The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-16

,,n,,t the country; and each u ~.
z -, -. snecialist, and therefore thorousniy
snninned for his chosen %o = ! Az
the colleges and universities ,iep a saS't
r. the Summer School Faculty y, ~ ~. ny
chicago Kindergarten College ~. ~
Scago Normal School, y ortn 5 G,ton
state Normal and Industrial scho1''3, ~,
ginln State Female Normal Scno %. 4 u l,A
Scraity of Virginia, Randol ph--A'tacon, Col
Ia 81 U.s. yyofford & College, Chicago 81 niver-s
@sItva Columbia University. Clark Un,ver-SS
.Ity. Boston Institute OF. &Tech'n' !,lo
university of sTenneSs .n.5 t!n ivGt:.AH g I
q eorgia, University OF Texas. Iui la'ts
University. 4 Vanderbilt University, etc
Course Of Study.
5The courses Of study. OF which there
100 offered this session, q re dcsish 1
to meet the many and varying needs. o.
all classes OF public school tcachers, from
tho SUPERINTENDENT down to the kinder III
parten 4 tea cher: n In this varied and az
tractive programne-th1s lnteiieotua.
menu-arel included courses in & mo !. g. sa.
ton. primary and intermediate graades ana
methods, high school and collsge SUI
iects. such rs Latin, Greek, psycno ,,oe
nedagogy, music, etc.,, etc. In a Lac ITO!
there are snecial lectures { on school
snneryisIon and school improvement mt, Bto
+ aay nothing Of various educational oon.
Sferonces, In which matters pertalnlns
IA tho general Improvement OF sctlool
Sworl, are discussed In an informal nl Ea.
ner. u = I, u, I, 4, z =.
IN arranging the daily g, e !. q
hours. Superintendent lnxton has Wisely
reserved 1.-The hour OF ten TO eleven ~
the morning as an open hour. mere az ~
no recitations on classes VI during l',ts
hour. but the: entire school meets IN the
main auditorium. Jefferson Hall. to hear
\ a lecture BY some specialist or eminent fll.
educator. Among those who have lee
&tured at this hour are DIR. Edwin I EIle
SHARKS, or Chicago University, VINO ,l
delivered an entertaining and morning
series OF lecures on tThe Makers aI !, OF ,he
American Nation" and Dr. u. St taI.
Hall, President OF Clark University, VINO
Il nov delivering an interesting ana
ar,,dito course on nature study, cduca-3
ton, psychology md pedagogy $ N
Not a Chatauqua.
The school Is distinctly not Z q 8t. a1Fps
tauuua. Yet Is has some OF the 1e 't'e'
such as the evening entertainment IN
4 Jafrorson Hall. Every evening there is q
#free entertainment In Jefferson Hall.
These entertainments are flrst-class ana
ara n rgely attended. Sometimes there Is
n musical programme for the evening.
FOR example, Professor DArnaple:@ the
noted Chicago baritone, gave several I. y ms rs
Btorical lecture recitals on the rise 'inu
DEVELOPMENT OF the song, illustrating ms
subject With chorus selections which were
we'll rendered. Occasionally q popular
lecture is given on a piano concert. KIT
4 ,rhe management has arranged also for
occasional excursions to points OF special
interest. Some Of these excursions are
by trolley, other are by railroad. Last
Saturday, for Instance, there was an ex-
curson to Ashevllle, N. c., including q
drive through "Bilmore.' Vanderbllt's
magnificent estate in the Land OF the
sky" Next Saturday there Will pc an OK
cursion to Chattanooga, Lookout M ountaln
and vicinity. Already many are planning
to visit that historic locality rendered
famous by the battle above the clouds N
tho sixties. This excursion includes also
n visit to tho battlefield of Chsckamausa
and Missionary Ridge, and VIII Doubtless
proye an object lesson In GEOGRAPHY, as
we'll MS in history to many Of tho excut-
snn'sts,
Tho management does not arrange,
however, for the frequent excursions OF
small parties OF Friends on the tennessee
river which are SO popular. these arc
made of select parties and are strictly
private But these little pleasure exeur-
sions on the river, like the crowded ex-
cursons to distant places, AFFORD a very
agreeable relief from the nervous strain
and stress OF life at the summer school
with It's daily grind and toll or the cllss-
room, They Offer an opportunity For Inv
how to unbend and send us pack
to the work with freshness ana