The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-10
SUMMER INSTITUTES.
STATE TRAINING soHO0Ls
.anrxACHERs SOON TO OPEN.
p,., Of work and Organization Mt the
Several Educational Po'nss-ihefohey
.f state superintendent Massey


schools for the summer Of 1884, in whlch
he says:
The success attending the application oil
Peabody funds to Teachers Institutes or
Summer Normal Schools in virginia,
through a series Of years, has impressen
the State with the value OF this important
branch of school work. BY an act Of tne
General Assembly, approved MaTcn .,
1884, an appropriation OF vow was n,a az,
for the establishment and maintenahsc a.
OF Summer Normal Schools. ibis act ne
clares that 1.-The purpose OF sald norma
schools shall be TO familiarize me teaSh-
ere in the public schools OF TINS state WIN
more advanced methods OF teachins, anu anu
~ furnish such additional academic Tdln-
ing as will tend TO promote the useAui-
ness OF the public schools. co., L.
INC arnrOpriatiOn made by the state 10
nv no means SUFFICIENT TO accomplish az
that IS desired, but Or; curry mas gen
eroIIsIy agreed 70 supplement the STATE
sonronriatlon from the Peabody tund az
liberailv as the income at his disposdi
viii justify. While the state no" s as
surnes control Of this WORK Tor tne M
ttrne i'm he history Of the schools, the
pIans outlined for the summer or 1874 are
made feasible only by the joint approprla-
tions Of the state and the Peabody rum.
As the State has enSratted the SUNNI,
Normal School upon the school system IL
becomes my duty TO administer this spec
ial department Of the service, not as an
abstract or independent unit put as ~
ordinate part OF the state system ol pun
lie instruction 49,.
Guided by my own observation Of the
needs OF the majority OF our teaCneIs, .
and assisted by the experience OF hiahi
stlpprintendents and institute WORKERS
hone To remedy several defects that nave
characterized this work -.
Heretofore uncertainty Of resources pre-
Guided the adoption Of plans, ior system en-
attic consecutive work and hence our
Summer Normal Schools, in their pracu-
cal operation, If not in their admlnlst,s-
ton. have been largely treated az us
tinct and independent or inc sGnool re-
TEN. Ii is now proposed 70 give Ihss5
schools organic connection with the school
system. TO further this end, have Tor
rnulated a graded course or lnstTucuoiiS
10 be pursued, and prescribed partlal
course of reading in connection theicNltn,t,
on which the work Of these schools WILL
In part be based. The course or lhstr Ic-
zion Including the reading COURSE IS de-
signed 20 cover three years. an Cutiuc
III the first years course IS published Win
this circular. Next fall the second Years
course viii be furnished 70 teachers. II
is expected that teachers VIII pursue w
course OF reading during the year, as pre-
lminary preparation for the Work IN me
GUNNER Normals following, thus Keeping
up continuous interest and CONSECUTIVE
study along definite lines. IL - my e puL
Iner EOrmals. including the course OF
reading recommended the basis, In part
OF the uniform examination questions Tor
T. ts believed that by thus harmonizlng
! these elements-Summer Normal Schools,
| Reading Circles. md Examinations
! systematic course Of instruction OF great
| practical valde 10 teachers VIII be deVel-
/ oped This plan Is neither new or reVo-
| lutionarv but If successfully carried OUT,
/ viii prove a step-f0rward for us, In that
| Il looks TO unifying the Leading asehcles
/ DOR Improvement available TO the great
body of our teachers.
oraAxIzArIoS OF THE SCHOOLS.
The organization OF the various schools
l. CHASE CI'rY-July 9Th to August lst,
inclusive-lnstructOrs and subjects AS
/ sIgned-Conductor Professor Charles n.
Winston, l. L. D., Of Richmond COllege'
theory and practice Of teaching MT, :,
Gordon Cumming. principal Hampton
Graded School. Geography and physiology y.
