Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-25

lfl lNNFtAsf OF lNNilN lANNl lNNtAlltNn
Tor this year Us S625.OlO and Tor suhse-
gent years the increase Is estimated
al 100000. | doubt whether any
Southern state can make IA hcttcr
showing FOR the spnit NJ educational
progress and the growth OF popular
interest In public education during the
last few years,
The state board Of education has just
made the apportonment oC schoul
funds for the next scholastic year, The
scholastic population X as follows:
White children. 1850. colored chill
dren, 17l,0i9, total, 7iN,Gia. The appnr-
tlonment was fixed NJ $500 per caput,
aud results MS follows: For white chit
drpn. Sl,9l5,i95; Tor colOrrd children,
StgS1 90; total. S25il,21i.hn This APP
pnrtioument was made after providing
FOR the payment Of S547,GD0.h0 yet duc
on the apportionment for the current
year. The total estimated receipts
OF our available school fund for the
next year are, therefore 6.06l 9G2O2.
AZ the opening OF the year the out
look Tor summer normal work was
most discouragng hut by iudlciuus
efforts the depressing effects of the
financial strlugeucy that continues to
affect all parts OF our country were in
q measure overcome, interest In the
work was revived. and now that the
summer normal season has closed u
careful review Of the work done com
vincea me that results are brighter,
better and more permanent than the
results OF any former years summer
normal work In Texas
The school OF methods held at Dallas
was the most brilliant and Huccessful
ST. ser normal school for prcfcauluunl
Improvement Of teachers ever held IN
| this state.
The school opened In Dallas on June
4 and closed June 2S, continuing three
I g. - aN.N -
| II. Cooper OF Galveston was principal.
| Included much OF the best school tai
ent of Texas. The attendance was
| large, the enrolment reaching $50 The
| teachers In attendance and the instruc-
| tors In charge Of the work were all
fun Of Interest and enthusiasm. Many
| teachers who did not enroll, visited
the school. spending In some canes
three or four days and receiving much
Inspiration and encouragement. Il was
my pleasure to be present much " Tho
time lending all tho active assistance
In my power. and ! feel absolutely
sure that great work was accom-
pllshed. I cannot adequately cxpreH,
nay appreciation OF the earnest. able
Efforts of the different members Of tho
faculty or the progressive spirit that
induced so many OF the best among
our teachers TO contribute 10 the sue
cess of the school by their presenc,
! htu earnest WnIh anu NfNIAS 'p-uifih
tlon. For fuller Information In refer
ence to the school OF methods | an
pleased to refer you TO the very ebl,
and exhaustive report Of the principal
DR. o, II. Cooper. copy OF which Il
enclosed herewith.
For the regular summer Normal In
stitute work the state was divided into
siNty-fiye Districts for white teacher'
| and twenty districts for colOred teach
erH, Irlfty-fve Summer Normal In
stitutes for white teuchers and eigh'
teen for colored teachers were organ
ized. The Institutes We're divided int
two series. one series closed July i
and the other series closed August 10
There were several reasons for thli
change II suits the convenience o.
some OF the teachers better to taxi
their summer work during June ant
July; others prefer to do the work dur
Ing July and August: still others wisl
to deyote two months To the WORK
The plan adopted accommodates all o
these classes.
The number of Institutes has beer
larger than heretofore and the aver
age attendance at each Institute some
what smaller but the total attend
ance at all the Institutes has not var
led greatly from the usual number
About three thousand Of these teacher
have attended the insiltutes.
| believe that the character OF worl
done In the Institutes Is improvinl
from year to year. becoming brOadene
and more professional. getting ava
from the Textbook slavery and leadin
teachers into the greener fields Of In
dependent thought and Investigation
: No one Informed upon the subject 0
: the needs Of our teachers doubts IN
value OF these Summer Normal inst
, tutes From them rs drawn the In
splratlon for much OF the best wnr
that " done I'm our schools. In thef
, are thrown out the hints and sugges
. ,s5sons that are rapidly giving many Q
, -FOUR schools their most progressive an
enterprislng teachers.
The Sam Houston Normal institut
, closed IN last June the most prosper
! Gus session In its history. The enroll
yet made.
Too mueh cannot be said IN praise 0
: the 1udiciouH and discreet manage
! ment OF this institution by the distln
guiahed principal, Prof. II. G. Prltch
I cit His long experience and his natui
al capacities TT him perfectly for III
: position he occupies. and In no othe
= one particular IL Texas more fortunat
: than IN having him at the head Of he
! state normal school Perhaps In n
; single respect has public opinion !
e thfs state undergone a more marke
E change than In respect TO the stat
normal. Once almost the most un
: popular Of the states Institutions.
: IL now the most popular Of these inst
: tutlOns This change Of public sent
' ment Is the result OF rare talent an
: tact IN the management OF the insutr
r tion and OF the solid and endurin
: work dene FOR the teachers and school