The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-13
teachers, County Normal.

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grand success. Prof. W. S. Morrison,
the principal, gets about his work with
the ease and dignity of an experienced
and progressive teacher. Miss Fannie @.
McCants, a teacher in the graded schools
| of Columbia, has charge of the language
lessons, history and geography. BY her
earnest, unassuming manner, she has
already evidently won tho hearts OF all
| her teacher-pupils DR.. Lander, well
known to the citizens of Anderson County
as live, progressive teacher, has charge
of arithmetic, and never fails to interest
and instruct his pupils and the spectators
when he takes the floor. The teacher
pupils express themselves as delighted
with the instructors and their methods OF
instructing. The exercises become moro
and more interesting at each succeeding
session. Twenty minutes are allowed for
general discussion after each recitation.
One very attractive feature of the In
stitute is the discussion by the instructors
and teachers Of the questions found in
humorous, practical and impressive.
Miss McCants has class of ten or
twelve little boys and girls whom she in
structs in writing and geography. Thus
she not only tells the teachers how to
teach, but actually sho,us them how to in
struct class The exercise is delightfully."-
| interesting to the spectators, and, If we
| may Judge from the sparkling eyes of
the children, it must be charming to
them. If there is teacher in the County
| who is tugging away at his school this
week, let him, if heshould happen to read
these lines before the end of the week;
drop his books, dismiss his school at once
| and come to the Normal if he can only
remain one hour. In our humble judg.
| ment, if we are competent to. judge this
weeks training of the teachers will be
worth more to the children and to the
educational interests of the County than
all the teaching that has been done in it
for the last twelve months. we look.
upon this Normal as the most telling step
forward that has ever been taken in An
derson County in the interest Of the pub
| lie schools. We congratulate our indie.
fatigable School Commissioner, and DO
not wonder at the extra broad smile that
now lights up his usually cheerful face.
The following is list of the teachers
present at the opening exercises of the
Normal. This large attendance is ex-
tremely gratifying to the School Commis.
sioner who has been very anxious about
the matter. He has for several weeks
been urging upon the teachers the impor-
lance OF attending the exercises of the
first Normal held in tho County. We
rejoice with him and congratulate the
patrons of the public schools upon the
success Of tho Commissioner efforts to
improve the teachers and through them
greatly benefit the children. The follow
ing are the teachers present, two OF whom
are from other Counties:
Mrs Addorley, Miss Hyde,
Miss Lizzie AudersonAiiss Sallie Harrison
Mrs. Allen, Miss S. j. McClain,
Miss Leila Brown, Miss L. e. McClain,
Mr.. G. o. Burris, Miss M. Moorhead,
Mr.. +. u. Brown, Mrs. Nance,
Mr.. M. Bookbindcr, Miss Roberts,
Miss Il. Campbell, Mr.. II. G. Reed,
Miss L. Dunwoody Miss A. M. Selby. /.
Miss Minerva Drake, Mr. w. G. Smith,
Mrs. Derricott, Mr.. D. N. Smith,
Miss A. E. Earle, Mrs. Tato,
Miss s. ]. Gray, Miss Alice Todd,
Miss Hubbard, Miss +, A. Tate,
Mr.. W. P. Holland, Mr. E. B. Vickery,
Miss Julia Todd, Miss NJ. Chamblee,
Miss Nellie Hall.
At the second session of the Normal,
the following names were added to the
roll:
Mr.. G. w. Belcher, Miss Alice Davis,
Miss Jones, Miss Ella Todd, Miss Maggie
Evans, Mr.. C. q. Reed.
The Normal will continue in daily
session until Saturday noon, the exercises
beginning each day at 8 a. m. 1t is worth
any PERSONS time to attend the exercises.