The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-06
MAKING PLANS FOR
SUMMER INSTITUTES

Confronted with an Impossible propos-
A ton. the state superintendent appealed
to the local communities and adjacent
counties for assistance and the resisnsa
has been most gratifying .st3s3
Norfolk has raised funds to conduct one
OF tho inost successful Summer schools
over held In the state and has employed
Il splendid corps OF Instructors. SO, too,
Prince Edward county has come forward
with q pledge OF $500 for a school at
Tarnville in the State Normal School:
Buckingham has added 500; Halifax, $3.50.
and Appon,attox. L,nenburg. Charlotte.
Eottoway. Cumberland and Amelia Will
contribute literally Martinsvillc gives s2o0;3
Plttsylvnnn puts $3.50 on top OF this. and
adjacent counties add their quota. Like
responses have been received at the other
points named.
Tho course OF study is intended mainly
Nor the benefit OF the tencher in the UNI
graded or partially graded school It will
Z be practical covering the common school :
branches. tho high school branches, ana
as parallel course illuminating lectures
on the methods and principles of teaching
the public school branches. Will be given
by prominent educators Reading. arith-
r1etc and algebra. history Omitted states.
English and gencraD. nature study. the
sciences, drawiiu;. manual training. writ
Ing, language and grammar, geography.
physiology and hygiene, civil government.
theory and practice Of teaching, primary
inethodB-thes are the main lines TINT
will be covered. This general course OF
study applies to all the schools except
the ono at Charlottesville AS usual, the
course at the School OF Methods will en-
brace not only these subjects. but will
cover higher studies and do hight grade
normal work.
n The time for holding most OF the sum-
9mer schools has been fixed for the month
no M
On July 30th. 31st and August lst the
second examination for teachers VIII be
held at the va rious Institutes Tor the
tho State examlnatlonaat that time. II
acan be seen at q glance how beneficial
TO all applicants viii be the summer In
examination on tic courses taught.
Those teachers also whose certificates
have been extended for one, year. wiil
find the Institutes Of great benefit. be-
will be held early and will be stiff. THE
W s;hoef failed niu on May May sd 4th and 5h viii
have another Ghanfs IN the p IS from
year to year summer institutes located at
convenient points In the state, and 70
have at the uniyersty Of NirhI'a h1En,
normal features, to which the more ad-
vanctd teachers can 80 for eight or ten
weeks each summer ana 90 re erd,f w onk
Ing TO University degree and a life GER
tihcatc.
The conductors have been chosen for
nll the schools except Martinsvlie and
Covngton: Norfolk will have Prof. T. j.;
Stubbs. Of William and Mary College:
Tarmvle,Ywill have Dr. j. Leslie Han.
the eminent English scholar OF the same
institution: Prof. j. D. Harris. principal
OF tho Strasburg High School, VIII DC N IN
charge Of the Winchester summer schooi
Prot. L. II. Russell will take Charge, az
Fredericksburg: Prof. Harris Fart at
Emory: Prof. r. II. sheppe at Big stone
Gap; Superintendent E. c. Glass At Char
lo:tesvlie, ana Superintendent Roy at
Front Royal.
The railroads VIII give reduced rates,
and the local managers are arranging lor
good board at reasonable rates. " Is DC
lleyed that In the next ten days or Two
weeks full corps OF instructors VII have
been chosen for all the schools. Alreanys
the faculties are complete for Norfolk.
Farmville. Winchester. Freder'cksburs'
Emory and Big Stone Gap.