The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-22

Eenthusiassio IAN and progressive h !, county
school sBlperintendents in the 8 ate. a
va 81 largely through his g forts that the
school levy 4 OF Gloucester county 4 has !i'
been recently Increased. He ls doing q
splendid work here. VAS HIS
s NJ iss NJ. r. 1iggins. forrnerl " a tencherl
SinS#t the F'rederlckstylrg College. conduct
classes In arithmetic and English history.
\ She lis "a most excellent teacher and 9 Il
tracts d large attendance to her q asses
4 by the nterest In her work which she
i has succeeded In ting. II Is q source
s,of regret to our ople that she Is to be
no longer connected with the college here
Hiss M Y 11.$ Critz, who has the chair Of
9Engl lsh3 iii tile Roanoke High School. isf
teaching Il the subjects Of Eng lsha and
rhetoric. II err work here In the sch 81 Il
room Is OF tho highest order and broad
enIng In Its tendency. Bs She is regarded |
as \ one Of the strong members 9 4 the
faculty. ESs 9E @ 5i ;sS
Miss i, osa "a. M a rks, of the L normal del
partner ~ OF the Richmond city schools
As doing excellent work y 4 teaching ele7i
1nentary metfods. reading, and spelling. I
Her lectures are not alone popular but
among the most Instructive In the SCHOOL,
$$$s Mr. ohm IL Rpsebro, vice president OF
the Fredericksburg College, lectures on
general history and history Of Y irginia.
HIS stud ents 4 are d impressEH g with his |
thorough grasp OF u his subject and the |
3clearness Of ats presents ton. q 81
M iss Settle N urfee. a gradual eE Of the
State Female ornal School has charge lls
&ofS thefssI depart ment NJ #of s drawing and
writing. Her classes are among the most
popular In the Institute. and are doing
splendid work. She Is painstak ing, pa
tent efficient and thusiaatlc5B III In herl
Instruction. and your g respondent was
especially Impressed by the splendid
specimens 81 drawing made BY some OF /
her pupils after single lesson. Her
work Ig certainly of d hi ii order.
s. j. tIo', Neff. who was. until % few years ,
ago. connected with the Spu blic sschools |
OF III yirgi nla. Is 95 n ows pres den III 81 \
College OF a labama, lectures
On & physiology q and It pedagogy His lee
lures are exceedingly popular ii and Il his I
work thorough and ,prac t!ca1 It a Is q |
misfortune for Virginia to lose3 such an I
educator as Professor N eff \ and we would !.
like to see him return to his mother
State. 58S 8B
81 Miss vi. Starke, OF the Manual Train +
ing School, ii OF Norfolk city. has@an en-l
sthusiastlcH class in manual training. Her
sefiiciencys as a acter OF manual train
Ing Is most eloluently attested 81 by a /
specimen Of tha results Wrougllt by her
3EupllSS AIlQ &SuUWHE "
than any word Of commentator could
possibly do IA ~; "a 2s. f8 i
i. Miss Tribbett gives special instructions
In vocal music. WA d 81;
The following interesting and instructly'|
public lectures have been given by the |
visiting educators since the opening Of
the Summer Institute: i.3 1
superintendent OF the Scho OILS OF Man
chester. p. 4 4. Puiliam, educational ad-
dress: Professor And rev 4 NJ. g. Soule, of /
Blacksburg. Elementary Agrlcpltu IN;
DR. J 4 A.bC. Chandler. OF Jamestown EXP
position Company. tho II lator1cal las
Robert Frayser. M On Educat ional Out
look In Virginia b DR.. a. N B. sis ffey OF
William and Mary College, q On Getting
There " @ n XII sg u. 6 VI
Entertainments for the Institute.
Fredericksburg. not forgetfuls Of her past
record for hospitality. has endeayored ito
make the stay Of the tea cheers In her
midst pleasant. The Fred erlckshurg Col
glege Orchestra gave XIX comp lmentaTy
recital to the Institute, which was g
splendid nlusical treat and much enjoyed,
The Maryland. Virginia and Delaware
Railway Company, through its popular |
agent at this point. Mr. w. D. Scott. ex-
tended to the Summer Institute CONS
spNmentary excursion down the Kappa
hammock RiYer, which was highly ap-
5preoiated. WIZ itI5. n .
superintendent Eggleston is 70 be con
graduated upon his wise selection q the |
Instructors who compose the faculty Of.
the fredericksburg Summer Institute A
5commendable zeal to excel in his or her
department Ii oharact erlzln rs the i teach
Ing force. yet there is perfect harmony
Ii. tho faculty The Summer Institute
at Fredericksburg lis a splendid success.
and will prove Of great benefit to those
In attendance, and to the cause OF edu-
cation In this section Of Virginia,
& 5 GRANVILLE r.. sWIFNIs
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