Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
SCHOOL OF METHODS.
THE SUMNER SESSION A MOST PleA'
SAINT ANo INSTRUCTIVE ONE.
A Arpropriation Needed for the inssi'u'
tiens--Ths Misses McCauii VIII "sVn
ths s,ags--prirs for College Song.

,corr..,ondencc of the Richmond Dispatch.l
s.ryx.yA. July 15.-Next week is thelast
Of the Summer School OF Methods Tor 1873
which WILDE remembered by $50 Virginia
teachers as a most pleasant and instructive
sess,on. for. apart from the daily classes
and entertaining night lectures at the
Town Hall, there have been many pic-nics
20 neighbonng mountain peaks and NINE
raj springs. lawn parties. dances, and 70.
ceptions. whilst tomorrow about 20Oof
,he teachers are going on an excursion 10
Natural Bridge and Luray Two changes
have been made in the faculty. MISS AT
mold. of Minneapolis, has boon SUCCEEDED
by Miss Y. NJ. Reed. principal OF the train
Ing school at Springfield. Mass, and Dr.
White. OF Cincinnati. has returned home
and his place is now filed by Professor
Hugh s. Bird, of William and Mary Col
lege.
AN APPROXIMATION.
The State Teachers Association 10 now
in session here, having been opened WIZ au
excellent address by State.Superintendent
of-Education John +. Massey, who ~ q
Arm believer In the summer school, ana
stated last night that the general agent OF
the Peabody fund, in recent conyersa-
ton. led him to believe that ne couid not
continue 70 assist Virginia normal scboois
unless the State helped Itself somewhat III
this matter. Mr.. Massey thought that tne
next Legislature ought to appropriate NJ
least 81. 900 annually 10 aid in the malnte-
nance of such institutions as tine sum,
mer School of Methods. he also urged
the teachers 10 remember that IN their
profession they had much important WORK
TO perform and to prepare themselves
thoroughly for it, a. the day hau
passed when Il was thought that any one
who had nothing else 20 DO couId teacn
school. The address was full OF good,
solid counsel and was well received DV the
LARGE audience present. At the close OF
the meeting a resolution was passed peti-
tionlng the Legislature to appropriate
$1,000 annually III accordance with Mr..
Massey's suggestion.
ISFANTIcIDE.
On Thursday, in Roanoke river. at Swltt
Ford. about eight miles from Salem, the
body of a white female infant was iound
in the water with string around lts neck
and wrapped IN al old umorella cover.
The Coroner's Jury after viewing the BODY
returned verdict that I'VE believe that
said infant came to her death by violence,
either by drowning or choking, or both, at
the hands of some person or persons 10
Ms unknown" 1t is hardly likely that the
mother of the child will ever be discovered.
Two Young ladies who were born In
Salem-namely, Misses Minnie and Angela
McCaull, daughters of Colonel John A.
McCaull, the former opera manager, will
mako their theatrical debu. THIS fall with
The Manola Mason Comedy. Company.
10th are SAID to show decided talent for
the stage.
GOOD CAUsE.
There is In circulation here now q sub
scription paper to raise sufficient money
TO erect a monument in East-Hill cemetery
to the memory of the twenty-slght SOL
diers of Jenkinss brigade, who were
buried there in 1868.
Ihe County Convention to send dele
gates to Richmond meets here next Mon
dav. but as 20 how the delegation will be
there is considerable doubt AT this time.
ID. l.. Clark, of Norway, Me-. former
student of Roanoke College, has written
to DR.. Dreher offering prize for the
words of the best local Roanoke-Collegc
song, written by present or former stu
dent, TO be- submitted to him by Septem-
Der 1st.
COST OF JURITs.
1t has recently been ascertained that tho
total cost of iuries IN the County and CIR
cult courts of Roanoke county for the
wear ending with the June term was
S1,S53.iL
r. s. Straver. Of Salem. IS an applicant
for the position of Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Western District And has
plenty Of good backing of the right sort,
There are now seyenty-fvo guests at the
Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs and 200
more expected in the next ten DAYS.
OPENED TO BOTH SEXES.
At Friday nights session of the State
Teachers Association Professor Hugh 5.
Bird, of William and Mary College, de-
lyered an earnest address upon the value
of the State association. in which he made
his chief point that the University of Viz
gInia end all the colleges i'll the
State should be opened 10 both
sexes so that women should have
equal rights in receiving the dement's
OF these institutions of learning. He then
showed that the 5000 teachers employed
IN the public schools of Virginia 1000
every year were new IN the profession, and
that the two State normal colleges only
turn out about fifty teachers every year.
Allowing that one half the 1000 wore COL
ored, there remained $50 white teachers
who, to mt themselves properly for their
profession at such cost as they are able TO
pay. would have to 60 to other States 10
receive their training.
IN ACCORD.
On this subject Superintendent Massey
and the State Teachers Association are
thoroughly in accord with Professor Bird,
and before the School of Methods closes
resolutions will be passed petItioning the
Board OF Visitors of the University of Vir-
ginia to open its doors to women, granting
them equal privileges with men. The
State Teachers Association adjourned to-
day after re-eectlng Hon. John L. Massey
president and revising their constitution,
TO meet again az the call of the Executive
Committee.
COLORED TEACHERS NORMAL.