The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-14
THE SUMMER NoRMALs. g.
superintendent of Public Instruction
Massey Addresses Teachers.

Massey Addresses Teachers.
Superintendent OF Public instruction
J'ohn e. Massey has issued his announce
ment for the summer normals for the
Especial benefit of public school teachers,
which VIII be held as follows, the first
four being for white teachers, and the
last three for colored teachers:
Observation-Disclosures of Methods
June % to July II. Conductor, Superin-
tendent e. c. Glass. Lynchburg. Va.
Bristol-July 9Th to July 31st Conduc-
tor, Professor Charles II. Winston, Rich
mond, Va.
Farmville-July 9Th to 31st. Conduc-
TOR, President John A. Cunningham,
State Female Normal School, Va.
Tappahannock, Essex county-July 9Th
to 31st. Conductor Professor Thomas J..
Stubbs. College of William and Mary
and State Male Normal School.
observation-disclosures Normal and Col
legiate Institute--June 18th to July nth
Conductor, President James H. Johnston
Hampton-Hampton Normal Institute,
July 9Th to July 3lst.
Staunton-July 9th to July 31st.
A strong corps of teachers will be en-
gagged for each of the normals The
course OF study, names OF instructors,
rates of board and transportation, with
other particulars, will be announced la
ter.
"A certificate of attendance will be Is
sued to every teacher who attends any
one of the normals and diligently pur-
sues the work for the full period OF four
weeks.
Uniform examinations for teachers
certificates Will be as Fellows: :
For White Enthusiastically and
Wednesday, August 18th and 18th.
For Colored Teachers-Thursday and
Friday. August 18th and 14th
Superintendent Massey. in another cir
cular, says:
The time has come when we can no
longer afford to neglect the professional
training OF teachers. Competition Is so
great that only skilled labor is sure of
success in any walk Of life. In these
last years of the century, men are ask
ing more and more that those whom they
employ shall be experts, trained and
skilled workmen, and the man who now
requires professional training of the
physician and of the lawyer, to whom he
entrusts his body and his business, will
s'me day in the near future require at
least as much of the teacher to whom he
en1rusts his child
We may claim that the teaching pr3-
fession stands along with medicine, law,
divinity. but until we elevate II by in
dlridual effort, by a thorough knowledge
OF the subjects taught, by the best meth
Gus, anu the best applicat ions Of those
methods. we shall fail to impress the
pubic that our claim Is Il just one. and
that we stand abreast of the other pro-
fessions in every true sense
IN Germany ninety-five per cent of
the teachers have a professional train
ing. Flow sadly different with us!
1t lies TO great degree within the
power of the county superintendent to
inspire In the teachers under them a
desire FOR the training which shall fit
them for their work. This training. for
the large majority of our country teach
ers at least. can be gained only by at
tendance on the summer normals
Talk with your teachers, then. and
show them that each one has an indi-
viduality in the matter, and that 1t il n
duty as well as privilege - embrace
the opportunity within reach. and raise
the popular idea of the teacher by max
Ing the most of himself and his gifts.
II he is live and growing teacher, and
not mere fossil!zed pedasogue, Il Is
easy to predict that after attending one
of our summer schools he will not need
urging in future"