Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1904-06-17
L et1nessese State News

Think what 1t means to come face IN
face with more than 1000 eager, active
members of ones own profession. How
the contact fires enthusiasm and deep
ems the purpose and meaning of a
teachers life. The awakening educa.
tional spirit which is abroad in the
South will come to its own more
speedily because at a critical moment
In Its history the Summer School of
the South has brought together for
several years In wise and inspiriting
conference thousands Of men and wo
men who have at heart the interests
Eof the schools and colleges of our
land. Can such success be repeated? !?
ls It possible to better what has been
done?s Those who have been In Knox.
Vile this spring and who know how
effectively the plans of the manage
ment are being carried on, do not need
to ask such questions.
Every subject, from the kindergar-
ten through the college, will be EN-
braced in the courses offered and stu.
dents will find prominent and success
ful teachers as instructors in any
course which they may select.
Miss Hofer of Teachers College will
have kindergarten music; Supervisor
Aiken of Cincinnati and Miss McMakin
OF South Carolina, school music: Miss
Runyan of Teachers College kinder
garten; Miss O'Grady and Miss Brown.
primary work. There will be seventy
Instructors in the regular faculty.
Surely the Southern teachers cannot
complain of lack of home advantages
for the summer. =
The interest in practical, industrial
and technical training Is the most
promising aspect Of modern education,
and the friends of the South can ask
no better assurance Of its future pros
perity than the fact that for two years
from two to three thousand Of its
teachers have gladly spent six weeks
at a school which particularly empa-
sized this work. Many schools have
declared their preference for teach
ers who have had this technical train
ing; many more are following suit.
Among the teachers in manual train.
ing are Prof. Hammel and Miss Raines
Of North Carolina and Mr.. Harshe Of
Georgia.
DR.. Slonaker from Stanford Univer.
sity will give course in nature stu
dy and elementary biology. DR.. Man
gum of the University of North Caro-
lima will conduct the classes in phys.
iology, and Prof. Soule and Prof. Kef-
fer will have charge of the work of
agriculture, horticulture and school
gardening.
The course in English language
and literature will be, conducted by
DIR. Charles w. Kent Of the University
OF Virginia, DR.. C. A. Smith of the Uni
versity of North Carolina, DR.. Richard
Jones of Vanderbilt University, DR..
Henry Nelson Snyder of Wofford Col
lege, James w. Sewell Of Nashville
and Miss Emile w. McVea of the Uni.
versity Of Tennessee. One who knows
these names will recognize that no
better lecturers and teachers can be
found in the country.
Latin will be taught by Profs. Bo-
cock of the University of Georgia and
Balm of South Carolina; Greek by DR..
Saunders of the University of Missis-
sippi; German by Prof Darnall of the
University Of Tennessee, and Spanish
by Prof. Spahr of the South Carolina
College
That the unequaled opportunities Of
fered by the Summer School of the
South for Improvement in scholarship
and professional knowledge are en-
hanced each year by an Increasing
number of teachers Is the best testi-
mony to its superior and efficient work.
Truly, the South, after forty years
courageous struggle through the will
derness, is on the borders Of the prom
ised land.