The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-25
THE SUMMER NORMAL.
OPENED IN THE TEMPORARY CAP
ITOL ESTERDAY MORNING.
THE ATTENDANCE UNUSUALLY
LARGE AND ENTHUSIASTIC.
Indications Point to the Fact that There
VIII Be Upwards of 80 Enrolled
By Next Monday-TOday's Inter
esting Program.

The Travis county summer normal was
called to order at $50 yesterday morning
by County Superintendent j. E. Shelton.
Rev. DR.. Mitchell of the First Baptist
church led in prayer, making an earnest
plea for the teachers who were still out
of the lark of safety"
Judge Smith, president of the Austin
school board, made the address of vel
come, in which, among other things, he
said:
"The first school attended was taught
in log house 10X12, surrounded by a
fort for protection against the Indians,
and seated with automatic seats made Of
split logs having pins for legs and no
backs. Our teacher was good man at
times. He was never required to be
examined for the settlers were only too
glad TO get any kind of teacher.
In the last two years Austin
has built and properly equipped
school buildings valued at $780,
900 without issuing any bonds.
But teachers. am sorry we have not yet
erected suitable high school building
which would be better and cooler place
than this in which to hold your normal,
| and trust. ere another normal is held in
our city. We shall be able to redeem our
selves in this particular"
He closed by endorsing the normal
and again extending a hearty welcome to
all the normalites.
In response, Conductor Fulton said:
I'VE feel at home after listening to the
| hearty words of welcome of Judge Smith.
We are among our friends, for the citizens
of Austin believe in the same things
we believe in. They are fighting for
better school buildings and better appli-
anceS. They have expressed themselves
upon the principle that the property of
the State shall educate the children of
| the State. The summer normal is bene-
| fetal in arOuSing II professional spirit
among our teachers. Teaching must be
| dynamic. We must idealize our profess
| sion. The summer normal is our educa-
| tional altar from which the fire must be
| applied to our hearts and reapplied to
| those under OUT tuition. If we hate
| school teaching and grumble about our
work and long continually for vacations,
| we ought, by all means, to meet with
a change of heart or a change of profess
| sion. We must recognize the source of
| our power. The child is the link that
| binds the teacher to the home. The teach
err must study the link and see pOssibili-
| ties. He must lead the child by sympathy
into higher planes of thought and stimu-
| late his actions to strive for the best in
! life.
| thy with the worlds best thought. He
| will then be an ideal citizen, loving his
| home his country and his God"
State Superintendent Carlisle was down
| for talk but failed to appear and his
place was we'll filled by that old veteran,
| Dr. Baldwin.
The faculty reported the following as
| the program for today:
! $50 to S:40-Opening exercises.
| $40 to 9:20-Grammar.
| 9:2O to 1O:00-Arithmetic.
| 1000 to 10:10-Recess.
1910 to 1O:50-United States history
| and geometry.
| 1880 to 11:3O-Algebra.
| 11:3O to 12:10-Primary methods.
12:1O to 1 :30-NOon.
| 100 to 2:1O-PhySiolOgy.
30 to 2:5O-Writing and physics.
$50 to 3:3O-Civil government.
$3.50 to 4:3O-Methods and management.
The program for the permanent certill-
Gates applicants will be arranged today.
Instead of calling this the Travis county
| summer normal, it should be termed a
| State normal as there are teachers from
all parts of the State in attendance
The enrolment will reach 100 by next
Monday.
Following is the enrolment of yester-
day: TT D,.
T. L. Kelley, J. Il. Day: Miss Nettie
Crenshaw. l.. Numbers, Lizzie Ramsey
Columbia Bond, Emma Hensel, l.. IL.
Bacon, Ella Vetter. Lena Dupre; Anna
lincoln. Cora HeathcOrt, Maud Hearle
Emma Frost r. e. Callahan, ). john,
son, Eva Hickman, Louise Thomson
Stella Noble. Matte Merret, Jennie Ma
hone, BIenda Bullock, Mamie Rother
ots Beach Mary E; 1T F%rS Jd EI0r %
K RSg, A Nj Misses Susie streble; Terss
Moore. Mary Lee Horton, Emma H9d ii;!
Myrq Heisner, Lucille 4 IMniiS R Man!
laura Steele. S. Stone. Florence Hufford
Ellie Wiihit6, Daisy Hubbard. L; CoTbett
Messrs. Horace Shelton, H. +. Tedd
G. w. Marshall.