The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-03
INSTITUTE BEGINS MONDAY MORNING Indications Point To Large At- tendance of Teachers FIRST WEEKS PROGRAM ME Lecturers on Various Subjects Will ln- clude Some of the Best Known
 Educators In the
 State.
FIRST WEEKS PROGRAM ME

Plans are now practically complete for the teachers institute of the Ninth Con gressional district, which will be held in Birmingham beginning next Monday morning and continuing for two weeks The sessions will be held at the Bir- mingham High school and indications point to a large attendance of the teach CTS of the district. The directors in charge are c. B. Glenn and c. A. Brown and among those who will deliver ad- dresses during the institute are Mrs. J Fl Phillips of Birmingham, President c. c. Thach of Auburn, Superintendent J. H. Phillips of the Birmingham schools and President John w Abercrombie of the state university. The list of instruc- tors and assignments of subjects include the following:
 Primary, Grades I and II-Mss Loula Bradford, supervisor.
 Intermediate, Grades IT, " and " c. B. Glenn, language; A. A. Lyon, arith- metic; c. A. Brown reading; Miss Mary Rittenberry, spelling; W. c. Grggs, geog- raphy; R. L. Dimmitt, manual training and drawing; Miss Leta Kitts, music; Leslie H. Prince, physical culture; George E. Wallace, penmanship.
 Grammar, Grades VI and WIT. .. Young, English grammar; F. E. Smith, arithmetic; W. c. Griggs, geography and civic; Miss Mary Rittenberry, spelling; Miss Maude Davis, reading; J. V. Hew- itt, United States history; Miss Leta Kitts, music; R. l.. Dimmitt, manual training and drawing; Leslie H. Prince, physical culture; George E. Wallace, penman- ship
 First Weeks Programme.
 The programme for the first week has been arranged as follows:
 Monday, September 2, g a. m-Invoca- ton, pr. J. H. Mccoy, Birmingham col lege.
 Addresses of Welcome-For the city Hon. George B. Ward, Mayor for the county schools, Superintendent I. w. Me- Adory; for the city schools, Superintend- ent J. H. Phillips; for the private schools. Principal J. J. White for the commer- cial schools President Richard w. Mas sey; for the colleges, President A. P. Montague, Howard college.
 Responses-Superinten c. e. John son, Perry county; Superintendent R. H. Pratt, Bibb county; Superintendent O. A. Steele, Bount county; President H. O. Murphee, Marion.
 Address-"Our Educational Progress" State Superintendent H. c. Gunnels.
 Address-"A Alabama History" Joel c. DuBose Birmingham.
 Lunch-2 D. m.
 "The Adopted Text in Arith metic," Dr. James K. Powers, Florence.
 "The State-Adopted- Text in Civics," Superintendent I. W. Hill, Opelika.
 "The State Adopted in History MT. Waddy Thompson, Atlanta Ga.
 Tuesday, September 8, S.30 a.. m.
 S:3O to 9:15-Arithmetic, MT. c. c. Slaton.
 9:15 to 1O-Geography, MT. w. c. Griggs.
 10 to 11-Method of the Recitation, Dr. J. H. Phillips.
 II to 11:45-Spelling, MT. c. c. Slaton.
 1:45 to 2:15-Music Miss Una Gilbert.
 2:15 to 3--History, Mr. H. P. Burruss.
 to 3:30-Manual Training and Drawing, MT R. l.. Dimmitt.
 3:30 to 4-Round table-"Teachers
  teenth street, between Sixteenth and Sev- enteenth streets. be referred to city en- gneer to be included in ordinance now being prepared to build and repair cer- taln SlueWalkS, ttldl SlutWdik dTOuuu Morris hotel in need of repairs take same course.
 That street commissioner be instructed to repair Fifth avenue.
 That the matter of repairing Avenue H. between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, be referred to street commission CT and aldermen from Sixth ward, with power to act.
 That all other matters go over.
 Lights and Telephone Committee.
 Present = Aldermen Klotz, Stockmar, Copeland, J. R., Heidt, Martin, Mcdonald. Absent-Aldermen Gum and Moore.
 The committee recommends that at tached list of lights be installed same to be paid for by the following railroads: Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, Alabama Great Southern, Bir- mingham Belt, Louisville and Nashville Central Railroad of Georgia and Southern railway.
 That all other matters go over