The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-20

GENERAL CIRCULAR, NO. 1856.

GENERAL CIRCULAR, NO. 1876.
Co. SuPr's. OFFICE,
Jasper, Ind, July IL, 1900.
To THE TEACHERS OF DUBOIS
COUNTY, GREETING:
l. You are hereby called to
meet at the Court house, in the town
OF Jasper, on Monday, August l3,
1900, at ten o'clock, a. M, as a
County Institute. The institute
will continue in session five days.
2. Institute proper closes at 4
lp. m, however, arrangements are
about completed for some evening
entertainments. which will be free
to those who pay the institute fee.
All day sessions are free.
3. By vote of the teachers at
at the institute of 1898, the institute
fee was made seventy-five cents.
When this fee is paid the teacher
receives card emitting him to free
admission to all sessions OF the in
stitute. Call on the enrolling Sec
retary as soon as you enter the
room. No one is considered a
member until he pays bis institute
fee.
A. Certificates Of attendance un-
der seal will be issued to all who
attend and pay their institute fee OF
seventy-five cents. Teachers are
to present these to the trustees when
they apply to be employed.
5. Programs may be had at the
institute.
6. The roll will be called each
day and attendance will be credited
according to the number of recita-
tons heard.
Z. If those teachers who find il
utterly impossible to attend viii
send US the institute fee, their kind
ness will be appreciated.
i S. The June convention o
county superintendents, in 1894
adopted the following rule: "Al
, applicants who have not taugh
shall have two-and-one-half pc
cent. added to their general average
|, for full attendance at the count,
institute. This per cent. is no
added unless you take out a license
3. The instructors will be Chas
NJ. Curry, professor of Reading an,
English literature, and Francis NJ
Stalker, associate professor of men
tai science and methods, both o
the state normal school. Tn,
! teachers of Dubois county, VIII,
have attended the state norma
school, have annually requested
|, that instructors from that institu
ton be employed at the county in
, stitu.e. This year we have secure,
two, both highly recommended b,
the president OF that institution
|, The recommendations are on file a
this office. In addition to tn
above mentioned normal instructor
! we haze secured the services G
|, Prof. ]. NJ. Black, supervisor o
music, Washington, Ind, as
special instructor in music. Prof
! Black is so well known to the teach
ers OF Dubois county that he need
no recommendation.
10. The following are the Teach
ers' Reading Circle Books for tn,
year beginning July 1, 1900
!, James Talks on Lies Ideals, s.
cents, and Bates Talks on tn
. Study of Literature, 60 cents
These two books will be for sale a
the institute.
III. A feature Of the night ses
/, sions Of the institute will be tn
oratorical contests for handsom,
. gold medal, now on exhibit at +
. G. Kuebler's jewelry store, at Jas
per. All graduates of 1899 from
; the town Of Birdseye, and the town
ships Of Columbia, HARRISON, Mad
ison, Boone, Hall, Jefferson, Cass
and Ferdinand may compete for tn
medal. Several are now unde
; special training and much interes
. is manifested.
! IL. Come to the institute an,
! invite your friends to come will
you. All friends Of education ar
invited to attend.
GFoRGE X. WILSON,
\ Co. Superintendent