The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-24
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THE NORMAL, INSTIT UTE,

| the "eek-- n Gratifying Success.
correspondence OF The News and Herald.]
:, SPARTANBUK0, August 20.-Thc Nor.
nal Institute here is presided over by
Professor Louis Soldan, Of tho st.
Louis Normal School. A native OF
Germany, he is thoroughly convcrsant
with The English Language tnd Eng,
lish Literature, and is Il master Of all
that he undertakes, His talks oil
school matters ai,1 ON education are
revolutions to most Of tho teachers
here. Out Of the classroom he is a
thorough man Of tho world, who be-
licres with Horace, dulcc est dcsrpcre
N loco, which may hc libcra lly inter-
prctcd, "When YOU get back to the
hotel laugh and grow fat" Gc6logi-
cally he is no fossil, physiologicaIly, a
blonde Of fair, round proportions, and
pschologicalIy, "a thoroughly good
fellow" May his years decrease.
Protcssor.E. S, Joynes, late of Wash,
ington and Ice. but now of tho Uni
vcrsity of Tennessee, is not Il regular
mcmbcr Of tho .".lfIa,culty," as no lee
turcs but two weeks, yet he deserves I.
prominent place in the picture. lie is
modelled after the Gothic Order OF
! Architecture; with II tendency to rise
rather than spread, and his mind is
bigger than his body. Hc steps upon
the stage modostly and unassumingly,
yet his first senteD&;' &ins tho car, and
rs Nc warns up tho winged words
issue from his lips us smoothly rs do
tho curling wrcatTis Of smoke from his
cigar after the evenings work is over.
AS II lecturer and us II smoker hc is Il
success. Ills lectures at the Institute
and at the Opera House have been
highly appreciated. Major Thompson,
made capital hit when ho selected
these two gclVtlctften:,
Tho special dcpartiihScIt of grammar
is in charge OF Mr.. H. +. Archer.
Principal of the Bennett School il,
Charleston, and member Of the State
Board of Educati3n: Physically he is
y mean proportion between Profs.
Solt(an and Joyncs. In urbanitv, Il
typical Charlcstonian, he is, by his
thorough culture and long experience,
admirably adapted To his work. Mr..
Archer is y special favolitG with the
ladies'. Tic may generally be diStil-
t;nguishcd from other literary lions by
Il palmetto fan which lie waves habit,l-
ally in his left hand.
| Professor Ricman, Of Lexington, is
7 INSTRUCTOR in map drawing. X native
German, he came South after the wa,
and with Professor SchoenbcyS, c<tab.
liShcd school at Lexington, in this
Estate, several years ago., Their sue.
cess in imstructing youth has been very
gratifying. Ills maps, in an artistic
point OF view, arc pronounced by OK
pcrts the best. they have ever seen
Professor RiCman is an enthusiast. and
not only has his regular hour, but dc.
votes special time to L very large and
i,4GrGstinu. class - -,
with bringing order ont ofa chaos O
hgurcs, and with demonstrating tn,
beauties of arithmetic.
superintendent Thompson is tho
"r"S c1 nuchin0 OF tho concern
who,. without appearing practical.
~, is nevertheless the contriyrl
ana manager Of the affair. IIr
ms too well known in Fairfield to need
an introduction there. 1t may be said
however, that the ladies ,pronouncc
hli" inc hnndsomcst mcliGcr Of the
'lncuity.' :. Both in the conception
an" an" ne, execution Of his plan Inc
has arhin"ra, great success, and hc
should receive full credit for the i'm
nhlSc ne has given to education 81
South Caroljnp. A''
/ l., WI give some further information
"oont no" , ING institutg. ( Daily sessions
arc held in WoUord College, bcginnim"
at h"lt.-past nine in the morning. First
tnerc IS opening with PRAYER, then
h'lcG'l nlllMcS instruction. in music.
Sy. lro'GSSef Pcctc, IL skilled musician.
NcXt follows 4 capital lecture of half
an i'our ny Professor Soldan, who has
taken up the general subject of in
strnc!ion in Reading, and is now OK
pla,nng a HqW >antl very popular sys-
| tcm OF primary instruction in, arsthlnic
nc, devised by an Austrian teacher
named Grnbc, and elaborated hv HIM
seli: Then follow two class rccitations
III ulHcrcnt rooms, the whole Institute
oemg divided into four divisions. At.
ter TINS is lecture OF half M hour in
EigliSh Language by Prof. Jovrcs.
Whch closes the regular session. In
I.;o a!'crhoon special instruction is
gwen III map drawing by Professor
E'emal, or lecture on Natural
Sc'ences by Professor Duncan, ofWof.
ford College. '' VI
Several public lectures have ,bcen
delivered IN the evening at the Opcra
House by Professor Joyncs. lii adj.
non superintendent Orr, Of Georgia,
acliVcrcd an address on the cducofion
OF the negro on Friday evening. Tncs.
day evening DIR. Riley, President of
tLo Adgcrr College, delivered an nd.
uress on the right cducntiou and the
connection Of the teacher thcrcwi,h.
Tonight the lsey. Dr. Gricr, OF Frs.
klhe, will lecture on the Office of tho
teacher IN the formation of charactcr.
On Thursday Professor Jovncs. bv
special request, will deliver a lrcturc
on "Gcncral Leo us Il College prrsi-
ucht;. matter with which he is
tanliiar, rs he vas at Washington and
zoe dnrin&tho Generals nrcsidcnrv
FRIDAY night Professor Sanford viii
lecture On tho History of Arithmetic,
The teachers and some of thc r;,;.
ZcnS expect 10 visit Henderson ON
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