Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-08-11
THE INSTITUTE.

The teachers institute, which was In
session at the county school building
all of last week, will close Friday noon.
since the second day, and the.per cent.
of attendance is about SO. There are
twelve recitations day and six SUBJ
jects taught, namely Arithmetic,
Reading, Manual, Geography, Gram
mar and Library Reading Each
teacher is repaired to take at least three
and not more than four studies. The
interest in the WORK has been thor
ough, and the quality of instruction the
best ever presented in this city. The
faculty is notable one, and county
superintendent Lamont showed much
wisdom in selecting Ills helpers this
year.
Hon. l.. d. Harvey is leading con-
ductor. He has had life time of work
among schools and teachers, He has
taught country and a graded school,
been city superintendent, teacher
III Il SLdbC hOt lHdiI PACSluChO Va thC
Milwaukee Normal school, State Su-
perintendent of schools and through
his whole career, an institute conductor.
He is the best equipped school man in
Wisconsin today, and his services as a
teacher of teachers is in constant de-
man6, Since January 1st he has
worked in many western and southern
states, came to Wausau from South
Dakota and goes from here to Nebraska.
His reputation as a teacher is national
in scope and it was no small favor that
he extended to this county in coming
here to work. He works in no other
Wisconsin institute this year. Mr..
Harvey's great strength, aside from
knowing what to give to teachers, is
his wonderful ability to give the needed
instruction in the right way. His state
ments are exact and forcible. His own
work is at all times a model of good
teaching.
Prof. e. Z. Patzer is leading mem
Der of the Milwaukee Normal school
faculty and has been closely identified
with Wisconsin institute work for fiji
teen years. Mr.. Patzer has taught in
country and city schools, was at one
time county superintendent of Manito-
voc county, and has been in the Mil
waukee Normal faculty for ten years
He is very popular in the institute and
has been doing excellent work with the
teachers. MIR. Patzer was the choice of
many people for the democratic nomin-
alton for state superintendent last fall,
and had he allowed the use of his name
in that connection, might have had that
honor. He is well and favorably
known as one of Wisconsin's foremost
educators. Miss Mary McFadden is
assistant supervisor of the practice
work at the Oshkosh Normal school, is
a graduate of that institution and of
the University of Wisconsin. She has
charge of the distinctively primary
work in the institute and has made that
work her speciality. She is charming
woman, has every element that would
be wanted in the ideal teacher and has
contributed much to the success of the
work of the session.
In fact it is an "alI star institute
force, and coupled with the earnestness
which the teachers display, make it a
splendid institute, well worth visit by
one who is interested in educational
work. The teachers are held for the
same discipline they would be expected
to maintain in school and while some
of the requirements seem at times
harsh, they are the ones found in any
we'll governed school. 1t is by far the
best institute ever held in the county,
and will doubtless be known as the best
in the state this year. Heretofore, dur
ing Mr.. Lamonts term of office, the
county has had two institutes each year
but this year an attempt was made TO
get the whole teaching corps into one
convention, and to hold every teacher
for two full weeks. The attempt was a
success, and but fifteen of the resident
teachers are not accounted for in the
enrolment, or in the accepted reasons
for absence filed at the superintendent
Office.
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