The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-06-12
rHg Houston SUMMER NORMAL.
The Work Yesterday in the Various
Eiascae

The Work Yesterday in the Various
Classes.
The normal showed very enthusiastic
work yesterday. The classes MS a whole
took hold Of their work cheerfuIly through
the whole day.
The arithmetic class spent their period
In discussion Of compound numbers Mr..
Barnett held them to tho minor points
such rs use Of correct English and correcs
reading. Several instructive discussions
were INDUCED 10 By the class on questions
OF meanings and reading.
The algebra class hads the subject very
interesting Mr.. w. G. Smiley. the in.
Sirnctor, has n force and power Of eNpta-
nation that makes work under him easy
The class is given subjects to consider aud
on the preceding day he gives them orig.
lual problems to solve. The subject under
discussion at present is simultaneous
equations. All seem 10 be getting hold of
the subject very readlly.
The physics lesson began with sources
Of heat and the effects Of heat. Licuefhc,
ton brought on Quite a discussion as to
Why salt and ice only were used 10 freeze
cream. The conclusion reached was that
the substances contained In salt required
neat 70 liqnfy them therefore, the heat
came from the cream and melted the salt
ana ice and all substances contained in
them Magnetism was then taken ~. bur
not completed In the period aud was left
III tomorrow.
Mr. Jameson's clnss In general history
discussed % the Kingdom Of the osiro
gotns ~ the Kingdom ~ the BnTgundans,
~ the Franks In Gaui, ca sac Anglo
SaxOns IN Britain, To- Conversion Of the
Barbarans 90 Kingdom ~ the LOmbards
"a Fusion Of the Latin ana Teutonic Peo-
pcs, Isl the Revival Of the Roman Law
The very lmnortant branch OF reading
and spelling is conducted by Mr; De La
Matyr. who Is specialist In phOnetlcs
/ having made himself an authoritySin some
lines Of thought He rs giving his lessons
from charts and Illustrations and mnkipE
his class a unit In Interest and enthusiasm.
la reading the Thought 10 be obtained
| from the printed OF written page " FIRST
considered then the different WAYS OF ex'
/ pressing IT, the teacher showing by tue
iulectlon OF the voice the variety n mr3g-
! ing Reading In primary grades Is eonsld'
cred Of utmost import lhce
The class in hlstdiy of education yesit r
d., discussed education among the Creeks
| Some interesting comparisons were inApe
showing clearly that me edt,s aiinnel Sys
Mr. ne n Matyr has charge ot me
very important subject ~ grammhr anu
composition, and the teas,hers, oi ~ ~. -
| mai are highly pleased with ms inahhsi pi
| nresentlnp the subject Fri avs lesSon ne
/ ing the construction OF Sentenees' thttt
was lively Discussion sn'ekfa In'' bo,vi,,s
4 bi,nsaIf tboroughiy cpnVersant wiif diiler
ent nuihors being able 20 trace the Eiis,ish
Language back "a tnnlasfh', aian II
.,po,yers IN Congress" aud beRi ihf IN TX
\ If .'IIow Laws Are Made By Cangrtss.
Nj Jameson has outlined we IRE
4 and odds 10 their interest Law making
| Is a yery interesting subject 90 an ana we
] enthusiasm displayed ~ the ms aiscussiV'
| Mr. Huskey entertained the class yes
teraay wfth an illustrated lecture ON ~.
| ticulati0ns 10 the Human BODY M.ns
| fenr differenf. distinct kinds Of Joints "a
| The human body Physiology j. espe9hns
| interesting as II teaches one nbeui nm w,
1 seiS Mr. Huskey put such energy ana
| force into his Instruction thai All are uh'
a,psres drawn into the discussion.
The class that Is mest en1o3eo aho "