The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-05-18
OF NATIONAL RELIGIOUS TRAIN.
ING SCHOOL WILL FEA. '>,...
TURE MANY ABLE ,l.s.:'*
MAN. ~. t>;r.
Eminent Specialists.
TO Compose Faculty. of Summer
School Where training in Many
Branches Helpful to Those En-
gagged In T,eaching.
Especial to the Advocate. !

Durham, N. c., May 15-Although
the youngest instftutson of learning,
that is of national import, The Ma
tlonal Religious Training School, this
crty, Is doing such effective work
that 1t Is the eynesure of the people
throughout the country that are in
! terested in the education of the Me-
gro. = =.
Among the many improvements
|being made at this School are the
erection of a commodious ten, room
home for lady teachers and settle
ment workers; the construction or
beautiful driYeWays. over the groun dis:
the walks over the grounds being
terraced; lawns being made which
will add greatly to the already pic
turesque site; large water tank
has been erected. and gives stately
effect to the other. beautiful struct-
ures on the ground. ..... ....s
The closing of :, the first years
work of this Institution, which. has
been highly successful and beneficial
to the community, will feature in
the -commencemeftt-1e exercises some of
the country's ablest@men in their res
pective spheres, which is an attesta-
tion Of the standard and scope of the
school. The program: for the COM
mencement week is as. follows: FRI
day May 10, annual musical. Sum
day, May Fl, 3:30*p. m., annual serG
mon by Rev. Augustus P. Record,
d. D., pastor church, of the Unity,
Springfield, Mass: :. 1880 address to
undergraduates by President Jas. E..
Sheppard. Monday, May %, oratori-
cal contest. Tuesday, May 23, ad-
dress before literary society by DR.
W., P. Few, Durham, n: c., presi-
dent Trinity 7ooliege 5saednesaay,
May a, class. day exaSaaiaes. TUESDAY.
May 25, commencement annual ad-
dress delivered by Justice Wendell
Phillips Stafford, Supreme Court
District of Columbia, Washington, d.
c.. --,-...- -------..-~-~
The second summer school will be
gin Wednesday,, July 5th and con-
tinue six weeks. In the work Of the
National Religious Training School
and Chautauqua for it's first year,
DR.. Shepard has been able to con-
vince the country of the soundness
of his educational theory, and this
year, the chautauqua will be. more
far reaching in its work and results:
A faculty Of 80 persons, most Of
them specialists and all men and
women Of experience In their parti-
cular work has been engaged for
the summer, and this season train
ing will be given in primary meth
DDS, normal methods, mathematics,
history geography philosophy. eth
les, botany, wood work, agriculture,
domestic science, basketry, dress
making and millinery bookkeeping
and typewrfting, music, chemistry
and sanitation and hygiene for
teachers.
The trend Of the general lectures
and the daily conferences divides
the supmer school work into sections
of Importance to particular groups
of two weeks each, although the en-
tire six weeks will be interesting.
Lectures will be especially interest
! ing to ministers and eyangeltsts,
teachers and school principals, wo"
men missionary workers, Y. w. c,
A. and Y. M. G.. A. workers, deacones
ses, Sunday school workers and peO-
! pie Of thought and progress.
Ministers and lecturers Of note
the country over have been secured
for. the season, and the schedule has
been admirably arranged for. work
isectures, study and recreation, Sc
that the vacation for teachers minis
ters> and other professional people
can be pleasantly as we'll as profita-
bly, spent.
A partial list Of the lecturers gives
the following individuals; Rev. DR.
Jesse l.. Hurlburt, Row Jersey; Prof
Kelly Miller, Washington; D. Webs
ter Davis, Richmond, Va; S. N. Vas
Raleigh, N. c.; Rev. M. w. Gilbert
Knoxville, Tenn. Miss J a. Pratt
Salem, Mass; n G. Wilhelm, New
Jersey: Rev. w. n. DeBerry, Spring
field. Mass; Prof Jesse Johnson
Wiliberforce University; Rev. g.. II
Hunter, Virginia; Bishop George W
Clinton, North Carolina; Prof, J. a
Cotton. North Carolina; Rev. H. A
Kelsey, Ohio; Maj. r. r. Motion
HAMPTON Institute; Rev. J. G. Mas
sey, Chattanooga. Tenn; Miss Jose
phine Pinyon, Washington, D. C..
Arch Deacon George w. Avant, N
Carolina; Rev. w. Y. Chapman, Ney
Jersey; Hon. y. 3. Broughton, \
Carolina: John G. Dancy, Washing
ton. D. c.; Rev. George II. Miller
stubenvi1le, Ohio: Hon. J. Y. JOY
ner, Superintendent Public Instruc
ton, North Carolina; NJ. G. S. Noble
university of North Carolina; Prof
w. D. Carmichael, superintendent
Durham City Schools and others.