The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1894-07-28
|B6ttirea1 CO. Teachers Institute.
Most Successful Session Ever Held in
the County.
| Professor Clcmmer Does Himself Proud
as Conductor.
Attendance Unedualled.

Teachers Institute ever held IN this coun.
". Owing 10 the peculiarly of the train
service on this branch, Supt. Greig de-
termined to begin the session on Satur-
day rather than Monday, and close Thurs
day instead of Friday, thus enabling
teachers to reach Bottineau the day pre-
Y GUS and leave for their labors the day
succeeding. 1t was a good plan and high
ly appreciated, especially by the conduct
or who was thus enabled to join his faml-
iy on Friday night instead of being com
PEELED to watt till Monday. The intense
interest in the event was shown by the
presence of every teacher in the county,
and by each days attendance. Through
ont the entire session, there was not an
absentee save for sickness. A splendid
commentary on the ability Of the conduct
or. Prof. c. H. Clemmer. Of Grand Forks.
[. is only under the present excellent sys-
TEN Of equal remuneration for each IN
stitute held, no matter how large or how
populous the county, that B%ottineau was
enabled to secure the Professors services.
In his line, he has no superlols and tew'
if any, equals. There is nothing OF the
challatan or trickstcr about him, his en-
tire energy being given to his profession.
That our teachers had a high opinion OF
him, was evidenced by their anxiety to be
present promptly at each session, and al
S, by their expressions Of satisfaction.
| Saturday was devoted mainly to organic
! ing and getting under way for the weeks
work. 1t is impossible for us TO present
each days work in detail, nor would it be
of general interest. Monday evening was
devoted to a social reunion OF teachers,
ex-teachers and their friends--those who
had any-all meeting in the Odd Fellows
Hall where social conversation was inter-
spersed with music, wit, e~loquence, read
inls, Rotations, etc. Later ice cream
was served as ordered by Supt. Greig. and
was taken into the interior department to
be warmed over. Tuesday afternoon, the
Professor read before the institute a syn
opsis of his lecture on the Norsemen and
%anci2nt Morse discoveries. We had the
pleasure and profit of listening to this pa
per which showed extensive research and
closest discrimination. Prof. Clemmer is
evidently an admirer of the Scandinavian
people, and since hearing his paper we
have been calling him "Ole." Wednes-
day evening was devoted to a lecture by
the Professor. his subject being Sleep"
The audience was fairly large and was
certainly as intelligent as any ever gath
cred in Bottineau. To say the lecture
was interesting, is putting it very mildly.
For nearly an hour, the speaker had the
rapt attention of the listeners, and there
prevailed that deep silence more ~flatter-
ing than the widest applause. At the op-
ening of the institute, the superintendent
presented to the teachers the course of
study prepared by the state department
for our public schools, and announced his
intention of holding examinations for pro-
motion, based upon it. We consider this
a most important move and one which
must result in great good. Taken all in
all, the session was a most successful one,
and one which nus leave its impress on
the school work in this county. We ap-
pend the resolutions adopted by the insti-
tute just before adjourning:
L. RESOLVED, That the most hearty
thanks CT the Bottineau Teachers Insti-
tutc be rendered to Prof. Clemmer, con-
ductor Of the said institute, for the able,
efficient and painstaking manner in which
he has conducted the same.
z. RESOLVED, That we feel it a duty
to express our appreciation of the interest
taken by SO many of the Bottineau citi-
zens in our Institute during the week just
past.
3. RESOLVED, That we beg leave to
tender Capt. Thompson and his interest
ing family our hearty thanks fer the hos
pitable manner in which they entertained
the teachers of the Institute, at their
home.
d. RESOLVED, That we, as teachers,
urge upon the parents their hearty CO.
operation with the teachers in school
work, because we recognize the fact that
the teachers efforts can be greatly aided
by the parents supplying their children
with reading matter suitable to their age,
and with this object in view, insisting on
their reading a little every day.
s. RESOLVED, That we think it a pub
lie duty to provide each school with a suit
able circulating library, to be composed
Of juvenile works on travel, natural his
tory, history, biography. etc, with a view
to add to their knowledge and cultivate a
taste for reading.
g.. RESOLVED, That we also think that
the means should by right be provided
from The school funds, but failing in this,
the funds might be raised by private sub
scription or proceeds of school concerts.
7. RESOLVED. That we believe in un-
iformity of text books both in County and
State. and that a set of text books for use
in the school room should be provided
from the district school funds.
8. RESOLVED, That we tender DR..
Greig, our county superintendent, a vote
of hearty thanks for his practical lessons
and suggestions given, and also for his
efforts In making the Institute a success.
MAMIE MCLEAN,
ALEX. MCINTOSH,