Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-07-12

ing on UuSIf COunGCndIlCo, Is III
spiriting. And though they evi
IDENTIFY are enjoying the work
here, yet pleasure is a secondary
object with them.
I attended this afternoon the
recitation in English, conducted
by DR.. Smith. [ counted some
thing over forty students in the
room. They were Studing Shake
speares king Richard Ill" 1t
was not merely a lecture by DR..
Smith, but a recitation in which
the whole class participated, and
one could see from the answers
to his questions that they had
studied the lesson. [ found that
Dr.. Smith had talked to them
about the proposition of rhyme
ank blank in different
dramas Of Shakespeare, end
stopt and run on lines, feminine
endings and the effect such things
have in determining the chrono-
logy of the play. When [ entered
they were considering the whole
play of Richard IIF' as a work
Of art. DR.. Smith was illustrat-
ing by means of a unique diagram
on the black board the introduc-
ton. rise of action, crisis, de-
cline'of action, and conclusion of
the play He stated that usually
the crisis comes early in Shake
speare's dramas, but in Rich
ard III' the action is long time
in reaching up to it. After dis
cussing what is meant by these
divisions of 20 drama, he gave
the class the task of determining
for the morrow's lesson just
where in Richard III each
division began. He gave the
crisis himself as marked by
the crowning of Richard, and
ending when Richmond began
to arm. For short while
DR.. Smith discussed the value of
different editions Of Shakespeare,
and recommended for classes a
series published by Mcmillan &
Co.
It was in this recitation room
(the one used by DR.. Hume,
second floor, old East Build
ing, north entrance) that I
i met most of the teachers whom
[ have named above [ have
given this outline of an English
recitation to illustrate the aca-
demic work being done here.
DR.. Smiths method is also full
of suggestions to teachers OF
literature, and Superintendent
Graham, of Charlotte, devotes
} his time especially to the consid
GRAFTON of how to teach language
in schools. The classes of Prof
Alderman and Professor ClaxtoI
in the history and philosophy Of
: education and methods of teach
ing are largely attended.
One of the most popular
classes here is that of Miss
Fulghum Of Goldsboro Graded
School faculty, whose subject is
the teaching Of primary reading
Miss Fulghum has a class O.
fourteen small boys and girls
that havo never been to schoo
before She teaches these every
| day in the presence or a large
number of teachers who wish tc
learn her method and the princi
, pies underlying it. These chill
dren are learning to read by the
word method supplemented by
t the phonic. There is no better
class in the school in its practi
, cal value to primary teachers
| Miss Fulghum is able, with he
class of children, to illustrate tn,
principles she advances. Sh,
also shows how drawing can bt
, made of great use to q teacher
:; in all classes. AS a. citizen O
Goldsboro, it is a source OF pride
: to me to note the good impress
5 sion oee of our city school teach
ers has already made upon th'
faculty and students of the sum
1 mer school. The greatest inter
est is manifested in her work
many mothers in the village at
tending her classes.
5 A feature of the school de
l serving of notice is the confer
: ence at noon. This is a time 70
L the discussion of any subjec
e teachers may bring up, and 70
answering questions of methods
d discipline, etc. Tomorrow tn
: subject will be the recitation
n what a recitation should be an,
S what it should not be, how j
:, shohld be conducted.
Ell The school will last four. week
/ from July 2. The tuition fee i
d five dollars. Board costs a
e Chapel Hill about fifteen dollar
a month. I believe it will prof
n a teacher much to attend eve
u half the session, if no more. A
/ one bright young woman, who
: ambitious, but had never enjoye
the advantages Of highe
y scholastic education, remarke
|, to me: 1T is an inspiratio
just to meet these professor
81 here, and hear them talk.
|, wrote to M - to come
| I told her it would do her goo
g to be in be in Chapel Hill, if sh
e did not study a bit
IT | think SO myself; and to prov
( my faith, although I came her
r for only q short visit of inspet
: ton, I have resolved, as soon q
e [ can attend to few matters {
o business in Goldsboro, to retur
: next week to Chapel Hill, an
II remain during the session of th
,o simmer school