The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-06-21
Normal Institute.


The annual session of the Ford County
Normal Institute will be held at the
Third Ward school building in Dodge
City. beginning July 80, and closing
August 23d. 1895.
The session will be in charge Of Prof.
L. d. Ellis. of Lawrence. kans. He will
be assisted by Miss Alice Reynolds.
Prof. A. II. Newton and Prof. f. ".
Kelley.
Prof. Ellis is too well known to the
people Of Ford county to need an intro
duction. but suffice it to say. that for real
worth, earnestness of purpose thorough
ness. faithfulness and fidelity to duty he
is unsurpassed. He understands the COLI
ditions here in Western Kansas, and is in
full sympathy with our teachers. The
writer believes that no man in the state
can do more for the teachers Of Ford
county than can Prof. Ellis.
Miss Alice Reynolds is teacher who
never fails to win the esteem and respect
of her pupils. She is a graduate of both
courses in the State Normal School, also
of the kindergarten course under Miss
Huffman. She has had several years ex.
perience in teaching and in institute
work and we feel sure that she will merit
the praise of all.
Prof. A. II. Newton, of Valley
Center, Kansas, was formerly teacher at
Soule College. He will be remembered
by many citizens who were here at the
time. Many years of success in the
school room and in institute work will be
help to us all.
Last but not least we mention Prof. E.
W. Kelley, one of our own number. He
is making a splendid success of the work
now at Soule College. A man that can
do this under the present circumstances,
needs no other recommendation. Prof.
Kelley will teach a normal term at the
college before our county institute opens,
and we hope many Of our teachers will
attend. This will be grand opportunity
to prepare for teaching especially in the
academic features of the work.
1t is our desire to make this session of
our County Normal as efficient as posi-
bic. All the work will be carefully pre-
pared by the instructors, and an earnest
effort will be made to reach every men,
Der of the institution with just such in
struction. encouragement and assistance
as the individual case demands. In
other words we are determined to adapt
the work to the needs of those who at
| tend.
We hope every teacher and every one
aspiring to become a teacher will make
arrangement to attend. We understand
fully that to do this will necessitate some
self denial and involve some expenses.
But it is a duty that we owe to those who
are to become our pupils that we keep up
with present day progress and fit our
selves for the work we are about to
undertake.
The best teacher if he neslects to i'm
prove and to associate himself with others
| in the same work will slide back into
condition which will render him unfit to
have the care of our cOuntry's youth.
School officials should look well to this
matter and require the one you propose
to employ to attend the normal.
MODEL SCHOOL.
There will be a model school in cOn-
nection with the institution limited to
thirty pupils of the primary grade and as
many of the intermediate grade. 10
these careful instructions will be given.
Those wishing TO enroll pupils in this
school will do well to apply early as the
number we can receive is limited rs
above indicated.
Tuition fee either in the institute or in
| the model school is S100.
BY way of preparation for this work.
we would suggest that each teacher read
some professional work OH teaching.
Very respectfully,
f, ID. WEBB, Co. Supt.