Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-06-19
The Annual Summer School for
Teachers Begins July II.
WILLCONTlNUE THROUGH IWOW WEEKS
Corps Of Good instructors Secured by
County Superintendent Beniah DIM
mitt, Including e. c. Peirce and
Mrs. Frances Clark, Both of City.


tute will convene either at the Adams
or the high school in this city on
Monday morning, July IA, at 9 o'clock,
land will continue in session for three
weeks. It will be attended, as usual,
by large number of people who are
or intend to be teachers in the public
schools of this or other counties. The
Wapello county institute has the rep
utation of affording excellent facilities
for preparation for school work and
there is always very large enroll
ment. Last year the list reached 800,
more than could easily be accommo-
dated at the Adams building, where
the institute was held. For this rea-
son it may be at the high school this
year, although no decision has been
reached as to this matter as yet.
The Teachers.
The instructors in the different
branches to be taught at the lnstf-
tute are men and women well versed
in the different lines in which they
will impart instruction. Beniah Dim
mitt, the county superintendent of
schools, has taken much pains to &C.
cure good teachers and how we'll he
| has succeeded will be shown by the
following list:
William Radebaugh, principal Of
Harvard school, Chicago-Didactics,
United States history and economics.
E. G. PIERCE, principal Ottumwa
high school-Grammer arithmetic, al
zebra, and didacticS.
H. G. Hollingsworth, superintendent
of the Abba public schools-Arithme-
tic, civics, didactics, and grammar.
Hiram H. Sheppard, science instruc-
tor in Chicago Normal school and SUI
pervisor of nature study in practice
school-Physiology, geography, phys
les, and nature study
Mrs. Frances e. Clark, supervisor OF
music insthe Ottumwa public schools
Music.
| During the first two weeks of the
! session the instructors as named
above will do such work as is usual,
and in the third week Superintendent
Frank B. Hall, of Jacksonville, ILL.,,
author of Halls arithmetic text books,
and Miss Maude Summers, of Chica-
go, two of the strongest educators in
the middle west, will lecture alter
nately to the whole institute body,
during the mornings.
The afternoon of the last week will
be devoted to examinations. Possibly
some conferences may also be arrang
ed with Supt Hall and Miss Summers
in. the afternoon. This weeks work
will prove a great inspiration TO all
teachers. Teachers should provide
themselves with notebooks for use
during these lectures.
The outlines of the last week are as
follows:
Superintendent Hall
Monday.
| Recent and prospective changes in
methods of teaching.
A practical lesson in psychology.
Tuesday.
Arithmetic-the five fundamental
processes.
Lesson in psychology applied to the
teaching of geography.
Wednesday.
Arithmetic-the five fundamental
processes applied to common frac.
tions..
Lesson in psychology applied to the
teaching of reading in the first grade,
Thursday.
Arithmetic-the five fundamental
processes applied to decimals.
Lesson in psychology applied to the
teaching of reading in the middle
grades. q
Friday.
Arithmetic training in the imaging
of magnitude.
Lesson in psychology applied to the
teaching of reading in the seventh and
eighth grades.
Nature Study.
| Mr.. Shepard
| The Heayens.-The locations of q
few Of the consultations; The appar
ent movements of the same; location
and movements of the north star; Re,
lation Of the north star to latitude on
the earth; Daily movement of the
heavens as a whole; Daily movement
and path of single star or constella
ton; Movements and positions of Sun
and Moon.
Soil and Atmosphere.-Fo O;
soil; Composition and kinds; Sol
wear and transportation; Relation OF
heat, water, air, acids, etc., to soil;
1 alton Of Iapfc ana 10 coil /.