The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22
Attendance Very Large, ard
Deep Interest Felt n.y. The 8#
FINE CORPS or ] N|'lsTlIRU C'T 81 RS
The Institute y.el ell Managed and and
the Instruct Of 3i.sl AZ
High Order.
e eoplc Generally.

nOteH9 Will plcaBuTe2cVeI 49,
which has had for its purpose - he I'M
\ provelnent and perfection Of our pti.bllc
y school system. visited the Summer
4 Institute Held at fredericksburg on Sped-#8
neaday last, IN order TO learnt he nature
Va OF the work done m the clnss-roonis and
b 10 note the Interest which the teachers
I. ire taking In their studies. 5#ss The false.
" Idea Is IL too prcvn1ent that the motive
lctuatlng teachers ifllattending the suns
mcr instituted Is to enjoy 4 a va n ton
Il rather than an ca rnest (! desire n to Il keep
4, abreaat of tile progressive educational
y movement ins the State. and TO "a bet ter
prepare to s. fit themselves for the sue
ressful Instruction Of the future citizens
& pf our Common veal .SSs A yis 3 TO the
\ 1rredericks burg Summer Institute will
III convince the most skeptical that tho
& teachers are here for he sole purpose Epf
qualifying themselves 70 meet and n ftt 81
ttnsly discharge the higher en,a e "
III now being made on the ,teac hers OF our
State. The State Is demanding better
" service from It's teachers, and the teach
5 ers are preparing 70 more thai, meet the
demand, . Ga ,.
sss The attendance UPON the Summer Insti-s
ttte at fredericksburg Is Y one Of the
n largest. II not the largest, In the State
standing that the counties con u guons TO
NJ our City and those from which the insti-
n tlite draws have a very small white school
population and teaching force compared
with other sections OF the State where
\ summer Institutes are being conducted tl
Tho people In this section OF Virgtnlas
have been thorou " a reused TO the need
II OF better school facilities and " q more
efficient teaching force. 10 IL no W single
4 factor Is this awakening in I'd cations
work and the large attendance and sue
cess OF our Summer Institute 80 lar Y
l due as TO the ndefatigable zeal and UNI
s. firing efrorts OF the State school exam
" incr for this district and conduc q or Of
8Sthe Summer i nst ltute, Pro lessor II. Isl Fl Il
Il Russell, # Professor * Russell has lived In
2 our midst for the past SIX mon hs. and
3 during that time has won the high es.s
NJ TEEN and regard OF our people by II his
earnestness and zeal for HIS " Or .3S5 He is
n a man OF fixed purpose, tactful aggres-8
/ siye. and q IL very fortunate N In that he
possesses he happy incul ty Of arousing4
the n zeal OF n his CO. lahcrers Ind school
IS officials in edlica tional work swi thou ere
4 sating opposition or fricti Ion. is Tho confi-
II denca which he has succeed In cstab-s
n Fishing and Y the Interest which he y hhs3
aroused in the counties which he N has
Il visited vile inauEuratinK the SUNNI err IN
VI stitutoSia evidenced by the excellent at-5
Z does not hesitate to say that II the school
examiners OF other districts in the State
Il are doing the same efficient W orlt that
X Is being done by Examiner Russell then
d tho school examiners should he retained
N MS a permanentSpart OF the educa tlonal
y system OF our Sta u. MS ji35s
@}a5S SUPPORTED BLYTHE PEOPLE. s$3s5
Our city and our people have loyalty
y supported Conductor Russell and the local
~ manager OF the Institute. B, rs F.. MI lis
to make It the mos efficient and successful
institute OF Il the s TIA to. To s. a ACCOMPLISH
that end the City Council made 3 " Peral3
u appropriation, and Dr. John w. Rose
& bro, president OF the Frederick sburg COL soE5
a legc. very 4 generou sly dered the tree
use OF the college building for class n0rk.
While TO the conductor. r. II. Il Russell
l a: a to the local manager, Mr.. j.
ilB. Is largely duo the credit for Z ne graf
lying attendance ut tho Free erlcksourg
i Summer ms ttute. commenda ton Tor the
Il splendid work being done in the the Ga lass S.
"a rooms s due to the efficient, earnest nna
enthusiastic corps Of instruc tors. Sls Isl
q tied tho various classes Of the N s:itNte
" and while appreciating tho greilt diff culty
n OF covering SO many subjects ", he snort
VI period OF time the Inns tltutcF is in session,
ID j was Impressed by the degree 81 thor
q oughness in which the work ls II being
Il done. II, The writer Is con dat that as as
attendancss on classes has been mark GO
\, BY strict and thoughtful attent lon, 81
1. piemen ted by his or her own Q forts vi
Es return to the work of the next session
II better fitted and qualified to discharge
Il the duties OF teacher, S
E 4 a most gratifying phase OF the Inst 1tl
tute Is the high personnel Of the q udent
Y body one cannot be but impressed With
the culture, education and refinement OF
the two hundred and more teachers N
n attendance, and their earnest zeal In pur-3
suing their work. The writer has th,'ss
Il far spoken only in general terms Of the,
IN a Rreenble impression made upon him BY
4 his visit to the instit pte, and VIII now
mention more In detail the impression
received from a visit TO the different class
MI. ID. II. Russells lecturess on Civil
S Government are largely attended,. III
Eiectures are delivered In q clear. force-
IN and attractive manner. An observer
"a Impressed by the fact that Mt. Russell
whioh enables him to instill into the
n minds OF his pupils some OF his own earn
s "stness and zeal Is His lectures on Govern
" ment have awakened the keen int crest
ia md appreciation Of the subject among his
j THE INSTRUCTORS,
Is Mr. ". N. Hamlet, professor Of science
h the richmond High School, lectures on
he subject Of Physical Geography. Ply
Tic, 'i, and elementary Agriculture, ME-
4, Hamlet from his pract Teal knowledge q
the application OF the prlnciples q l ply
I. Sos, Is enabled TO present his subjects U
clear and forcefpl manne er Tvs ! r.aepa
IN the other subjects Of ms aepaEs'i'. ls.,,
ire entertaining and Instructive. and WI
repay a careful listener, Fie .is REGARDED e.
{ as a sconscientious, Woodworking and ettl-
Silent Instructor and has aroused ard
maintained a most unusual interest," W
h us subjects .lSs iss rs ~, +. ~
subjects Of nature study, geography ana
~ child study, has long been identified WIN
n The public school work OF the stat g as
III member OF the faculty of the Rl &. %
! 4 Female Normal School, Of Farmyi ~ e,l the
\ fact that 90 efficient q teacher may 10
Is longer be connected with the 8 pupllo
School work OF yhginla ia 70 boz W..
<Hrat fad As IJar work hero haE been OF tho