The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-10-26
Teachers. Institute.

IeaeHerS lnSlHutes
The regular annual parish teachers
| institute, which convened in the local
high school building at 10 O'Clock last
| Monday forenoon, was attended by
tifty-two out of the fifty -four teachers
engaged for the current session, the
absentees being detained at home by
| sickness.
The program for the opening exer-
cises was as follows:
Song, America, :" Institute.
Prayer, Rev E 2. Craddock.
Address of welcome, President E.
| n. Pugh of parish school board.
A communication from Mayor Chas.
| Maurin, wherein he welcomed the
teachers to Donaldsonville on behalf
of the people of the town, was read by
superintendent D. B. Showalter, con-
ductor of the institute. The latterth
addressed the teachers, outlining the
objects and purposes OF the institute,
after which Prof. J, Z. Rusca and Miss
Leda Landry, Instructors, made short
talks relative to their part Of the work.
The subjects presented during the
wsek by the institute instructors were.
Educational movements of today,
opening day of school, school i'm
provement associations, alienation
of work, opening exercises, Industrial
education, local problems, study in
school and at home, principles of
teaching, primary reading and phon-
les.
| On Wednesday "Use of Pictures"
was splendidly presented by Miss
Lynda Thomson for the lower grades
and by Prof. G. c. Smith for the up
per grades. Prof L. L. Perrault gave
an Interesting talk on What to Read. I"
| DR.. A. B. Cotfey, head of the peda-
gogical department of the Louisiana
| State University at Baton Rouge, at
tended the institute yesterday fore
noon and delivered several interest
| ing and scholarly addresses on appro-
pirate topics. Visits were expected
from State Superintendent j. B. As
well and State Institute Conductor l..
j. Alleman, but neither was able to be
present, greatly to the disappoint-
ment Of the teachers and public in
general.
An enjoyable feature of the institute
was the exquisite vocal selections rem
dered on various occasions by Miss
Ora Dalferes and Pierre Blanchard,
of Donaldsonville, who possess voices
| of rare sweetness ard range.
The spirit manifested by the teachers
was excellent, and the week s work will
undoubtedly prove of great value to
the educational forces of,the parish.
The social side was not overlooked.
On Monday night the local teachers
entertained the visiting teachers and
| their friends at an informal reception
in the high school building. The pro-
gram consisted of vocal and instru-
mental music, readings, and the enjoy
ment of light refreshments.
On Wednesday night the young gem
tlemen of the town rendered the teach
ers pit party at the Gondran The
atre, the attraction being the Morgan
Stock Company in "The Girl From
| w ay Out West
Before adjournment, the teachers of
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the Donaldsonville and New River
branches of the parish teachers as
sociation met and reorganized by
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Programs were announced for the
first meetings of the two orgnniza-
lions, to be held as follows: New
River branch at Oak Grove school,
Saturday, Nov. %; Donaldsonvflle
branch at Donaldsonvil1e High
School, Saturd ay, Nov. 30.