The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-17
New and Better Arrangement
for Teachers
Schools
NEGROES TO GET
AN EQUAL CHANCE
Enrolment This Far is Lar
ger Than Ever Before
Great Interest Mani
tested by Teachers

Reports and information coming to
the Superintendent of Public IHstrHe-
ton are clearly indicative of the fact
that the Summer Normal schools this
year are being largely attended. show
ing the keen interest taken by the
teachers all over the State. Most
OF the Schools began June " and
last to July rs. Circulars and pamph-
let's giving full Information about all
the schools have been sent out from
the office OF Mr.. Eggleston. There
are thirteen schools for white teach
ers and seven for co,ored teachers.
For White Teachers.
Summer normals for white teachers
are held as follows: Big Stone Gap.
Superintendent ]. n. Hillman, Cos-
burn. VA. conductor, Chase City, Su-
perintendent r.. r. Jones, Petersburg;
Covington, Mr.. J. II. Saunders. Rich
mond, Bellevue school. Emory, Su-
perintendent s. X. McChesney, Bris-
tol, Farmviile. DIR. J. l.. Jarman.
: Farnsfstc. Frederick st1tirg, Superttt--
tendent j.. r. Neff stanton. Gaiax
risoneurg, Professor Julian A. Bur-
russ. Harrisonburg. Luray. Saperiu-
tendent James q. johnson, Char
lottessiHe, Martfnssilic. Mr.. \. r.
Painter. Roanoke: Newport News. Mr..
Ernest @. Shawen. Norfolk. Uniyer-
sity Of Virginia. Professor Bruce III.
Payne. University; Winchester. MIR. J.
ID. Harris, Amelia.
For CoIored Teachers.
Cambria Mr. r Long I%sxushrt.
Chase City. Superintendent j. b. Ter
reII Chase City. Danville. Mr. =. Web
ster Davis, Richmond; Hampton, DIR.
q. r, PheniA. Hampton. Manassas.
Mr.. l. p. Hlli, Manassas: Petersburg.
Professor J. RI. Johnston, Petersburg;
Richmond. Professor George A. Ho-
vey. Richmond.
Schools Arc Graded.
The normal schools this summer
are. Ia a measure. graded, this being
done To secure the best possible re-
suits The normal at the University
OF Virginia will be the highest grade,
the object being to give special at
ten;ion to the teaching OF high school
work and the granting of professional
certificates.
The schools at Harrisonburg and
Farmsilie will be devoted almost ex-
ciusively to preparing the teachers To
secure professional certificates.
All the other schools will be used
In advancing teachers holding second
and third degree certificates 10 the
first degree rank.
Colorvd Schools Graded
The normafs for colored teachers
arc graded similar To the white
schools. with the following rank: Vir-
Rinia Union University. highest de-
gree work: Christianshurg Industrial
Institute at Cambria, second; the
other schools TO be devoted TO pro.
motions.
importance Of Normals.
The summer normals are becoming
more popular each year. the teachers
realizing the importance of keeping
abreast with the, line of progress in
educational work. In fact. II has al
most become a matter OF necessity for
professional and high school teach
ers to attend these schools in order to
Keep posted In the Improved methods
OF teaching the young idea how to
shoot
Modern methods are being intro
duced into every branch OF educa-
uonal work, and no teacher can ar
ford to miss the normais II he or she
wants to keep at the top OF the list of
teachers.
The state Board of Education il
Determined to have. only teachers or
merit In charge OF the schools and
to this end It Is almost certain that
the next Legislature win be asked to
pass a measure providing that all
teachers must secure a license. which
will be graded according to the teach
er's certificate. No one without a IL
cense will DO allowed to teach. and
the grade of the license will specify
what class OF school the teacher can
enter.
This will be q great safeguard and
protection to both patron and pupff.
and It will be absolutely known that
the teacher Is thoroughly competent
to teach the grade to which he or she
may be assigned.
Tho full enrolment Of all the
schools wifi be reported to Superin-
tendcnt OF Instruction Joseph n. Egg
gleston. Jr.. In the next few days The
indications all point TO the largest
number OF students ever enrolled for
similar occasion.