Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1901-07-25

discussions in psychology, didactics
and literature. A more popular edu-
Gator could not be secured for this
county.
Another person whom the teachers
Of Brookings like to listen to is Prof.
A. n. Yoder, Of Chicago. He Is TAX.
ing up new subject in "Child Study"
and presented especially the adoles-
cent period of children, in the form
OF lectures to the teachers, so earnest
ly and intelligently that all who
would listen could understand. He
also instructed large classes In physi.
cal geography, civics and history. On
Tuesday evening of the last week he
gave public lecture at the Presby-
terian church on the occasion OF the
graduation exercises of the schools of
the county. Prof. Yoder goes to
Seattle, Washington, where he will
hold the chair of education In the
state university during the next year.
Brookings county teachers wish him
success In his new location.
The other members of the faculty
were Miss Amy White, of Sioux City,
Iowa, the delightful teacher OF pri-
mary methods and drawing; Prof. j.
f. Olander, of White, grammar, arith-
metic. orthography and reading; and
Miss Lottie Roberts, of Mankato,
Minn., physiology, arithmetic and
geography; all of whom are very sue
cessful and popular Instructors, doing
work that was credit to them.
On Wednesday evening the county
superintendent, together with the
faculty, gave reception to the teach
ers In the halls of the school building.
This gave the schoolma'ams an oppor-
tunity to meet socially and have
good time. A short but Interesting
program was given by the teachers
and the w. c. T. u, under the guld-
ance Of Prof. Yoder.
The teachers were pleased on sew
eral occasions by the presence of DR..
Parsons and Prof. Harding of the col
lege. Both at the general assembly
and in various classes the lectures
were very much appreciated.
During the first week Doans Robin
son, editor OF the "South Dakotan,"
gave the teachers few good pointers
on how primary history should be
taught.
On the closing day the teachers pre-
sented the following resolutions:
Whereas, we the teachers OF Brook
ings county believe the object Of our
schools to be the proper development
Of the mental faculties, to fit pupils
for the duties Of life, to impress upon
their minds the love Of truth and
morality, to incite them to q high
degree Of citizenship; and to better
secure these ends be 1t
Resolved: That we recommend the
establishment Of the centralized sys-
tenn Of schools 10 Brookings county.
Be 1t further resolved: That we
congratulate our county superinten-
dent, Frank e. Boyden, on bis wise
selection OF able instructors and lec-
turers and that we extend our hearty
thanks to him for the untiring energy
displayed In the institute work and
the interest he has taken in the
teachers;
That we commend Prof. A. n.
Avery for the creditable manner Ia
which he has conducted this institute
and for the efficient help he has given
us in the class room;
That we extend our hearty thanks
to Prof. Yoder In appreciation Of the
good we have derived from his earnest
efforts In our behalf. His lectures on
Adolescence" have been highly in
structive and have aroused an earnest
desire In the hearts of us teachers to
understand more thoroughly the ma.
lures OF our pupils and we extend to
him cordial invitation to return to
us next year;
That our Acknowledgements are due
to Miss Amy White for the excellent
methods which she has presented In
primary work and drawing, to Miss
Lottie Roberts for the skill shown In
conducting her part OF the work and
to Prof. j. #. Olander for the able
manner Ia which he presented the
subjects assigned to him;
That we extend vote of thanks to
Prof. Harding and DR.. Parsons for
their interesting lectures, to the
board Of education for the use Of their
commodious school building, to the
w. G. T.. u. and to others who have
taken such kindly interest In US;
That copy Of these resolutions be
sent to each of the county papers for
publication.
ALICE BARTON,
ALTA MATHEWS,
Il, RICU rnsoN