The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-02-02


The State Teachers Institute for Shia-
wassee county will be held at Corunna,
commencing at 10 o'clock q. m. Monday,
March 10, and closing at 4 p. m, Friday,
March %, Commissioner Hudson Sheldon,
Corunna, Local Committee.
There Is no doubt as to the value Of
good live institute. Experience proves that
rs rule the most successful, alert, progress
sive teachers are those who avail themselves
of the work given at such meetings.
The persons in charge of the instruction
at these institutes are those who have had
practical experience In school work and
know how to impart to others portion of
what they have gained In this experience.
Effort has been put forth to give the county
the best institute ever held.
The work will combine professional and
academic instruction. The institute will
be divided into sections and the instructors
will conduct classes for the purpose of re-
viewing some studies and also to illustrate
certain methods of instruction. The work.
ers have been urged to arrange for calls
thenic exercises, singing, marching and the
like, so as to make the work move off cheer
lily and without fatigue.
The time for study at the institute will
necessarily be limited, and in order to per-
init the most profitable of exercises the
following topics are suggested SO that those
who purpose attending may make some
preparation:
ARITHMETIc-(D Fractions, (2) percent
age, (S) mensuration. az evolution.
GRAMMAR-(D Relative clauses (g infin-
itives, (3) participates, az objective compile
ments.
GEoGRAPHY-(D Michigan, (2) model
outline of South America, (3) commercial
geography of the United States.
HIsToRY-(D The Mexican War, (2) the
constitution, (3) Civil War, (4) political
parties, (5) important current events.
Z PHYsIoLoGY-Q) The Heart, (2) health
lessOns-see manual for country schools,
(S) ventilation, (4) digestion.
CIVIL GovERNMEMT-(1) Executive Off
GERS of nation, state, county, city, village,
az compare makeup and duties of Congress
and Legislature, (9) how amendments are
made to state and national constitutions, az
taxes.
PEDAGoGY-The fourth and fifth chap
tiers of Putnam's Primer or its equivalent.
READING AND ORTHoGRAPHY-Long-
fellows Evangeline. A spelling match will
be conducted on the names of the states and
territories and fifty technical words of gram
mar and physiology.
The proceeding topics are given to aid in
proper preparation for the work. Bring
any text books. Be thinking and studying
along the lines of the topics suggested, and
even weeks institute may be made very
profitable with class work and lectures COM
bined.
The Institute LdD oLJOlos teachers,
lChOse schools are in session at the time
appointed for the County Institute, held
under the direction of the State Superin-
terlder,t, TO close their schools dlI7inq the
continuance of such Institute without for
feittng their ,odges for as mdny half daus
as they are IN attendance at the Institute.
There will be no enrolment fee, and 1t
would seem as If every wide-awake pedagog
or would-be pedagog would arrange to at.
tend every session.
Full particulars in regard to board, etc..
may be obtained upon application to the
local committee.
HENRY r. PATTENGILL,
Supt of Public Instruction.