Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-13
THE TEACHERS
The Annual Rock island County
Institute.
TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK

The FORMAL Conducted By the County
Superintendent of schools = The sum-
msr School an Innovation This Year
The Instructors.
The annual Rock Island county
teachers institute is to be held next
week. commencing at 1890 Monday
morning at the Rock Island High
school. Registration will begin at
9 O'Clock the day of the opening. In
his announcement Mr.. Mckeever
says: "All who hold q valid Rock
Island county certificate, or who have
paid an examination fee during the
year. are entitled to the privileges
Of the institute without any charge.
The law fixes a fee Of 81 for all
others. We have endeavored to
secure the best workers along the
different lines, that our funds would
justify; men and women whose
characters and habits are worthy of
imitation. and whose educational
methods are practical, and within
reach of the average teacher. The
subject of child study which is at
tracing such general attention, will
be presented by the secretary of the
Child Study association of Illinois,
and it is hoped some new lines Of
thought will be aroused in the minds
of teachers on this subject. so full of
promise"
The stan of instructors will include
W. H. Allen. of Carbon Cliff, in men
tai arithmetic and history, Prof. J..
H. Holmes, OF the Denison, Iowa,
Normal, in arithmetic aud gram
mar, Miss Nellie Moore, of Defiance,
Ohio. primary work, Miss Jennie
Curtis, Of Cedar Falls, Iowa, geog-
raphy and chalk modelling. Prof. w.
n. Halsey, Of Rock Island, music,
botany. philosophy and literature.
Supt. H. NJ slousou, of Moline, will
discuss the subject. Education
Comes Chiefly Through Expression. ~
c. c. Van Lew will lecture on
Child Study"
A Teachers Summer School.
County Superintendent E B. Nc.
keever has for some time realized
that there are many teachers who
are really anxious to spend part OF
each vacation in fitting themselves
professionally for better work by be-
coming more thorough masters Of
the subject taught by them. aud by
seeing other and perhaps better
methods employed. To give the
teachers of this and other counties
such an oppo' tunity under exper.
fenced instructors, with the enthusi.
asm which is begotten OF numbers
engaged in the same pursuit Il
summer school has been decided
upon to be- in June % and close July
"a. The plan presented in q letter
to each teacher in the county has
been approved, and Q large number
has promised not only to attend but
to do what.is possible to make the
school a success. Glasses will be
organized in all the branches re-
quired for county certificate.
There will be five classes doing DIFF
ferent kinds of work in geography
aud four different classes in gram.
mar. Those attending will be ex.
pected to study lessons from books
and topical outlines, and to recite.
Principal w. N. Halsey, of the
Rock Island High school, will have
charge Of the grammar division.
Miss Jennie f. Curtis. instructor in
geography of the Iowa State normal
at Cedsr Rapids, will direct the
geography. j. f. Bittinger, super.
intendent Of the Port Byron schools,
will have classes in physiology,
physics, botany, zoology and slge
bra. W. H. Allen, principal of tn.
Carbon Cliff schools. will organize
two classes in arithmetic. Miss Alb.
be II. Hunter, supervisor Of pri
mary instruction in the Peoria pub
lie hools. will have charge of tn,
primary department.
At the close of the school Supt
McKeeyer. with the assistance OF tn,
instructors, will examine all thos,
wishing county certificates ar desir
ing to raise their grades.
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