The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04
STATE SUhitiiils SCHOOLS.
n PLAN fer ih" iSoneiit OF Graded
Nchnnl I,CuclcrS and Others

~ ii"h i"r me iSenciit oil GrmtiCi
Nch"nl ICnc!icrs and Others.
MIR. john J. McAiuhmn, the State
superintendent OF t,Iucution, has issu-
| cd thc following circular letter:
CoLUMHIA, April %, 1899.
ID - no" veil !SuU"l throughout the
Stat !hN% wc shall have tEis summer
IN eHcn county summer normal
scMooi OF tour week. duration, with a
regular course o. aLudy in common
"chpri D!anCiC&. IuG subjects taught
th'a y2Hr will Ds Eugitsh, geography
tud arithmetic, upon which examine
LIoH' VIII DC held at the close Of the
sCh0Oi. Each school will be conducted
ny "A faculty of two instructors, each
lacNiSy teaching IN Two counties and
t3uS CmptOycu for two months.
but there are many teachers who
could more proliJably spend their time
at 81 hlEh"r school. Hence IL summer
o2hool OF hiIh grade anJ varied
course VIII doubtless be welcomed by
graded SuperlntcnGnnts and college
professors. 70 meet this need and To
raise .hC standard Of education in the
SShJc, ali ptt.nninE TO hoid All Win
lh"op College (who3U corporation has
been sccurCD q state summer normal
7cnOot, aNch as are conducted in many
oi Uhr leading universities Of to-day
The Persons engaged 10 instruct Ia the
county school viii be required TO take
COURSES ii the state school. This
Schoot Will "ilcr elective courses in
p"dagogy, English language, Engljsh
lil"raLnr@, AnG nGi0.SaXOn constitutional
history, political economy, botany,
phy"'"io&y physics, phy5iogruphy,
mathematics, astronomy, drawing,
vocai music and possibly Latin and
Grn,k x. Fuller details will be given in
a pr'nLCd announcement letter. Each
""ura. VIII DC conducted by Il specialist,
ana particular carc will DC taken to
see THAI the sciences are taught prac-
tiCAily, to lead TO their introduction
INTO thc graded and common schools.
M@ny oi the best country teachers and
mast OF the graded school teachers of
ti!A state Will bc expected to take au-
vantage OF those courses and thus be
stimulated along the lines Of the mOsl
modern development Of educational
ideas.
Periods OF recitation will be one houy
III length in each subject, six days IN
the week. Not more than three courses
wii hc allowed to any one student, and
tho taking Of only two will DC encour-
aEcu, III" OBJ ct being 10 learn some
chinG thoroughly.
m" Nn2ludint laundry Will cost not
over iw1lv 81 Lars for tnc four weeks,
possibly omy !cu dollars.
InC professors will, for the most
part, bc cn0scn from tho faculties OF
our h>si colleges, State and denOmina-
tI"nal besides whom thcrc will be Sc
vcrai noted educators from abroad.
IL Is rXpCrtcd that several hundred
teachers will be assembled, rcDrcscnt-
ing every college and progressive
eChOnl III the State, is we'll as many
tnHL are nO* teachers. The intC lluctual
pIrn~u urc and tGG stimulus OF these as
SocluLiOnS and consequent professional
spirit should give an impetus to cduca-
tion tnat will be felt in the rcmOt ST
corner OE the State.
Fresh from this inspiring study
under master teachers, che instructors
OF the county schools, (sOmc Of HON
VIII have been instructors in the State
SchoolO will go forth to their work
with II! her standards and greater
zeal 1t is for this reason that the !
county schools will be held later Uuly !
ID 10 August Is, and August ID to |
September l5)
Attund"nco upon either the State !
school or C0Inty school Will probably |
DC compulsory by regulation OF tho |
State board OF education. 1t is hoped |
thNt Era.cd school uperintcnaents |
and boards will encourage, II not re-
quirc, thoir teachers to attend tho |
State school.
The object OF tho circular is to call !