The Green Forest tribune., 1902-06-21
THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Good Attendance and Best of
 Interest Throughout.

The teachers institute which was held in Green Forest on Mon day and Tuesday brought out about as representative body of | teachers as has ever assembled in the Eastern district of the county, nearly every teacher who has been or is expecting to be employed in the public schools of the district being present. Sev- eral were also in attendance from the Western district and a few from Boone county.
 The following is the names of the teachers enrolled as furnish ed by County Examiner Butt:
 Mamie Puckett, Burnice Fore man, Ethel Walker, Kate Boat right, Escal Thompson, Guy Lewis, Riley Mattox, J. E. Greg son, Otis Stalcup, w. I. Mitchell, Lecil Cooper, Sepha Naples, Wm. Coxsey, Clara Rush, Clinton Swor, Bert Lewellan, W. M. Smith, Bessie Prather, Cliffie Ramsey, Belle Morris, E. C.. Cooper, E. Faulkner, Virgie Blasingame, Robt Mccoy, Alta Champlin, Della Carmack, Maud Jones, Annie Porter, Carrie Rhodes, Maud Rhodes, T. F.. Phillips, Jamie Shibley, Maude Jaques, Annie Graham, Edwin Price, Virgie Whitlock, Mary Green, John Rhodes, Atha Ma ples, Elsie Rush, W. o. New, Ora Wood, Maud New, Ethel Wood, Riley Case, I. A. Clarke, Rufus Norris, Normia Bunch, Maggie Brawley, Almeda Markley, Lillie Stroud, Thena Collier, Ruth Me- Quown. Perry Cox, J. R. Young blood, Mary Stacy, Dorcas Me Collough, Lora Armitage, Ora Conley, Lucy Johnson, Minnie Morris, Ellis Beck, Surilda Jones, Geo Whiteley, Ethel Doxey, Wm Boswell, Mrs. Coleman, Della Carpenter, Floyd Walker, Clyde Walker, J. G. Philpot, W. D.. Crawford, o. o. Murphy, w. H.. Elam, Bert Furgason, Ophelia Baker, Albert Bunch, Wm. Page, Rufus Tanning, Robt. McCloud, s. w. Saylor, J. R. Johnson, W. H. Gilbert, Julia Waggoner, Mag gie Prather, T. J. Walden, Bliss Hill, Ollie Ramsey, Sedalia Poynor, Myrtle Rick man, Fan : nie Watkins, Alta Martin, Ennis Price, Aurie Taggart, Hallie Taggart, Flora Henry.
 The enrolment of 11O was the highest reached at any institute ever held in the county. This is no doubt due to the fact that our present examiner has insisted upon the attendance of every teacher under penalty of reyoca- ton of license, and as he lastyea1 promptly revoked over a dozen licenses for non attendance, the teaching force of the county took him at his word this year, as the attendance shows. We are in formed that there were but seven teachers of the Eastern distric1 who failed to make an appear ance, and it is probable that these will have an opportunity to look for work aside from teaching this year, unless they are armed with gilt-edged excuses.
 A literary program was rem dered on Monday night by the teachers present to a large audi ence. Although hastily arranged and with no previous preparation it was one of the most enjoyable entertainments we have had fol some time, the recitations ano music being most excellent. The talk of County Examiner But was an interesting feature. IT discussing the subject of adding new branches to the presen school course, he scourged in nc measured terms the tendency o modern ed ducation toward cram l ming the child with facts befor' he was old enough to understand half of them, and took the posi- ton that if 8 change were neces sary at all it should be in the di rection of taking out some of th' branches now taught, rather thar