Miss Annie Winston, Richmond, history
and drawing Mr.. ID. G. Miller. principal
Marion Graded School, arithmetic ana
ssneIiing. Miss Susie L. Hill Albemarle.
reading and language. Local Manager !.
Nr. Thos. " Smith, Superintendent Oh
Schools Mecklenburg county.
CULPEPER-July 5th to August ISL
/ acknowledgements and subjects AS
siened.-Conductor Mr.. George X. Pace
Principal OF Bellevue School, Richmond
/ theory and practice of teaching. Mr.. T..
Lowell Johns Principal Emporia Graded
/ NFh0Qi.
/ 4 Faris. Richmond High School, phy-
eiologv and spelling Miss Lizzie :. Nc
/ cue stanton High School drawing ana
language Miss Lillian Pace, Richmohu
4 arithmetic ana reading. Local Manager
Mr.. Jas. ". Beckham, County Superihteh-
dent Of Schools Culpeper, va.
MARION-July 9th TO August Isl IN
clusive-Instructors and sno)eSts as
sslpned-Conduct0r Professor mos >.
Stubbs, Of the college q William ana
Mary and State Male Normal School,
theory and practice OF teacnlng. 1F' -
NJ Brown, Superintendent OF ScHoolF'
Petersburg, geesraphy ahA p"y s'V.es:
Mrs Carrie W. Rogers late OF stare
Female Normal School, history and IAN
puaee Mr.. James r. Britt, Principal
Queen Street School. Norfolk, arl}hme1
and reading. Miss Martha ". Coulllns
state Female Normal school, drawing and
spelling Local Manager, Major \. g.
Pendlet0n County superintendent OF
Schools, Marion. Va.
WILLIAMSBURG july 9Th 70 August
1st. nclusive-lnstructOrs ana subjects
Assigned-C0nduct0r, Professor Lyon G.
Tyler President OF the College or Nllllan
ana Mary and state Male Normal Schoo
history: Mr.. George f. Merrill IrluCIpa
Of Richmond Normal School, arithmetic
and theory and practice Of teaching, Miss
Zada x. Wyant, Roanoke city Hlgn
School. geography and language MI W III
G. Jones. principal Madison school, ken
mond physiology and spelling MIS-
"' BI1EBFOR1 CITY-virglnla Summer
| c,,hoo1 "a Nethods-Siath annual session
Tune 18th 10 July 20ih-Conductor Mr. +. G
Glass. superintendent of schools. Lyncn
burg, Va: Local Manager, Mr.; y. -
schools. Bedford City, va; secretary an an
Treasurer Mr.. willis a. jenkins ports
Faculty and Departments-School, OF
Methods-Emerson D. White A, NJ, -
Ioev and school management; Col
Francis w. Parker, principal Cook Coun
~ Normal School, Chicago, Ill, psychoI
ogy 81 expression. +. v. y. Painter, A
NJ, professor Of modern LANGUAGES koa
education; Professor John A. cunning
ham. prncipa! State Normal School
FarmVille Va. mind studies; George /
Aldrich, 4. NJ, eX-superintendent oi
schools. Quincy, Mass. arithmetic; Pro
fessor Alex r. Frye, superintendent Of
Professor r. c. Metcalf, supervisor OF
schools. Boston, Mass, language anC
grammar; Miss Mathilde +. CONN. asst
SUPERINTENDENT OF schools. Detroit. Mich.
primary methods and history; Professor
Austin G. ApGar, State Normal School
Henry r. Russell. Principal Greenwood
Seminary, MillVne. Pa. elementary ma
tural science: Miss Charlotte Funey
Brooklyn public schools. n. Y, voca
Academic Departmeat-Professor r. e
College Cole Va. Enylish literature Miss Viz
g.ria REYNOLDS. State Normal School
Farmville. Va, geography; Wills a
jenkins. Principal High school. Poits
lnouth, va, United States history; Henri
l.. southwick, o. ~. En- arFon College o.