The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-11
THE STATE SUMMER SCHOOL
Official Announcement of the
Faculty and Leading Features.

"SuAty una Aeau1nS Geature4.
1t is still two months and half be-
fore the opening Of the third session
OF the State summer school for teach.
crs, but the lines of work to be offered
have been definitely determined and
most of the proposed instructors have
been engaged. Already the teachers
Of the State are making their plans for
attending tho school, and many boards
OF trustees are taking action looking to
aiding their teachers TO attend. Super
lntcndent McMahan regards the pro-
spccts of the school rs most satisfactory
and furnishes the following informa-
ton, which will be gwen in greater
detail i'll the announcement of the
courscs of instruction soon to be issued
and distributed to the teachers
Free hand drawing will again be
taught by Prof. Jas. William Pattison,
of the Chicago institute, with four lady
assistants.
~ course in South Carolina history
ana one in general history will be
gwen by Prof. II. Means Davis, of the
South Carolina college. That in South
Carolina history will be particularly
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 DIR. James II.
Carlisle.
DIR. j. /. Mccain, of Erskine college,
will teach English grammar, with spc-
cal reference to Buehler's grammar
recently adopted by the State board
for use in tho public schools. Courses
in English literature will be given by
l'rof. st. James Cummings, of the Cit
adel.
The effort to introduce into the pub
lie schools the teaching of sight sing
ing will be continued by continuing TO
offer the teachers The opportunity to
be themselves instructed in this arL.
The instructor this year will be DR..
K. Ii. Peters, of Converse college. AS
heretofore, the musical director will
organize chorus, whose entertain.
mcnts will prove tho means of amuse-
ment rs well as culture. The grand
organ in the new auditorium will con-
tribute to make these choruses mag
nifccnt.
Prof. w. G.. A. IIammel, of the
Maryland State normal school, will
continue the course 80 admirably be-
gun last year in school physics
land in manual training. The latter
work (to which large number of
teachers were necessarily refused ad-
mission last year) he will be able TO
plan on larger scale, as ho will bring
with him an assistant trained in his
methods.
Prof. j. V. Lewis, of Clemson COL
lcgc, 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 Superintendent,
Frank Evans, of the Spartanburg city
schools and Superintendent +. L.
Hughes, Of tho Greenville city schools
will give course in school geography
, globe making, etc., along the lines
which proved so practical and popular
, than last year. This course will be fuller
= last year and will include certain facts
= of history related to the geography
- study.
u Prof. Marshall d. Earle, of Furman
Il University, will teach mathematics,
Il and Prof. A. G. Rembert, Of Wofford
= will have charge of Latin and Greek.
~ Kindergarten principles and primary
,, methods will be taught by Miss Min.
ME Macfcat, of Winthrop college, and
: Miss Sarah Withers, of the Chester
9 graded schools. Miss Sarah Chandler
y of the Spartanburg city schools, will
illustrate primary methods with q class
. of small children. Nature study will
bo in charge Of Miss Sarah G.. Thurs.
ton, of the Columbia schools.
Courses in pedagogics and school
supervision will bo given by Prof
Wardlaw, of South Carolina college
and superintendent w. II. Hand, o.
tho Chester graded schools. Mr.. Jane!
l.. Hughes, inspector of schools O
Toronto, Canada, will probably give
wepk>a cOurap of lecturea