The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-06
THE NEWPORT INSTITUTE.

Much interest is being taksn by Benton
county teachers in the coming institute to bs
hold at Newport, August 1Sth-22d. In or
der that teachers Of the county might take
advantage of this opportunity. Saperintend-
| ent Denman has concluded to postpone the
annual county institut, until next spring.
Supt. Denman has been busy this week
mailing circular letters to teachers OF Ben
ton county, of which the following is copy
As has b ,en preannounced, State Super
intendent Irwin is making extensive prepar-
ations for holding institute for the Will
lamette valley teachers at Newport, begin
ming August 18Th, and continuing for four
consecutive days. 1t is the intention of Su-
perintendent Irwin to make this the best in
stitu.e eysr held in this portion Of tho state.
The leadiR, educators of our state will bs
present and give lectures on pedagogy and
other scientific subjects.
In order to make this institute available
for all OF our to lchers and school officers, the
o. O. s. E. r. r. has consented to issue round
trip tickets for $3.50, good for ten days after
August 18th. The indulgent people of New
port have arranged with the hotels to accom-
modate all visitors at reduced ratos. The
residents of that city arc hospitable an lnu-
nilicent. They wiiispars no means in maxi
ing your visit one Of entertainment, pleasure
and recreation.
Newport presents many attractions in the
way of curiosities and geological phenomena
which are unequaled by any other summer
resort in the Northwest, and students Of ma
ture can find no better place to studyithe deep
mysteries of natures laboratory, than here.
This will be an opportunity seldom OBJ
tanned for our teachers and school officers to
spend their vacation in profitable way.
In order that all of our teachers might
take advantage of this opportunity, the
county board of examiners and myself have
until spring. 1 hope that our teachers will
lend a. helping hand, as well as cooperate
together in making this institute a success.
Let us, fellow teachers and CO workers. make
special effort to be present on this occasion,
and am sure we will be benefited, as we'll
as amply paid for the time thus spent.
The program for the session is as follows:
II. Chapman, president University OF Ore
gon; lecture, Governor VIM. P. Lord;
geography, 'How to Teach 1t, j. Burnham,
principal Couch school, Portland; "Impor-
tance Of Studying Pedagogics," w. II. AL
len, State Normal school, Monmouth; mu.
sic; address Of welcome, S. G. Irwin, mayor
Of Newport; music; response to address of
weIcoms, g. N. Irwin, superintendent of
public instruction, Salem; music.
Wednesday, August 19th.-'Duties Of
PRINCIPALS" Hiram Tyrse, principal public
schools, Albany; methods of Teaching Or
thography," D. ". s. Reid, principal public
schools, Eugene; ''Duties Of School .Direc-
tors," Hon. W. E. Yates, Corvallis; "Pri-
mary Work. Mrs. W. FL. Allen, training
department, Oregon State Normal school,
Monmouth; address, Hon. H. b. Miller,
president State Agricultural College Of Ore
gon.
Thursday, August 2Oth.-" Methods of
Teaching Arithmetic" Herbert Kittridge,
principal public school, La Grande; ''Sing
ing in Public Schools" r. A. Heritage, dean
musical department, Willamette University;
methods Of Teaching History in Public
Schools" Frank Rigler. supcrintan dent city
schools Portland; address, P. L.. Campbell,
president State Normal school, Monmouth;
lecture, DR.. Thomas Condor, University of
Oregon, Eugene.
Friday. August 2lst.-''Penmanship and
Business Methods in Public Schools" A. P.
Armstrong, president Portland Business col
r =
told, dean State Agricultural College, Cor
Wallis; Methods of teaching English Gram
mar" Geo. A. PEBBLES, superintendent city
schools, Salem; address, Hon. W. r. Ellis,
member of congress.