The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-19
sTFTE SUhnER SCHOOLS
BEGIN this week.
Statement by State Superintendent
of Education McMahan.


Columbia, June 17.-Today the
teachers will go to Spartanburg.. 10
night the State Teachers association
will convene and will remain in ses-
sion until Wednesday evening. Thurs
5ay the State summer school viii De-
rn its session. The State superin-
1endent of education will be in charge
of the summer school and will today
transfer his Office to Spartanburg.
NE. McMahan says that special
feature this year will be the depart
nens of expert supervision. This Will
embrace three courses-one on school
supervision by Mr.. ". 81. Hand, sup
erntendent of the Chester graded
schools: a course OF lectures on the
history and characteristics OF the
teaching profession, by DR.. W. Burn
han. of Clark university, Worcester,
Mass. and system Of pedagoglcs, IN
der Prof. Patterson WardlaW. OF tne
South Carolina college.
Mr.. McMahan said yesterday tnaG
ssOne can not overestlmate the gooo
results to come from this work OF the
summer school and from the contact
and association of the men who are
directing the public school work IN
cities, towns and conntry.
ssThe school men recognize that
expert supervision is the vital need
of South Cardinals school system.
They cannot do better than to de-
vote month to the greater mastery
of this science and art, and to the
spread OF a better understanding. OF
its operation and its usefulness, thus
Fastening the day to which all progres-
siye teachers earnestly look.
ssTbis opportunity for better prepa-
ration is being embraced oy many
county superintendents who have mace
reaching their business and aspire TO
adhere to supervision as profession.
Six have enrolled themsleves-the
superintendents of the counties OF
Chesterfield, Lanrens, Orangeburg,
Richland, Spartanburg and Sumter.
ssThere are few young men teachers
whose efficiency and commercial
value. would not be increased by
greater knowledge of the principles
and practice of expert school supervl--
SION. Wherever there is school
having more than one teacher, the
principal ought to exercise a skill
fnl oversight Of the entire work. Too
often he is entirely wanting IN
knowledge of how to do this effect
lively.
lsThere are hundreds of so-called
principals in the State who, If they
would diligently pursue a course IN
school supervision, would see the I'M
provement in the fortunes OF them
selves and their schools.
Moreover, the day of expert county
mperintendents is near at hand, and
for this enlarged demand for skilled
superintendents young men should
be now preparing"
The State summer school for negro
teachers meets in this city Tuesday,
The sessions being held at Benedict
college, The instructors of this school
last year were Prof. a. 6. Rembert
and Superintendents E. L. Hughes, W.
81. Hand and Frank. Evans. There
were but Is negro teachers IN attend
ance, but the results were very salts
factory to the instructors.
MI. McMahan said. yesterday that
many negro teachers had not attended
because they looked upon the innova-
ton with jealousy and suspicion.
Since that they have shown more
kindly spirit toward the summer
school, and it has been decided to
hold another school this summer IN
order to reach great many more OF
them than attended last year.
The instructors in the colored sum-
mer school are:
Mr.. S. II. Edmunds, superintendent
OF Sumter city schools, English,
grammar and literature.
Mr.. Z. z. Baker, superintendent OF
Lancaster graded schools, geography.
Mr.. E. C. Coker, superintendent Of
Greenwood schools, arithmetic and
Prof. D. D. Wallace, Ph. D., of
Woford college, history of South Caro-
lima from 1870 to. 1885; and United
Miss E. Il. Getz, supervisor of
craving IN the Charleston schools,
will teach free hand drawing and Mrs.
Teresa NJ. Johnston will teach manual
5raining.
Benedict College, under the manage
ment Of Prof. Ralph OsDorn, son OF
The president, will offer accommoda-
sions at 80 for the four weeks.
After this State summer school has
been held, local schools for the masses
OF the negro teachers will be held at
Aiken, Cheraw, Beaufort, Greenville,
Union and Yorkville. The instructors
in these schools will be negro teachers
who have been recommended by the
Instructors in the State school of last
year or of this year.
Teachers are advised to procure from
their local ticket agents a proper re-
ceipt of the price Of their tickets.
This will entitle them to return at
third rate, if as many as 50 attend
Dv rail.
BRITISH CAPTURED.