Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-08
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Work Systematized, Lecturers Are
Competent, Interest Is Keen.

Competent, Interest Is Keen.
STANDPOINT. Idaho, April To
days institute session was marked by |
pronounced increase in interest and |
enthusiasm. The program, COM
mencing at 8 o'clock a. m, continued
without intermission until IL: As, and
included nearly every phase of rural
and graded school work. While
prominent educators among the SUI
perintendents and principals are in
cluded in the program of the insti-
tute, President Black of the Lewis
ton normal, Superintendent ]. A.
Tormey of Spokane and Mrs. H. T.
Irion of Standpoint constitute the reg
ularly employed faculty. The plan
followed provides a joint session in
the high school gymnasium during
the first and last two periods of the
day, during which President Black
and Superintendent Tormey address
the teachers on subjects of general
interest to all grades of teachers.
Between these periods a period of
section work by local educators is
given in the high school rooms on the
second floor, followed by a short
recess.
The fine new 12-room high school
building recently completed furnishes
most admirable building for insti-
tute work This is the first institute
in either Bonner or Kootenai county
where section work has been attempt
ed, and is proving a decided improve
ment over the old method of general
sessions only.
The grammar and high school de-
partments have so greatly increased
in number that the needs of those
departments can no longer be met by
the discussion of problems in primary
, work only.
Much interesting data concerning
the growth of the schools of the two
counties has been developed at this
= meeting of the teachers, among
, which are the increased professional
and educational standard OF the
: teachers. as shown by the follow
ing registration data: Life diplo-
! mas, Is; state certificates, 6; first
\ grade certificates, 80; second grade
| certificates, 9S; third grade GER
i tificates, 10; university graduates,
: III; normal graduates, 81; high
school graduates, 46; non-graduates,
but holders of various certificates,
LEA; Occur d'Alene schools, with 36
teachers, ranks second in the state In
It size, and Standpoint, with 81 teachers
ranks sixth.
|. President Black spoke interesting.
:, ly on 1.-The Social Problems in School
e Life" and "Heredity, as Related to
d Education" Superintendent Tormey
is spoke on Essentials in Reading
0 and Efficient Supervision" Mrs. II
4 T. Irion aroused considerable Interest
r, among the primary teachers by an In
A. teresting and practical talk OF
10 Methods of Teaching Primary Read
lie ing" Physiology was presented b!
n, Principal c. E. Hatch of Albert IL
n the grammar section, and Success
a. versus Failure in the Schoolroom,
nv Superintendent H. II. Barton o
" Occur d'Alene in the high school sec
We ton.
a Superintendent J. A. Tormey deliy
is cred the lecture, Efficient Living,
to to a large audience in the NJ. +
iy church.
re The law compels institute attend
of ance of teachers from both counties
on penalty of being deprived Of thei
lg pay for the week, and the possibilit
p of having their certificates revoked
be To break the continuity of scho6
work the Kootenai county teacher
st challenged the Bonner county teach
20, ers to a game of baseball. A larg
~ number of the teachers ATTENDED
to Enthusiasm ran high. The game wa
lie tied several times and IL inning
rs. were necessary to decide the victor!
Kootenai won by a score of IL TO
:. n, MEouanrw nf p0pp.