The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
SUM M FER SCHOOL.
pr. Samuel Schmucker Begins Series
 of Lectures.

University, June 22.-(special )-This morning at the general assembly pr. Samuel Christian Schmucker, of the Nor1 nal school at West Chester, Pa, caught the ear of his audience when he de- livered the first of his series of lectures on "The Nature Lovers Spirit" The en- thusiasm of the speaker was contagious and without doubt, before the week has passed, he will have many of the stu dents imbued with an intense love for the plant and animal life around them His talk today was along general lines, show ing how the love of nature can be cultivated as can any other interest. We all have eyes that can see but 1t is necessary that we must train our minds to translate with proper insight the images that strike the retine. If we but do this, the humblest things of the field and wood will speak to us a mute, but beauti- ful tongue.
 At 1O:3O every morning, except tomor- row, and at o'clock every afternon, Dr. schmucker will lecture on some nature subject
 This week will be. perhaps, the most busy of all at the Summer school. At 10:3O o'clock tomorrow morning will take place the laying of the cornerstone of Braxton Bragg Conner hall, the new en- gineerng building. This will be a notable occasion for many reasons. Judge J. A. Bilbro of Gadsden. representing the Ma sonic fraternity, will have charge of the rites of the occasion. In addition, there will be addresses by the governor, after whom the building is named in recogni- tion of his eminent services to education, and by Hon. Henry Reese of Selma, pres ident of the Alumni association of the University. On account of this ceremony there will be no general assembly.
 At 9 o'clock wil take place the first meeting of the Association of Alabama College residents, and at in the after noon, under the tent, the first session of the conference on secondary educa- tion. In view of the high school legisla- tion of the last session of the legisla- ture, these meetings, which are both for the purpose of discussing and perhaps de- fining the scope of college and high school work, should be of vast importance to the educational interests of the state. In the course of the next few years there
 
 in practically every county of Alabama by the state government. And this will no doubt cause localities in which state institutions are not located to establish schools of their own that they may keep abreast of their neighbors. It requires no farseeing eye to see that there must be some understanding of what work the colleges and the high schools each must do, else educational chaos will result. The session of this joint conference will ex- tend through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
 Superintendent c. B. Gibson of the Rome, Ga., schools, arrived today to lec- ture throughout the week on High School Organization and Supervision" His hours will be 12:3O o'clock each day. At S:15 o'clock tomorrow evening the University Geen club will give concert before the Summer school. Last year this entertainment was enjoyed by the stu dents more than any other. They made the boys sing everything in their roper toire. There will be an admission fee of 25 cents for all those not connected with the Summer school.