Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-25
Marshall County Normal Fin
ished With Final Examina-
ton of the Teachers
,As HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
After Two Weeks of Study the Insti-
tute Proper Closed Friday Night,
Today Being Devoted to Examina-
tions-county Superintendent Is
Pleased With Corps of instructors

The Marshall county teachers in
stitute, which has been in progress in
the high school building for the past
two weeks, closed today and this even
ing, the 200 young men and women
who have been in attendance will leave
for their various homes. While not
quite up to the standard of last year,
so far as numbers were concerned, the
institute has been most successful
one. County Superintendent Hostel
tier, is highly pleased with the eff
cheney of this years corps of instruct
ors, also wi IN the interest of the teach
ers in attendance, and the thorough
ness Of the work accomplished.
Probably no institute ever held in the
county has had as many we'll known
educators at the head Of the various
departments as the one just closed.
Superintendent William l. Crane, who
needs no introduction to Marshall
towns public, each day delivered two
lectures on composition and literature.
His talks during the morning sessions
were devoted to the former subject,
while those of the afternoons were de-
voted to literature. During the two
weeks he delivered lectures on "Litera-
ture," Shelly's ITO a Skylark;" Keats
"Ode to Nightingale" and The The
DRY of Manuscript Form His lectures
have proved TO be one of the enter
tanning features of the institute. and
have been listened to by many others
than those regularly attending.
Professor w. w. Speer, of Chicago,
an authority on the subject of mathe-
mates and didactics, and the author OF
several text books on the former sub
ject, also lectured before the teachers
twice each day. His morning lectures
have been devoted to the subject of
arithmetic, and were Illustrated by
blackboard work. During the afternoon
sessions his lectures were devoted to
tiidactics, and dealt with the principles
of education, and the methods OF PRE-
sentation to the pupils. His addresses
proved most instructive and beneficial
to the teachers.
Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, of Drake
University, VINO haQ CnaTSe OF the ue-
partmeut of methods of teaching. is one
OF the very we'll known educators of
Des Moines. Her work was all done IN
the class rooms, and was along lines
of general methods, exercises, reading
and language. She brought with her
and displayed specimens of work done
by the children in the Des Moines
schools.
Miss Harriet Carton, who for seven
years was supervisor OF music in the
East Des Moines schools, but who has
recently been studying and teaching In
Chicago, had charge of the work IN
vocal music, and proved herself to be
a most capable and popular instructor.
She has had wide experience in her
special line of work and Is exception
ally well qualified for this important
branch that the state compels to be
taught.
Altogether, the work of the two
weeks has proven well worth the time
and money spent by the teachers.
Study ceased Friday night and all OF
today has been given over to the ex-
aminations, which were concluded this
afternoon.