Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-24
BeDFoRo's SCHOOL OF METHODS
Distinguished OficiaIs to BE Present Mt
the Opening on Monday.

BEDFORD CITY, VA. June 23.-(Spe-
cial)-Already teachers are arriving In
numbers to attend the Summer School
Of Methods, that is to be opened at O'Clock
Monday evening in the great hall OF Ran
dolph-Macon Academy. On that occasion
many distinguished guests will be present,
among them the Governor, Attorney
General, and Superintendent John b.
Massey, the last OF whom will take
prominent part in the opening exercises,
and to whose cordial cooperation Is
largely due the success that has attended
the labors OF Superlntendents II. G. Glass,
NJ ~ jenkins, and a. ID. Hawkins.
The present session OF the school will
be the most notable in its history. The
most prominent educators in the country
have been engaged, while the list OF those
giving night lectures before the school
Is composed OF men of talent. Among
these are such men as John Temple Graus,
who will lecture July 4th and 9Th on
agnes in David Copperheld. and the
"Reign OF the Demagogue.' Rev. W.
H. AIlburn, Blind Man Eloquent or
the Senate, will deliver a series OF three
on Sargent S. Prentiss. Aaron Burr ana
John Randolph, Of Roanoke; DR.. Emer-
son T.. White, Professor Apgar, and Mr..
and Mrs. Southwick, OF Boston, all OF
whom are well known to the teachers
OF the country, will give night lectures
and entertainments in addition TO the
regular course of the normal.
LARGE ENROLMENT.
It is no wonder that with such literary
treats which the generosity Of the State
has made available 10 teachers at noml-
nal cost that the enrolment Should be
the largest on record. There are now 40
actually assigned board, and who have
enrolled their names. while not few
besides will attend that have postponed
registering until the very last moment.
While the majority OF the teachers are
from Virginia, nearly a hundred come
from other States, the South in particu-
lar Some are from Ohio, Colorado, Lou
islana, Mississippi and Maryland. with
numbers from the Carolinas. A party
from Chester. S. c., has already ar
rived and one OF eight from Raleigh Is
expected tomorrow. Miss l.. NJ. Yeatman
will chaperon party of thirteen from
Asheville, n. c., and will arrive on Mon
day.
Although the town viii present n lively
appearance and one not altogether de-
void of significance to those who have
given heart and hand to efforts looking
to the amelioratlon of the teachers lot
At the regular June meeting or the
Board of Trade committee was chosen
to take proper steps TO advertise the
town during the session of the school,
while another was appointed to arrange
banquet at Hotel Bedford on the evening
of July 5th.
Mr.. o. G. Bell, who represents the Bed
ford City Tennis CLUB. has met with
fine success in his efforts TO arrange a
tournament July ith and 9Th to decide
the tennis championship Of the State.
Many entries have been received. and
one town on the Norfolk and Western
Will enter four teams for doubles and
three for singles.
There was a meeting Of the Council
yesterday to arrange town salaries. Sew
eral gentlemen asked retrenchment In
| this line but the vote resulted in keep
| ing salaries at their present rate. the
financial condition of the towns affairs
| proved so well managed that the Council
| very wisely determined to run no risk
with inferior men