The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-14
Summer Normal Schools.
COUNTY SCHOOLS

CCUNl1 OCdCCLo.
It is now we'll known throughout
the State that we shall have this
summer in each county summer
normal school for four weeks dura
ton, with regular course Of study
in common school branches. The
subjects taught this year will be
English, geography and arithmetic,
upon which examinations will be
held at the close of the school. Each
school will be conducted by faculty
oftwo instructors. each faculty teach
ing IN two counties and thus employ
ed for two months
STATE SCHOOL.
But there are many teachers who
could more proftably spend their
time at higher school Hence a
summer school of a higher grade and
varied courses will doubtless be
welcomed very generally and even
by graded school superintendents
and college professors To meet this
need and to raise the standards of
education in the state, I am planning
to hold at Winthrop college,
Whose cooperation has been secur
ed), state summer normal school,
such as is conducted in many of the
leading universities of today. The
persons engaged to instruct in the
county schools will be required to
take courses at the state schools
This school will offer, as elective,
courses in Pedagogy, English ian
gusge, English literature, Anglo
Saxon, constitutional history, political
economy, botany, physioiogy, ply
sizes, pbysiograpby. mathematics.
astronomy, drawing. vocal music
and possibly Latin and Greek.
Fuller details will be given in a
printed announcement later. Each
course will be conducted by a
specialist, and a particular care will
be taken to see that the sciences are
taught practically. to lead to their
introduction into the graded common
schools. Many ofthe country teach
ers and most o: the graded school
teachers of the state will be expect
ed to take advantage of these courses
and thus be stimulated along the
lines of he 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 more than
three courses will be allowed to any
one student, aud the taking of only
two will be encouraged, the object
being to learn something thoroughly.
Board and lodging will be agree.
able. and, (including laundry, will
not be over $12 for the four weeks.
possibly only SO
The professors will for the most
part be chosen from the faculties of
our best colleges, State and Denomi
national !; besides whom there will
be several noted educators from
abroad.
1t is expected that several hundred
teachers will be assembled, repre-
sentipg every college and progressive
school in the State The intellectual
pleasure and the stimulus of these
associations and consequent profess
sional spirit should give an impetus
to education thst will be felt in the
remotest corner of the State
The privileges of the school will
be extended as far as possible to
others besides actual teachers.
County superintendents and mem
bers of county boards of education
are especially invited
Fresh from this inspiring study
under master teachers, the iDstruc
tors of the county schools (some of
whom will have been Instructors in
the State scboolD, will go forth to
their work with higher standards and
greater zeal 1t is for this reason
that the county schools will be held
later July 18th to August 18th and
10Th to September l5th).
Attendance upon either the State
school or county school will prob
ably be compulsory by regulation of
the State board of education 1t is
hoped that graded school superin-
tendents and boards of trustees will
if not require, their teach
ers to attend the State school.
The object of this circular is to
call the attention of the educational
public to the above programme and
to appeal to the better equipped and
more ambitious teachers to make
their arrangements now to attend the
State summer school. City superin-
tendents are asked to lay this matter
before their teachers, and county