The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-03
SUMNER SCHOOLS
To Be Held in Each County to
Teach the Teachers.
A STATE SUMMER SCHOOL.
To Be Held at Rock Hill for the
Benefit of Graded School
Teachers and
Others.

Others.
State superintendent Of Education
NoMahan sends out the following cir
cular letter to various educational peo-
pie throughout the State.
Office State Superintendent Of Edu-
cation,
Columbia, April 2s, 1899.
County Summer Schools-It is now
well known throughout the State that
We shall have this summer in each
county summer normal school Of four
weeks duration, with a regular course
Of study in common school branches.
I 1hesubjects taught this year will be Eng-
lish, geography and arithmetic, upon
which examinations will be held at the
close Of the school. Each school will
be conducted by faculty Of two in
structors, each faculty teaching in two
counties and thus employed for two
months.
State Summer School-But there are
many teachers who could more profta-
bly, spend their time at a higher school.
Hence summer school of high grade
and varied courses will doubtless be
welcomed by graded school superin-
tendeuts and college professors. To
meet this need and to raise the stand
ards of education in the State, I am
planning to hold at Winthrop College
(@hse cooperation has been securely q
State summer normal school, such as is
conducted in many of the leading uni
versities of to-day. The persons engag-
*. to instruct in the county schools will
be required to take courses in the State
school. This school will offer elective
courses in pedagogy, English language,
English literature, Anglo-Sazon consti-
tutional history, political economy, bot
any, physiology, physics, photography.
mathematics, astronomy, drawing, vocal
music and possibly Latin and Greek.
Fuller details will be given in printed
announcement letter. Each course
will be conducted by specialist, and
particular care will be taken to see that
the sciences are taught practically, to
lead to their Introduction into the grad.
ed 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 those
courses and thus be stimulated along
the lines of the most modern develop
mens of educational ideas.
Periods Of recitation will be one hour
in lensth in each subject, six days in
the week. Not more than three courses
will be allowed to any one student, and
the taking of only two will be encourag-
ed, the object being to learn something
thoroughly.
Board aud lodging will be agreeable
and GncIuding laundry will cost not
over twelve dollars for the four weeks,
possibly only ten dollars.
The professors will, for the most
part. be chosen from the faculties Of
OF our best colleges, State and denomi-
national besides whom there will be
several noted educators from abroad.
It's expected that several hundred
teachers will be assembled, represent
ing every college aud progressive school
in the State, as well as many that are
not teachers. The intellectual pleas
ure and the stimulus of these associa-
tions and consequent professional spirit
shou' give an impetus to education
that will be felt in the remotest corner
Of the State.
Fresh from this inspiring study un-
der master-teachers, the instructors Of
the county schools, (some Of whom will
have been instructors in the State
school, will 20 forth to their work with
higher standards and greater zeal. 1t
is for this reason that the county
schools will be held later (July 10. to
August Is, and August Is to Septem-
Der 10
Attendance upon either the State
school or county school will probably
be compulsory by regulation Of the
State board Of education. It is hcped
that graded school superinten6ents ard
boards will encourage, if not require,
their their teachers to atte1d the State
school.
The object Of the circular is to call
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 superintendents are asked to lay
this matter before their teachers, and
county superintendents are requested to
communicate with such of their teachers
a, they think will endea7or to take ad-
vantage of the opportunities Of this
State school; all are urged to send me
as soon as possible the names Of those
who express purpose to attend this
school.
Price of board, railroad rates and
many other considerations affecting the
success of the State school are some
what dependent upon the estimate Of
prob 4ble attendance. [ trust that all
friends of the proposition will at once
communicate with with me, giving me
such assurances as they can.
John j. McMahan.,
State Superintendent of Education.
The State has contributed to the sup
port of the school and it will doubtless
he s1ccessful.