Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-19
Hardin County Teachers Insti-
tute Was Well Attended and
Aroused Much Interest
LECTURE COURSE APPRECIATED
Superintendent Ella chasseI Strikes
Happy Combination of Instructive
and Inspiring Features Devoted
Forenoons to instruction and After
moons to Lectures, Etc.
Special to Times Republican.

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Eldora, Aug. 19.-The Hardin county
teachers normal institute closed a two
/ weeks session here today. The enroll
ment reached about 210 which is fully
up to the usual high average for this
county. The instructors who remain-
1 ed thru the entire time were Miss Della
| Bishop. of Des Moines, music, Miss
Mae J. Evans. Chicago, English Sup
erintendent Milo Hunt. Eldora, physics
algebra, arithmetic and physiology.
During the first week Professor A. j.
Cavana, of Ellsworth College, Iowa
Falls, instructed in civics and didactics
and Miss Macha Vance, DEBORAH, in
structed in reading and photography.
During tn second week Miss Julia
Scurry of Eldora, gave work in pri-
mary methods and Professor A. c.
Newell of Des Moines instructed in
manual training. The work Of the en-
tire time has been characterized by
|earnestness and zeal on the part of in
structors and teachers. 1t is a common
feeling that no more successful or help
full institute has ever been held here.
County Superintendent Mrs. Ella B.
Chassell has been untiring in her eff
forts to make the entire institute
great success and she has seemingly hit
on a very happy combinatbin of the in
structional and inspirational features
that educators agree should character
ize the county institute. The forenoons
have been devoted chiefly to work
along the lines of instruction and meth
od while the afternoon sessions have
been devoted to round tables, chorus
work and special lectures. This latter
feature. together with the evening lee
lures has proved one of the best phases
of the institute The evening lectures
have included Captain r. p. Hobson. on
THE American Navy" Rev A. NJ. Do
Doc, of Oskaloosa. on The Louisiana
Purchase Exposition" and Professor
Dudley of Chicago, in two lectures on
Color, three latter being Illus
trated lectures. The afternoon lectures
not already mentioned in these columns
have included Rev. w. r. Stanley of
this city who closed the institute today
with lecture on Famous People I
Have Known" Justice s. NJ. Weaver,
of the supreme bench of Iowa, who ad-
dressed the teachers yesterday on The
History of Lawsuit" Rev. Stanley's
residence in the east during the stir
ring times of the civil war and Justice
weaver's long and eminent services in
his profession made both of these lee
lures Of more than usual interest
and value to those privileged to hear
them. Both these gentlemen were once
teachers themselves and are in thor
ough accord with the teacher OF today.
Tuesday evening of this week the
teachers enjoyed lawn social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Chassell Light
refreshments were served and an i'm
promptu program was given. Exam
nations for teachers certificates We're
begun last Saturday and will be COM
pleted this afternoon or tomorrow. Mrs.
Chassell strongly commends Hardin
county teachers for the large amount
of excellent work they have done dur
ing the past year in the Iowa State
Teachers Reading Circle. Indications
are for a general continuance of this
work.