The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-22
TO OPEN RICHMOND
NORMAL, NEXT MONDAY
FIRST SESSION BEGINS ON JUNE
30TH TO CONTINUE FOR
TEN WEEKS.
HOLD SUMMER SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN TOMORROW
FOR TEN WEEK SESSION
VALUABLE FOR OBSERVATION
BY NORMAL STUDENTS.

Richmond's Summer Normal school
will be opened Monday. June 30th.
for its first session In the John Mar
shall High school. under the super
vision of Superintendent; of Schools
Chandler and Assistant Conductor f.
E. Smith. superintendent of the South
Richmond public schools.
The normal is the first of its kind
to be conducted in Richmond and
was made possible by appropriations
made by the city and State school
boards. 1t is expected that 1t will be-
come permanent institution. and
should 1t prove successful al its first
session there is. no doubt of appro-
priations from the same sources for
1914.
An excellent faculty has been Sc
cured for the first session, In spite of
the fact that the money ayiable is
not as much as was believed to be
needed. Miami university, Columbia,
Colorado. Virginia universities. Ran
dolph- Macon college, Richmond. Flor
ida and other schools and colleges
are represented in this faculty The
men and women selected are expert
enced instructors. especially prepared
for the profession of teaching. AS
sistant Conductor Smith Is superinten-
dent of the South Richmond schools,
is graduate Of Randolph Macon col
lege and Columbia university, at
which latter place he took special
courses for two years to fit him for
his life's work. Instructors and off,
Gals are all people who have been
trained for the work and with good
equipment are prepared to give a
course in normal training that will
be second to none in the State.
The Richmond public schools will
be in regular summer session for ten
weeks from tomorrow and will be in
excellent working order when the
normal school opens on the following
Monday and it will serve as a practice
school for those in attendance on the
normal. Practically every grade in
| tho al@m entary school Will be tang hit
by teachers of experience and who
will conduct the classes according to
modern theories of pedagogy and
the normal students will find close at
hand opportunities for observation of
theese principles and theories in prac-
ticc.
The equipments in Richmond for
the work OF instruction are excellent
IN quality and extensive in quantity.
The State library. State exhibits, the
John Marshall high school furnish
means for reference Of great value.
Historic points In and around Rich
mond will help in the study of history
and facilities for nature study and
agricultural work will be found in the
Capitol and Library buildings.
Only three certificates will be given
the summer school professional GER
tificate. primary grade: the summer
sc hool professional certificate, kram-
mar grade, and the summer school
professional certificate. advanced
grade.
Students can register at the admin
istration building, sos East Marshall
street. directly across from the John
Marshall high school. Full credit for
six weeks of work will not be allowed
tn students registering after the first
Three days Of term Students can reg
lister at any time between the hours
Of . A. ~. and 8 r. NJ.