Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1904-12-21
Teachers Institute.

The 10th annual meeting of the County
Institute for Adams county. assembled
in the commodious rooms of the Central
High School building in Ritzville on
Monday last, and will continue in session
the remainder of the week. The county
superintendent reports very full at
tendance of teachers among whom are
many new faces. The total number up
to date is ITO. 1t is generally conceded
that the intellectual standard of the
teaching force has been very materially
raised BY the recent influx OF new teach
ers, the result of which will soon be
made evident in the ..improvedj methods
advanced. and applied in our country
schools.
Superintendent w. ]. Lansing is aided
by a very able corps of instructors. Mr..
Shafer, superintendent of the Cheney
Normal School. Mr.. Sampson, professor
Of history and English of Pullman uni
versity and Miss Bray, musical instruct
or of the Cheney Normal. are the out-of-
town instructors. the remaining ones,
Mr.. Perkins, Mr.. Casey and Miss Sand
ers, are local talent.
Professor Johnson. who has charge of
the department Of Biology in the Cheney
Normal, was substituted on Wednesday
for Mr.. Shafer, the latter being called
away on other business.
Some of the features of the institute
are worthy of special mention.
Mr.. Skaters address on "School At
tendance" revealed the fact that very
few of those who entered the list, and
and third grades ever graduated from
the high schools. His remarks concern
ing the purposes of the State Teachers
association were instructive and well re-
ceived. The association was recruited
thereby 50 members.
Mr.. Simpsons remarks concerning
"Wages' were well put. informing the
fraternity that their wages were at the
bottom of the list as compared with
clerks, bartenders. plumbers, hodcarriers'
etc. His lectures on English and His
tory" have proven intensely interesting
impressing his listeners asi much.by his
own enthusiasm as.by the instruction i'm
parted. His lecture on Thursday eve
ming Sn "The Traces of Man" was given
in his Usual pointed way. the music on
that occasion being conducted by. Miss
Bray.
Prof. Fouche. a travelling dramatic
artist. appeared before the assembly on
Wednesday and rendered few selec-
tons, for which the fraternity wish to
say. Thanks"
Mr.. Bert Linn, secretary of the city
library. invited the teachers of the county
toImake free use of the library while
hdre. also to make arrangements with
tie librarian to.use the books for the re-
uiainder OF the school year.
aTner. was reception held on Monday
evening at Central High School building,
..l- purpose being to promote the social
welfare of the institute and citizens as
we'll. Refreshments were served and
ne following program was rendered:
PROGRAM.
,oDuet >. Mrs. c. G. and Master Harmon
=: Of Welcome ~: nv NH ao 1fina3
etc Address Of Welcome for city
to Xddres; OF welcome IN; ytor r'''
'eachers .......A. E. Nixon lWfllis)
.....................M0 nOlcomD
.....................Mi Miss Harrison
................. Mr.. Fred Weiand
al Session 9:0O-ll 100
'eachers' Social Committee.
,dent Lansing is to be con-
pom the efficient work being
ed. 1t has been. in meas
to his good judgment that the
rs been supplied by energetic.
instructors, for which the
duly appreciative.
nhere of "that new build.
all indicativei OF the spirit
teachers have been wei.
citizens of Ritzville. We
=. in the future. Superin.
ing, we understand, is a
,the list.of Adams. county
ding this week:
ss, A. r. Casey. Helena Sic.
on. Maud Motley. Stella
:, Leona Lau6hlin, Es.
Lucy, Ethel Sanders
'iragg, Albert E. Nixon.
Alma Spencer, Rena
melburgcr. Gladys
,. E. Jay, Ida N.
lburty. Henry W.
=. Cornwall, Christy
-ssaid, Mrs. NJ. B., uuehsrt.
,-sssie McCord. Lottie Oifutt. J. A.
,ss,cliacrd Imus. Ethel osburn. Bessie
4rls1d Ainras oRepcer, Bessie chumbley,
Grenols Padasn, 1A@ia Woods. Marie Imus
I H.B Johnson, tsiSis Campbell. Esta Ken
dick, John l.1Fdyh. A. II. Rayburn. wallace
Powers, ". @. Irian, John Truax. B. Gregg.
b. y. Nowrsr, Nay Nelson. Everetta Merrill,
Hattie Williams, George Dey, Fernando sted-
kam, Gertrude Lee. Madeline Brown. Aldine J..
SWslty. Leo Casey. n. ". Townsend. Katherine
Heleomb. Mary chumbley, Mary West. Minnie
Kan, blanche Derr. Henry Rieke. Leonard Tay.
~ Nh. Jessie B. Van Amburgh, Mary Tics.
Itfneis =. Patten, W. q. Norton, J. L. Cross,
4 n. ". Anthony. Mrs. Eleanor Rogers. Arthur
Jgnauohue, Anna Durham. Ansel. F Hemen.
Maria W. Allen, Mary
Y. Madison, Mary
Mildred Loye,