The Lafayette gazette., 1902-02-15
INSTITUTE
For Parish Teachers C"nti,,eted by
President Caldwell of the
State Normal

be better men and women; they
will be better teachers for having
come in contact with President
NAL School, in the parish institute
during the past week. Mr.. Cald-
well is an inspiriting teacher and
lecturer, and a main of consider
able magnetic force.
Mr.. Caldwell was introduced to
this State as institute conductor,
in which position he did so much
for the cause of public education
ed that he is eminently fit for the
presidency of the State Normal
and that his promotion was merit
ed, we~cannot help but believe
that for the present his power for
good is much greater as institute
conductor than as president of
that institution. What Louisiana
needs to-day is missionary work,
and Mr.. Caldwell is an education
al evangelist among ten thous-
and. AS institute conductor, he
came in contact with every man
and woman in the State, and he
has never failed to impress com
munities with the sacred duty Of
educating the masses.
The Gazette believes that a very
large portion of the credit is due
Mr.. Caldwell for the condition of
our school system to-day, and we
are equally firmly convinced that
ten years more of missionary
work would result in an improve
ment in the public school system
as noticeable as that of the past
decade. The Gazette believes that
the most important Office in the
State should be the State super
intendent and next the State in
stitute conductor, and that these
two positions should be filed by
men large enough to fill them.
The institute opened at ten and
closed at two, with an intervening
recess of fifteen minutes Mr.
Caldwell planned his work in such
a way as to practically cover the
subjects taught in the class room
In each recitation he was the
teacher and the parish teachers
were the pupils. Each lesson was
a Skillful presentation by a mas
ter-hand and our teachers literally
drank in the inspiration with
open mouths The teaching of
the rest of the session in this
parish will be of a higher order
as direct result of the institute.
The sacred character of the work
of teaching has been indellibly
impressed upon the teachers and
they have been given the funda-
mental principles that underly
scientific teaching as it is under
stood to-day.
The conductor gave lessons in
psychology, arithmetic, spelling,
language, reading, geography
writing, music, and one period to
a discussion of local problems.
Each presentation was sl1illfully
made and the teachers are now
in possession of matter which, if
assiduously worked upon by them,
will give them the clue to modern
methods.
The following teachers were
present every day: Messrs. r.
B. Martin, Hugh Wagner, Lee
Rosen, Olivier, J. G. Martin,
St. Julien, Hays, Philip
NJ artin, Foote: Misses Phillips,
Webb, Sweat, Sprole, Bascle,
Trichel, Christian, Devall and
Mrs. BOutte.
The following were present
part of the time: Miss Edith JOOr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Faulk, Misses
Younger and Trahan: Messrs.
Parent, Jordan, Comeaux and
LESLEY.
Superintenden Alleman at
tended the whole session.
In response to a special invita-
ton from Superintendent Allie
man the following members of
the Police Jury and School Board