The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-06-06
SUMNER NORMAL
--OPENS~NJNE n
Normal will Remain in SESSION Fomr
Weeks. and the Work VIII
Have Greater Scope Than
I'm Any Former Year.

The fourth session OF the state
Summer Normal at the Industrial In
stitute and College will begin nexs
Tuesday. June 11th. and will coutiu-
ne four weeks. In former years the
school has sought 10 benefit primary
teachers only. and its success In that
direction has has not been surpassed
by any similar school In the south
This year. however. its scope VIII DE-
greatly enlarged SO that while meet
ing fully the needs OF primary teach
ers. as in former years. IL will also
offer 30 teachers OF ungraded country
schools and graded schools In towns
and rural districts an excellent op-
portunity 10 advance IN scholarship
and to acquaint themselves with the
latest and most approved methods OF
instruction in the branches which
they are called upon TO teach.
Under experts OF recognized ability
the theory and methods OF primary
instruction will be ably and attract
lively presented. and primary teach
ers, as well as those who wish To- pre-
pare themselves for work OF thi@
character viii find exceptional op-
portunity TO acquire thorough knowl-
edge and expert instruction I'm this
very important branch of our educa-
tional system. In addition to- the
work for primary teachers. instruc-
tion will be given in the higher
branches. Every branch Of the com
mon school course viii be taught with
reference both to the mastery ~ ths
subject and its effective presenfatlou
TO the pupil.
President a. \. Kincannou VII
have charge OF the normal as general
director. and Mrs. ,. "A. Phillips. OF
Birmingham. will have charge - the
primary work Mrs. Phillips was
here last summer. and is recognized
as one of the most successful teachers
of primary methods in the country.
Miss Florence Molioy will teach Eng
lish language and literature. DIT May
+. Jones will give instruction Ga phys
iology and hygiene. Prof. Dabnsy
Lipscomb will teach history and civ
les, and Prof. j. " Bell will have
charge of the department Of mathe-
matics. In addition 10 the teachers
named above. there will be an able
corps of lecturers on psychology aud
pedagogy. who will be sent here By
the State superintendent OF educa-
ton.
The spacious dormitories OF the
Industrial Institute and College VIII
be open for the entertainment 0f
those attending the normal. and the
price charged for board will be- s1-
ceedingly small The board. where
two or more persons occupy the same
room, will be $3.50 per week. 0T
$1,000 for the entire term OF four
weeks. Single rooms will BE- t4.00
per week. or t14.00 for the term
The college laundry vii be open for
the accommodation OF those attend-
ing the normal. the customary rates
being charged. The only necessary
expense in addition 10 board aud
laundry will be a matriculation fee
of $500. the money derived from
this source being devoted 10 the pay
ment of incidental expenses. whieh
will include compensation for several
well known lecturers who Will de-
liver lectures during the progress Of
the normal. The railroads have
granted a rate OF one fare plus tweu-
ty-five cents for the round trip. and
il is expected that the attendance this
year will be the largest on record.