Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-06-20
The Summer Normal.

1t is doubtful if the young people of
our city fully realize the possibilities
which are opened up to them by the
organization in our city of the West
esn Illinois Summer Normal school,
which is to begin June 26, immedi
ately following the session of the
county institute, and to continue in
session for four weeks.
The school will be held at August
ana college and will have the use of
the splendid college rooms and equip
ment, but while held in and under the
auspices of the college, it is by no
means school merely to prepare stu
dents for college, but on the other
hand it is for the express purpose of
preparing young ladies and young
gentlemen to become earnest, active
and successful teachers in the common
and graded schools.
The school will give to those who
aspire to enter the profession of teach
ing thorough drill in the common
branches, including n course of in
struction in the essentials of school
management The experienced teach
er will find an opportunity to review
the common branches and pursue ad-
the grade of her certificate, if she de-
sires to do so.
Since the school will have classes in
both the common and advanced
branches, it will afford, incidentally.
a most excellent opportunity for
students of the High school and
eighth grade who have lost grade in
one or more branches to enter the
school and make up the lost work AID
thus regain their position in class.
In selecting teachers for the sum-
mer school the management has kept
in mind the fsct that they must be
men and women who are not only
progressive teachers, but who are
also Immediately connected with the
public school work. That they have
been successful in accomplishing this
will be evidenced from the following
corps of instructors:
f. +. Bartholomew, j. A Udden,
o. j. Penrose, and Mrs. Edla Lund.
of Augustana college; Supt. K. G..
Young and Principal +. V. Robinson,
of Rock Island; III. ID. Thompson and
Miss Mary Saams, of Moline; Princi
pal James G.. johnson, of Hancock
Mich. and Miss Alice b. Hawker, of
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Each of the above instructors will
have his own speciality, and it goes
without saying that the work done
will be of the very best.
A course of instructive and enter
tanning lectures has been provided, to
which all the members of the school
will have free admission. The
course will include lectures by DIR.
Moss of the state university of Illi-
nois, DIR. Bartholomew, of Augustana
college. Supt. w. +. Rocheleau, of
Streator, R q. Young, of Rock Island,
State Supt. Bayliss, of Springfield,
and vocal and instrumental concert
under the auspices of Augustana col
lege.
The summer school should receive,
as ii doubtless will. n large local pat
ronage. Our teachers and young
people cannot afford to miss it when
it is brought to their very doors.
Three months is too much time to
spend in idleness or recreation. Four
weeks spent in pursuing some one or
more needful or interesting subjects
will add to ones pleasure and greatly
increase his culture and intellectual
power
For further information inquire of
j. Jesperson. of Augustana college,
County Supt. 5. j. Ferguson, or Supt.
T. g. Young