Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-03-08
LAS VEGAS
SUMNER NORMAL
Signal Success OF First Years
Work Gives Rosy Promise
for the Future.
TEACHERS LACK
ONLY OPPORTUNITY
school This Year "a Begin june
10Th and Continue for Eight
Weeks Many Long Term
students VIII Remain.

Every Indication points TO a large
attendance At The Summer session OF
the Normal University Last year
the enrolment was larger than any.
one expected, but from all parts Of
the territory letters are coming which
give assurance OF a much larger mum.
Der this year. The popularity of tho
Summer work shows that IL was a
happy thought which suggested a SEES.
Eion during The summer months when
10 many teachers, having taught dur.
ing the fall and winter. are free 10
pursue their work further No room
4. now left for doubt that there are
many teachers In New Mexico who
feel kecnly the need OF making bet.
ter preparations for their work. and
are willing 10 make The necessary IL.
fort 10 accomplish that end. Some
of them came last year, but more Of
them are coming this year Many Of
these teachers will probably not re
turn home NJ the close OF the sum.
mer term, hut will remain 10 pursue
their work through the coming year.
The summer session will begin
June ~. and continue for a period OF
eight weeks. closing August II. The
regular session this year will cover
thirty eight weeks. and viii close June
2, This will give a vacation OF one
week between the close Of the regu
lar session and the beginning OF tho
summer term,
Last year was the first time n pro
iect of this Kind had been seriously
undertaken in New Mexico, Some
predicted that X would not succeed.
but others had sufficient faith in the
progressive spirit Of the people 10
think thar all The people lacked was
an opportunity, and that when the
proper courses In education we're OF.
fercd they would respond promptly.
The enrolment The second day OF the
session last year showed co~nelusiyely
that those who had faith In the people
were In the right, No one knew how
many would enroll, q The branches
they would call for. II was truly q
leap In The dark. bu, happily the at.
tendance was good and the branches
offered proved 10 he Just those Of
which the teachers felt the greatest
need. No complaint was heard. but
each student teacher grappled with
his program Of studies and did com.
mendahie work. Since the close OF
last years session, however. Prest
dent Vert has made inquiries In all
parts 81 the territory regarding those
branches which teachers and others
are most anxious 20 pursue. and he
has consulted county snnorinlendents
and members Of the county examin
ing boards 10 ascertain their views
Of the needs of Tho teachers AZ dis.
closed IN the examinations thar have
been held during the last three
years lie has also gathered lnfuvma.
tion regarding The branches that arc
most likely to he called for ht those
who haYe never taught hut vho AZ
pect 70 teach as well rs by Young
men and young women throughout
the territory wh0 wish better e3ica
'ional advantages than those afforded
by lhoir local schools In Wow If the
information gathered in these WAYS.
In arranging The courses Cor the com,
ine snmmeF session, several Improve.
mons over those of last ear have
been made
Weird comes from all parts OF the
Territory thai tAe eight DAYS N me
country normal Institute which Is
usually hcld during lhe manib 81
August, aue ms sufficient - enable
teachers 20 81 more tban make i
%supcrtieial review Of the three r.
The time is aot saHI<ient Is enable
the students elJhtf so cover new