The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-07-25
TEACHERS COUNTY INSTITUTE.



COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,
Jasper, Ind, July Is, 1902.
To THE TEACHERS OF DUBoIs COUNTY
GREETING.
You are hereby called to meet at the
Court house, in the town Of Jasper, on
Monday. August 1lth, 1902, al 10 o'clock
A. NJ, as a county institute. The insti-
tute will continue in session five days.
All teachers and persons preparing to
teach shsuld attend.
Institute proper closes at 4 +. Nj.
However, arrangements are about COM
plete for three evenings entertainments,
which will be free to those who pay the
institute fee. All day sessions are free.
There Will be no sessions on Monday
and Friday nights. !.
BY vote Of the teachers at the insti-
llNc Of 1898, the institute fee was made
sevcnty-five cents. When this Zee is
|paid the teacher receives card emitting
him to free admission to all sessions ol
the institute. Call on the enrolling
|secretary as soon as you enter the room
No one is considered a member until he
pays bis institute fee.
| Certificates Of attendance will be is
sued to all who attend and pay their in
|st ltute fee OF seventy-five cents. Teach.
|ers are to present these to their trustees
for payments.
Programs may be had at the Institute
The roll will be called several times
each day.
III those teachers who find it utterly
to attend will send us theil
institute fee their kindness will be APP
Ipreciated.
The June convention of county super
lintendents, in 1894, adopted the follow
ling rule: "All applicants who have
not taught shall have two and one-hall
per cent. added to their general averages
for full attendance at the county insti-
tute." This per cent. is not added un
ess YOU take ont license.
The Teachers Reading Circle books
for 1902 1903. may be purchased at thu
institute books for $l.50. Th'
Reading Circle Books are "Systema
ltic Methodology, by A. I Smith, ant
l"Dickens as an Educator" by James !.
Hughes.
The instructors at the institute arr
ISupt. John W. Carr, DIR. Louis Sherman
'IDayis. Prof. +. X. Mason, Prof. w. w
j Pfrimmer. and Miss Mable Neal.
u supt. Carr, of Anderson, one Of TIN
most successful city superintendents il
1.-The state, man who has placed tn
schools of Anderson so that they hav
become models for the largest cities II
Ell America, will deliver an address OF
/, Wednesday night in addition to his reg
ular work. =.
Dr. Louis Sherman Davis, associat
, professor OF chemistry at the state Uni
4 lyersity, is one of the best instructors be
/ fore the teachers Of the state, and re
!, turns to spend the week with us at tn
request of many teachers.
J Supt. 4. X. Mason, OF Bloomfield
elInd,. will have charge OF the instruction
elin music, and will raise this branch o
! study to the dignity it deserves.
Prof. w. w. Pfrimmer, The kanka
-lkee Poet" author of "Driftwood,
K klpresident OF the Western Writers Al
J so.iation, and a poet Of IEdiana. no
known and recognized from ocean
ocean. will address the institute Thurs
Iday afternoon and read Thursday nigh
r Aug. l4th.
'lhighly appreciated in the MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY. for her interpretive recital
: dramatic, lyric. humorous, and dialec
q will read Tuesday afternoon and nigh
August 18th. !.
6 Supt. 4. A. Cotton, Of Indianapoli
y and Supt. s. l.. Scot, of Clark count.
n have been invited TO spend day vii
Il us.
,fI These instructors have o national rel
!. lutation. All of them are pleasing an
: forceful speakers. All have large an
+ varied experience in all phases
e school work. All are or were engage
.sIin teaching, directing or superintendir
; large school corporations. They con
y TO help us do better work. They. wa
( to arouse, enthuse and lift us to high
q plane of usefulness. All will be glad
% welcome this opportunity Of coming :,
= contact with these noted educators.
u feel that much and lasting good W
come from this weeks association al
y work.
I'll Come to the institute and invite 20
!. friends t. come with you. All frien
OF education are invited to attend. !
ne applicants for teachers license shou
Sc not fail to attend. Respectfully,
y, GEORGE X. WILSON,
~s County Superintendent