The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-14
QUARTERLY
INSTITUTE
Is Held by the Teachers at
the High School.
INTERESTING PROGRAMS
Rendered at the Two Sessions
Saturday.
Superintendent Of Sandusky Schools
Made an Excellent Address In
the Afternoon.

|
Marion County Teachers Association
was conducted in the auditorium OF
the high school building, Saturday.
A large body of teachers from va
rious parts Of the city and county
were in -attendancean and the session
proved highly interesting and in
structive.
"A. b. Jones, president OF the as
sociation, presided and called the
morning session to order promptly
at 10 o'clock. After musical selec-
ton by the institute, devotional ex-
ercises. were conducted by Reverend
G. NJ. Rourke, of the First Pres
byterian church.
The literary program opened with an
interesting paper dealing with general
problems of school teachers work
lby Miss Pearl Campbell An instru-
lmental solo by Miss Mariane Reinicke
was highly appreciated number.
j. d. Harris. principal of the high
school at LaRue. was present and
Tread paper entitled, "Some Prob
lens of Education" He spoke in
favor of school Capitalization and
called attention to various principles
which the school teacher should sup
port in order to have the standard of
their salaries raised.
A vocal solo by Mr.. r T.. Mitch
ell was very pleasing number.
He was accompanied by Miss Rhea
|Munnell.
Perhaps one of the most cleverly
arranged papers on the program was
one read by Miss Ella b. Sommer,
"a grammar grade teacher from Wal
do. Her theme was Life Ideals the
Outgrowth of School Ideals She
explained the Influence of teacher
in the training of children and said
some very pretty things about the
principles avocated by the average
school teacher of today
The morning program closed with
la song by the assembly.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The program Saturday afternoon
was one OF extraordinary nature.
I'rhe principal speaker OF the occasion
was II. B. Williams, superintend-
ent OF the schools in Sandusky city.
lie spoke for half hour on the sub
Jeet. Literature and the School
Readers"
Mr. Williams explained what the
teacher should know abont literature
emphasizing the exclamation that in
this branch they should be excep-
tionally well posted. He emphasized
the Importance of sNe school reader
IN the teaching of literature and then
dWeit upon the problem OF teaching
reading. He declared that practically
Iall other branches OF literature de-
pepd upon reading. In closing, the
speaker referred to the various steps
IN teaching reading. He DECLARED that
the pupil should be first taught n
Know, second to feel and third to ex-
press.
The ladies' quartet was present at
this session and rendered several
pleasing selections. The quartet was
composed of the Misses Kowalke.
Mrs. White and Miss Cast.
what the School Should Do ft,r
the Home" was the subject of an ad-,
dress delivered by Superintendent TT.
Il. Frank, OF the local schools The
talk was short and to the point, Mr.
Frank referring in particular to the
necessity of the parents and teacher
working In cooperation.
Miss Louise Wottring, of Prospect.
rendered ! delightful vocal solo and
MISS Edith Anderson OF the city. gave
a clever recitation. ID. e. Black
superintendent Of the Prospect school
gave short paper in which he out
lined some Intricate points which tend
TO unnecessarily worry the teacher.
The program closed with q selection
by the ladies' quartette.
The attendance at this session was
exceedingly large, an unusually large
number of rural teachers being In
the audience. The teachers were
unanimous in their opioin that 1t was
one or the most successful quarterly
institutes ever held in the county.