New-York tribune., 1902-08-08
LARGE SUMMER
SCHOOL.
GREATER INTEREST THAN EVER SHOWN
AT HAMPTON THIS YEAR.

Four hundred and fifty student teachers were
enrolled at the Hampton Institute summer normal
schoo! this year. OF the number two hundred ana
seventy were from Virginia and sixty-two from
North Carolina The rest represented thirteen diff
terent States, The large majority came from rura4
districts. An earnest spirit and energy not o'eeh
ACCOMPANYING the efforts Of teachers in the gum
ner months are said to have pervaded the school
FROM m. opeuins day Special interest and en-
thusiesna shown IN nature study ana asrl-
culture An unusual proportion electins the latter
course. School gardens received a large snare OF
attention and were urged by the instructors The
eardeu of Whittier School was employed as
model Excursions were made to IL and 1t. meth
ode were investigated prove that the principles
d agriculture be taught in the common schools
The prominence given TO childrens games was
strong feature and II Is tnougnt tnat
the influence cannot fail TO raise the STANDARDS
Of not only teachers but Of colored children In
the matter OF smusements- During the entlre
course Q kindergarten Was open for inspection
Games were taught groups OF teachers on the
awn every evening by Mrs. Anna j. Murray, secre-
.ary of the National Kindergarten Training School,
IN Washington
The study OF negro ideals" was g. regular part
Of the curriculum. The instructor in this branch.
Professor D. Webster Davis. of Richmond, Va.
aimed to arouse dissatisfaction with prevailing
standards Of the race and desire 10 aim Tor
higher ones
Manual training courses were eagerly chosen, the
classes In basketry and upholstery reaching their
limit at once The classes In cooking, clay model
Ing corn shuck mat making and sewing were
also full
The home cooking class met at 6 O'Clock every
morning It gave several breakfast parties. a re-
,eption and remarkably pretty lawn party. AT the
ast named lemonade and cake were served to more
than four hundred persons The trees bordering
the main lawn were hung with Japanese lanterns
and made an effective setting for the light summer
rocks of the guests and the white caps and aprons
If the hostesses The cooking class further added
to its laureis by preparing delicious dinner for the
entire teaching staff
Never there such enthusiasm over summer
schools as has been shown this summer in the
South" says the current number of The Southern
Workman the organ of Hampton Institute. For
the section south OF Virginia the great raIlE ing
point has been Knoxville Tenn, where the aston
shng number Of over two thousand teachers hays
gathered at the summer school OF the south, helo
at the University OF Tennessee for white ana at
words Of DR.. G. Stanley Hall, Of the most pop
ular lecturers there, 1t is the biggest summer
has never been surpassed 1t is sure TO nave a
tremendous influence upon Southern Civilization
the programme by instructors and lecturers, and
the greatest enthusiasm manifested in the
held on the Fourth OF July, when, with bands OF
music and flying banners, an army Of women
listened TO patriotic addresses education by H.
St George Tucker and others. A declaratl9n 10 OF
TEN which shall be State supported and State
directed. and under which every child may have
ton. increased expenditure OF money for school
gurpos the e OF @ Seno95 ar2ns nsT of
schools and the professional training of teachers
Hundred Cseorgians responded There were large
delegations from the other Southern States ano
representatves OF nearly every State in the Union
ne rhenonenal attendance at this school and the
excellent school Of methods in our own State shows
q determination on the part Of Southern teachers
10 be equal 10 the demands that Will be made upon
them in the fight in which. in the words Of Gov
Appou1attox' Q"