling expenses. Com.
Portable boarding can be had In Lynchburg
FOR eight dollars (98) month. and washing
Sl month: which will make the total ex-
pense OF living for the term, only from
thirteen to fourteen dollars,
RAILROAD TICKETS.
BY the kind agency of our State Railroad
Commissioner, Colonel Thomas H. Carter.
all the railroads in the State, with two ex.
ceptlons, have agreed to sell tickets at re-
duced rates to persons comming to this
school, as follows: at half>rates, that is.
full fare one way and free return, OF the Sea.
board and Roanoke, and the Virginia Mid.
land; at cents mile going and coming, or
6 cents mile for one way, on the Richmond
and Petersburg, the Richmond, Freder.
lcksburg and Potomac, the Petersburg, the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio, the Richmond
and Danville, the Potomac, Fredericksburg
and Piedmont, and the Chesapeake and Ohio.
The Chesapeake and Ohio does not on this
occasion reduce IT'S terms, because 1t has
already made general reduction of passen
ger fares to about three cents per mile.
The Valley Division of the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad refuses to make any red1ct-
ion from its regular rates of about four cents
per mile. But most of the teachers along its
line might reach the Manassas branch of the
Midland road, or the C. &. o. R.W. bv pri. |
vate conveyance.
INSTRUCTORS.
Inc chief instructors Of the school will be
Mr., and Mrs. Montgomery (colored), of |
Washington CITY, who will be assisted by
instructors IN special branches. not vet se.
lected. Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery were
CHOSEN with care, and after personal inter-
view with the former, and doubt not their
superior abilities and fitness for the work.
As Mr.. Montgomery gives some account of
himself in the following letter. I copy it
entire:
Dear Sir: ' A''' -'' A00O'
In reply to your request, tor
some data OF myself, to be used in circular
% the teachers of your State, will say that
am native of Mississippi. At the age of
en- or eleven years went to Vermont,
where was educated in the public schools {
md academies. In 1872 I entered the Yer
mont State Normal at Randolph, Vermont.
Ourlng my course in the Normal, taught a 8
'ortion of each year in the public schools of
ne State. In 1875 received an appoint !
nent as principal in the schools of the Dis
rIca l.lcl.5 ol Columsia. am now Supervising
'rlnaipai ef one the cclored schools in the
ity of Washington. very Respectfully.
Fl. P. Montgomery.
DR.. RUFFNER, Sapt. Ed, Va. )
1 give also testimonial of the Eon. 7
)rmond Wilson, General Superintendent of
10 Public Schools in Washington, 10 whose o
plnion have great confidence:
OFFICE OF THE
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. q, 1880, :
'edr Sir: p
1t gives me great pleasure to rec
nmend Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery of this RI
ty as persons we'll qualified to conduct
ormal Institute for teachers. They were
9TH educated specially for the profession, 4
ID nave had long and successful experience
the work. endorse them most heartily.
Id commend them to the full confidence of q,
'nrself and the teachers of your State,
Very respectfully.
j. Ormond Wilson, Supt,
ON. W. H. RUFFNER, 81
State Supt. of Pub. Instr. VSraiafa
SUBJECTS AND MODE OF INSTRUCTION. o'
Instruction will be given in school organ y
ation and discipline, and also in the, prl,
Try branches as to their subject matter
the best methods Of teaching them. An
portant feature In the exercises VIII be 81
'det Lessons, which will be conducted by T.,
solving the Normal school into a Primary TT
1901, and exhibiting by example and prac-
regular series of school>room ex xercises. -.
us the teachers will not only be told how a
10, but be actually practiced in the doing.
struction will also be given in vocs. mu- or
, calisthenics and elocuton. M r.s
5esides the regular exercises, occasional on,
lures will be delivered by General Eaton, do
tied States Commissioner of F~--satioa, an an
the superintendent of Public Instruction, the
probably by Or. Sears and several 9TH ing
. 1t is hoped, also, that the Governor az au'
the Attorney General will take part in bet
opening exercises OF the school. we
TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER APPLIANCES. ,a vo,
ct each teacher bring with him memo. ;a Au
dunn book for taking notes on the lect.
;; also slate and pencil, or instead
'eof rough note book for figuring.. Let
bring also set of the primary text books
in his school. Uniformity win be re. VI
ed only in one reading book, and in the
book. The reading book agreed upon
ne instructors is McGafeys Filth Req
copy OF which each teacher. .sfudent
be expected to have for reading and eIo. Hip
onary exercises The copy book reouir- OnI
Pdyson, Daaton'& Scri6aer's No. 8. tho,