The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-28

exception of that of Monteagle, Tennes-
see. The term is five weeks, long enough
to review any common school study. The
rates are $500 per week, OR $500 per
term. The students of the Summer Nor
NAL are admitted free of charge
to all lectures and entertain
ments given by the assembly.
Board can be engaged at private houses
by writing to Prof A. A. Thomas, at from
| $500 to So 90 per week. The rates for
board on the grounds are given elsewhere
in this issue. If teachers would club to-
gether and rent tents or houses they
might obtain rates much lower still.
An examination will be held on all sub
iects required by law for first grade
certificates and on civil government, at
the close of the institute. The certificates
granted will be good for two years any
wnere in the state.
Teachers are requested to bring suit
able text books, and to cUme prepared to
do some special WORK, as We'll as to listen
to lectures, if they wish 10 derive the
greatest benefit,
THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACHING.
The principal will have charge of this
department, but instead of doing all the
work himself, he will appoint the most
suitable person to be found to take up
and lead the discussion in the different
SUBJ ects.
A query box will be kept and opened
at each meeting, and the teachers are re-
quested to offer subjects for discussion.
If possible this subject will come at an
hour when nothing else is going on.
Prof. l. II. Bryant, principal of the
Austin High school, will have charge of
geometry and physics. In geometry, at
tention will be devoted to the geometrical
conceptions, definitions, and the most
important propositions of plane geome.
try. - In physics, the most elementry
facts and principles only will be dwelt
upon. Prof. A. A. Thomas, secretary and
business manager of Coronal institute,
San Marcos, will give instruction in
arithmetic, algebra and civil government.
In civil government attention will be
given mainly to the CT Institution of the
United States, and to the actual workings
of our government. In algebra and
arithmetic attention will be given to prin-
| tant subjects and to methods.
Professor G. E. Williams, superinten-
dent of San Marcos schools, will have
charge of United States and Texas history.
He will connect the, study of geography
with history, and is having the black
boards prepared for maps. He will have
carefully prepared outlines, and no doubt
this department will prove to be one of
the most interesting of all.
Miss Estelle Lewright, of the Austin
High school, distinguished graduate of
the University of Missouri, will have
charge of the departments of English and
Latin. The English class will read Ham
let and probably other English classics,
observing carefully obscure and unusual
constructions, style, versltication, and the
delineation of character. Teachers should
bring copy of Shakespeare. Essays
will be required. English grammar, com
position and rhetoric will be studied
either in connection with Shakespeare or
separately. In Latin the instruction will
be adapted to the wants of the applicants
Miss Rosa Kendrick, of CorOnal insti-
tute, will devote attention specially to
geography, presenting methods, with
class work, using maps, moulding boards,
map drawing, etc. Miss Kendrick has
made a spt cialty of geography at the
Summer institute, at Martha's Vineyard,
Mass.
Miss Agnes Cotton, who has been in
charge of the primary work Of the San
Antonio public schools, will have charge
of tie same department. at San Marcos
She will read paper on the Primary
School July =, and after that devote at
tention to reading, numbers, fractions,
figures, language, spelling, drawing and
writing She will also have a model class.
At least one hour per day will be devoted
to this work.
Miss Florence Brooke, one of the prin-
cipals of the Austin public schools, at one
time instructor in mueic and cali5thenics
at the Sam Houston Normal, and instruc-
tor in that department at the University
Summer Normal last year, will have
charge of the same department at the in
stitute. She will devote one hour or more
per day to marching and one series OF sta
tionary movements. If there are ad-
vanced pupils, class will be formed for
them, Attention will also be given 10
music in the schools and to methods of
tea ching the subject.
State Superintendent Cooper, during
the week beginning July 8, will deliver
three lectures on the philosophy of eduoa-
ton. During the same week Prof. W. Il.
Leonard, principal of the West Austin
public schools, and one of the faculty OF
the University Summer Normal last year,
will deliver six lectures on physiology.
He has made a specially of the subject,
and will be prepared with charts and
| models.
During the week beginning July IL,
Prof. c. G. Cody, professor of mathemat.
les in Southwestern University, Will
deliver a series of lectures on mathe-
mates.
Prof R. W. Lowry, principal OF the
Blind institute, Austin, will deliver a Sc
ries of lectures during the week, beginning
July %.
Prof NJ. A. Montgomery, superinten-
dent of schools, Oxford, Miss, will be
present during the first two weeks. Pro
lessor Montgomery is said to be both
fine scholar and fine talker.
Rev. W. H. Shaw, who has had expert
euce both as a teacher and as an INSTITUTE
worker, will aid IN this work OF object
teaching and discipline.
Miss Powell, who hes charge OF the de-
partment of elCcution, and Professor
Walden, who has charge of the com
| ---:t 1.o.+p,ept uill each deliver one