The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1904-08-11
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Twenty-F ourth Annual to be Held
in Brookings

announcement which reads as follows:
The Twenty-fourth annual session
of the Brookings County Normal In
stitute will convene in the High school
building in Brookings, South Dakota,
on Monday, August the Goth at $50
and continue in session for five full
days.
There are two general classes ofinsti-
tutes, the academic and inspirational.
a great many, possibly all, of the
young teachers come to the annual
institutes with the idea that there they
can "brush up" on all subjects and
for certificate; the other class Of
teachers come for the purpose ofsecur-
ing new ideas and inspiration for the
presentation of the work in their
schools; the latter is the true aim of
an institute. An institute of two or
three weeks is of insufficient duration
to make the attainment of knowledge
OF any real value, and it is really too
long for good inspirational work, hence
the reason for only a one weeks ses-
session this year. We hope that at
some future year the teachers of this
county may have the benefit of first
class summer school of five or six
weeks. We have called it as late as
we did so that the summer vacations
of our city teachers need not be cut up
to any extent. All the teachers can
go direct from the institute to their
work, with all the new ideas fresh in
their minds. We hope to have all city
teachers with us the five days. Special
effort has been made to provide help
for such.
We have provided an excellent corps
of instructors for this year, and the
work is laid out in such a manner
that every one can and should take
six or seven periods of work. The
instructors engaged for this year are
the following:
Prof, K. F. Kerr, ex-COunty Super
intendent of Brookings County, con-
ductor. He is so we'll known to the
teachers of this county that he needs
no special introduction or mention.
He will be assisted by
Prof has. F. koehler, president Of
the Northern Normal and Industrial
School at Aberdeen. He is we'll known
over the state as an able instructor
His presence among the teachers of
the county will prove source of
inspiration to the old and young
teachers alike.
Miss Estelle Cook Of Minneapolis,
has been in the schools Of that city
for ten years. During the last year
she has been specializing in reading,
literature and physical culture at the
Emerson School of Oratory of Boston,
and has also spent some time in Col.
Parker's School. That she will give
Us some good work goes without say
ing.
Prof. +. X. Everly, instructor in
rhetoric and literature in the :. ID. A.
c., will give US some good work along
the right lines in grammar and COM
position.
Prof. B. NJ. Cobb of Nolga, who was
with us last year has been engaged
again this year.
Miss Florence Pond of this city,
primary instructor in the Aberdeen
Normal, will have charge of the work
in primary methods.
Prof. J. Z. Mann Of the ;. ID. 4. G.. q,
will have charge of the music of the
opening exercises and also give class
exercises and drill in that important
subject.
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION
The graduates of the Sth grade Of
the schools of the county will receive
their diplomas on the evening of
Thursday, September the 1st. Dr.
James Chalmers, president of the
South Dakota Agricultural College
will deliver the address to the grad
uates and the patrons OF the schools
of the county. This is free enter
tainment and will be held in the Pres
hyterian church. We ask for a gem
eral attendance from the teachers and
friends of our schools on that occa-