The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-08
INSTITUTE men ORGANIZE
PRESIDENT r.. f.. KELLEY. OF EARL
HAM, PLACED AT III HEAD.
Thirty Instructors Meet in Supreme
Court and Hear Address by Prom
inent Educators Of State.

A permanent organization Of county in
etitute instructors was perfected yesterday
by the meeting OF about thirty instructors
in the Supreme Court room at the State
house. The organization will be known as
the County Institute Instructors Associa-
fion OF Indiana. President r. +. Kelley, of
Earlham College, is president, II. B.. VIII
BON. superintendent Of the Franklin schools,
= secretary, and f. A. Cotton, superintend-
ent OF public instruction, and the president
and secretary compose the executive COM
inlttee. The association probably will hold
yearly meetings in connection with the an
nual meetings Of the indian State Teach
ers' Association. which meets in the State
house about jan 1 each year.
J. W.. Carr. superintendent of the Ander-
son schools, was the principal speaker be-
fore the meeting of the instructors yester-
day afternoon. The morning programme
was not carried out, on account of the alb
sence OF the speakers, n will be given
to-day.
purposes of the work?'' Mr.. Carr said a
county institute should be of inspiration
along academic and professional lines. The
instruction should be fundamental. rather
than a mass of details, he said. Upon the
second subject on the afternoon programme,
THE Sectional Plan of Conducting Insti-
lIles. the speaker said this plan is we'll
worth trying. BY this plan teachers of
different grades and different lines Of work
could meet separately and receive special
instruction, and the plan is adaptable to all
grades and all interests, he thought. The
institute can do more work for less money
and In less time than by other plans, he
said.
OTHER DISCUSSION.
Should the work be related to the town.
ship institute work that is to be done the
coming Year, To this question Mr.. Carr
said yes. The county institute instructor
might discuss the broad outlines OF the
township institute work for the coming
year. he said, so that the teachers could
be given a large insight into what they will
have to do.
Mr.. Carr insisted that entertainment of
the teachers is against the work to be ac-
eomplished by the county institute. and that
X isn't the business of the county institute
OF OF the institute instructor to entertain
the teachers. In discussing the fifth sub
feet, Should the Institute Instructors be
Sent Out I'm Pa:rs?' Mr.. Carr thought this
would be a good plan. and would, perhaps,
facilitate the work by preventing conflicts,
which occur when the Instructors are sent
out singly.
N. H. Sampson. professor OF the English
department. OF the State University. made a
brief address during the general discussion
Of Mr.. Cars remarks. Mr.. Sampson said
ehe teachers should be given what they
heed by the county institutes, and not what
they think they need or what they want
The instructors know better what othe
teachers need than do the teachers them.
Superintendent Cotton urged that the I'm.
efitute instructors take special pains tc
help the county superintendents, as many
Of them are In office for the first time thi.
rear. and are In need of assistance.
h meeting of the institute Instructors
will continue al OF to-day.