The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-28
ALarge Attendance Present
at Today'S Session.
THE QUESTION OF SUMMER NORMALS
,nd Other Educational Subjects Ably Dis.
cnssed by the States Educators.

n,esept at the meeting of the super.
;rtendents and principals this morn.
mo than on yesterday, though the
Members were late gathering, and it
u.s 1920 when President Putnam
mounted the pulpit and proclaimed
order.
prof J. f. Greer offered up
short prayer, after which the attack
mon the programme was lmmedl.
sicily begun.
lie. Watkins, of Ennis, was
down for a paper on "What Should
he the Work of a Summer Normal"
and, as he was absent, his place was
filled by w. T. Potter, of Vernon.
Mr. Potter thought the summer
normal work should be of very
bigh grade, with text books dis
raTded and the instruction given of
hand by two conductors, one a
tbeorist of the first class, the other
we'll yersed in practical school,room
york.
AT the close of Mr.. Potter's re-
marks the subject was thrown open
for general discussion, and for
swhile the argument was strong and,
at times, pretty Loud.
S. Taiedo Sherry, of Wharf on,
I thought the work TO be done by the
y normal was embodied in the W ord
"work," and that not only the in
\ stru lors, but every teacher enroll
i 3D. should take part in that work.
i G. l.. Adair, of Hico, attacked
y some of the positions taken by MIR.
Potter. He thought persons at
n tended the normals, and should
y sttend them, who needed a good
II deal Of text book instruction.
]. G. baltimore, of Waco, made
y short bnt exceedingly well consid-
!. cred speech upon the subject. He
thought the normals ought to do
three classes of work, first, for third
VI and second grade teachers; second,
for first grade teachers; third, for
those who had advanced to the
dignity of professionals. The plan
y uggested by Mr.. Potter would do
y W. Tor the third of these classes, bat
would take different kind of
pu Instruction for the other two.
" G. G. Faust, of Dublin, said ii
Fsp a mistaken idea that there were
!, NO good plans of traveling--theore'
aal and practical, that the teacher
no could not make his theoretical
srN Buare up to his practical teaching
I ~ as not proper teacher. NJ
nNs. lsory is good which cannot be pu
Nj practice
t % E, g. Brennan, of Campbell, i
~. hsh as his name implies, ant
~, .; hade some very witty remarks In
IN, ay emerald brogue. He thrus
Ia fght and left among those who ha(
-" P0ken, and produced consideraol
Paghter and applause by his witt.
M Niles. He thought text book In
II 'uction should be given In tn
9rmals, for teachers can not be to
PaS sll grounded in those things whic
psy are to teach.
IA Douglass, of Moorevllle
Supposed to the text book bus
Ny In the normals If teacher
" not know their text books the
IA v no business at the normals.
~ The time for discussion of tn
e'nal question having expired
II Ne Superintendent Carlisle wa
uSoduced for some remarks o
- county Institutes"
)Ik ar. Carlisle said The teachers c
aa should organize two can
)ints sas-one to get proper scho(
'aass and aticnal appliance
ly y o'ner to get proper teacher
Ill TO- lad figures from IFS counties
ref q STATE which showed two and
Tines as much money spent fl
aud court houses as had bee
J. NV ior school houses. This wi
ilght, and teachers shou
Sa'' ,s, for its reversal. In Il
.s OF better teachers he said Il
H. ast u, themselves could do muc
t. ~ ~ should join in the institute
..s Msnen not in need of their he'll
N'purpose of encouraging Il