The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-05-25

circular letter fI0m the department OF
Public E2ucation:
Baton Ronge, MAY IS, 1895.
Dear Sir :-Inur attention is aiieet-
ed To TIN. series of Summer Normal
Schools to be conducted by the Louis
isna Beard of Institute Managers this
SIMMER 1t is the purpose OF the In
stitutr Board III make the summer
normal schools the means of reaching
a number of teachers who desire more
extended instruction in The principles
and methods ct teaching than can he
given in the usual parish institute of
oue week.
The eonrse of study for the summer
schools has been arranged to afford a
thorough review Of all the common
school studies. and at the same time
to give a systematic course of instruc-
ton in the business of teaching. An
important feature OF the summer
schools this year will be the model
schools to be maintained III connection
Will, each summer school for the pur.
pose of illustrating the hest methods
of teaching. Each model school will
be in charge of Il ss!litul primary
teacher, who will give months in,
stluction to tour grades of children.
using the most approved methods of
teaching. In this model scilani the
teachers who attend the summer
schools will have the opportunity 10
do some aetna, teaching under the
guidance Of the training teacher. IL
is confidently hoped that this will give
the teacher the desired means of i'm
proving the character of their work
with the younger children,
There will also be IA series of popu-
lar lectures given by the instructors
of the summer schools, in which many
points of vital interest to the teaching
profession will be dicussed.
Each summer school will have dis
tinctive features for the entertainment
of the attending teachers, and for the
development of the feeling OF PRIDE
and progress in the profession. 1t is
believed that the association of a
large number of teachers for a month
at Il time in the summer school will
have a wholesome effect ip the way of
extending the acquaintance and arous-
ing the aspiration of every teacher
among the number.
You are cordially invited to con
tribute to the success of the summer
schools, both by attending and encour-
aging the work as far as Your time
will permit. and especially by giving
circulation to the announcement in
yonr parish and vicinity.
The summer schools will have the
same curse of study except that to be
held at Lake Charles. In addition to
the work to be given in the other
schools, the r at Lake Charles will
have a second years course for the
benefit of those teachers who success
fully completed the work of the pre-
ceding year at either the Shreveport
or the Lake Charles summer school.
The dates and faculties Of the sum
mer schools are as follows:
LAKE CHARLES, May 81 to June 81.
Instructors: b. c. Caldwell, Miss
Lucia J. Lawless, John MeNeesr. J..
E keeny, j. B. Asweil, w. b. Hale.
r. B. Butler.
ANTE City, June 3 to Is.
Instructors: C.. E. Byrd, D. B. Sho-
walter, Miss Agnes Morris, Miss Bessie
V. Ruesell. Miss Emmle Macmurdo.
OPELOUsAs, Jnne II to July II.
Instructors /: H. E. Chambers, X. B.
Ferguson, T. II. Harris, Miss Laura
Tauzin, Miss Earline Carver.
New ROADS, June II to July y.
Instructors: r.. l.. Hines. E. L.
Stephens, Mrs. L.. C. McVoy, Miss
Henrietta Lewis, Miss Irma McCord.
SUMNER School FOR COLORED
Lake Charles, May 81 to
June 81.
Instructors to be announced soon.
For information about the course of
rates of board and transporta-,
ton, write to the superintendent of the
where the summer school is to
be held. Reduced rates have been
asked from the railroads, and will
probably be granted.
The Institute board invites your
cooperation in the effort to
induce the teachers of the State to
avail themselves of the advantages
by the summer schools. No
who attends will fail to 90
back to his school a more enthusiastic
with the children and al
champion of popular edu-
sion.
A. d. LAFARGUE,
State Sup't.,
THOS. D. BOYD,
Prest State Normal School.