Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-21
NORMAL SOON
TO BE A REALITY
APPLICATION FOR ITS ESTAB
LISIIMENT H. FORWARDED TO
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS At AUSTIN.
TEACHERS ELECTED
GALVESTON EXPERT IN TEACH
ING FOREIGN CHILDREN H. 81
tl'REn DATES FINED June 49,
TO JILN ~

. The last step necessary 10 the c~tah
lishmcnl "f y summer normal ia Browns
vile has been taken hy County ~uprrin-
tcndrmt If schools n u. tanalr>. who
has just forwarded ~ he State ~uprr.n.
tcndcnt uf >chool>. ". 4. Doughty. tn
application together with the necessary
information concerning iaciliic> for
boarding. mail service etc. II j. cX.
pccicd that favorable decision VIII H.
received from Superintendent Doughty
within few DAYS. following which linl.
plans Tor urganizing tn Summer normal
will begin
The institution will w. known ~ The
Lower Rio Grtndc Nallr, Sumnr.. Nnr
mai aud lt> chicl feature VII ~ thr
ruisiiiug W. TEACHER IH the best methods
im trachiug foreign children. feature
that i> said nri tu cA ~t boo any summer
mammal in the state. The ho.-lcr couu
Try differs from th" inland sections Nv
ihc lass M pupils. there being mInl
Mexican hi dr,u nv teach vh du not
understand the English language This
teachers from Southwestern Texas. whn
have This special work ~ deal with III
their >rhurl>. wv; who have had W. ~
prrrmity for special traiuiu. IN this
line.
Fur the purpose II cnndurtng this
branch ~ work in the summer normal
The services ~ Miss Frances OC1nuor.
teacher iu The Galveston rin schools
fnr nineteen wears have been secured ~
ihr committee ia charge ~ the normal
Miss otnnnnr >prciillsc> in teaching
foreign ia ldrcn. AMI her training l. >lid
% have been exceptional ia this line.
She Nil W. director NJ thr primary a.
pai tmcut "r the summer normal. aud
viii remain in the civ throughout the
term. from June - to July a.
Prot. &. l.. Thomas of San Ecnilo
principal II The San Bcuito high school.
will W. conductor W.T. the normal Ia
has had several wears experience III up
mcr nurmal> in North Texas. and j. we'll
qualified Tor the work.
Prot. J. l.. Bower principal of the
Brownsville high school. will teach
>cirhccS iu the summer normal. with the
exception NJ agriculture. Viii II will hr
taught. y, Prof Thomas.
Prot. !. H. " stephens of the y, nnI
schools. who holds a permanent State
certificate. viii teach mathematics
Prof Bum ~ the Mercedes school will
teach history and literature Ia the
event that one hundred and fifty nr more
app icatun> are received 60 attend the
Lower Eo Grandc Nallr, summer
Normal. another teacher will ~ secured
Tor The special purpo>c wy coaching the
students in literature. superintendent
CIualc> stated that IL IL h. possible %
make this addition Nj, Pearl Clrlry.
principal 81 The Eaymond,llr : .hnnl>.
will hr appointed.
MI cana - said TO-DAY that IN him
the uEtl"ok f.r This new Brownsville III.
>tituliun h. very promising. llr said
that Tbs committee in charge will soon
begin an advertising cimpI en through
ont Southwest Texas featuring the spec
ill training that will hr given IN teach
ug foreign children a> stated before Ilr
believes there are many teachers in
thc southwestern portion of the Stale
who are anxious for such training. and
since u y MOI a. ~ had at aul other sum
mrr normal. ~ believes They viii come
a. brownsville lIr expects a. reach
ont west a. finn ~ Laredo aud north a.
counties ia the nciehhofh ,od uf bee
county.