Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1903-12-02
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
This Session Uuder Superintcnden mt
j.. W. Lansing and Able Corps Of
Instruction Very Successful


Adams county teachers institute began
last Monday morning in the High School
building and will continue till Friday
afternoon of this week. Superintendent
Lansing reports the largest enrolment
IN the county reaching ninety on Wednes-
day and including all but three of teach
ing force Of the county. This is an in
dication of the rapid growth in popula-
ton and the consequent increase in the
number of schools to meet the education.
al needs. More than one-fourth of those
now teaching in the county are new
corners. mostly from the states of the
middle east.
The teaching force of Adams county
are of exceptionally high grade, averag-
ing in length of experience and degree
of culture considerably ahead Of many Of
the older states IN this respect.
The instittue is a great success and
Supt. Lansing is to be congratulated on
his selection of the corps of instructors.
The lectures of Prof. H. c. Sampson,
teacher of English in the Wash. Agricul.
tural College at Pullman are receiving
only favorable comments and are not
missed by any one who can possible at
tend.
Excellent work is also being done by
Prof. J. Fl. Perkins. principal of the Ritz
vile schools, Miss Williams of this city,
who has charge of the music, and Miss
Bentley primary critic teacher in State
Normal at Cheney.
Among the noted educators from
other parts of the state who have been
present are: Pres. Shaefer, OF the State
Normal at Cheney. who gave an address
Tuesday afternoon on the work of his
school; and B. w. Brintnall of Seattle,
editor of the Northwest Journal of Edu.
cation. R. D. Bryan, Supt. of Public In
struction who was to have been here
Wednesday but missed his train at
Olympia and will not arrive till Thurs
day. Monday evening reception and
social was held at the First Baptist
church which was largely attended and
highly enjoyed by all those present. The
address of welcome was to have been de.
livered by Hon. o. X. Holcomb. He,
however was unable to be present, and
his part OF the program was very accept
ably performed by Prof. Perkins. who
made an entertaining as well as instruct
i've address. The response was facetious.
ly given by County Supt. Lansing. Music
was interspersed throughout the pro-
gram which closed with a sort OF musi.
cal guessing contest which created much
amusement among the audience. Miss
Anna Phillips received the first and VIM
Kennedy the second prize. A prize was
offered for the greatest number of cor
rect answers to the questions asked.
Many of our local people have shown
their interest in the work of the teachers
by visiting the different sessions. Among
those are: Revs. Davidson. Jones. Fair,
Harmon and Lyons.
The afternoon sessions are being held
in the First Baptist church in order to
accommodate both divisions which as
semble together at that time.
Tomorrow evening the interesting lee
ture. oklahoma and My Race For
Land will be delivered by Prof. Samp-
son at the First Baptist church.
Following is the list OF teachers in at
tendance:
Irma L Alburty, Oren Atwood. Mrs.
L Bemis. Clyde Booker, Walter H
Becker, Jennie Birdwell, Mrs. F Baker,
Myrtle COPYRIGHT. Jennie Campbell.
Mary Chumbly. Bessie Chumbly. Ella
Cordell, Mrs. Lille Clark, Edna L Crater,
Elizabeth gilbert. Sadie E Day, S A
De Vaney. Blanche Derr, Elsie T Dore,
d V Fuller. Mary Goodrich, Mrs. Clara
Gould, Minerva Getz. Corolyn Griffin.
jeanne Gee. Emma A Gray. Henry w
Haoden. ] w Hicks, Mrs. NJ B Hughart,
Rebecca Harrison. Minnie Hauschild.
Ida Hunter, Katherine Holcomb, Clara
NJ Irwin Laura Irwin. Alice Jay, Z Jay,
Mrs. Minnie Jay. F J James. Mrs. Mabel
F James. Eva NJ Kelsey. Esta Kendrick,
Clyde Kaufman, Ethel w Kaufman,
Mary Kincard, A b Kelley. Artie d
Kemper, Phoebe Lucey. Minnie Lansing.
Pattie Lucy. Gladys A Loucks. Ella M
La Paul. Ina Myers. Eda L Moofehouse,
Eraetta Merrill. Maude Morley. Myra
Malk. Carrie NJ Maberly. Mona Nichols,
Escher Newland. Ethel Osborn. Lenore
O'Malley, Francis Padden. ] L Pugh,
Eta Pefiey. Lalia c Porter. Anna
NJ Phillips. Wallace Parvers. II Per.
kins. G NJ Rayburn. Mrs. Elenora
Rogers. Mrs. Ida Reeder, Ida NJ Scott
Mrs. E ] Snowfall, w A Stark. Harvey
Stephens. Lucy r STEELE. Alma Spencer,
c w Thompson. Mary NJ Tice. Lena
Urness. Loren Vaughn. Matte WALTON
Olivia Woods. Belle Williams. Mary A
West, Charlotte Westerman, George
Yokum. VIM. c Fletcher, Harry ID Hill