Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-08-27
Custer County Institute.

A former Free Trader.
Custer County Institute.
The annual Custer county Institute
opened at Custer August 22nd, with a
full corps OF instructors in charge. Pres.
III. X. Warren of Yankton College has
work in the following classes, grammar,
physical geography, civics, geography,
didactics and history. Having been a
teacher for many yeass, President Wsr-
rem has fund of practical ideas in
school discip ipline and methods of teach
ing and the teachers are deriving great
benefit from his work.
In securing Professor J. A. Shannon
Of Chicago, Miss Drew was certainly
very fortunate, as it is so seldom in our
institutes that we have an instructor
such as Professor Shannon is proving
himself Professor Shannon has work
ed in Chicago University, and along
lines Of work presented in the Education
al Journals, so that the.teachers are pre-
pared to receive his up to date instruc-
ton.
Mrs. Bertha Y. Thornby, of Hot
Springs, is presenting primary work in
an agreeable and instructive manner.
Mrs. Thornby has no equal in her line
of work in South Dakota, and the
teachers appreciate the rare privilege
of haying Mrs. Tho rnby with them.
In the mornings the work is DEVOTED
to primary methods and discussion of
the state course of study. In the after
moons the time is givea to advanced
reading. If the "young Americans" of
this country fail to improve in reading
the ensuing year it will be the fault of
the teacher, and not from lack of
knowledge.
The teachers are pleased to have as
their instructor in drawing, penmanship
and physiology, Prof. G. w. Fallon, who
was one of the instructors last year.
The following is list of the teachers
in attendance.
Misses Truax, Drew, Gurney, Ross,
Wilde, Anderson, Harvey, Jennie Tay-
lor, Lula Taylor, Layton, Erva Bower,
Roxanna Bower, Bostwick, Maggie
Richardson, Vssta Richardson, Fay,
Iiamlon, Nellie Marble. Myrtle Marble.
Florance Curtis, Victoria Curtis, Strick-
land, Winnie Thomson, Blanche Thorn
son, Rutkowski, Hand, Tubbs, Petch,
Dunn, Havens. Albien, Nelson, Radford,
and Mesdames Hepburn and Palmer,
and Messrs w. r. Woods, w. A. Neyin,
Orr, Radford and Butcher.
The Institute has been favored by the
presence of the following visitors, who
by their coming showed their interest
in educational matters Prof Hesnard
Fremont, Nebraska; Rey. o. w. Butter.
field, w. f. Benedict, Mrs. Radford
Miss Faith Radford, Mesdames Willis
Grantham, Fitch, Garlock, Ainslie
Delicate, Bailey, Roberts and Misses
Radford, jameson, Maple, Towner, and
Tubbs.
INSTITUTE NOTES.
Miss Drew has endeavored to make
her last work among the teachers her
best and the appreciation of the teach
ers is evinced by the interest show in
the work.
On Tuesday morning, the teachers en-.
joyed talk given by Miss Robinson Of
Rapid, telling ofthe work of the "Good
Conduct Club" in her school. The
ideas as given to the teachers will doubt
less prove an inspiration for higher
levels throughout the year.
The instructors, together with num-
ber of the teachers, are planning TRIP
to Sylvan Lake Saturday.
Wednesday morning, Prof Shannon
rendered beautiful solo, "The Sweet
est Story Ever Told" in very pleasing
manner.
Pres. Warren is to give lecture tc
the teachers and the residents of Custer
next Wednesday evening at the Con
gregational church. Pres. Warren ha!
chosen as his subject Reading for our
Boys and Girls" subject of vital i'm
portance to every parent as well a.
teacher. 1t is hoped that Presiden
Warren will be greeted by a large audi
ence.
Thursday morning a quartette com
posed of Messrs Shannon and Fallor
and Misses Drew and Dunn sang at the
morning exercises.
Mrs, Thornby gave a reading from
Hamlet" which was very enjoyable.
Miss Drew has kindly consented tc
give the teachers the benefit of her re
cent visit in the east by talks on "Smith
sonian Institute" and the Battlefield o
Gettysburg"