The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1907-08-22
SCHOOL TEACHERS
OF BroOkings County Hold a Help
full Institute
THE ATTENDANCE IS VERY LARGE
And a Wide Range of Subjects is
Discussed

The annual session of the BrookingS
County Normal Institute began at the
high school building Monday morning
and will continue until Saturday noon.
There are 1872 teachers enrolled, and
the institute promises to be the most
successful ever held in the county.
The weather has been fine, and this
has made the week pleasant as well
as profitable one.
Following is the corps of teachers:
Supt c. +. Brown of this city, con
ductor and teacher of reading, civics
and physiology; DR.. w. A. Clark of the
Kearney, Nebraska Normal school. in
structor in English arithmetic. geo
graphy and grammar: Prof John f..
Cameron of Kansas City, Mo-, lecturer
on elementary agriculture; Prof. A. K.
Parsons of Keokuk Iowa, instructor of
penmenship and drawing; Miss Ellen
f. Holenback of Oswego, y. Y. teach
er of primary methods.
This evening at the Presbyterian
church Prof. Cameron will give a ster-
eoptican lecture on the Yellowstone
Park. Tomorrow evening the eighth
grade graduating exercises of the
county schools will be held in the
same church. The graduating address
will be delivered by DR.. Clark. Fol
lowing the exercises Prof. Cameron
will give a lecture, illustrated with
views, on Birds I'm Their Native
Haunts." Both of these entertain
ments are free and as they will be
very pleasing it will pay the people Of
the city to attend.
A reception was given to the teach
ers and institute workers at the Cen.
trail High School building Tuesday
evening by County Superintendent
Aldrich 1t was well attended and a
splendid program was rendered. The
Presbyterian Sunday School orchestra
opened the program. This was fol
lowed by a selection by male quartet
the members of which were Messers
DOs utu, lOuuChDdSh, butShVt anu al
ton They were heartily encored. Miss
Ruth Wescott rendered piano solo,
which was highly appreciated by all.
Miss Lillian Breed gave reading
entitled "Dark-eyed Mehetaber which
was very taking and being recalled
she responded with a selection from
| Whitcomb Riley.
Messrs Clark and Parsons amused
the audience greatly, the former tell
ing of the funniest thing that ever hap
pened to him and the latter giving a
chalk talk.
Miss Hollenbeck also gave a queer
experience which happened to her
while teaching, which brought laugh
ter from all the gentlemen present.
Miss Hazel Bratton of Galena, H.,
gave a German dialect piece entitled:
"Katrina's Visit to New York" She
handled the piece in pleasing man
ner and the rich German drogue which
she carried all through her recitation
amused all of her listeners
The male quartet again favored the
audience with selection, after which
the teachers and entertainers were in
vited 10 the hall where refreshments
were served.
The following is list OF teachers
present:
| Engar Hays ................. Huron
Florence Phillips ......... BroOkingS
| Elizabeth Waters ....... Madison
| Belle Burdick .................B Bruce
| Myrtle Reeves ................V VOlga
Gina VOstad .................. .VOlga
Dora Wallen ................V .VOlga
Anna G.. Kelley ............B .BroOkings