Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-07-17
Wapello County Normal Began
Monday at High School.
ABOUT us STUDENTS ENROLLED
Annual Event Promises to Be Unusual
Iy successfuI-Many Teachers From
Out of the City Reeistered-Will
Continue Three Weeks.


l'aily,I
The Wapello county normal institute
convened yesterday in the high school
building and the opening session was
attended by about 175 students. me
greater number of those attending are
teachers, although several students
who have not as yet graduated are
among the number. The Wapello
county institute has the reputation OF
affording excellent facilities for prep
aration for school work and there is
always large enrolment. The work
of the institute is arranged to meet
| the needs of the various conditions IN
the country as far as it is possible. 1t
does not deal so much with academic
work and preparation as with peda-
gogy, methods, organization and man
agement, philosophical research and
study. In the arrangement of the
work, the aim has been to meet the
condition and necessities as far as
practicable.
instructors.
The following instructors have been
secured and they will have work as in
Dictated below:
William Radebaugh, principal Har
vey school, Chicago, Ill.-Didactics,
United States history and economics.
E. c. Pierce. principal Ottumwa
high school-Grammar arithmetic, al,
zebra and didactics.
H. G. Hollingsworth, superintendent,
Abba Arithmetic, civics, didactics
and grammar.
Hiram H. Sheppard, science instruct
or in Chicago normal school and super
visor of nature study in practice school
Physiology, geography, physics and
nature study.
Mrs. Frances E. Clark, supervisor OF
music in Ottumwa schools-Music.
During the first two weeks of the
session the above named instructors
will do such work as was done last
year. During the last week Superin-
tendent Frank H. Hall (author of
Halls Arithmetics) Jacksonville, ILL.,,
and Miss Maude Summers of Chicago,
ILL.,, two of the strongest educators of
the middle west, will lecture alternate
ly to the whole institute body, during
the forenoons.
The afternoons of the last week will
be devoted to examinations. Possibly
some conferences also may be arrang-
ed with Superintendent Hall and Miss
| Summers in the afternoon.
(From Wednesdays Daily.l
i The students in attendance at tn,
county institute were treated to mos
interesting lecture last evening in the
1 grand jury room at the court house by
Prof. w. H. Dudley of the Wisconsin
State Normal school at Platteville
l t.,
staff of the University of Chicago, anG
his talk last evening was a study OF
nature illustrated with stereopticon
views. County Superintendent Dim
mitt has made extensive arrangements
to assure the success of the institute
this year and these lectures were ar.
ranged to give the teachers and stu
4 dents attending normal added instruc
| ton along this line. Prof Dudley gave
a demonstration on wireless telegraphS
| this afternoon to the students at the
institute, and this evening will give
an illustrated lecture on colcr photo
| graphy at the court house.
Many new students are being re
ceived at the county institute this
morning, the additions numbering
/ twenty-five.
The following are in attendance a
the county institute, from Ottumwa:
i Althea Currier, Theresa Hildreth
| Lena Nelson, l.. M. Alfred, L. Mabe
Dimmitt, Leola Ellis, Grace Kelly
Lora Warren, Susie Barnum, Zella Ish
erwood, Pearl MILFORD, Lucille Wycoff
Nellie Farmer, Minnie Holman, Lull
McMullen, Bessie McKaig, Susann;
Lynch, Grace e. Findlay, Myrtle Day
Mort Day, Dora Criswell, Geneviev,
! DAILY, Olive M. Parsons, Florence Har