The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-07
The Cousty Institute.

Ihe 3Zd annual session OF the
Dubois County Teachers Institute
this week is more numerously at
tended than any Institute hereto
fore held in the county. 1t began
Monday morning with probably
300 people in Northumberland
and those who expected to become
teachers when they shall be able to
obtain a license. On Tuesday there
WIS a considerable increase in at
tendance-about 500 being present
at one time, so that all could not be
seated, and 15S enrolled and paid
the institute fee OF 10 cents each.
There are about 135 teachers en-
ployed in Dubois county each win
ter, 50 it will be seen that the sup
ply is in excess of the demand.
This being SO will naturally instill
pride in the teachers, and lead
each one to try and excel in their
chosen profession, as Trustees and
patrons will certainly demand the
best instructors for their schools. 1t
will also tend to build up the
schools, SO that the terms will be
longer, and consequently the yearly
salary larger. When our public
schools all over the State have ten
months terms each year, then
teaching will soon be Justly classed
a. q profession-and not, as now in
most cases, q mere stepping stone
to some thing else better.
The instructors obtained by Co.
Supt. Wilson, viz: Prof. Thos. A.
Mott, Of Madison, Prof. +. +.
Sutherland, Of Shoals, and DIR.
Sherman l.. Davis, Of Bloomington,
were present on Monday and the
work began promptly, the singing
under the direction OF Prof. Suth-
erlsnd, being decided addition to
the interest developed. The Pro-
lessor has given concise lectures and
Instructions on the principles and
of music each day dur
ing the week, and some teachers
tried their voices who were her Ito
lore supposed TO have no ear for it.
Prof. Sutherland also lectured on
Dr. DAVIS is the scientific man OF
the Substitute, and delves into and
some phases Of education
that q number OF teachers had not
thought Of. He talked on microbes
- a disease breeder in many
schools, and showed how they af-
Iected the human system of children
IN close, crowded, over-heated
rooms. He also talks on different
phases Of education as connected
With q child's faculties.
Prof. Mott illustrates History,
rom the creation to the beginning
u Grover Clevsland's reign-when
analogous illustrations seem to fail.
He also lectures on psychology.
Prof. w. B. Sinclair and Prof.
D. M. Geeting, opposing candidates
or State Supt. were making friends
vith the ladies and shaking hands
nth the men on Wednesday. Hon.
!. N. Sweeney, OF indianapolis,
Ilso gave the Institute talk We'd
lesday, renewing his former ac-
Iuaintances with teachers of this
ounty, where he served as a teach
r himself, and as County Supt. for
s years. w. A. Bell, editor Of the
indiana School Journal, also lent
bej ehu'gence Of his broad smile
nd his long experience as an edu.
ator TO the Institute on "Wednesday.
'rof. Yoder was also in attendance
- helping generously that day.
sffof. Davis talked to a large
ud1eace on Wednesday night,
bout what he saw in Germany.
fshy Of our German teachers could
avetoid him Of q good many !
Kings n-the German schools he !
liled to see. But to others the
ak WAS quite interestinO