Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-07
SO TEACHERS PRESENT At THE
OPENING SESSION TO ENROLL
FOR THE SUMMER STUDY.
ADDRESSES ARE MADE TO THE STU.
DENTS BY PROMINENT EDUcA-
TORS OF VALLEY.

Valley Summer Normal at the normal
rooms on the second floor of the grammar
school building AT . o'clock this morning.
Addresses were made by Acting Mayor :.
l.. Dworman. representing the city: Mis-
l.. NJ. Barbour. city superintendent. who
of the Brownsville independent school di--
trict Judge Il. 4. Marsh Of Hidalgo coun-
~ and X. +. Holland. In the absence of
Director J. ;. Bum. County Superintend
cnt J. j. Galloway Of Cameron county con
Quoted the opening meeting.
The Brownsville summer normal. which
j. now in it, second year in this city. was
established last year and this i it, second
term. The first term was six weeks long
but this wear because of the success of last
wears efforts. IT was heightened 10 eight
weeks. split into two terms of four weeks
each. Though only ffty-eieht teachers
presented themselves for enrolment on the
opening day Of the normal. il i expected
that by the end of the week the enrolment
will have reached to nearly one hundred
teachers.
After Mr.. Galloway had explained Mr..
Bunn'> absence a doubtless due 10 a motor
breakdown enroute from Edinburg. the az
~cYlbly SANG "Americar with Miss Anita
kowal>ki. instructor in music and folk
dancing IN the Brownsville schools. M the
piano. Mr.. Galloway then introduced Act
ing Mayor Dworman. who extended u cor
dial welcome to the visiting teachers on
behalf of the city Of Brownsville. In his
short. impromptu address Mr.. Dworman
laid stress on the Importance Of the pub
lie school and reminded his hearers that
on the personality of the teachers depends
the caliber of the school. 'the public school.
To which can be traced the greater part of
the superiority of the United States over
the nations Of the world"
Eight la~~ic~ in Scotch kiltic~ made the
high point IF the program with Comm
Through the Rye The small girls were
naive. natural and not ~ III overawcd by
nu audience nf teachers. One small blonde
rrfsi mt the son. with such contagious
1hald"n n- in rau~c y smile IF apprccia-
.iiuu ot i"- 'r--vc.- ~ spread from
face ~ face. THE f.mrnl fur WI encore
was -p"ninurui- ard %ourrlli and the
chorus maid- ramr h1rh ~ ,u" nthclbcrt
Nevin'~ 'W~oodpeckcr." Mi k"wal>ki's
~arti>tc> were Ruth Bec~on. Henrietta.
Sarah aud Jennie Braun~tcin. haqucI Ca
'vazn-. Molly Rou~ctir and Rcrnirc Ridley.
Nil Barbour. presented the regrets 81
n. W. .. -. t Az. I-,xl
az trustees. who had been asked "a speak
hul could not attend. Speaking for the
board Mis- Barbour formally extended the
privileges 81 The building and equipment
u" the normal school and ~ city ~%upcrin-
trndcnt placed her own services IA the dis
po~al IT he vi~iiin. teachers.
judge u. \. Marsh. former ~nlcrintcnd
cnt VI The school " IIidalgo county. wa
introduced and spoke "a some length ~
the peculiar conditions. due 10 the foreign
speaking element IN the Lower Valley.
Judge Marsh drew "n hi long experience
a. teacher and superintendent for illus
lration~ Illuminating hi advice. which was
especially directed to newcomers. and
those expecting 60 take charge of country
schools III Mexican settlement, Tor the first
time.
I'VE find NO difficulty in getting a. many
superintendent and highly trained special
i>t> a. we have places for" Judge Marsh
said. 'but when We find n teacher who can
take a fifty dollar position ~ instructor
on u Mexican ranch. work up the school
lg..,. .,.tl.nw ,,s. =. Ex,,,u, ,p-f,f,f,,, -.
the confidence of pupil and parent. and
teach efficiently and effectively. we hav,
found - Jewel. aud n rare Jewel. That dis.
closes the crux of our problemt-the coun.
try school.
Letters from j. Il. Canales. one 1T tht
originator> of the normal courses for th,
Valley, and II. Clay Harvey, city >uperin.
Itendent of McA!len schools. were read b,
Mr.. Galloway. Mr.. Canalc~. who had beer
asked to deliver an address. was unable T.,
ATTEND. hut sent expressions Of his gop,
will. He will probably address the norma
later in the term. Mr.. Harvey i at pres
ent occupied. his letter stated. with IN,
preliminary arrangements for the agricul
tural short course to be gwen to Vale,
farmers at McAllen and San Benito by lee
lures from the Texas Agricultural an,
Mechanical college. He will visit the norma
a. soon n he i free to do 50.
Mr.. Galloway then called upon r.. r
Holland. a Brownsville attorney. to speak
"a n one-time country school teacher. Ii
unusual and witty style Mr.. HOLLAND
lsketched his own career as pupil an
teacher in East Texas country schools
and passed on to advocate a twelve month