Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-03
MANY ATTEND CLASSES
FOR C0L0RED TEACHERS
Hampton Institute Reports Surplus
Of Students In Summer School
Courses,
100 APPLICATIONS REJECTED
College Unable to Care for Staff Ut
Instructors Who Have 125,000
Children Under Their Juristlic-
ton.

HAMPTON. VA. August >. - DE-.
George l.. phcniX. vice principal Of
Hampton institute and director OF the
siN-week summer schools for teachers,
which began on June Is, makes the
following report OF cduca ,ional pro-
grcsS among the coiorcd people
The SESSION OF the 1919 Hampton
Institute Summer school shows evil
dence OF constant development in this
most important part of The schools
work. AS in former years courses
have been offered for elementary,
public school teachers. for school prn-
cipais, for supervising industrial
teachers and for school matrons. but
IN addition. TO this program several
new and significant courses are now
being offered.
Most important OF these newer
courses are Two; one for the teachers
under the smith Hughes act and one
Tor the tcachcr-trainers in vocational
agriculture. There are about sixty
,sss in NTH Ills Tosk Thsse men hsys
been very carefully selected. and il is
doubtful II the school ever has had
20 ,'Fo n,,s: GROUP Of men IN any sub.
visor OF Agricultural Education Cor
Georgia. Is In charge of this course.
lie is assisted BY l.. II. Shinn. assist
Ee!a ton Service. Warrington. y. G.
special subjects have hcen taken UP
10y II, O. Sarrcmt. Atlanta: Ga, and e.
AL ot Washington. -. G.. and Of the
i'cderal Board for Nocntioua. Educa-
ion. The regular Hampton Institute
stah was also engaged for the entire
!'n!e OF the group.
Meeting Timely Needs.
course OF SIX weeks 10 also offer
Cd TO trade teachers. who. in the south.
Hre SUI! tc" IN number. The smith
tIadeh
Courses arc also offered FOR those
- school work. such IS school account
lnv and school records The instruc-
tors are leo y. Roy. OF the Phelps
stokes Foundation. Washington. ID g..
TInd "l,!iam RI Garter, OF TusheGee
As for the pas, two years, ,ho Cen
ral Education Board has sent 10 the
Hampton Summer Schools delegations
II teachers. selected by state agents.
from each OF the Southern STATED II
doubtful IT thc General Education
Board makes .ny Investment that
N,elaH q lar.er return than The com
i'aTAtWely small amount which they
"Npended in bringing this group OF
ieaehers together for summer in
stitute
Lack OF room, at Hampton made It
~ Over loo and TO return 10 them
;he!r entrance fees.
Virginia.. ExsnrIe.
In Virginia this year there are nine
oih-r summer schools for coiorcd
ieacheTs and other Southern States arc
making Como provision for training
citmentary teachers in summer schools.
Two years ago careful estimate
indiCated thai the teachers who me
10 ihc Hampton summer School had
lhuer their instruction or SUPERVISION.
al least $4,000 children, WIN a large
number Of principals land supervisors.
u ~ probable that the summer school
group Al Hampton this yca- viii reach
an even larger number
The attendance by state. follows.
Aianama. II: Arkansas. q; Delaware,
FLORIDA, :; Georgia 81: kansas !.
kcniucEE. -; Louisiana. IS MaryLard
. VI isSi*slroi IS, New Lcrsev y,
%"rth carol'n,. 80; Oklahoma. 3; South
,aroiina. %; TENNESSEE. -: Texas :,
Virginia. l02, and West Virgin ii.
oia AS ci this number fortv-siy
nave prey iou@iy attended Hamu,on In
Sututc, 1876 have attended tho Iraunm.
lor 2un,tnc" school and twenty Two hay,
attended both; also ioriy-thrcc have
neen teaching in one room schools.
iof,E-elrht have sorved as indus,rj1i
Supervising teachers. l3S are ieachers
N graded schools. seven,y-sevcn arn
principals in schools OF Two mr. ,,,nr.
rooms and twen'y-cight are school
mdtronS.