Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-08-31
The Normal Institute.
Notes Of Very Successful nnd Pleas
nnt Session.


,aaes this week.
Sap,. Naiir a! Kiowa county ea,nc In
Wednesday TO attend the institute. lie IL
the only representative oi his county.
MF. Burkc took quite sick while ou,
riding Tuesday evening.
naea county is no, represented In the
institute.
Mrs. GTcufci was the gucs; Of Mrs.
C.Dsiding willis Ia town Monday.
Geo. wcis, has iScn elec,s,! TO ,caei,
ihc olney school.
Df. riiiiipps os the Denver university
a.l'lEvsscl the teachers Monday and
Tuesday.
State Sup;. cscaicl visited the institute
oii Muntlay anL ,u ;iic evening she IrliV-
Csvt. lecture 10 quite a large audience.
Instead os giving a pedagogical talk siic
gave very thorough geography icsso'i
-ssihiec;' South AusCfiea. We Under
stand ihA; Airs. Grcaici was boEn ~
Chill snd ;lia; her father has tSSu e";isssi
10 ;iia; country.
rfoi. Coles lectures this week hayC
iscyn in ;hC line os Da;uTai scicncCs with
a view 60 gCtiint. tiic teachers to- collect
specimens and us<, them 10 Interest their
pupils iE school. Pupils " pFpr<fiy IL.
ssc;S,i ard encouraged will learn lcssons
sFu;u natures book which will do them
ssiofC goci Than much os the narrow text
book knowledge.
rtos. Sraiing has bSca proving him.
scif hctytic In ;ic line of grammar
when measured by the average text book
hut when lie goes isek 10 originate he is
ai,oyc criticism.
Miss Carson has proven herself to i,v.
wi,a, all teachers should ir. master cs
tic sthICcts siC handles. In primary
s,ic;ho-is there Is upnc iS;ics.
Has any teachers institute ever re.
ssiyc,i rnofc royal treatment than our.
has, Another act os generosity was shown
then Tuesday evening when at the titnc
anil the teachers given a picasan; ride
alpu, the country. All enjoyed It very
much.
Wednesday evening the teachers listen.
c,l I. a lecture by q. II. Taylor upon the
subject: Horace Manu. II was a sinc
lecture and served TO increase out admir-
alton fct Americas greatest pioneer c'it',
Gator.
One inci,iCn; in connection with the
Institute deserves special mention.
Friday evening las, the teachers went in
a body To- inspect the sugar factory. The
y;,;irc Office fotcc uf the ONuatd Com
s;rticiipu company was detailed TO show
them through the works. Starting in a;
the sheds where tliC hccts arc received.
,l,ry followed ,iic prccCss through all i,s
;r;ricacics up to the finished ptUsiuct-
yrattuiatCd sugar. After this inspection
the teachers were invited 10 the cuir-
ttauv's club housC. where elegant re-
,r-siiucuts were served. The kind at.
;,u,iou given the teachers was highly
appreciated by them.
The total institute enrolment reached
So.
A, ,i,c close Of tho institute the follow
ing resolutions were unanimously adopt
eli by iiiC teachers:
WHEREAS, The annual session of the
teachers institute of the S;h Normal dis
,rict Is at close. and
WHEREAS. We. the teachers in attcn-
,jaucc feel that VIC have iyccn greatly ben
,ti,;cd bv the instruction given; that.
Through tile influence cf the inspiration
rcr,iyC,i and the high ideals presented,
,,,, can so to olir work with renewed zeal
and mental energies rcvivihcd! therefore
lie IL
Resolved. That our thanks are due TO
Co. Sup;. Anderson for her untiring cf-
forts To- make our institute the grand sue
cess IL has proven.
That to the corps Of instructors We say.
"you have fulfilled our highest an,icipa-
tious, and. leaving us. you take with YOU
,ur highest esteem and good will
To tic pastor and sccicty Of the frcs-
bytcrian church of Rocky Ford. VIC de-
sire to express our hearty appreciation oi
,ic courtesy shown in offering their
uirosau, auditorium for our daily scs-
Sious.
Tba, TO the citizens of Rocky Ford VIC
extend our sincere thanks for their cor
dial reception and the royal entertain
mcnt which they have So generously ac-
cottlctl us. and assure them tina, their
kindness is greatly appreciated.