The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-05-13

Their Experience.
Territorial Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction Hopkins has issued the
following call for a teachers institute
to be held at Oklahoma City May % to
20 inclusive;
To the County Superintendents, Con-
ductors. Instructors and Teachers Of
Oklahoma.
The Fourth annual session OF the
Territorial Teachers Institute will
convene at Oklahoma City, Okla on
May PA &C, 1s0s.
We do not deem il necessary TO en-
ter upon anv discussion TO convince
the Institute workers in Oklahoma that
they should attend this annual session
of the institute,
This meeting will furnish an excel
lent opportunity for mutual cOnsulta-
tion and advice. There ought TO be
no necessity to urge attendance. You
cannot fail to be generally benefited
by attending, and corresponding ad-
vantages will accrue TO the County
Normal Institutes in oklahoma.
We must make public opinion in
favor of better preparation OF teachers
for their work. Very cordially,
s. N. HopKINs,
Conductor.
The attention of the friends OF edu-
cation generally is called to the fol-
lowing program;
Program.
MONDAY EVENING, MAY %.
MusIC
Address OF welcome, Prof. j. NJ. Pat
terson, Oklahoma City.
Response, superintendent l.. W..
Baxter, Guthrie.
Address The Normal Institute, 5.
n. Hopkins, conductor.
MUSIC.
Announcements.
Social.
TUESDAY MORNING.
s:30-Devotional exercises
9;0O-Organ zation OF the county
normal institute. Leader-Superin-
tendent w. N. Rice, Norman. Assist
Superintendent G.. ID. Moss,
Kinghsher; VIM. j. Parsons, Alva.
General discussion.
l0-Graded course Of study for ok
lahoma normal institutes. Leader
Superintendent T. j. Brookway, Alva.
Assistants superintendent j. IL.
Ware, Shawnee; Miss Maud DeCou,
Newkirk.
General discussion.
Assignments and promotions
in the Normal Institute Leader,
Supt o. G.. Palmer, Ponca City; Supt.
j. Il. League, Hennessey; Supt. II. Ii
Kellogg, FL Reno.
General discussion.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
e.OO-The teachers reading circle
work Leader, Prof. John Davis,
Yel.on Assistants, j. A. Spurlock,
Enid George b, Thompson, Enid.
General discussion.
3:00-Child study from the stand
point OF a rural school Leader, Prof
+. III. Umholtz, Edmond. Assistants,
Mrs. w. III. Miller, Blackwell; Mrs. l..
M. Henderson, lei Reno.
General discussion
4;0O-United States history in the
Normal Institute. Leader, Supt. Alice
V. Beitmen, oklahoma City. Assist.
ants, Supt Cleo c. Powers, Watonga;
Supt. Clara Ruddell, Arapahoe.
General discussion,
TUESDAY EVENING.
Music.
s;oo-Lecture, Prof D. r.. Boyd,
Norman.
Music.
Social.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
$50 Devotional exercises.
9;O0--Arithmetic in the normal in
stitute Leader--B. II. Nihart, okla
homa City. Assistqnts-K. c. Cox,
Mangum. General discussion.
l0-Map drawing in the public
school. Leader-Principa w. A. Del
zell, Jefferson. Assistants-MissA Alma
Carson, Guthrie; uperintendent s. u.
Myers, Perry. General discussion.
li-Revision Of the course OF study
for the Oklahoma rural schools
Observation-Disclosures Henry II.
Dodd, Guthrie. ssistants-Superin.
tendent Il. l.. Cralle, Norman Princi-
pal +. NJ. Hoag, Crescent City. Gen
eral discussion.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
2:o0 How TO instruct the teacher 10
classify the rural schools according 20
the course OF Study Leader, Supt 4.
Boyer, Pond Creek. Assistants Supt
X M. Burch, Newkirk; Supt +. ID.
Harnden, Pawnee.
General discussion.
8:00-The pupils reading circle
work. Leader y f. Butcher, Nor
man. Assistants, Prin. l.. b. snyder,
Pawneei Prin. l.. W. Randolf Mul-
hall.
4;0O-To what extent should the In
stitute be a school OF methods in all
classes? Supt l.. W. Cole, HI
Reno. Assistants, Prof j. O. Allen,
Edmond; C. II. Roberts, Kingfsher.
General discussion.
WEDNESDAY, EVENING.
sOO-Music.
Lecture, Pres. J. Il. Ament, Alva.
Social
THURSDAY MORNING.
s:3O-Deyotional exercises.
S;5O - In what respects are our