The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-08-06

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SUMMER SCHOOL NOTES.
The Dallas Summer School and
Normal Institute which had been III
operation for eight weeks, closed on
Friday the 9Th instant, with an en-
follment OF lI5 persons dong work
in this school. The center of at
traction for Ave weeks has been the
demonstrations in the work teaching
children and not lessons in the meth
cd as portrayed in the observation
lectures by Miss Merritt. Thirty
children served as model class
Fifteen of these pupils could not
read and write when they entered
the school five weeks ago, but at the
close of five weeks, they could read
script fairly well, and none of thin
were over five years of age, an0 il
fact some of them was not that old
Fifteen were in the third and fourth
grades, and were taught language,
reading, and geography in an I'M
usual and novel manner. The class
in geography was taught geography
Ky a monoy-system, for instance the
while class was given bill in United
States currency, was told to read
the title and all they could find on
this bill Of currency, and then they
were closely asked the name of the
country on this currency, and thus
it was brought out the name of the
United States, which was made the
basis for teaching the location and
the great country in which we lived.
The special feature was to set forth
the leading idea that the children
were little Americans, and this was
sJiilfully brought about without tell
ing them that they were Americans,
and that the children of France were
called French, that the children of
Germany we're Germans. and the like
to the delight of the class and for
the definite instructions of the stu
dent-teachers. Twenty-Five lectures
and demonstrations were given twice
each day, making fifty observation
demonstrations for the five weeks.
This department closed along with
the Summer School this week and it
IS not too much to state that new
day has come to the teachers who
were fortunate enough to attend the
Dallas Summer School. The instruc-
tons in the other departments were
modern and practical presented by
collegiate teachers of experience and
ability. Tie school passes into his
tory, and the results remain to he
seen like bread that is cast upon the
waters and hoated by waves to the
hungry that shall feast upon ii after
many days.
On Friday, night the goth of July,
Miss Merritt delivered a lecture full
to the brim of wholesome instruc-
ton on Some Forces, at Work in
Education IN which the Home vas
made the basis of early education,
and the one place to set in motion
these forces and not the school. She
oalled%attention as to how the boys
that had the fighting spirit in them,
and who often went astray not so
much as being hayward, but that
they are not understood by parents
and teachers We should study the
boy, she continued, and learn more
of his nature and inclinations, then
turn the fighting spirit and tenden-
cies in the right direction; that is,
we should know me boy, know his
nature. follow him to the hunting
grounds, follow him to the swimming
pool. follow him in his acts Of tru-
ancy and turn these to advantage
for there is a point where this can
be accomplished. If we will but fol-
low the boy, and set before him what
he is really interested in and what
lie seems to be 'seehipg. The COM
mon hoy . is misunderstood. Let us
as parents and teachers study the hoy
and learn Of his ways Several So
lectiong If music were rendered and
recitals 8t.the lecture in which Prof
l.. Brow ae Ross, Mrs. Brashear, Lens
Price, poulab Burl, Bernice Brashear,
Mrs. Sina White, Miss Marietta
Smith, Jimmie James. "Billikin." Miss
Annie Lee LAZY, anu nlfd tNdS ohhSu
and Mrs. Vault took part.
The following persons contributed
to The Summer School special fund
during the week ending Aug. LIT;
Dr Edward Ward. 800; Mr.. S. 7
Simpson, 300; Mrs. w. v. Manack
$780, Mr.. Cifield, the Secretary of
the Excelsior Mutual Benefit AssGci
ation. 800. Mr.. Cunningham of OAK
Cliff. S10O: DR. w. NJ. Hames of
Oak Cliff, sLOt: Summer School Con-
cert. $500: TtdAl for the week,
$4,000; Previously reported, $500 81;
Grand TRIAL to date, Sd2c67; Grand
'otal FROM oil sources including tn
itions. s1,493.67. with other sub
ecrintions to he collected, including
persons, churches. LODGES and firms
Prof. ]. W. Wilson is the collector.
ard any other persons must be turn
ID down and denied as one bOgrs
Professor. 81 has been learned, has
been operatino amc- the white
people for some time. end collected
a GOOD sum for himself.
Respectfully submitted
n. w. HARTJFE. PRINCIPAL
NJ Z a.. hcI TnAT ECuRD LIN