The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-30

was the most satisfactory IN his expert.
euce OK ten or twelve years IN rms klAd
of educational work. AZ Pulaski the at
tendance Was not so large as az Fred
ercksuurB, bat the most satisfactory re-
suits We're achieved.
The school OF Methods az Roanoke
broke the record of an previous years,
showing an enrolment OF nearly seven
hundred teachers. This IS thought 10
have been tle largest summer school for
teachers ever held iu this country. Inc
teachers ln attendance ou thla schOol rep
resented ten states coming frum a. iar
North as Pennsylvania ana AZ iar south
as Texas. The faculty " instructors M
cuded such eminent men as Instructor
Hughes. VI Toronto. Canada. Emerson
T.. White the distinguished author or
educational books and former super.uten-
dent of schools Of cincinnat; superln-
tendcnt Moses, OF Raleigh. y g., Or.
IlOmas walker Page, ~ me tHlFersiy
of California, SIR and Mfs. Henry y.
SOuthwick, OF the Boston school u ora
tory. and such eminent Virginia educa-
tors a. DIR. j. Leslie Hall, OF The COneSe
of William and Mary, Dr. Charles ".
Kent. OF the University of virginia Mss
telestia Parrish, OF tile MOmans college
at Lynchburg. Miss Ida Myers, Of tho
Washington Training SCHOOL, Principal
Dudley n. CoWles, or the Hampton Hith
School, Principal Leroy ;. Edwards. ~
Richmond. Principal Willis A. jenkins.
W Portsmouth. and many others. The
conductor or this great school Was super
mtendent Edward a. Glass 0f Lynch
burg who has lived % sep The real zatior
of his dream 90 make mis- The greatest
summer school i0r teachers on the con-
tinDnL Former State super ntendent
Wade OF West Virginia, who is one II
the oldest and most Widely-tflyelled edl-
Gators Doe the country. likens the VIZ
ginia School ~ Methods o. a great Chsu-
tauqua or university extension school FOR
teachers.
Besides the regular academic and pro-
ftssiOnal courses there were ton popular
lectures by men of national reputation,
and frequent concerts in the Academy ~
Music. whore choir Of six or seven hun
dred voices was accompanied by an or
cheslra W twenty pieces. Rarely n ever
has there been similar school where
instruction has been so wisely combined
with pleasure. The people ~ Roanoke.
with Principal Shenpe as The local man
ager gave The school OF Methods such y
royal welcome that the next session VIII
a notable feature OF the School Of
Methods this summer Was the meeting
there OF tho Virginia Teachers Co-opera-
tive League. an organlzatlon 20 promote
the interests OF public education In VIZ
ginla PRINCIPAL Dudley r. Cowies. u
Hampton. rs the pres dent OF the league.
having Just been reelected by un9r'-
nous vote. The league adopted series
or re solutions endorsing the work or tna
State Board ~ EDUCATION and the policy
recently inaugurated by tho Department.
OF Public instruction for the improye-
mont OF Tie teachers and the renewal ~
frst-grade certificates. The league is
growing I'M numbers and influence. and
promises to become power for great
good.
State Superintendent Sopihah visited
all these summer schools anc delivered
practical and valuable addresses before
them. lie Is greatly pleased az the WORK
they are doing FOR the advancement OF
education I'm Virginia.
The cost OF these schc. is Is about SIS
per anrum OF which tn ate contributes
s. 600 the general agent " The Peabody
Fund 1920 the cit7elf 81 the cities
whore they are held about 81 30, and tbs
teachers the rest surely these summer
schools are doing "A great work for The
teachers Of the State. When the school
OF Methods has stayed It's welcome OUT
i'm Roanoke why can we not have Il here
In Rirhmond2 IN would be a great thing
FOR the canital city and great thing
for the teachers. too.