The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-07-10
NORMAL SCHOOL
instructors in Various Depart
mentS
NATURE STUDY CLUB

The formal opening of the Frcdericks-
burg summer Normal took place Mon
day morning in the College Hall with "A
large number Of teachers enrolled, and
more will be- in attendance.
Prof T.. III. Russell, Examiner for the
First District. Is the Conductor of the
Normal. Instructor in Civil Government;
Mr.. B. =. Willis, Supt of the Fredericks-
burg schools is the local manager; and
Miss Jennie ~ Goodrich, teacher IN the
Fredericksburg Public Schools, is the
secretary.
Mr. Russell is assisted 10y the following
corps of assistants; Mr.. +. W. Hamlet,
Richmond City High school. physical
geography. physics. elementary agrlcur
ture: Miss Virginia Reynolds, State Fe-
male Normal school. nature study geog-
raphy. child study. II. L. Bridges. Supt.
Gloucester county schools. algebra,
United states history; Miss NJ. Z. Hig-
gins. Fredericksburg COLLEGE. arithmetic,
English history; Miss ~ L. Criz,
Roanoke High School English grammar,
rhetoric: Miss Rosa A. Marks, Richmond
CITY Schools. Primary Methods. reading
and spclling Prof. JnO. K. kosebro,
Fredericksburg CJllcgr, general history,
Virginia history; Miss Bettie Muriee,
teacher in Prince Edward county. draw
ing and writing, Prof. j Z. Nrd, Pres.
Lafayette College. Alabama. physiology
and pedagogy; Miss Y. l.. Starkr. Nor
folk City and County Schools. Manual
Training Miss Tribbett, Richmond,
music
In connection with the regular course
Oi nature study pursued in the Normal
a club has been formed ior the purpose
Of creating interest ami enthusiasm IN
this particular branch OF work The
object is L. interest those who cannot
attend the regular Pctares. Entertain
ments have been arranged To take
place weekly during the Normal. the first
being he'd Friday. July Gth. at N.lj +.
NJ. in the College Hall. 70 which thepub-
lie is cordially invited.
An attractive progam has been ar
ranged.
The Aim OF the Naturc Study Club
Miss Dickinson.
Nature Quotations-Members OF the
Club.
The Nature study Movement-Miss
Reynolds.
Solo: Summer-Miss Blakrmorr.
Principles of Nature Study-Nli-s Cole.
4 sketch OF Luther Burbank-Miss
Herndon
Chorus. Goodnight to the Flowers 10y
the Club.
Public cordially invited.
An interesting aud stimulating lecture
on Manual Training was given by
Miss Y. l.. Starke. Tuesday afternoon,
showing the purpose and Importance
Of Manual Training. aud its correlation
with regular school work. such a. geOg-
raphy and grammar, and the value oi
training the hand. as well a. the mind,
to its highest development
Beginning less than "a week ago with
an enrolment OF eighty. the normal has
increased to one hundred and seye ty-
five student-teachers and promises to
reach two hundred This school bids
lair to stand first among the ten sum
mer Institutes in point OF number In the
personnel OF the faculty, the nature oil
the equipment. the cheapness OF board
and tuition this institute ranks first.
W lll tl difit anu tllAitAnltNAN WI \" "
instructors aud Woodworking earnest
set OF students the normal is already an
assured success.
Tonight AN entertainment, 10 which
the public il cordially invited. will be
given in the College Hall at $40. Miss
REYNOLDS willlecture on Mature Study,
and with vocal music and reading quite
an attractive program has been arranged.
Examiner Russell's Civil Government
trains the student to be- "a good citizen
and to help Others to be good citizens.
He familiarizes one with the county,
State and nation and explains taxes.
elections. political parties and the public
school system. He enables the teacher
to answer the multitude OF questions
about government that interest the chill
dren. Large classes attend and great
interest is shown.
Miss Higgins arithmetic classes are
among the largest, and with every form
Of apparatus for making numbers clear
and practical to the child's mind, she in
terests and stimulates every teacher
with her