New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1903-11-14
TEACHERS INSTITUTE AT
I.OREAUVlLLE.


lar monthly Parish Teachers Institute
was held at Loreauville where the pro
gram was rendered rs previously an
nounced with the exception q. Miss
Lilly Brewers model class III primary
reading which was omitted because
of the non arrival of the members of
the primary class The meeting was
noted for the liberal discussion of the
papers rendered and the great interest
manifested not only by the teachers III
attendance but by the patrons aud Wis
itors as we'll
The general subject of the day was
Language Teaching. and the teachers
unanimously agreed that to secure bet
ter written work the teachers must
demand better papers from their pu-
pills. and when these are not satistac-
tory the papers must be handed back
to tho pupils with the request that
these papers be carefully rewritten,
To secure good results in language
the following lines of work must be
taken up. /. Dictation exercises, for
punctuation, spelling capitalization.
Il. Committing extracts to memory,
for the purpose of getting the manner
of expression and the qualities of
thought 3. Reading, which com
bines the purposes of both 1 and ;,
President Stephens of the Southwest
Industrial Institute, maintained that
conversation be added, making the
fourth important line of work to be
developed, This may be included i'll
the work of the first three grades in
the primary department, but after
that the usual routine work of the
class room furnishes ample opportun.
ity for that kind of work if the teach
er is quick to improve her oppertuni-
ties. Too often the teacher herself
has so many loealisms and incorrect
forms of speech in her conversation
that she tails to E" shine III this phase
of language work.
. Professor G. Brown, of Jeanerette.
maintained that no emphasis should
be placed upon the imperfect forms of
speech. that the imperfect form would
il brought forward by the teacher, be
confused with perfect form. 1t was
generally conceded that it was not
good to place too strong an emphasis
on the incorrect expression although
much might be accomplished if the
teacher would make clear TO her class
the difference between the correct and
the incorrect expressions as they are
liable to occur in the class. All will
agree however. that this alone would
be sufficient to keep the average teach
er busy hunting up mistakes for dis
cussion. The writer would suggest that
teacher have each pupil keep a list of
mistakes made each day by himself
and report them to the class on days
provided for that especial work. After
the papers We're read and discussed
addresses were given by President Ste
phens of Lafayette and Mr.. l.. O, Hack
er, Superintendent of Parish Schools.
Upon request. Mr.. Hacker announced
the following holidays Thursday and
Friday, November 2G and q, for
Thanksgiving. Christmas holidays |
were to begin Saturday, December 9th
and school will reopen on Monday, |
January 4th, 1904. Rumors are afoat |
that Ringling Brothers show will be
here Monday November 23d, and if
that proves to be true there will be no
school on that day.
After adjournment the audience was
invited out on the front steps where |
President Stephens took n snap shot
which, by the way, proved TO be very
successful and copies may be had of
either Mr.. Wilcox or sending direct to
President Stephens. These prints are
seven by nine inches and may be had
at forty cents each.
After the snap shot the teachers were
divided up into squads and hatallions
and taken around to the different
homes and given royal welcome aud
hearty dinner. The hospitality |
shown the teachers ON this occasion
made them glad that they were living. |
No one knows how to entertain better |
than the good people of Loreauville, |
and the teachers all came away feel |
ing and expressing the heartiest of
thanks for the many kindnesses shown
them while in Loreauvillc. 1t is easy |
to predic that there will be more ir
tsitutes held in Loreauville. An in
vitation had been kindly extended the
teachers by Mr. Adrien Gonsoulin To
visit his smear refinery and accord /