Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-10-29
COUNTY / INSTITUTE HELD
josephine County Teachers
Gath er in Grants Pass

/ ANNUAL ltdtlbTb lunllAuib VI JOht-
phine county. the most successful
ever held in the county. The meet
ings were held in the high school
rooms and were we'll attended The
evening lectures were held in the
opera house.
President Campbell of the State
University spoke Monday evening
on the subject "a Period of Transi-
tion" and DR.. Woods Hutchinson.
secretary cf the Portland board Of
health, spoke Tuesday evening on
"Parallel Of Child Life with the
Race These lectures were both
intensely interesting and fairly well
attended.
The institute oriened Monday morn
ing with an enrolment of AZ, which
later was increased TO 40. The meet
ings were opened by singing followed
by the interesting and instructive
discussion Of methods in general by
W. II. Dempster, president of the
Drain Normal Later followed instruc-
tion on different subjects by Presi-
dent Campbell of the State Univer-
sity, Supt AckeIman and W. H.
Dempster.
President Campbell discussed very
ably the place and purpose of civics
in the common school and strongly
favored the idea of current events in
connection with the WORK in civics,
and its correlation with reading and
history. President Campbell in his
different discussions never failed to
please and interest his hearers. and
all felt that they had received many
excellent thoughts and ideas which
they will carry with them into their
schools.
State Superintendent Ackerman
took up various topics, among them
was the discussion of the most diff
cult problem which confronts every
rural school teacher, "The number
of classes that should be given a place
on the school program. He made
the simPliication and les,ening of
classes so clear and interesting at
all will go out to their shcoo much
better prepared to meet these di fiji
culties than before. He also date
with the practical side of everything
and did not leave his hearers crammed
with theories and plans that never
existed outside the brains or books
of pedagogical cranks President W.
H. Dempster does not believe wholly
in the lecture plan, but rather prefers
class questioning and class recita.
tion work. This method puts tie
institute in the form Of class in
school, the instructor, teacher,
bringing out the different topics of
interest by having the class do the
real work. BY this method President
Dempster brings out excellent results
and fixes his efficiency as an educator
on an exceedinQlyrhigh plane.
DR.. Woods Hutchinson gave a very
excellent talk upon the sanitary con-
ditions of the school room, and gave
very helpful suggestions regarding
the attention to be given to the de-
fects of children, such as deafness,
sight, etc, and called attention to
the fact that the dull child as con-
sdered by teachers, was not always
dull, but appeared SC through some
physical defect, which might be east
ly corrected, if the defect were only
known
Chas. H. Jones, Editor of the
"Oregon Teachers Monthly" con.
Quoted the musical part of the pro-
gram and succeeded in making that
art Of the institute AZ very decided
Improvement over any previous meet
ing.
Another decided improvement over
all other previous meetings was the
great interest shown by the number
of visitors present, including parents
and members of the school board.
Superintendent l.. Savage deserves
marked credit for his executive abili-
ty and wisdom in the selection of
such able instructors, as this meeting
has proven to be one of the most in.
structiye and entertaining ever held
in Josephine county.
The following teachers were
present:
Grants PasS-Susie Barnard, Helen
| +. Mccoy, frankie Letcher. Ida
Savage, p. p. Cunningham, Hilda
Olson, Tillio Barrett, Grace Lewis,
Clara Tcrrrill, NJ Lou Grubb Alice
NJ, Pool, Edna Parker, Frances NJ,
New lliams, Minnie L. Tufts, Mary
Il. Day, NJ. Astclla Goodin, May
Phipps, Nellie NJ Amcs, Adele @.
Mulkey, Gala Heslin, +. +. Young,
] AhAN - iAlllAllt hhAN AhAhtNlf hdt
Bishop, Lillian Hogan, Lorena NJ.
Shuck, Stella NJ. Paddock, Mollie
Belding, Egbert Robbins, Lucio
George, Millie Fryer.
WilderHlle-J II. Austin, Laura
Austin, p NJ Corum.
Merlin-Josephiue Grow, j. p.
Mcconnell, j. c. Lewis, Alice NJ
Bacon.
Athouse-Myrt Houck
Wolf Creek-Elh Parks
Kcrhy-Auua Fiostcr Bcrta Frtter.
ly
Winona- Blanche Crane.
Gmvc-Floronco Jarrett
Salem-Chas. Il. Jones'
Greenmck Eugeuio NJ. Alien.
Murphy Kate Hyde
Proyolt-A Grcuniger
Placer Marguerite Cougcr.