The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-06-03

about the county teachers institute
and Principal b. l.. Jones has also Is
sued a circular describing the course
of study, both of which will be found
below:
The Laurens County Summer School
will be held in the Graded School build
ing at Laurens, beginning at 10 o'clock
n, m, June Sth and continuing for four
weeks, closing on July 4th.
The State Superintendent of Educa-
tion has appointed b. l.. Jones, Superin-
tendent City Schools, as Principal, and
Miss Josephine McSwain, of Cross Hill,
Assistant.
Mr.. Jones is regarded as one of the
leading Graded School men of the State.
He graduated at Newberry College in
1898, and has ceaselessly been doing
school work even since. His first work
was in the Newberry Graded School UNI
der Supt. Evans, He taught two years
in the public schools at Coleman, Texas.
Three years he vas Principal of one of
the Public Schools of Columbia. Be-
fore coming to Laurens he was Super
intendent Of the schools in Yorkville.
For two years he has been serving most
efficiently the patrons of the Laurens
City Schools.
He always takes al active part in our
County Teachers Association, and is
ever ready to lend a helping hand in
any movement that wi tend to improve
the school conditions in the county. He
has had experience in Summer School
work both in Texas and this State. We
consider ourselves fortunate in getting
him to accept the appointment.
Miss Josephine McSwain is from a
family of teachers. She has thoroughly
prepared herself to teach, and is well
qualified to do most efficient work. She
is a full graduate of Winthrop Normal
College: also of the Woman's College
ut Baltimore, where she spent three
years doing post graduate work. She
has been teaching most acceptably in
the High School Department in the City
Schools during the past session. On
account of her scholarly attachments
her services have been sought by some
OF the leading school men of the State.
The following course of study will be
pursued:
Civil Government, Physiology and
Pedagogy, by Mr.. Jones.
English Grammar, Literature and
Composition, by Miss McSwain.
Peterman's Civil Governments, Buch-
ler's English Grammar, and H~utchison's
Physiology will be used. The teachers,
however, may bring other text books
that they may have on these subjects, as
they will be urged to make q thorough
study of each one of these branches.
In addition to the above course, If the
teachers so desire it, MI. Jones will
give a course in constructive Geogra-
ply, making school apparatus: globes,
maps, charts, color outfits, ETC., or he
will give Prof. VIM. c. a. Hammel's
course in manual training, consisting of
paper folding and cardboard cutting.
Only teachers, or those preparing to
teach, will be enrolled. All those ex-
pecting to attend are urged to be pres
ent on the first day. The instructors
nave a certain amount of work to do,
and every day lost in the beginning will
detract and interfere with the work
done. 1t will be obligatory upon all
who enroll to attend the entire session
unless p~rovidentially hindered-do q
full months work and take the final ex-
animation. Those desiring a good time
and getting through with as little work
as possible are urged not to come. 1t
will be taken for granted that all who
attend possess the true spirit of teach
ing and desire to improve themselves
by such work as will enable them to Or
ganize, conduct and teach q school more
effectively.
Due credit will be given those who
desire certificates or renewals upon at
tendance of this or some other summer
school.
Everything will be done to make the
work both pleasant and profitable. The
County Board is now arranging q series
OF lectures on some of the leading
school problems of the day. There will
be q special Trustee Day, and we hope
to have the majority of the trustees of
the county to hear addresses from some
prominent educator of the State. In
short, we hope to start an Educational
Campaign Movement this summer, that
will finally result in improving the con
ditions of every school in the county.
The expenses for board for the month
will be from $40 to $l5. Arrangements
have been made whereby several Of the
rooms at the college building can be
used by the men free of cost. BY bring
ing their cots and taking their meals
elsewhere their expense can be reduced
to a minimum.
Areception will be given to the teach
ers and their friends Monday night in
the chapel OF the college building, be-
ginning at $50 O'Clock.
Those who wish to attend will notify
Supt. Charles +. Brooks or Supt. b. l..
Jones at once by letter, stating whether
they wish boarding places selected for
them.
We ask for the cooperation of all In
terested in improving the educational
conditions to make our school a success.
CHARLES II. BROOKS,
II. u. BABE,
w. M. BRYsoN,