The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-11-24
TEACHERS, INSTITUTE.
Annual Gathering of Parish Educators.
Distinguished Visitors Deliver Adj
dressss-ExceIlent Results
ACCOMPLISHED
Accom- Ii ed

/ L ne regular dl4udl PARISH tcdCuSIS
institute convened in the main assem-
bly, hall of the local high school build
/ ing at 10 o'clock Monday morning
and was called to order by Parish Su
perintendent D. B. ShoWalter. A hymn
was rendered by the teachers in cho.
rus, after which Rev. G. D. Atkinson,
pastor Of the local Methodist church,
! offered prayer. Forty six out Of forty
eight teachers ia the employ OF the
o arish school board answered to their
names at roll-call, and quite a number
OF high school pupils and patrons and
| other interested spectators were also
| in attendance Prof. Showalter briefly
outlined the work to be disposed OF
during the week, and felicitated the
teachers on their good fortune in hav-
/ ing been provided with such able in
structors as Prof. j. W. Heckert,
training teacher, and Miss Jessie Bow
| den, critic teacher OF the State Normal
School at Natchitoches. He then in
troduced Prof. Heckert, who delighted
the teachers with an eloquent and
scholarly address, during the course
OF which he stated tn at tie three fac
tors necessary to the success OF an
institute were, first, good educators;
second, interesting teachers, and third,
teachers with sufficient scholarship to
appreciate the instruction given them.
Miss Bowden was next introduced and
made an appropriate little speech,
after which a pretty solo was rem
dered by r. N. JeHery. the noted sing
ing evangelist. A short recess ensued,
and at its conclusion the regular work
of the institute was begun. An inter-
esting recitation On IA Teachers View
Point,'' conducted by Prof. Heckert,
brought the forenoon session to aclose,
adjournment being taken to O'Clock
p. m.
The first number on the program
for the afternoon session was talk
by Miss Bowden on "School Gardens
and Why Teachers Should Have
Them Prof. Heckert followed with
a brisk discussion of 1.-THE Question
Of the Recitation,'' and the session
concluded with a lesson on Reading
conducted by Miss BoWden.
Following is a summary OF the work
OF the institute on Tuesday. Wednes-
day anu Thursday:
TuEsDAY-FoRENooN SESSION.
Solo-Mr. Jeffery.
Prayer-Rev.. Atkinson.
Roll call.
Functions Of Course OF Study vs.
Prof. Heckert.
Second Grade Reading - Miss
Bowden.
Primary Number Work PROF.
=Heckert.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Teaching of Fractions 49, Prof.
Fourth Grade Literature ''-Miss
Fourth Grade Arithmetic u-Prof.
Heckert.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SESSION.
Sone-Teachers
Prayer-Prof. ShoWalter.
Roll-call.
stories and How to Tell Them
Prof. Heckert.
Song-Tea chers.
Number Work PROF. Heckert.
Manual Training ''-Miss Bowden.
Second Craze Language Work.
Prof. Heckert.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ssSchool Gardens Miss Bowden.
Address, 1.-THE Aim Of Ali True
Teachers PROT. j. E. Keeny, state
Institute conductor.
Talk on reading-Miss Bowden.
HURsDAY-FoRENooN SESSION.
Song-Teachers
..Morning Exercises and How They
Should beCond PROT. Heckert.
s'History for the Grades Miss
Bowden.
s'Problems Of Teachers - Prof.
Heckert.
aSpelling ''-Miss Bowden.
The program concluded with an in
teresting talk on "Childreno by Prof.
Keeny.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Need ola Library Prof. Heckert.
Teachers Cooperation with the
Patrons Miss BoWden.
An educational rally was held at
the Gondran Theater Thursday night
in connection with the institute, able
and interesting addresses being de-
livered by State perintendent q. L.
Whitfield Of Mississippi and State
Superintendent T.. B. AsWell Of Louis
lana The audience was made up OF
a large number Of the representative
citizeus Of Donaldsonville and vi
entity, and was char aeterized by the
speakers Of the evening as one OF the
most cultured and appreci alive body
OF listeners they had ever had the
pleasure of addressing. An enjoyable
feature of the occasion was the ex-.
quisite music rendered by Claiborne
Williams orchestra.
Yesterd avs session of the institute
was called to order at o'clock a. m,
being opened with a song. Superin-
tendenes Whitfield and Aswell were in
| attendance and favored the teachers
| with inter esting talks. Mr.. Whitfield
referred to the seriousness Of the teach
er's work and the great responsibility
resting upon every true teacher, adding
| that the day had come when men and
women were proud to adopt teaching as
| a profession and glad TO be able to say
that they we're engaged in a great and
noble nndertaking-the suppression OF
| ignor ance and dissemination Of learn
ing and civilization. Mr.. AsWell's
talk was Enthusiastically forceful
and eloquent, and inspired the teach
arg with a 1afarni N atian TIA work