The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-27
CHANCES FOR THE TEACHERS.
The Programme of Summer Schools
and Institutes in Georgia.

The Programme of Summer Schools
and Institutesin Georgia.
The events Of the summer among the
public school teachers Of the state will be
the Georgia State Normal School at Athens
and the Peabody Institute. AS already
announced in the MORNING News, three
institutes will be held at Athens July 16 to
Aug. IL, at Savannah July 20 to Aug. II,
q nd at Americas July 25 to Aug. 20.
The institutes will be under the supervision
OF State School Commissioner 3. D. Brad
well. The instructors at Athens will be
Prof Lawton B. Evans. superintendent OF
public schools Of Augusta, and Profs.
| w. M. Slaton OF Atlanta, Otis Ashmore Of
Savannah. g. G. Bond of Athens, J. T.
Derry Of Macon. Miss Mary A. Bacon Of
Milledgeville. Prof. Evans will preside
during the absence Of School Commissioner
| Bradwell.
At Savannah the following is the corps Of
instructors: Profs. W. II. Baker Of
Savannah, B. n. Zettler Of Macon, J. II.
Cannon of Savannah. Mrs NJ E. Harden
OF Savannah, and In the colored institute
Prof. r. r. Wright and Miss Lucy Laney.
Supt. Baker will be the conductor.
AT Americus the instructorsj will be
Profs. Charles Lane of Atlanta, William
Harper OF Americus, ]. W. Frederick. of
MonteZuma, A. L Branham of Bruins wick
and the colored institute, Profs Fl. L.
Walker and Floyd Snelson. Prof. Lane
will serve as conductor Ia the absence of
Commissioner Brad we'll
The institutes will last for Twenty-Five
working days each.
The railroads have given a rate Of 4 cents
mile for the round trip and it is expected
that the institutes will be largely attended.
instruction will be given in the colo ed
institutes at Savannah and Americas, by
the white as well as the oolored Instructors.
The Georgia State Normal School will be
located at the Rock College near Athens,
and will commence July II, and continue
about fifty days.
This is one of the most beautiful college
sites In this state and one of the most
pleasant places in which to hold an institute
Of this kind.
No tuition fees Of any kind will be
charged, and all teachers and students will
be welcome.
The following six schools, under the most
competent instructors Georgia affords, will
be in operation:
School OF ''Thsory and Practice of Teach
ing" LAYTON B. Evans, president, Au-
gusta
School ofG Arithmetic" W. NJ. sla-
ton. Atlanta.
NSchool Of Geography and Allied SUBJ
1eots," Otis Ashmore, Savannah.
School of Grammar and English Litera-
ture," g. @. Bond, Athens.
School of History and Civics,n joseph
7. Derry, Macon.
School of Reading and Primary
Methods" Mis- Mary Bacon, Milledgevlle.
The programme OF daily exercises will be
somewhat as follows: 8 TO 10 o'clock a. IN =,
opening lecture; 10 to 1890 o'clock, class
room work; 3 to 5 o'clock p. m =, class room
work; to $50 o'clock p. M. lectures, con-
certs, etc.
The Rock College dormitories will accom-
MEDIATE 100 teachers il comfortable rooms
ladies on second floor, men on third floor.
VerV cheap rates OF board have been
secured. There will be a conso lidated
teachers institute for the counties of Clarke
Oconee, jackson and Greene in session
during the first week of the normal school
at Athens.
The Georgia Teqchers' Association and
the Southern Educational Association meet
in Atlanta, July 4.
School Commissioner Brad we'll says in his
circular: THE commission confidently
appeals TO the friends o, education through
out Georgia for sympathy, encouragement
and cooperation in this plan inaugurated
for the elevation Of the teachers Of the
commonwealth
The teachers are evidently offered splen-
did opportunities for Improvement during
the summer.