The Denver star., 1917-09-08

WV" s"o "o"Su IL oum"Of ochooi
Of Popular Institution 10 Evidsnes Of
Its Widespread lnfiusnes-list Of
Who's Who Among Them.
BY WILLIAM ANTHONY AERY.
The Hampton institute summer
school has attracted strong men and
women who are doing constructive,
educational and community work In
fifteen states and the District of Co
lumbia. The enrolment has reached
427 (men, IA; women, 1853. The sig
niticant and widespreading influence
Of this enrolment is shown in the
following distribution by states: Ala
bama, %; Arkansas, 10; District Of
Columbia, /: Florida, 4; Georgia, 81;
Kentucky. 90; Louisiana, IA; Mary
band, 1G; Mississippi, IA; North Caro-
lima. so; Ohio, I; Pennsylvania, 2;
South Carolina, 10: Tennessee. 10; vir-
ginia, l59: West Virginia, 16.
The general education board of New
York has assisted 123 leaders in edu-
cation (hfty men and seventy-three
women in reaching the Hampton sum-
mer school. The numbers from the diff
ferent states are as follows: Alabama.
Is; Arkansas. 10; Georgia, Is; Ken
lucky, 10; Louisiana, IA; Mississippi,
10; North Carolina, II; Tennessee, 10:
Virginia. 10.
Leaders In Training School Work.
approximately one-third of this mum.
Der is engaged In county training
school work. which DR. James Hardy
billiard, president of the Jeanes and
Slater boards. refers 10 as "one of the
most important forward looking move
ments In education" one-third In coun-
ty industrial supervision work and one
third In institutional management
work. DR. George T. PheniX, vice
principal OF Hampton institute, who is
the director of the summer school.
counts it as particularly significant
that there are at Hampton sixty-nine
principals of schools. sixty-six super
visors. thirty nine special teachers and
nineteen matrons.
Carroll X Reed. superintendent of
schools. Amherst, Mass. is giving for
school principals a course in school ad-
ministration. in which lie Is discussing
from the modern point of view in edu-
cation the problems OF the elementary
school.
Work Of Misses TourteIlot and Lyford.
For matrons of schools two courses
are being offered Miss Ida A Tour
tcllot OF Hampton institute is giving a
course of hygiene for those who have
direction of the physical welfare Of
young people. Miss Carrie A. Lyford
of the United States bureau of educa.
tion Is giving a course in institutional
management.
The course in hygiene includes such
topics ns health and hcrcdity, hygiene
of the homb. hygiene of adolescence.
physical and mental hygiene OF dress,
school hygiene, contagious diseases
emergencies and first aid.
The institutional management course
discusses such problems as the rela-
ton OF home economies to food Ques-
lions in dormitories, what constitutes
well chosen ration, cost of feeding.
problem Of marketing. problem of
storage. kitchen equipment and labor
saving devices. sanitation In the kitch-
en-. disposal of garbage. kitchen gar.
dens. working schedules, accounting
and keeping OF records, table equip
ment and service. sanitation of dwell
ings and surroundings, equipment of
rooms, laundry management and prob
lem OF discipline.
Enrolment Of Who's Who at Hampton
The enrolment In some of the courses
has been unusually large-for exam
pie, agriculture. arithmetic and nrith-
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community work, cooking, institutional
management. manual training. physi-
cal training, principles OF teaching,
school administration and sewing. A
complete who's Who" OF the Hamp-
ton institute summer school would fill
several columns. Here are some Of
those who are attending:
Mrs. Rachel L. Berry. Gainesville. Va.
Industrial supervisor of Prince William
county: William Clnudus Chance. Par
meie. N. c., principal and founder of the
Parmele training school: Alexander Dick
erson, Vcnter. Va, principal OF the Motto
way county training school. Blackstone,
Va: Clarence billiard. Jr.. Whiteville.
N c., principal county training school:
Rev. Jarvis r. Faison, wadesboro. N. c..
principal training school,
Mrs. Julia b. Fleming. Augusta, Ga.
county Industrial supervisor: Rev. Major
T. J. Howard. Brookhaven. Miss. district
superintendent NJ. E. church: Mrs La
vinia b. Hudgtns. Mathews county. Va.
supervising industrial teacher: Jefferson
G. Ish. Jr.. Little Rock. Ark. president Of
state School For Negroes of Arkansas:
Henry Allen Lafne. Colieke Hill. KY. ri-
raj school county supervisor: Richard H.
Lee. Marion. Ala. county supervisor.
Miss Arminta McNeili, National Train
ing School For Women and Girls, WASH
ingtou; Mrs. Matte Holmes Malone. Chap
al Hill training school, N. c.: l. N. Neal.
Clinton, N. c.. Sampson county training
SCHOOL, Miss Willie A. Nichols. Halifax.
N. C., county supervising industrial
tan chcr. Mira. Mary Z, TAYLOR, Winchester,