The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-29
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Members to be Received and
rendered Banquet This
Evening.
On Tomorrow and Wednesday
They Will be In Formal
Session.
Subjects to be Considered Are Normal
Training and Science In tho Pub
lie Schools.

The annual meeting Of the State Teach
ers' institute begins to-day, and will con-
tinue until Wednesday evening next. A
number of the members arrived in the city
yesterday. and to-day's t4ains will bring in
great many more. 1t promises to be very
interes ing and instructive occasion, and
has attracted considerable attention from
the state press. The Helena Board of
Trade has taken an active interest in the
affair, and has made elaborate arrange
ments to receive and welcome these guests
to the chief city of the state. The Boara
of Trade rooms in the Power block have
been handsomely decorated and fitted up
as a headquarters for the visitors while in
the city. Additional rooms have also been
secured in the same block through the
courtesy OF the agents of the building.
which will also be used at the reception
this evening. Between six and eight
o'clock the guests will be es-
co,ted to the building where a
public reception will be held between those
hours. Prof. komandy q orchestra has been
engaged and will be stationed in the large
covered court of the Power block during
the reception. Toward the close of the
concert an address of welcome will be made
by ex-Superintendent Logan. From eight
until nine banquet will be held on the
sixth floor.
The board of trade has named the fol-
lowing ladies to act as a reception commit
tee: Mrs. w. E. Cox, chairman: Mrs. A. g.
Logan, Mrs. q. +. Boos, Mrs. II. NJ. Par
chen, Mrs. VIM. Muth, Mrs: r. G. Walker,
Mrs. I. H. Kleinschmidt, Mrs. Joe Davis,
T~l, I'D, Mro
schmidt. Mrs. w. A. Chessman, Mrs. j. z.
Porter. Mrs. John W. Thompson, Mrs. b.
Brown, Mrs. e. G. Richards. No institute
work will be done in the evening. the occa-
sion being wholly of a social nature, and Is
designed to welcome the teachers to Helena
other before the formal proceedings OF the
session are commenced tomorrow.
At the banquet this evening Governor
Toole will respond to the topic, The Rela-
tion Of the State to the Puplic Schools"
state Superintendent Cannon will also
ress of Montana j. II. Russell, president
of the state institute. will deliver an ad-
dress on ''School Laws" This will be fol-
lowed by dancing until midnight.
The formal session of the institute will
begin tomorrow morning at st. Paul's M.
the evening by an address by Dr.. F. r.
Tower. president of the Montana Univer-
sity, on Higher Education. The programme
selected for to-morrow's session is as fol-
lows:
Primary Reading-Miss Alice Hopper,
Helena, and Miss Gilchrist, Great Falls.
Intermediate Readine-Miss Mary Hanks,
Dillon, and MI. L. G. SHELTON, Boulder.
Advanced Reading-J. M. Hamilton, Mis-
soula, and Miss Harriet Hord, Missonla.
Primary Arithmetic-J: shu!l, Philips
burg. and Miss Bette Rely, Miles City.
Advanced Arithmetic-W. 3. Harmon.
Bozeman, and Miss Anna Gillies, Ana
conda.
short Methods of Arithmetic-J. G. Ma
honey, Silver Star, and G. NJ. Foote, Deer
Lodge.
During Tuesday afternoon the various
county superintendents, the state superin-
tendent and the members Will hold dis
cussion on topics concerning their pro-
fessional relations.
On Wednesday morning the institute will
consider the subjects of normal training
and science in the public schools, for which
the following programme has been ar
ranged: =
Normal Schools. A. Riley, Twin
Bridges; L. A. Ostein, Miles City, and J.
Giier Long, Bitter Root.
Professional Reading-S. A. Merritt, Hell
ena; Miss Mary G. Mooney, Billings; ~. o.
Reed, Deer Lodge. III
Scientific Iemperance-Mrs. w. w. wy
lie, Bozeman, and Mrs. u. e. Howey, Hell
ena. 80
Elementary Science-A. L. Stone, Ana
conda; and G.. w. banks, Great Falls.
It is expected that the business of the
institute will be concluded on Wednesday,,
afternoon with the election OF new officers
and reports of committees. lecture is
announced for the evening after which the
new officers will be introduced. The pres
ent officers are: President, J. r. Russell:
secretary and treasurer, j. G. lempleton;
executive committee, Mrs. n. s. Cummings,
L. b. Miller and r. q. Young.
City teachers and those from abroad are
requested to call at the Office of Superinten-
dent Young, over Parchen's drug store. cor
ner of Main and Broadway, register and
obtain Board OF Trade badge.
All of the railroads have made a one and
one-fifth rate for members of the institute
Upon payment of full fare one way from
starting point to Helena and securing a
certificate from j. G. Templeton, secretary
of the institute, return ticket can be kur-
chased for one-dfth of the regular rate.
Rates have been made by the hotels of
the city as follows: Merchants, 81 per day;
Grand Central. s. per day; Helena, 50 per
day; Cosmopolitan. So per day. Rooms
and board at private houses may be OBJ
tainsd at rates varying from $l.25 to $l.5O
per day.
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