The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-06-12
Winthrop Training School Examination.

The competitive examination, to be held
Wednesday, July 3rd, at each County Court
House il the State, for the appointment OF
State benefciaries in the Winthrop School
will include arithmetic, grammar, geogra-
phy, United States history, reading writing
and spelling, and will be similar in charac-
ter to tue usual county examinations.
The successful applicant will receive the
State appointment, equivalent to Sl30 tor
one session of nine months, and the one
ranking second will receive the scholarship
for tuition only, given by the Winthrop
School to each county of the State. Provided
both examinations are satisfactory.
Thirty dollars Of the $50 will go to the
Winthrop School for tuition, textbooks and
the other necessary school expenses of the
beneficiary. The remaining Sl20 will be
paid to the appointee to assist her IN detray-
ing her personal expenses. such as board,
railway fare and the like.
The students OF the school will board at the
Winthrop School Boarding House, which is
under the management OF IN estimable
Christian lady, who will do everything pos
sible to provide the comforts of home for
| the young nd,es placed NRdeff-ne1E care.
Her charge for board, including fuel and
! light, will be Sl5A month, or Sl35 for the
entire session. This place is exclusively for
the accommodation Of the yonng women Of
the Training School, and is under the snper-
vision of the Faculty, and its hours conform
: to the daily program OF the Winthrop
J School
A student may board elsewhere for special
reasons satisfactory to the Superintendent.
Applicants for scholarships must be not
less than eighteen years of age.
| The school session will begin September
! % and continue for nine months, closing in
June.
The students are required to be present
on the opening day OF the school.
The Superintendent will meet all STU
! dents at the trains.
The graduates of the school are entitled
to teach in the public schools Of the State as
! first grade teachers, without further e1amI-
nation.
The design of the school is to prepare for
| teachers young women who already have 2
good education BY training them in methods
! of teaching and school management The
student-teachers of the Winthrop School
are taught how to teach those studies which
they have pursued rs pupils in good schools
elsewhere before entering the Training
School for teachers. The aim Of the school
/ is strictly professional, and only those pupils
are wanted who are ready 10 undertake the
work with 4 feeling OF personal interest in
teaching. Former graduates have promptly
secured good positions in many parts OF
the State, and have taug1 ASith much sue
cess.
The course of study includes the follow
ing studies and methods Of teaching them:
Il.
metic. geography, physiology, history OF the
United States, lessorss rss-1c,ssstorm and color,
lessons on minerals, plarts and animals
elements of physics, writing, drawing, vocal
music and calisthenics, psychology, history
of education, school organization and man
agement, practice in teaching.
The fee for tuition for pay pupils will be
3 a month, or s. q term Of three months IN
advance.
/ The total expense Of student need not
exceed S1H5 for the entire session.