Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-11

/ the State Normal here must have
many underlying causes for existence.
One cause. evidently, is the excellence
| Of the location Of the South Mississippi
College for the pursuit of the intellect
ual life. Another for the success of
1.-The Normal is found in the considera-
| ton given by Professor Thames and
Professor Todd to the teachers physi-
cal comfort and intellectual success.
| In his choice of place and men. the
State Superintendent showed much
wisdom; and to the teachers of this
section. the Summer Normal has prov
ed to be of SO genuine value as to
be well worth repeating"
| Miss FAINT, instructor in Pedagogy;
s'The success of the Normal, both as
to the number Of teachers enrolled and
the earnestness of the work done, is a
Testimony that South Mississippi
needs and appreciates the opportunity
offered in summer school. If 1t be
"a fact, as prominent educator Of
South Mississippi stated, that this is
the first successful normal held in this
part Of the State, then this success
must be in large measure due to the
location of the school and to the able
dictatorship under which it has -four
|ished. The spirit of the place is that
of work, and it is very contagious. l
should think that normal held here
next summer would be even more sue
cessful than the one just closing, as
the directors would have the exper-
fence to build on"
| Miss Williams, instructor in Gram
mar and Literature: During many
summers of teaching in State Normals,
/ have not known a management SO
uniformly courteous, not student
body more earnest. There has been
better work at the South Mississippi
College this summer than have seen
in similar schools, work in quantity
and quality, from instructors and from
teachers alike. The dominant minds
have spared no pains to make this
institution strong, genuine, inspiring
Miss Powell, Instructor in Manual
Training: THE great success of the
Normal at this place has clearly dem
onstrated the ability of Messrs. Todt
and Thames as managers, the con
venience of the locality and the appre
citation of the teachers of South Mis-
sissippi of the advantages thus afford
ed them. have never known thu
present Normal excelled in point O
courtesy and attention to details b.
the management, and in earnest, en-
thusiastic work by the student body.
Supt. Edgar Green, instructor il
Agriculture, gives the following state
ment; 1T has been my privilege I,
lattend nearly every normal held il
Z the State since the first normal held a
Oxford in 1893, and / am free to sa,
that at none of them did bette
spirit prevail than has been eviden
at the Hattiesburg Normal No bel
r. ttI cNlucHCe VI lie lulcISot tdhcu Il
the work could be found than the fac
that now, within few days of it
close, the attendance is nearly as grea
as it has been at any time. The wor
done here breathes the spirit of tn
Igreater school section of a great State
and is prophecy of better thing
yet to come
Supt. R. P. Linfield, Instructor i
United States History and MISSISSIPPI
History states 1.-THE Normal jus
closing here is the most satisfactor
that it has ever been my pleasure
be connected with. 1t is the firs
genuine expression of Summer Norma
work ever given in this part Of tn
State, and should be construed as te
timony in favor Of it's continuation fl
years to come. The large body (
teachers assembled, the diligence /,
their work, the unanimity of purpos
evident, the pleasant local condition
due to the uniform courtesy of Profe
sors. Thames and Todd-all thes
items 20 into the makeup of the be