The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-07-28
Subjected TO Same Stern Treat
ment They Employ Toward
Their Charges.
Discussions Lengthen Pro
gram Of the Session.
ON ESSENTIALS OF METHOD

Sweet revenge would come TO tn,
small boy a. he could look In on the
daily sessions OF the McCracken
County Teachers institute al the coun
~ court house. aud see the men and
women. who. nine months In the year
hold him In what he terms tyranny,
undergoing the same treatment to
which he Is subjected. For this insii-
tute is school 10 the teachers. aud they
have recesses and reluctantly hear
the bell tap for order again. after
they have strolled OF around the
beautiful court house lawn.
Professor T. j. Coates, the instruc-
tor for the institute, is making the
annual event interesting and County
supt $. j. Ellington is on hand at
every session TO assist him. No ses-'
SION was held as planned for last night
and some OF the talks given this
morning we're scheduled for yester-
day. The discussions that each sub
ject has developed have heightened
the program. During the intermis-
SONS music Is furnished impromptu
by a number OF the teachers, a plano
having been installed for that pur-
pose.
Only one teacher In the county, out
OF % Is absent az this institute. Yes
terday afternoon In the discussion of
Words" Mrs. Hal spoke on "What
words TO learn to SPELL" Mrs. Houck
discussed. How 10 study a spelling
lesson" Miss Ellis talked on How
much etymology?" aud Professor
Miller made a plea for the old-fash-
Toned spelling match.
Superintendent Ellington extended
a cordial invitation 10 the city teach
erE 10 attend the institute and a num-
Der have accepted The program com
mlttee reported late yesterday assign
ing the following teachers and sub
jects. which are on today's program;
Penmanshlp: "The psychology OF pen
manshlp''-Prof. Coates. Method
with beginners" Miss Long; 'Ieg'-
billy before speed" Prof. Tyre;
How TO secure ease of movement"
Prof. Middleton; "How to secure in
forest in peumanshlp." Prof. Kirk
patrick; "The recitation" Miss Dora
Draffen; "Dfll EXERCISES Prof. J X.
Finley; HAS writing any cultural
valueg" Miss Addie Burrows
Essentials Of Methods.
Professor Coats will speak today
on the Essentials of Methods" and
on the general subject OF nature
study. tho following program is CIV
en-: From particular facts to general
truths" ID. Il. wilson Study Of
plants" Prof. Tyree: STUDY of in
scots" Prof. Finley; study Of birds, .
Miss Lille Knott; STUDY Of other
animals Miss Ruth Stevens. Pro-
fessor Coats also Is down for lecture
on primary reading and the following
assignments will take up the after
noon and may run into tomorrows
session.
Language Lessons-"Three stepa
in teaching" Miss Dora Draffen;
Possible hines of instruction" Miss
lille Knott; "Corelatlons," Miss Pat
tie Chambers; Technical work In
FORMS Prof. Alexander: Songs and
poems" Mrs. Ionia Hill; lessons
based on pictures" Miss Artle San
derson Primary Arithmetlc-Prof
Coates.
Color, Modelling and Drawing -The
institute. ENDS sought in these lines.
Miss Dora Keel: illustrative lesson
in color." Prof. Keener Rudolph;
Drawing from objects" Prof. Ru-
dolph Naylor.
Additional registrations this morn