The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-06-20

school Management and HousenOiu
Economics Are Included-State
Adopted Text Books Used-Special
Course Also in administration and
Supervision for School Principals
By DR.. Strayer Of Columbia Uni
yersity-Series Of Lectures and
Other Features.
Especial to News and Observer
N. C., June 17.-Ihe
summer term of the East Carolina
Teachers Training School,, which be-
gan June 9th and will continue foi
eight weeks, has an unusually strong
faculty, the regular teachers being
reinforced by some of the most prom
inent educators Of the country.
All of the subjects taught in the
public chocl of the State are being
taught in his ummer term, and IN
addition to these are courses in Latin,
pedagogy. chemistry, public school
music, school management and house
hold economics. The State adopted
texts are used.
A special course in administration
and supervision for school principals,
county and city superintendent is
being conducted by DR.. George D.
Strayer, of Columbia University,
which is almost invaluable to those
having the SUPPLEMENTARY Of teach
ers. In connection with his work
is the observation of a group OF chill
dren taught by Miss Margaret Blow,
one of the graduates Of the school.
DR.. Strayer takes his class Of princi-
pals and superintendent into this
class and practically demonstrates the
organization, administration and SUI
pervision Of a school. By this means
the principals and superintendent get
valuable ideas for ~inStructing the
teachers under them in organizing and
directing their schools, as we'll as i'm
proving the class room work.
Series of Lectures Oh Special Topics.
A series Of lectures on topics Of
especial interest to teachers will also
be given by distinguished educators.
Already DR.. J. T., Gibbons and DR..
Strayer have given most helpful lee
lures. These will be followed by 9TH
ers during the term.
The attendance at this summer
term has already reached two hun
dred and forty-eight, the largest num-
Der Of students that have been here
at any one time Beforehand others
ured in dollars n cents. 1t will tell
dormitories of the school are full, and
homes in the town available to board
ers are filled.
Doing Great Work for Teachers.
President r. H. Wright and the
strong faculty united with him, are
in this school doing a work for the
teachers Of Eastern North Carolina,
the value Of which car not be meas
1raH in dollars and oantS IT will toll
for years to come in the betterment
Of the public schools through more
efficient teachers. and thus the great
er educational uplift of all the peo-
pie.
On Friday, June 30th, the anniver-
sary Of the breaking Of ground for
the erection of buildings for the
school will be celebrated with appro-
pirate exercises. Governor w. w.
Kitchin and other prominent men will
be here to speak on that occasion.
The Splendid Faculty.
The members of the faculty of the
East Carolina Teachers Training
School for the summe term, are:
Herbert E. Austin, science.
Or. George D. Strayer, Columbia
University, administration and super
vision for county and city superinten-
dents and principals Of high schools.
Harold Barnes, Columbia Univer-
sity, pedagogy.
Leon r. Meadows, English.
w. H. Ragsdale, school manage
ment.
Harry p. Harding, Charlotte, n. c..
Latin and higher mathematics.
Miss Estelle Davis, Washington. N.
c.. mathematics.
Miss Sallie j. Davis. history.
Miss Kate w. Lewis. drawing.
Miss Mary Wright. Parkersburg, N.
c., primary methods.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh,- household
economics and chemistry.
Miss May r. B. Muffly, public
school music and voice.