The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1909-07-14
NORMAL NOTES.

Natural Tunnel. A large party
is expected TO go to Cumber-
land Gap next Saturday.
Mr.. Dana Rucker, principal
of West End School of Rich
mond, visited the Normal one
day last week. Mr.. Rucker is
spending his vactiOn with his
brother, DR.. Rucker, at this
place.
AIR. J. c. Boatright, the new
superintendent of Lee county.
is at the Normal this week.
Mr.. b. West Tabb. Of New
port News, has been with us
since Saturday. He goes TO
Charlottesville the latter part of
this week.
Or. J. p. Mcconnell, of Emory
and Henry College is with us
this week. DR.. Mcconnell is
well known in South west Nir-
ginia. He always visits the
Normal, and is much esteemed
by all the teachers. He gave
an interesting and excellent
lecture before the teachers of
the Normal last night. His
subject was The Two Poverties.
The Lack of Goods for the
Higher Wants and the Lack of
Wants for the Higher Goods.
Mr. Harris Hart is expected
some time this week. He is
scheduled for a lecture on The
Professional Teacher" Mr..
Hart gave this lecture at Emory
last week, and from all reports
10 rs most excellent one. and
10 rs hoped q large number of
the town people viii come out
20 hear him.
The enrolment Of the Normal
rs 275, and we expect 300 by
next week
This is one of the best Nor
mails we have ever had. The
teachers are all satisfied and at
work. The work given by the
faculty is what the teachers
need, and, as "a body they are
proiiting by the instruction.
The teaching force of this sec
ton OF the State has greatly
improved since the coming of
the Normal.
The work of Miss Ruth DYER.
of Washington. who has charge
OF the department; of Primary
Methods deserves special men
ton. She is "a most excellent
teacher and her work is greatly
appreciated 10y the teachers.
Miss Lavinia Critz, head of
the English department OF the
Roanoke High School. teaches f.
four classes in English Gram
mar Miss Critz is a teacher OF /
wide and successful experience. +
aud she knows how TO suit her /
expression TO the needs OF the .
teachers. She has taught Eng /
lish Grammar in the Normals /
at Fredericksburg and Emory.
Miss Julia Carson. Of Roa-
noke, is our teacher of Drawing.
This rs new subject for our
teachers and we are glad 10
know that they are availing
themselves of the excellent in
strucuon OF Miss Carson.
We must not fail 20 mention
the good work of Miss Elizabeth
Burgess, our popular teacher of
music. Miss Burgess has class
before assembly. and when the
teachers gather for the opening
exercises the building is filled I
with sweet music.
The work of Miss Olive
Roberts, who teaches Domestic
Science, is especially good.
Miss Roberts m her carefully I
prepared lectures, explains the I
chemistry OF cooking. Ia the
afternoons from , 10 4 she puts
her therOies into practice
One OF the rooms of the Schoo.
Building is filled up as a
scientific kitchen. We hope
the good ladies of the town will
visit Miss Roberts, for we feel ,
sure they will be interested in
her work.
We wish 60 extend a cordial
invitation To the people of the !
Town 60 visit the Normal. It's ,
hoped that the ministers will
llslt before the close of tie }