Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-28
THE INSTITUTE AT HARRlsONeURG
What the Teachers are Taught and How
They Are Entertained.


correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
HAgRrsoNBunG, Va, July 27.-Tne Pea
body Normal Institute. now holding ITS
second session in HarrlsoDburg, Is IN full
swing. Up to this time 200 teachers have
, registered, representing four cities-viz.,
Richmond. Manchester, Portsmouth. and
Staunron-and twenty-five counties-yiz.,
| Albemarle, Augusta. Bath. Campbell Eau
auier, Frederick. Hanover. james City,
ioudoun. Louisa. Madison. Middlesex,
Orange. Page, Princess Anne, Prince Will
liam, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham,
| Shenandoah, Spotsylvania, and Warwick,
Under the direction of Professor George
II. Pace. of Richmond. assisted by. the
earnest efforts of six able instructors from
different portions of our State, the teach
| ers seem to be using all their powers TO
| get ali the benefit possible from the studies
| they are pursuing.
The DAY SESSIONS.
The daily session opens at o'clock and
| closes at l. leaving two ciasses-music and
| drawing, taught by Mr.. Goode, OF Rock
| ipgham, and Miss Lizzie McCue, of Staun-
| ton-for the afternoon from to 8. The
morning hours are occupied by physiology
| and Psychology, taught Oh alternate days
by Miss Bette Fairs. OF the Richmond
| High School; arithmetic and technical
|
| lntendent of schools at Stanton: history
and pedagogy by Professor Barglebaush;
of HarrIson6urg; language lessons and
| higher English by Miss Mckinney. OF
| Farmville; maD-drawing and grammal-
ca analysis by Professor Pace.
But it is not "all work and no play" at
the Harrisonburg Normal. The long after
moons are delightfully."- occupied by the
most charming walks. From any of the
hills surrounding this charming little town
we can get the most beautiful view OF this
| valley. which has so often and so truly
| been called "the garden spot of Virginia"
while every Saturday must have its ex-
cursion to one of the places of interest
and beauty, SO many of which are within
reach OF us.
SATURDAY EXCURSIONS.
One Saturday very happy party wend-
| cd its way along the handsome turnpike
| which leads 10 the kawley Springs. about
twelve miles Distant q lovely spot in the
noble Alleghanies, where each and all had
good time and enjoyed a magnificent
view of the whole valley from the highest
peak in the neighborhood. The next SAT-
urday an equally large and merry crowd
took a trip along the lovely Shenandoah
to the Grottoes. to explore the depths of
| the cave and climb the tower on the hill
over it. This was greatly enjoyed by oil.
Other pleasant trips are anticipated, and
we ere sure that all who have come to this
hosptable town and drunk of the mineral
waters with which 1t Is so oountitully sup
| piled from the Rawley Springs on one side
! and the Massanetta on the other, Will re-
turn to their homes benefited mentally
aud physically, and accompanied by the
memory of many happy days. which Will
| Toe looked back TO with much pleasure du-
ring the coming winter.
There are many Richmond people here.
besides those engaged III the normal, and
we are sure they could have found no
pleasanter place for their summer outing.