The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-06-15

The South Mississippi College Nor
NAL which opened June s, has now
an enrolment of over TWO hundred
teachers. The director Of this normal
has had summer school in mind all
the winter past and has left undoIe
nothing conducive to the welfare OF
the teachers.
Although South Mississippi College
Normal is in its infancy, yet it has
attracted the attention of many lead
ing teachers of the stae, and this
proves that its reputation as a model
has been widely extended The Sc
lection of the faculty has been in ac-
cord with the wishes -g1d needs of
South Mississippi teachers. Under
the direction of President w. l.
Thames and Superintendent F. B.
Woodley, of the city schools, every
thing is being done to make the stay
of the teachers here not only profit
able but pleasant.
Miss Blanche Williams, graduate
of l. I. & c., and an NJ. A. of Colum-
bia University has charge of English.
That she is doing most excellent
work in this subject, is shown by the
large number of teachers who daily
attend her lectures.
With such an instructor of nation
al reputation in primary work as Miss
Olga Schellschmidt, of the Indianapo-
lis Normal School, this work is being
most efficiently done, Her earnest,
| splendid mind and charming attitude
towards the teachers, inspires every
one who is so fortunate as to come
within the influence of her personality.
She is ably assisted by Miss Kate viii
liams, Of the Hattiesburg schools.
Miss Mamie Buckley, of Winona, Is
doing very helpful work in geography.
Realizing that this study, so often
neglected and not sufficiently accented
the managers have spared neither
means nor energy to secure one whJ
would succeed in making attractive
this subject
DR.. Augsburg, of national reputation
has charge of the drawing and has
succeeded in impressing upon the
minds of the teachers the necessity
of having our hands, as well as head
and heart trained.
Since agriculture is the hope Of Mis-
sissippi and that hope is TO be full
filled through education, the Soutl
Mississippi College was very fortunat
in securing the services of Prof. 5
NJ. Tracey, of the United States De
partment of Agriculture.
With Prof. Andrew Allison, super
intendent of the Ellisville schools
and an A NJ. of Tulane, at the hea
of the Department of Ornithology AM
botany, the best of instruction is be
' ing given and a great many teacher
are being interested in this subject.
" History is losing some Of its diff
i Guilty under the skillful handling o
" Prof. Brunson. of Mississippi Co
( lege. Also physiology is deserved
popular study with DR. Robert at tn
head of this department.
l. The school was fortunate in secul
l. ing Miss Conway. of the New Orlean
schools. as director of public schoC
l. music, for music is rapidly becomin
|. one of the most important publ
g school studies.
Several lectures have been give
both at the II o'clock hour and {
evenings. Wednesday evening tn
teachers enjoyed the opportunity {
attending the recital given by Mis-
jamie Knox, of Boston, assisted b
Miss Thames. Miss Knox will be &
rector of expression in the colleg
for the coming session. Friday ever
ing and Saturday morning DR.. A.
Coffee, of Louisiana. delighted III
teachers with some of his best ideas
relative to the teachers attitude
: her work. Later on the teachers wi