Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-06-13
Teachers Institute
June IL, 1907

THE AUDUBON COUNTY INSTITUTE will con-
June 17th 1907, for two weeks session in
Guiding the three days for the examination which
will be held the last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Monday will be enrolment day We hope all expecting
attend the Institute will be at the building sometime
during the day enroll classify and make all arrange
ments necessary that may begin regular work
Tuesday without Interruptions
IT HE INSTITUTE is primarily a professional school
for the training of teachers, its purpose is to
bring about better teaching 1t should bring nspir
alton to its teachers 1t should furnish higher ideals and
hopeful views of life 1t is in institutes that
should find practical solutions the everyday problems
of teaching They should also be time of social regen
eraon time for the renewal of old friendships and the
acquisition of new friends. 1t should be week of happy
social life One of greatest philosophers has said
The great object of education is to teach to live
rightly with feow-man, and he who does not live
: rghteously is neither educated nor cultured.
II ELIEVING the institute should be inspirational
rather than academic have planned our work
nearly along that line limited will permit
We cannot bring you many lectures by educaonasts
specialists in their particular work for the institute fund
in this county is very limited compared with the larger
and popuous counties Yet believe regular
faculty for the coming institute strong have
ever had in any of county institutes Supernten-
dents Repass, Nimms, Mantz, Mrs Stated and Miss
Brown need space taken for introduction the teach
ers, their former work speaks for them There
members of the faculty. Miss Dora Larsen science
teacher in the Esthervile High School, and Miss Eva
Luse critic teacher in Iowa State Normal both Audubon
county girls and both have made record of which their
friends in Audubon county proud We had hoped to
have Miss Beason with u.s. but can make no definite
statements at present writing
"A s to certifcaton of teachers subject to the
rulings of the State Board of Examiners. The fol-
lowing will show that far, they have been liberal
there rulings Teachers holding first class certificates
prior October 1s 1905 and who show professional
spirit in attending institutes teachers meetings.
reading professional literature will be required
take examination, their certificates will be renewed by
the state Board upon the writing credible theme of
from three to five hundred words Also second grade
cates held by teachers who have been continuously
teaching the past years will be renewed upon the
conditions as required for the first grade "Con
teaching for the past five years. least
six months teaching in each year since July 1st, 1902
i "A TTENDANCE upon normal institutes and educa-
tional meetings evidence professional spirit. Sec
ton p of certificate Law provides follows ''The
county superintendent shall annually the first Monday
of September file with the president of the educational
board of Examiners list of all persons who for the pre-
ceedng year have held certificates and have attended
the normal institute with the number of days of attend
of each. Teachers not attending summer school
\ expected to attend institute
EVERY THING indicates better things in store for
teachers A movement for increased salaries is
gaining ground only the state of Iowa. but all
over the country. There has been time when
teaching promised to those who would seriously
take up profession than it does to-day Every in
dication points to steadily increasing demand and
higher compensation for teachers. We want to see
teachers have their share in the general prosperity of the
times and also wish to them prepare themselves
to give returns commensurate to the rapidly advancing
wages, and believe teachers willing to make
hsreurn. In vistatons the county find the
ory of them working earnestly and consci entously
NUR certificate law seems have caused
siderable unnecessary apprehension among the
teachers of Iowa This is due partly to misunderstood
ing of the law by the many and partly am to say
intentional misrepresentation the part of the few We
sincerely hope that all the misunderstanding and misrep
reservations too, will be duly adjusted We expect
ing the teachers of the county out in full force to the
a coming institute
4 ELLA M. STEARNS.