The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-05

teacher TO follow DR. Alderman in teach
ing teachers how to teach" Mr.. Moses
has grown steadily upon his associates,
won the esteem of the student body, anu
advanced his department III such ways
as to increase its power and ethclency
| am told that most of the young men
who graduate here teach for while
and that the teaching department has
grown in favor. Many make teaching a
profession. and this number IS growing
every year.
The Summer Normal this year num-
berS 100 teachers. several having been
enrolled from Georgia and South Caro-
lima. Prof Noble is to be congratulated
upon the success of this Normal. He Sc
lected his faculty from the first ed'l-
Gators Of this and other States and their
instruction has been Of the highest
quality. Prof. Noble is instructor III
arithmetic and algebra, and leads the
corps of teachers in the thoroughness and
clearness of his instruction.
During the. summer of "a the Uni
versty Summer School was established
at the University under the superinten-
dency of DR.. Alderman. VINO at that
of Pedagogy. The establishment of the
school was great educational advance
in North Carolina and was but i'll keep
ing. with the spirit of the University
since its revival in 1876 Soon after
the election of DR.. Battle rs president he
with aid from the Peabody Fund es-
tabished a Summer Normal school at
the University to which hundreds of the
,b Of hn IN
tracted. The initiative taken by the
University to reach and benefit the
great army of workers in the school
rooms was so valuable that the State
established similar schools at other
points. The effectiveness of vacation
instruction for teachers by trained en-
perts was so apparent that soon the
county institute plan grew out of the
Summer Normal In the establishment
of the Summer School regard was had
for the fact that hundreds or teachers
in the State not only wanted instruc-
ton in the best methods OF teaching.
but also wanted to either review the
different branches or pursue those
branches farther under University pro-
fessors. Then again there were not few
teachers. as we'll as other persons. who
taking special courses in literature. his
tory, mathematics. and the sciences.
In arranging the courses or study n
the Summer School all of these classes
have been provided for. and no where
else in the South is there summer
school offering a wider range of studies
from instruction in primary grades 20
post graduate work in the sciences.
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ing all classes Of teachers there are
teachers from the district school. the city
school the high school-the academy ana
the college-there is instruction for all
and they are here getting it at the
hands of men eminent i'll their depart
melts. Through the Summer School
work the University is sending the very
latest advancement in methods and peda
gogical investigation out to the pubic
scioois-the peoples schools. FOR every
time the University touches the acade
my teacher. high school teacher or the
college professor-those who. like, it. are
preparing teachers for the district
schools. it has sent its influence out
among the boys and girls or the State.
There are representatives present this
session from institutions that have in
the past sent hundreds OF teachers into
the public school work, they represent
flourishing institutions, and the teach
ers yet TO be trained in these institu
tions will be benefited and quickened
by the inspiration gained by their in
structions during the present summer.
This annual gathering together Of
teachers for work is rapidly creating
bond of union and good fellowship be-
tween the teachers in public and private
schools. Teachers who meet together
in the classroom from day to day learn
to know each other better and have
that fellowfeeling. that unity of pur-
pose that is SO essential to the cause
they represent.
Since its establishment. the Univer-
sity Summer School has brought to
North Carolina many of the most emf
nent teachers in America. Among them
have been such men as DIR. Milne, Of
New York State Normal School: DR.
McMurry, of University or Chicago: Su-
perintendent Coughlin. Of Wilkesbarre,
Penn: DR.. Mace, Of Syracuse Univer-
sity; Dr. Jackman, Of Cook County Nor
NAL School; Prof. Agar. the eminent
scientist. and DIR. Joynes, the able lin
gufst, of South Carolina.
In this years faculty there are DIR.
Jacques w. Roadway. the well known
geographical writer and lecturer; Prof.
Rose. Of the Peabody Normal College
in Tennessee: Prof. Reeder, Of Teach
ers' College Columbia University, and
Prof. Hammel, the practical and at
tractive teacher Of Physics in Maryland
Normal College; DIR. w. $. Currell, form
erly Of Davidson, now of Washington
and Lee, most successful and scholarly
teacher of English, and others.
But best of all is the fact that the
great body Of the work is done by the
the faithful school men Of our own
State. whose services in the school
room have given North Carolina an en-
vlable reputation for the thoroughness
Of its schools. There is superintendent
Alexander Graham. OF Charlotte. mimi
table. thoughtful, popular. with State
pride and Scotch-Irish persisrency teach
ing State and United States history: SUI
perintendent Moses. Of Raleigh. has
charge of all primary work and gives
special instruction in reading No man
in North Carolina has done more for
primary instruction than Superintendent
Moses. His method Of teaching reading
has taken permanent hold in North
Carolina and is rauidlv ok;ny bood