Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-07-19
NUMBERS INCREASE.
Large Attendance at Teachers
County Institute.
al ENROLLED At NOON TODAY.
First Business Session This Morn.
ins-Directors' Meeting Thursday,
July 26-Late Enrollment-Many in
Attendance.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The second days session of the
Wapello County Teachers Institute
has witnessed material increase in
the number in attendance and also in
the extent and interest in the work
which is being accomplished. There
were 241 teachers registered at noon,
an increase of 81 over the number
present at that time yesterday.
The morning session today was de-
voted to the regular class work as
outlined in the program for the insti-
tute. The entire day yesterday was
occupied in the work Of enrolment
and organizing classes. and today the
institute work proper was begun.
Beniah Dimmitt, superintendent of
instruction in Wapello county has is
sued an invitation to the school direc-
tors turnout the county to attend a
meeting at the Adams school house
Thursday, July 26, at which time they
will not. only have an opportunity of
witnessing the proceedings of the in
stitute, but will also be given an oppor-
tunity of discussing matters of gem
eral interest pertaining to school work.
Mr.. Dimmitt in his communication
to the directors says:
"There is great need of more uni
form work on the part of the boards,
teachers and parents; | hope you will
be present and be free to discuss any
questions of interest. 1t is to be a
meeting in which directors only will
take part in discussions.
Come and let us talk over our
troubles, and thus materially assist
in the matter of education.
"Shall we not consider the value of
directors county organization? AS
suggestive submit the following sub
jects for consideration: Hardness;
irregularity of attendance; school APP
paratus; text books; the sub-district
VS. independent district; the teacher;
the duties of the board, etc.
Friday evening, July 81, the Opollo
Quartette, of Columbus, O., will give a
concert at the Auditorium of the Y
NJ. G. A.
Teachers enrolled.
The following additional teachers
have been enrolled up to noon today:
It's
Dollie Wilson, Bertha Wilson. Mrs
Edna G. Wilson, Josie Huffman, Stella
Graves, Elsie K. Bissell, Eta ]. Whip.
pie, Carrie Eckers, Lula McMullen
Birdie Cook, Susanna Lynch, Vida
Throne, Claudine Sallee, Myrtle e
LIE Compile, Sophia Throne, Ella o.
Brien, Ada Mae Ward, Bertha Thomp
son, Jennie G. Merrinan Mary Brady
Anna G. Peterson, Katharine Weir
smith Katie Garvin, Josie Empie
Maud Reynolds, Lena Freitag, Kate
Mahoney, Julia Aimee Mahoney, Lulu
A. Gardner, Winnifred Hughes, zelda
Burton, Mary Garvin, Flora Shields
Minnie Johnson. Mary Griswold. Mrs
E. R. E. e. Wilson, Helen Lotspiech
AIDA Cruikshank, Vada Drake, Alpha
M. Farmer, Jennie M. Cook, Bertha AS
bury, Clara e. Scully, Ethel Irene
man.
BIadensburg.
Josephine Murray.
Hedrick.
Effie Stevens. Lula Eller.
Agency.
Lora Augustine. Rella B. uruwel1
Mamie B. Foster.
Willard.
Eva Garfield. Nora A. Fisk
EddyvilIe.
Fred F. Frost.
chillicothe.
Bridget Gillespie. Hester Edging
ton.
Muntervllle.
Etfie Chisman.
Yampa.
Helen Beall.
Pekin.
Lillian Eller, Mollie Eller.
Morayia.
Fairfield.
Elizabeth Davies.
Dudley. tt
Amanda Burgason, Alfred Peter
son.
Blakesburg.
Ethel NJ. Upp, w. S. Yeager.