The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-22

! of successful experience in the school
room All are thoroughly familiar with
| the conditions that exist in our own
! schools and know how to shape the work
so as to be most helpful to teachers.
/ The leading spirits in the organization
of this summer school were Supterinten-
dent Moses. President Winston, Profess
sor Burkctt and Mr.. Parker, the secrU-
| tary and business manager,
Prof. Burkett who is dean of the In
dustrial Departments and who will shape
the work done by them is one of the
ablest and most vigorous thinkers and
workers that we have in the profession.
/ He is a graduate of the Ohio State Uni
/ versity where he was assistant profess
sor OF agriculture for three years immc-
| diately following his graduation when he
/ was elected Professor of Agriculture in
! the New Hampshire State College and
! Agriculturist Of the New Hampshire Ex-
! pertinent Station. These positions he held
! for three years Immediately preceding
! his election to the professorship of AgTl-
! culture in our A. and NJ College. where
| he has already greatly developed tho
| agricultural spirit and work. For three
! years Professor Burkett has been special
agent for the United States Department
| of Agriculture.
| Prof Moses, who will have general sup.
ervision of the Normal and Method work
/ is well known in this and adjoining
! States, having been active in summer
| school and institute work for several
| years. during which time he has been en-
gagged in this particular line in North
| Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina Ten
| nessee and Georgia. He is graduate OF
| the University Of Tennessee and served
! for four years as principal of the boys
school in Knoxville. his native city. In
! 1881, he organized the Goldsboro Graded
| schools, where he remained four years,
! during which time President E. A. Alder
man and Prof. p. p. Claxton were teach
ers in the schools. In 1885, Prof. Moses
came to Raleigh and re- organized the
Raleigh system, which has increased
from two to eight schools during the
time. He has served continuously at
| Raleigh up to the present time, except
three years, 1895-'9S when he was PfoG
of Pedagogy in the Winthrop Normal
College ~
! Prof. Wade r. Brown. who will be in
charge of the Music Department has
made a reputation for thorough and PRO
gressive work as a director of music.
He is a graduate of the New England
Conservatory. of Sterschern Conserya-
forum, and DR.. Jedliczka, Berlin Gers
many-also o fthe Virgil Clavier pleth-
| cd. For ten years he was director in
three of the largest and best schools IN
South Carolina, including the female co.'s
leges at Greenville and Gaffney and the
Winthrop Normal. AT present he is Dix
rector in the Baptist Female University.
He will have four or five assistants in
his department
The past work and records of the dI-
rectors of the departments ought to BE
a sufficient guarantee of the thorough
ness of the work and the high profession
al plane upon which it will be conducted.
The prospectus will contain many other
names among the faculty, who have a
reputation extending far beyond the
limits of our own State
In addition to the classroom and lee
ture work, there will be numerous inter-
esting and valuable features. The after
Moons will be devoted to Round Table
Talks, presided over by experienced and
successful teachers. These will be In
formal to an extent, something like an
experience meeting" which will brig
out an exchange of ideas on subjects OF
professional interest by all who may
wish to take part These are regarded
as most valuable and helpful by many
of our summer schools.
A series of concerts and addresses is
being arranged for the evenings. The
| large auditorium at the college, accom-
modating one thousand people will be
comfortable, and many citizens of Raleigh
will attend these meetings. number of
prominent speakers from this and other
States have already accepted invitations.
Sunday afternoons will be devoted to
Bible study and Normal classes for Sun
day school workers will be organized
under the direction of specialists in that
line of work.
Raleigh is certainly an ideal location
for such school and the A. and NJ. Col
lege has every facility and convenience
for entertaining a large crowd comforta-
bly,. There are more than one thousand
white teachers in the rural schools with
in radius of fifty miles of Raleigh
Many of these are almost totally unac-
gquainted with the city. Several days
could be devoted exclusively to visiting
places of interest and great pleasure and
profit derived therefrom. Every teacher
should become acquainted with the Capt.
tol of the State, its executive and adj
ministrative officers.
1t will cost only five cents to reach the
college from the depot.
The advantages of the school will be
open to all persons who may wish to
pursue any study offered in the course,
whether teachers or not
The usual reduced railroad rates have
been promised.
Tuition charges to any one or all
courses offered except instrumental music
will be $500 with certificate fee of
$1.O0 to be applied to incidental expenses.
A certificate of attendance will be issued
to all members of the school. This certi-
fcate, according to a recent amendment
of the school law, will be valid in any
county of the State in lieu of attendance
upon a county institute.
Boarding room in the dormtories,
lights baths and service. $40 for the en-
tire term. Rooms will be reserved upon
application, some already having been