The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-21
EDUCATIONAL EXERCISES
Teachers and Trustees TO Get week
of Special Training
Preparations for the Teachers In.
stitute, at the Court House, August
I'd to 6th-HOme Talent for Lessons
Unmarried Talent for Lectures.

-ImpOrted Talent for Lectures.
Preparations for the Teachers Institute,
which will commence Or Monday. August z:
are we'll under way. A large attendance ano
q profitable occasion are confidently expected.
THE County Board OF Education ls getting
out q circular Whlcn gives III luii LUG eAei
ciGes arranged for.
All the branches taught in the schools OF
the county will be exemplifled by the best
t~enchers Of the sonnty; Evepy atte apf are vi" ex.
pected to take part In the discussions Whicn
are to follow the exercises by the leaders.
There will be no regulation faculty. Lead
err selected from the ranks of the teachers OF
AbbeviIIe county will conduct the exercises In
the various branches.
The following leaders have been secured:
.Arithmetic-Mr, H. L. Scaife. Troy.
Writinc-Mr. S.. B. Latham. Mt. Carmel.
Reading and ~Elocution-Miss Rosabelle
Geography and Map D~rawing-Mr. w. 7,
Slaughter, McCormick:
History-Mr. g. M. Moore, Lowndesville
Drawing-Mrs. R. F. Gillian Abbeville.
English-Mr. Robt. Perrin, Charleston.
Other leaders are to be secured from those
who attend.
the people at the Court House each night
during the week. The invitation to these
lectures Is general. The people are urged 70
attend.
Languages In South Carolina College. will
address the public on Education, the Light
of the State.r Tuesday morning he Will lee.
ture before the Institute on "Analysis aod
Parsing of English." Everyone should hear
DR.. Joynes. He is one OF the foremost men
Prof. John g. CliDkscales. of Clemson Col
lege, willspeak Tuesday night.
President Grier, of Erskine, President john
A. Rice OF Columbia Female College, and
President Robt. P. Pell, OF the South Carolina
College for Women, will probably SPEAK on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights.
The young people OF the city are arranging
an excellent musical program for the week.
At the morning sessions the entire Institute
will Join In the singing. At night SOLOS ana
other selections will be rendered ny the nest
Chung and Miss Lucy White are in the lead
with the musical program
Teachers who attend the Institute may
have their certificates renewed without un'
dergoing an examination.
Arrangements are being made Tor boaro
for those who attend. Parties who will take
boarders for the week are requested TO notlly
Mr.. r. +. Gillian or School COMMISSIONS
Milford. All those expecting 10 attend the
Institute will please report also.
il is apparent that the Board OF Education
and the people Of the city will put forth every cry
entirely profitable and pleasant for oil VINO
attend. The prediction Is confidently made
that this will be the best attended, most 10.
| teresting and most profitable Institute ever
held In Abbevifie, =,
An urgent invitation ia extened to all
teachers and trustees to attend. The pro
ceedings will be OF direct interest TO trustees
as we'll as teachers. r,
superintendent of Education w. T. Mil
| ford or Prof. R. +. Gillian will take pleasure
In furnishing Information concerning the
Institute.