The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-03
NORMAL IN SESSION
County Teachers Hold Open
ing Exercises in Academy.
MANY ARE IN ATTENDANCE
Glasses Organized for Usual
Work in Regular Branches.


The sedgwick county teachers normal
institute held its first session yesterday
morning in the Lewis Academy. This is
the twenty-sixth annual gathering Of the
/ teachers for normal work and the assem-
bly, room at $50 was well flied. Teachers
from ali over the county were in attend
ance and it is expected that the enroll
ment will reach over go before the ses-
sion closes.
All of the classes were IN regular ses-
sions yesterday with the exception OF the
first hour in the morning. There seems
TO be more enthusiasm than usual among
the teachers and this means that much
tors for this year are J. W. CoIvilIe,
Prof. J. NJ. Mayor OF the Lewis academy,
( President E. Stanley of Friends univer-
/ sity, Prof. 3. r. Black Of Paramount
/ college, Prof. J Temple, principal Of the
/ Colwich schools and Prof. C. F. Adams
Of the Wichita Business college. The
regular work of the normal will begin
each day promptly at 7:30 and will end
at T. There VIII probably be some spec
ial classes in the afternoon for work in
branches other than those taken up in
the regular sessions
The work in school management, which
has always been given in special classes,
VIII be brought out IN the two psychology
classes under Prof. Naylor and President
Stanley.
It has been decided that there will be
no session Of the normal July 4. but that
work viii commences on the day after
and continue until Saturday noon This
arrangement viii give a six days session,
this week To even things up, there will
be no session of the normal on next Mon
day. II is expected that there will be a
number of lectures during the normal.
State superintendent Frank Nelson will
probably make an address TO the teachers
some time during the session.
Superintendent + V Colville e very
enthusiastic over the prospects for sue
cessful normal and has said that the en-
rollment Of yesterday was a splendid
showing for the first days session
The examination for certificates will be
held on Monday and Tuesday. July 30
and 81. The two days given for the exam
nation is a great convenience TO the
teachers as it does not compel them TO
rush through their work as in former
examinations. Many more out of town
teachers will probably enroll today
Those who have already enrolled are as
follows:
Nellie Kent Garden Plain; Sarah Glass
cock, Garden Plain; VIII Brown CoIwich;
Minnie. Freeland. city; H G. Howard.
Clearwater; c. NJ. Fifer. city; Alice Pal
mer, Derby; Cora B. Alexander. city;
Happie Randall, city; Susie Paul. Valley
Center; Mary Lyman, Goddard: Bernice
Engel, Goddard. Stella Furnish. city: Nav
De Seln. Callie Rice. Emma NJ F'reder-
lex Clyde Hilbert. Julia Craven. city; H
D. Burcheu, Clearwater: Lillian Gish
city; Arthur Hamilton. Derby; George T.
Julian. Nnneha; Mary Cantley, Derby;
Bulah Crater Elsie NJ Stanley, Ella L
Brown, Maize; Rosie Klein. Anna Law
son. Colwich; Minnie L. Porter, Viola
Verna Cain. CoIwich; Gertie Yazel. Fur
ley; Bessie Walters, city; Barbara NJ
Brown, Ollie LoudensIdger. Maize; Ella
Parker Colwich: May Stevenson Furley;
Stella Ball, Anna Papenhouse. city. Har-
~ Bird, Iewavilie, Eva Williams, Cheney:
Susie Back. Sunnydale: Fannie .Beldon.
Fred Beldon. Maggie A. Drake. city:
Mabel Lewis Valley Center; Matte Da-
Wis. city; GoldIe Hazard. Greenwich;
Florence Brown, Maud Wren, Rachel
Whims Clara Rebstein, city; Ella Hill
man. Cheney; Lulu Kaufman, Elizabeth
Johnston, Leda s Wrightman. frankie
Droves, city; Charlotte A 9. Haas.
North Wichita: George Herman, Kocff;
Bertha Herman. Kechi: Carlton Bert
holf, FIoy Mauonee, Maud Bard1sr, Ter
sic Bardner, Frances Saunders. Cressie
7 Pge Evelyn Freeman, city; Olive Par
ker. North wichita: Louise LeweLIng.
city; Cleo Lukart. city; 2. c. Ludlum.
M,nneha: Bertha DrolHnger. Ale Z.
Poole, Lizzie Jordan. Fanny Ray, Rufus
Crum, city; Ruth StPuthers. Lille Oden,
Jessie Odell. Coreaa Struthers. Bayne-
lie; Grace Galloway. Haysvuies; CarmIe
Adams, Maize; Clara s OFT, city; Ira C.
Parker. Clearwater; Florence Culver city.