Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1885-07-03

EDUCAllUNAL.
SUCCESSES OF STANTON AND AUGUST
PUPILs-THE PROGRAMME OF THE
SUMMER NORMAL INSTITUTE.
&c., &C, sc.
At the commencement Of Stephenson
Female Seminary last week. Miss Mamie
Pratt. daughter of 6. Julian Pratt, ESQ.,.
of Augusta, took the medal for General
Scholarship and the medal for Vocal Mu-
sic. Her record for the session, the stand
ard being 10, showed that she attained
9 $40 on twelve studies.
Rev. DR.. D. B. Ewing, formerly of Au-
gusta, and later OF the I.ewisburg Female
Institute, has taken the Principalship of
a Female college ia Petersburg.
Rev. DIR. Thomas Hume. well-known in
Augusta, has resigned the English Litera-
ture chair in the Norfolk College for
Young Ladies, and is a candidate for the
chair of English in Chapel Hill Universe
ty, North Carolina.
Mr.. Jonathan Koiner, of Waynesboro.
and his son, Rev. J. S. Koiner, Professor
in Concordla College, Conover, N. c., at
tended the commencement at Washington
nd Lee University. Mr.. Koiner gradu-
ated at Washington College just forty
years ago, and, though living within forty
miles of the place, had never been in Lex
ington since. He noticed many changes
since 'sthe boys used te c:tais,e Si.eif lleele
speeches in the old Presbyterian Church
at the head of the town." Gen. Smith,
Col. Preston and Prof. Campbell were the
only persons he saw. that he knew when
he was there student
1t is understood that the Board of
Trustees of Washington & Lee Unlver-
sity will, at their meeting on the 23d
inst, tender to DR.. G.. B. Stricken of
Atlanta, Ga, the chair of Moral Philoso-
ply and Belle Lettres, made vacant by
the death of DR.. Kirkpatrick.
At the commencement of the Virginia
Military Institute, among the distinguish
ed First Five of the graduating class and
standing third, was J. 1. Hudson, son Of
Revenue Commissioner Hudson of Staun-
ton.
W. o. Whitescarver of Waynesboro.
took the Academic Degree of Bachelor OF
Science at the University of Virginia.
Among the young ladies who graduated
with distinction in the Art Department
of The Maryland Institute at Baltimore,
was Miss Laura Harnsberger, daughter of
Jacob Harnsberger, Esq. of Augusta.
Mrs. Amelia Hamaker, so we'll known
here as an accomplished instructor in
music, will teach instrumental music in
the Stephenson Female Seminary next ses-
sion.-Charlestoaon Spirit.
Prof. S. FL. Owens, of Richmond, who
enjoyed the confidence and esteem OF DIR.
Barnas Sears as an educator, will have the
Chair of Mathematics at Prof Kable's
School next session. A German Professor
will teach the Languages, and Prof. Trap
haagen will still fill the Chair of Chem
istrY.
The following note corrects some errors
which occurred in our report of the sue
cesses of Augusta county boys at Wash
ington and Lee University, published last
week:
The mistakes I allude to were as fol-
lows: Mr.. A. A. Sproul received certlti-
Gates of distinction. not at intermediate
examination alone, but at both interme-
date and final examinations IN the Junior
Classes of Mathematics and Modern Lam
guages (Junior English). Mr.. G. D. Gill
keson received. besides certificate OF dis
tinction in Junior German, one in Junior
Natural Philosophy and a certificate of
distinguished proficiency in General
Chemistry. The honors of Mr.. B. G. Pat
terson. an Augusta boy from BarterbrOOk,
were not mentioned. He received certlh-
Gates of proficiency in Latin and German,
and certificates of distinguished profclen-
cy in Rhetoric and General Chemistry.
Greeneuile. June q. W. B. 5.
PROGRAMME OF TIE SUMNER NORMAL
AT sTAUNTON.
A Peabody Normal Institute will be
held at Staunton, Va, beginning July
14th and closing August 9Th, 1885. 1t
will be conducted by Prof. q. II. Winston,
of Richmond College, assisted by Prof.
F.V. N. Painter. of Roanoke College,
and Prof. VIM. F. Fox. Principal of the
Richmond High School.
The programme Of exercises will in
clude: 1. A daily lecture on some gener-
al department of education, as the history
Of psychology of education, methods OF
teaching, school organization and discip-
line, &c. 2. A daily lecture on elemen.
tary science as adapted to the work of
the common schools. g. Daily exercises
in arithmetic, grammar, photography.
language, reading. geography, history.
writing and map. drawing. And, 4. Ii
found desirable, brief course in higher
composition and English and American
literature.
The effort will be made to divide the
school, as far as possible, into Two classes,
one for elementary and the other for ad-
yanced instruction. The teachers in at
tendance will be expected, therefore, to
furnish. at their registration, such lnfor-
nation as will afford the instructors a
reasonable basis for such division. In
assigning a teacher to either division re.
gard will 0e had to his wishes and needs.
The instruction will be thoroughly
practical, so far as the instructors caa
make it SO, and will be adapted to the
needs of the teachers as these shall from
time to time reveal themselves. In some
subjects the question and answer meth
cd will be adopted so far as it seems de
slrable, and an effort thus be made tt
utilize the knowledge and experience Of
the teachers themselves.
The course will be consecutive and, az
far as it goes. complete. 1t is important
therefore, that teachers should be present
on the first day and remain till the Close
of the Institute.
The following programme will indicate
in general way the division of subject
and tina plan of work, but it will be mOdi