The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-05
summer Normal Schools.
COUNTY SCHOOL.

tho State that wo shall have this
Summer in each county u Summer
Normal School of four weeks dnra-
ton, with Il regular course Of study
in common school branches. The
subjects Taught this year will be
English, & ogruuhy and arithmetic,
upon which examinations will be
hold at the close OF tho school. Each
school will ho conducted by faculty
Of two il: tructors, each faculty
teaching il, two counties and thus
employed for two months.
STATE SCHOOL.
But there are many teachers who
could moro prolitably spend their
time at Il higher school. Hence Il
Summer school of high grade and
varied courses will doubtless be
welcomed very generally and even by
graded school superintondonts nd
college pro 'essors. TO moot this
need and to raise tho standards of
education in the State, | am plan
ming to hold at Winthrop College,
(whoes cooperation has hecn securely
a State Summer Normal School, such
as is conducted in many of the load
ing universities of today. The per-
sons engaged to instruct in the
county schools will be required to
take courses at the Stute school.
This school will offer, as elective,
courses in Pedagogy, English lau-
guagc, English literature, Auglo-
Saxon, constitutional history, political
economy, botany, physiology, ply
sizes, ply sioGraph, mathematics, as.
troncmy, drawing, vocal music and
possibly La,In and Greek. Fuller
details will br gwen in printed an
nouncement later. Each course
will bc conducted by specialist,
and particular care will be taken to
see that the sciences nre Taught
practically, to lead to their intro
duction into the graded and common
schools. Many Of the best country
teachers and most Of the graded
school teachers Of the State will be
expected to take advantage Of these
courses and thus be stimulated along
the lines Of tho most modern develop
ment Of educational ideas
Periods Of recitation will be one
hour in length in each subject, six
days in the week. Not moro than
three courses will be allowed to any
one student, and the taking of only
two will be encouraged, the subject
being to learn something thoroughly.
Board and lodging will be agree
BILE, and, Gncluding laundry, will
cost not over Sl2 for the four weeks
possibly only $50.
The professors will for the most
part be chosen from the faculties oi
our best colleges, State and Denoml.
national; besides whom there will
be several noted educators from
abroad.
1t IS expected that several hun
dred teachers will be assembled, rep
re*cnting every college and progress
sivo school in the State. The intel
lcctual pleasure and tie stimulus OF
these associations and conscquen,
professional spirit should give al
impetus to education that will be
felt in the remotcst corner of The
State.
The privcl"gcs Of the School vii
be extended as far as possible tt
others besides actual teachers
County Sup"rintcndrnts and mem
bors Of the County Boards Of Educa
ton are especially invited.
Fresh fro'n this inspiring stnd,
under mast,l ,cachcrs, tie instructors
Of the county scho 'ls, (~one ofwhon
will have been instructed in the
state Schoolj, will 20 forth to Their
work with higher standards nn(
greater zeal IT is for this lcasor
that the county schools will be hcl(
later, (July 10th to August 10th
and August 18Th to September loth)
Attendance upon either tho Stat,
school or county school will prob
ably be compulsory by regulation o
the State Board Of Educalion. 1t l.
hoped that Graded School Supcrin
tendcnt1 and Boards of Trustees vii
nuc0Orapp If nat rnuuiro fho;