The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-08-21
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
For Baraga County Will Be
Held In This City
Next Month.
A FIVE DAYS SESSION,
Commencing Monday Morning,
Sept. 9th, and Closing FRI
day Afternoon, Sept. 10th.

The State teachers institute for
Baraga county will be held in this
city commencing Monday, Septem-
ber 9th, at 10 a. m. and closing
Friday, September 10th, at p. m
The following was received this week
from Jason E. Hammond state su-
perintendent of public instruction:
A good institute is of inestimable
value to the teacher and to the per
son preparing to enter the profes-
sion. 1t gives inspiration and sug-
gestion TO the progressive teacher,
and leads the novice to prepare more
thoroughly and hold higher ideals of
the teachers work A good insti-
tute is genial, lively, methodical,
systematic, orderly, enthusiastic
school. Instructors have been select
ed who have had much practical ex-
perience 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 one of the best in
stitutes ever held in the county.
The work will combine academic and
professional instruction. The in
stitute will be divided into sections;
and the instructors will conduct
classes for the purpose of reviewing
some studies, and also to illustrate
up to-date methods of instruction.
The workers have been urged
10 arrange for calisthenic eX-
ercises, singing, marching, and the
like, so as TO make the work move
off cheerily 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 pur-
pose attending may be thinking and
reading along the lines to be followed,
Automatically Mental arithmetic drill. q,
Cancellation applied TO analysis, proper
ton and percentage dDeluding bank dis
count. 81 Business forms.
Aigebra-'D Analysis of definitions and dis
cussion Of signs. (2) Factoring. C3l Affected
quadraties.
Geometry-n) Definitions. (2} Construction
of problems. with demonstration of the same.
Botany Elementary instruction.
Civil Goverpment-t) Similarity OF govern
ment OF county. state and nation. (2l Discus
sion of last special session of congress.
Hstory-u) Progress during the last thirty
years in science. invention, industry, and edu-
cation. q Finarce. (Sj Important current
events.
Geographically Lessons on relief forms and
the causes that produced them. l2 study OF
the forces that are every &here at work modi.
flying the earth's surface. t3) Practical illus
tratiou Of how to correlate geography and
history, by topical lessons about the countries
now attracting universal attention.
Grammar-lil Practical drill in the art of
expression, both oral and written. IL Com
mon errors Of speech. l3l Analysis of SEN
teuces selected from the little classic used for
literary work, or Of difficult sentences handed
in.
Literature-Any one OF the following may be
used for this work, as the instructor may
select; "Irving's Westminster Abbey" No.
gS of the Maynard Il Merrill Classics; Lowelrs
"yision of Sir Launfal," No. 80 of the Hough.
ton a. Mifiin Riverside series; "Merchant of
Venice" American Book Co.'S Eclectic Eng
lish Classics.
Orthography-[il Word analysis using the
little classic selected for literary work. III
Pronunciation contest, either oral or written,
making the list from physiological terms u.s.
ing the names of diseases geographical terms,
names Of noted personages, ana words that
are generally nispronounced.
Physlology-llI School hygiene. l2l Preven-
tion Of communicable diseases-see Health
Office circulars. l3 Critical analysis OF the
process of human growth repair, with special
reference to concise and accurate methods of
expression.
Pedagogy--lil Child study. t2l Talks based
on Psychology and Pcychic culture by
Halleck, the book adopted for the reading
circle work for the coming year.
The preceding topics are given to
aid in a proper preparation for the
work. Teachers should bring books
for reference along the lines of the
topics suggested, and even week S
institute may be made very profit
able with class work and lectures
combined.
The institute law allows teachers,
whose schools are in session at the
time appointed for the county in
stitute held under the direction of
state superintendent, to close their
schools during the continuance OF
such institute, without forfeiting
their wages, for as many half days as
they are in attendance at the in
stitute.
There will be no enrolment fec,
and every teacher or would-be
teacher should arrange to attend
every session. Try to be present
the first session. Full particulars
in regard to board, etc, may be
obtained upon application to Com
missioner NJ. ]. McKanna, Of the
local committee.