The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-08
UNIVERSITY SUMMER SCHOOL.
DIR. Alderman's Letter From the South
Carolina College-Normal Graduates
Meet - Evening Lectures - Public
School Discussion.

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The University Summer School began
it's third week with an increased attend
ance and with increased interest. This
school has been characterized by spirit
of honest endeavor. From the very be-
ginning everything has been done with
system and order. There is the social,
but the paramount is the school work.
1t means much for North Carolina that
over fifty teachers, peole who are teach
ing the children in North Carolina, should
come in contact with the foremost edu-
tors. study the best methods and study
their special subjects. The public schools
can never be what they should be until
they have more money, but If you can
place professional enthusiastic teachers
in every school in North Carolina, it will
not be long before the whole people will
be willing to tax themselves to support
the schools. Teachers who attend sum
mer schools have the proper spirit and
their influence will be felt in uplifting
and upbuilding every educational inter-
est in North Carolina.
The August school election is of vital
concern, not only to the teachers, but to
every parent and child in the State
The teachers have been given copies
of the new school law and the printed ad-
dress of President Butler before the
Teachers Assembly, and DR.. McIver,
Superintendent Mebane and others will
discuss the ISSUE on next Thursday even
ing. The teachers will know and under
stand the law and will be powers in
molding public sentiment. The Univer-
sity people believe in public schools they
love the public schools and are ever ready
to act for the public schools. They are
men and women of thought and action
who will always aid in clearing the way
for ''the forgotten man."
DR.. Alderman's address before the
South Carolina College was well receiv-
ed The following letter from +. c..
Woodland, the newly elected president of
the college, is of interest.
Resolved. That the thanks of the
Faculty of the South Carolina College be
returned to President h. n. Alderman,
of the University of North Carolina, for
his able, appropriate and helpful address
on commencement day; with regret that
DR.. Alderman has declined at this time
to permit the publication of Il paper SO
clear, forcible and elevating in its con-
ception and expression of the relations of
the State to higher education.
THAT the President of the South Car
DINA College be requested to convey to
President Alderman the assurance of the
Faculty's appreciation"
President Alderman is to deliver an
evening lecture at the National Educa-
tional Association in Milwaukee this
week
On last Saturday evening the twenty
five or thirty young ladies' who have at
tended the State Normal College and are
now teaching in different parts Of the
State, held a meeting of their literary So
cieties in the college chapel. After the
secret session, they were entertained by
Miss Dixie Lee Bryant, in honor of her
sister, Miss Mary Bryant, from Ogontz
School, who is teaching Shakespeare in
the Summer School. 1t was an occasion
at once pleasant and productive of good.
The series of evening lectures give
pleasure and instruction.
Prof Moses lectured a few evenings
ago, and it will be of interest TO know
his ideas of Lord Tennyson.
Tennyson was consummate artist.
His poems show exquisite blending of
sound and sense In the choice of words,
he was severely simple, and for this rea-
son, perhaps, is more widely read than
many of the other poets. In the use of
the paradox, he is ITO be ranked second
only to Rousseau. His power of draw
ing vivid mental pictures was one of the
most striking features of his art. He ex-
erted great influence upon his time, es-
pecially in matters of religion. His po-
ems show that he was close student
of the Bible. He believed in the recog-
milton of friends in heaven, in the pre-
natal existence of the soul, and had Wis
ions of the coming of another and higher
race than man upon the earth.
The lecturer recommended to teachers
the careful study of 'The 1dylls of the
King" "The Princess" "In Memoriam,"
and MAUD" the last named of which
he considered to be, in many respects,
Tennyson's finest poem.
Prof. Gore. in lecture yesterday even
ing Of strength and power, discussed "Our
Calendar; it's Development" The lecture
this evening will be delivered by DR.. Bat
tie On Wednesday evening President
Alderman will speak. Thursday, public
school discussion. Friday, DIR. Hume.
Prof. Noble, Superintendent of the Will
mington city schools, will lecture next
Monday evening.
Mr.. Mobiles work IN arltnmeuc ana
algebra is highly appreciated and very
beneficial to the teachers. His work is
Ipre-eminently practical, giving. in great
measure, his work in the Wilmington
schools. He believes that the philosophy
of experience is good philosophy.
Prof. Gardy, the author Of Pathfinder
in American History, began his lectures
yesterday morning.
4 There was services in all of the church
ess on Sunday 'T'3S "a ~
DR.. Cunninggim preached in the Meth
odist church, DIR. Hume in the Baptist.
For some time the teachers of North
Carolina have felt the need Of first
class educational magazine. Prof. Clax-
ton, Of the Normal College, and Prof.
Toms, of the University, will begin the
: publication of the "North Carolina Jour-