The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-22
AT CHAPEL HILL.

Prof. Moses's Great Work-Prof.
HowelPs Teaching-The Summer
School Has Done Great Work for
| the Cause of Education.
Chapel Hill, N. c., July 21.-(Special.)
Judge Shepherd lectured to the teach
ers attending the University Summer
School, the law class and citizens of
Chapel Hill last evening. His subject
was an interesting one, THE Lady and
the Law" The legal rights Oh women,
especially married women, were ex-
planned somewhat in detail. Many false
| ideas as to the rights of women were
removed. The lecturer was pleasing in
manner and delivery; his illustrations
were apt and happily received. His pero-
ration, tribute to woman and her
natural sphere, was thoughtful and beau
tiful-a strong legal mind taught much
law to ladies.
| Prof. Moses, of the Winthrop Normal
College, Rock HILL s. c., has done great
work in the summer school. His depart
ment was primary work, but his force
and power has been lelt in every depart
ment of the school. Mr.. Moses has done
| ing in North Carolina than any other
man who has taught in the State. Many
of our greatest educators received the
true professional spirit from him. For
twenty years he mas made a study Of ed
ucational problems. He has been the
means Of stimulating, arousing and en-
| thusing teachers who were inactive and
otherwise inefficient. His name has been
adopted as a symbol of true educational
reform. He has done great and noble
work to change the attitude of the public
toward the teacher and the public school.
He is the father of the graded school
system in our State. Teachers who other
wise would have been failures have be-
come strong teachers under his knowl-
edge and enthusiasm, and it goes without
saying that with Mr.. Moses at the head
of the department of pedagogy in South
Carolina that it will be only short time
before many more schools will have the
true pedagogical spirit. Moses phonic
readers" have changed the entire method
of teaching children to read. The best ar
gument for his book is that at does the
work Children who are taught by Moses
method read more and better in a shorter
time than by any other method. Aside
from the professional work, Mr.. Moses
| is a man of literary power. He knows
| literature, he has the broad and liberal
culture which comes from az mastery of
classical learning. Wherever Mr.. Moses
has taught the men, women and children
love him. and the teachers attending the
summer school have not proven an ex-
| cept;on.- Mr.. Moses speaks in the highest
Of fhn ndn nj fnS T<71%1
South Carolina. He is enthusiastic in his
praise or President johnson nd the
Winthrop Normal.
| Miss Susie Moses, the dau~hter of
| Professor Moses, a bright, il jelligent
young lady, who is visiting he father
and relative, Mrs. Alexander, goes to
Raleigh today. 1t will be pleas ng for
friends in Raleigh to know that Miss
Moses leads her class at the South Caro-
lima Normal.
Miss Mary Bryant from Ogantz school,
near Philadelphia, who has been teach
| ing English in the summer school, lee
lures tomorrow evening on George
Elliot" Miss Bryant's instruction in the
summer school has been of the highest or
der. Her classes have been large and en-
thusiastic.
| Professor Logan d. Howell, who
has been teaching geography, has re-
turned to Raleigh on account Of an at
tack Of rheumatism. Many Of the strong.
est teachers have expressed themselves
as highly pleased with Mr.. HowelPs
work. He knew what he was talking
about, since he gave the method and
work which he had done in the Raleigh
schools. There is always a high order OF
inspiration to be derived from lecturer
who has put into practical operation his
theories. The teaching of geography, one
of the most difficult subjects to teach
will be improved in many schools in oul
State.
The summer school will close it's fourth
and most successful session on Friday
the 23d. 1t has been five weekE Of honest
work and it's influence will be large anC
helpful. Teachers desiring, may secure
printed outlines of courses in history
typography, drawing and English compo
sition by writing to the superintendent OF
Mr.. E. l.. Harris, registrar.
Col. Cars patriotic letter stimulating
local taxation has been sent to all parts
of the State by teachers.