The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-04-05
The State Summer
Schools At Converse
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ABOU,
TIE ANNUAL EVENT,
soin" OF the Leafing Fratures~-snpt mc.
Mahan Glvca the Teacher or the state
somo Drair.d Information
About tho Faculty.
Tho State April Bird.

Ine annual State summer school t,
be held this your at Converse college,
Spartanburg, has been issued by tn.
State superintendent of education.:
1t is still two months and a half
before the opening of tho third sos.
sion OF the State summer school for
tsaol ers, lu. the liz o, of work to be
offered have been definitely deter
mined and most Of tho proposed in
structors have been engaged. Abroad,
the teachers Of tho State are making
their plans for attending the school
and many boards of trustees are
taking action looking to aiding thei,
teachers to attend. Superintendent
McMahan regards tho prospects OF
the school as most satisfactory and
furnishes the following information,
which will be given in greater details
in the announcement of the course Of
instruction soon to be issued and
distributed to tho teachers:
Free hand drawing will again be
taught by Prof Jas. William Pattison
of the Chicago institute, four lad,
assistants.
A course in South Carolina history
and ono in general history will be
given by Prof. II. Means Davis of
the South Carolina college. That in
South Carolina history will be par.
ticulary "live," stressing the personal
element in our politics Of the past.
A course Of conversational personal
"reminiscences on South Carolina his
tory will be given by DR.. james II.
Carlisle.
DR.. j. l. M" Cain of Erskino college
will teach English grammar, With
special references to Buehler's gram
mar recently adopted by the State
board for use in tho public schools.
Courses in English literature will be-
given by Prof. st. james G. mings
of the Citadel
The effort to introduce into the
public schools the teachers of sight
singing will be continued by contin-
ing to offer the teaohers the oppor.
tunity to be themselves instructed in
this art. The instructor this year
will be DR.. r. II Peters of Converse
college. AS heretofore, the musical
director will organize chorous,
whose entertainments will prove the
means OF amusement as we'll as cul-
ture.. The grand organ in the new
auditorium will contribute to make
these choruses magnificent.
Pro. w. G. A. Hammel Of the
Maryland State normal school will
continue the course 80 admirably be-
gun last year in school physics and
in manual training. The latter work
Ito which a large number OF teachers
were necessarily refused admission
last Year, he will be able to plan on
a larger scale, as he will bring with
him an assistant trained in his
methods.
Prof. J. V. Lewis of Clemson col
lege will teach physical geography,
using Tarr's book, which has been
prescribed for the public schools by
the State board. Frye's geography
will be taught by Superinten dent
Frank Evans of the Spartanburg city
schools: and Superintendent u. L..
Hughs of the Greenvillo city schools
will give course in school geogra-
ply, globe making, etc, along the
lines which proved SO practical and
popular last year. This course will
be fnller than last year and will in
clnde certain facts of history relh ed
to the geography study.
Prof. Marshall d. Earle of Fur
man university will teach mathe-
MATES, Prof A. G. Rembert Of Wof.
ford will have charge of Latin and
Greek.
Kindergarten principles and pri-
mary methods will be taught by
Miss Minnie Macfeat of Winthrop
college, and Miss Sarah Withers OF
the Chester graded schools. Miss
Sarah Chandler of the Spartanbure
city school will illustrate primary
methods with a class of email chill
dren. Nature study will be ir