The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-07-17
STATE TEACHERS INSTITUTE
For st. Clair County Will Be
Held at Port Huron from
August 10 to 10.
Commr. r. B. Fairman, Port Huron,
Local Committee.

| Local. committee.
The State Teachers Institute for st.
Clair County will be held at Port Hur-
on, commencing at 10 o'clock, q. M,
Monday, August 10, and closing at 4
p. M. Wednesday, August 10.
a good institute is of inestlmable
value to the teacher and to the person
preparing to enter the profession. 1t
gives inspiration and suggestion to the
progressive teacher and leads the nov
ice to prepare more thoroughly and
hold higher ideals of the Teachers
work. A good institute is genial,
lively, methodical, systematic, orderly,
enthusiastic school. Instructors have
| been selected who have had much
practical experience in the school room
and know how to give others portion
of what they have thus learned. 1t is
confidently expected that this will be
the best institute eyer held in the
county.
The work will combine professional
and academic instruction. The insti-
tute will be divided into sections; and
the instructors will conduct classes for
the purpose of reviewing some studies,
and also to illustrate certain methods
of instruction. The workers have been
urged to arrange for calisthenic exer-
cises, 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 be necessarily limited and, in
order to permit the most profitable of
class exercises. the following topics are
suggested, so that those who purpose
attending may make some preparations
Arithmetic-D Mental arithmetic
drill, ~ applications in mensuration.
Grammar-(D Intinitiyes and par
ticiples, (2) common errors in speech,
(3) analysis of sentences selected from
Fortune of the Republic"
Geographically Michigan, (2) model
lessons on Venezuela, Cuba, Armenia,
or the Transvaal
History-Q lsl5-ls6l, (2) finance,
(3) important current events.
Physlology-D The digestion, (2)
prevention of communicable diseases
see health circulars, (3) respiration
ventilation Of schools, (4) the ear.
Civil Government-Q) Executive Of
ficers of nation, state, county, city,
village, (2) compare Congress and
Michigan legislature.
Photography The eighth and 9th
chapters of Putnam's Primer or its
equivalent, (2) child study manual.
Algebra-(D Equations, (2) factor
ing, (3) problems.
Geometry-Simplc problems and
demonstrations.
Botany-Elementary instruction.
Reading and Observation-Disclosures
sons "Fortune of the Republic" A
spelling match will be conducted on
the Michigan Test and fifty technical
words of physiology and arithmetic.
The preceding topics are given to
aid i'll a proper preparation for the
work. Bring any textbooks. BY
thinking and studying along the lines
of the topics suggested, and even
weeks institute may he made very
profitable with class work and lectures
combined.
The institute law allows teachers,
whose schools are in session at the
time appointed for the county IN
stitue held under the direction of the
State superintendent, to close their
schools during the continuance of such
institute, without FORGETTING their
wages, for as many half days as they
are in attendance at the institute.
There will be no enrolment fee, and
every teacher or would-be teacher,
should arrange to attend every session.
Try to he present at the first session.
Full particulars i'm regard to board,
may be obtained by application to the
local committee. III. X. Pattengill,
Supt. Of Publ &c Instruction.