The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29

me Virginia Summer School Of Meth
+ Ia IL closing the fifth week OF y ts eig IL
K ,eantl, session. The opening exercises e
Were held on Monday evening June ss6't lt
IN the lal Of the bea,,tif ~. G. ~
ssbulldinR Of the University ~
Major Nficajnh Woods {deliv the az y:
\ \, rnss ~ welcome on behalf of the city,
\ profI william, NJ. Thornton. II, the absence
4 ~ president Alderman, on behalf o. v the
University, while Rev. George p. BOOKER,
h styfaking forEthe clergy, ex tend cd q cor-'
81 iia1 greeting. 8t r esponses were m ade by
MIR Isl C.&5lass, conductor OF the school,
and by Or. W. S. Currell. pr. Bruce Il.
Payn e.. Dr. Albert Lefevre, supt.g8 p =. ~ ~.
Mc1ntre and other members OF the nc.
ulty. ,rhe exercises were 8interspe l 9
With delightful music furnished by Mrs N re-
A.5 4, Montz, pianist, and M ISIS N N ell,
8violinlst, both OF this city. j5 is3S3
Only about $50 teachers were present
8ntNthe opening Of the school, but this
number llns been growing daily and
ti,sI third week will show an enactment
4 Of g,,,obablyf sool This seems n small
number when compared With the great
attendance on # the 81 School n Of Methods
since It's location here at tho University
four years ago, but as there are now
ten other summer Institutes scattered
over tho state, naturally drawing from
this ono, tho above showing Is quite sat
stsfactory and speaks we'll for Its estab-
slished reputation. "a s N si.5 u
Sc rho faculty consists OF twenty or more
Instructors, and sSit Is a significant fact
that the great ma ortty OF these inst true
tors, and many OF the very best Or them.
of the school practically Its entire corps
Of instructors was drawn from other
States. n Evidentlyithei teaching force now
q employed In the public schools In VIZ
#rIr,in has been wonderfully DEVELOPED N
the last two decades It would not be
difficult to select n corps Of institute
Instructors In Virginia that would m salIt
its mark in any portion OF the country. I.
IN Owing to the anticipated decrease IN
attendance, the university feature was
omitted from the course this summer,
with the exception OF the English. This
1epa rt,nent, consisting Of rhetoric. COM com
8nosition and literature, is In charge q OF
Dry w. 4 s. Currell the distinguished Pro-
lessor Of English at Washington and Lee
university. This Is Dr. Currcll 3 y NTH
7. summer at tho u School OF Methods, ana an 8
his popularity has Increased from year
v year. 5fS He has also ta,lght#at Mont
earle Tenn. Lithia Springs and Atlanta lar!
Ca and lis widely known ne "a popular
lecturer on literary subjects. His classes
.are large and plainly enthusiast over g 5
5fhnir work The clnss in rhetoric s and
composition meets every dny nt 9:46 for
practical work Gin ton ana 3ont.
lined analysts. Themes are write n Soal'l y
and criticised before the class and. great
interest, and often amusement Is elected T,
5by the frank outspok crit clans; -, T4 g
names Of the writer's are u un ~
steacher and TO class, which rend the q g
York Of criticsing lie IS mbarrassi At
the oo sss,sn en-
la or,c and m the lectures delivered.
: Tle.0 class in lite rature Is conducted ex.
clusivey BY This Is the larg nas
class in tho school and the - a q
ID con tlnually growing larger AT p pre- sen
stl1e a opic Of Shakespeare plays. l ~
aim Of this course IS to give methods nett q
studying the fundamen tai types q litera-
3ture, such rs the drama, comedy TRAGEDY,
tho shovel the short story and the essay
$iyric and epic poetry, The object IS net
So; much to exhaust any topl 6.
nut n to suggest point Of view u
TOPIC but to suggest points OF VIEW 4
Sis not claiming too much to say that this this