The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-08-01
THE UNIVERSITY
SUMMER SCHOOL
Pronounced a Great Success by
Every Student and Teacher.
SOMETHING LONG NEEDED.

ance rs students 1t VIII Grow More
APopnlar Each Year--A Great Law school
Here--Dr. Manning and Judge Shepherd
| Have no superiors "a. Law Professors.
Special Cor. the Caucasian
CHAPEL HILL, \. c., July 27.-Chapel
| Hill is one of the prettiest places in
North Carolina. 1t is not only pretty
| but it is one of the most interesting
and Instructive.
The summer law school is in prog
ress. s.and Il large class Of young men are
here taking the course under DIR. Man
ming and Judge Shepherd. These two
scholarly and accomplished lawyers
are making it the finest law school in
the south. If the students who are
here now do not rise rapidly in their
profession it will be their own fault.
The kind of instruction and training
given here would make good lawyer
out of any man who had fair ability
and industry.
THESUMMER SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
The summer school for teachers,
which has been in session here since
June 25th and which adjourned to-day,
has been great success. This sum-
mer school is something that has long
been needed in our State. 1t is
not like the Teachers Assembly or
| the old summer normal school, and it
is even much better than county insti-
tutes under the old system. 1t has
not been frOlic, but it has been gen.
timely earnest, and every teacher will
20 back next fall to his or her post to
teach the boys and girls of our State
better equipped fOr their important
work. A teacher who does not meet
with other teachers. and not only ex-
change ideas with other teachers, but
also does advanced work and get in
creased information each year soon
becomes unfit to teach. Every man in
every profession either goes forward
or goes backward. There is no such
thing as standing still in this world
The establishment of this University
summer school is very timely and
means a great deal for the teachers
and the whole public school system OF
our State. 1t was started last year
and had seventy-tive teachers in at.
tendance. This year the number i:
doubled, and next year it will be
, doubled again, for every teacher gOe!
away delighted. When the teacher:
of the State learn what feast is here
in store for them every summer there
will be over 500 hundred public schOo
teachers here every year.
Too much can not be said in com
mendatiOn sof f. A. Alderman
Professor of the Pedagogical Depart
ment of the State University, and DR.
: Winston, the able and energetic Presi
dent for starting and conducting thi
annual gathering.
This summer school, which is a Uni
versity extension, has not only Ped
agOgical, but also an Academic de
, partment in which advanced studie
may be persued. Thirty-One course
of study have been taught this sum
mer by a very competent corps o
nineteen instructors. These included
not only some of the Professors of th
State University, but also such men
Prof. Noble, Superintendent OF tn
public schools of Charlotte, and Prot
3 Howell, Superintendent of the public
: schoOlsof Raleigh. Miss Coffin, assistan
Superintendent of the Detroit publ
schools, who has done institute worl
, in dozen States, and who was one 0
the teachers in this summer schoo
:. (and the only teacher from outside 0
| the State) says that she has never see1
Q any school for teachers anywher
TO eQual uulS one.
Among the members Of this schOO
@ were to be found all grades of teacher
: from the college professor to the teach
I er of the district school. Every on
= was delighted and instructed in tn
rare and valuable instruction whic
Prof. Holmes, the State GeOlogis
gave about the geology and resource
I of our own State. Prof. Holmes is
r most progressive and practical maj
and we trust that our State may nc
lose his valuable services.
Every teacher attending the schot
8 did special class work during the da.
and nearly every night there was
9 popular lecture in the chapel on som
s live and interesting subject that wa
" worth riding ten miles to hear.
y The school has been characterize
- by studiousness and earnestness neve
Il before seen at any gathering of OF
teachers. Members might be foun'
t when not on classes, in the librar
n preparing for recitations or availin
rs themselves of the great University l
It brary of over 10000 volumes. III
~ summer work which the University
a doing for the benefit of our publ
y. y. school teachers, both men and WOmel
% is making it more and more an inst
10 tuition of the people and for the Pc
<e pie.