Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-06-18
INSTITUTE
OPENS HERE
OVER ONE HUNDRED TEACHERS
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY
IN ATTENDANCE FIRST DAY.
A LARGE ENROLMENT
Rsoltatlons VIII Begin Tomorrow
Morning at the High School Where
the School ls Being Conducted Un.
der the Direction Of Miss Nye.

Frdm Mondays Daily.
The Wapello county normal insti.
tute and summer school opened today
at the Cttumwa high school and pres.
ent indications point to one of the
most successful and most fully attend
ed institutions ever held In this coun.
ty. No recitations will be held until
tomorrow, today being entirely con-
sunled in enrolling the teach
ers from the city and from various
parts Of the county. Over one hun
dred teachers enrolled today and this
number is expected to be Increased
considerably by the end Of the week
and still more during the last part Of
the Institute when the most important
sessions will be held.
The various instructors met this ait
ernoon at o'clock for the purpose
OF organizing their classes and out
lining the course OF study prelimin-
airy to the beginning Of Rotations to-
morrow morning.
| instructors Arrive.
All the instructors who were expect
ed to have charge OF the various
classes have arrived in the city and
are beginning their work this after
noon with their classes. The follow
Ing is the entire list of those who
will have charge Of the instruction
and the courses which they will con-
duct:
j. II. Bentley, st. Joseph, MO, Civics
and Economics.
r. B. Crone, Washington, Ia, Gram
mar and Arithmetic.
w. N. clifford, Council Bluffs, Geo
graphy.
F. 9. Ensign, Iowa City, History.
Mrs. Theodosia Harrison, Ottumwa,
Music.
Mrs. Hattie Moore Mitchell, Des
Moines Methods and Physiology.
| JIM. Stoke, Oskaloosa, Algebra and
Physics.
The following educators will give
lectures during the institute:
Mrs. Jessie v. Bicknell, Des Moines.
| w. 9. Wilcox, Iowa City.
Dr.. A. b, Winship. Boston, Mass.
The institute is In charge OF Miss
Emma 8. Nya, county superintendent
Of Wapelio county.
Assignment Of Classes.
The following Is the order OF classes
as they Will begin to be heard tonor.
row morning In the various class
rooms Of the high school:
500 to 8: 4o-Grammar, hoorn g.
Crone; history, room 8, Ensign; Ply.
sizes, room 8, Stoke.
4 $40 to 9:20-Arithmetic, room g.
Crone; civics, room 8, Bentley; meth.
DDS, assembly room, Mitchell
9:20 to 00-Musie, assembly
room, Harrison; geography, room g.
Stoke.
1000 to 10:15-1ntermission.
1915 to 10:55-Economics room 8
Bentley; physiology, assembly room
Mitchell; geography, room 8, Stoke.
1885 to 11:36-Arithmetic room g.
Crone; music, assembly room, Harri
son; algebra, room 8, Stoke.
1880 to 12:15-Grammar, room 6
Crone; history, room 3, Ensign.
There will be no recitations OF
classes during the afternoon.
The above order of classes will be
carried during the first four weeks 81
the school, but the last week will
be the real institute part of the entire
session and an entirely different pro
), gram will be carried out A number
of interesting lectures and addresses
will be given during the fifth week
which will be highly instructive ant
beneficial to the attending teachers d
the county. Many who are unable FOL
good and sufficient reason to attens
the first four weeks of the school will
make special effort to be in attend
! ance at the last week in order to ge
| the benefit of the lectures delivered
by prominent educators.