The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-04
RECEPTION TO
THE TEACHERS
SOCIAL AFFAIR At THE BILLINGS
CLUB ROOMS.
DAY AT The INSTITUTE
Yellowstone County Teachers Hear In
structive Lectures, Listen to Enter
tanning Program and Have Enjoya-
bic Evening at Reception.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Work and the serious part of the
annual institute Of the teachers Of
Yellowstone county, which is being
held in the Y. M. g. A. block, was for
gotten last night by the local and Wis
iting teachers, while they attended a
reception in their honor given by the
women of the Woman's club and the
men OF the Billings club in the club
rooms of the latter in the Stapleton
block.
It was a most enjoyable affair An
excellent musical and literary pro-
gram vas rendered. and the visiting
teachers had an opportunity to meet
the fathers and mothers of Billings.
The rooms were beautifully decorated
and ere thronged throughout the
evening with charmingly gowned wo-
men and dignified men, giving a most
animated appearance. 1t was the
only social event Of the institute.
Attendance Record Breaker.
The attendance at the institute,
which is LIS, is said by County Super
intendent of Schools Mrs. Morse, who
has it in charge, to be the largest ever
YrnoNrdo1 81 nm incfity no ~ D;11i,,uc
The interest is very great and the
sessions are attended by every teacher
registered as well as a large number
of the schools patrons in Billings.
The lectures and courses of study are
proving highly instructive.
The institute yesterday morning was
opened by an invocation by the Rev.
B. 2. Mccullough, pastor Of the First
Presbyterian church. Music by the
pupils of Miss Hayden and Mrs.
Strang's rooms was a delightful fea-
ture of the opening exercises. A con
tinuation of the talk of DIR. Bell upon
LITERATURE" was the first number of
the intellectual program. Most Of the
mornings talk was devoted to a dis
cussion of the fine arts and their re-
lation to literature.
DR.. Bell was followed by Professor
Doyle of Columbus, who read a paper
upon ''The Lost Art Of Reading" He
declared that the success of education
depended greatly upon the art Of
proper reading and explained how
reading should be done.
Miss Hopper gave an excellent talk
upon primary methods after the teach
ers visited the domestic science de-
partment and manual training depart
ment Of the Billings schools and wit
messed demonstrations by students
under the direction Of Miss Adams and
Miss Travis.
Or. futile Talks to Teachers.
DR.. futile, secretary of the state
board of health, gave the principal
address of the afternoon session of
the institute, talking upon the "Pre-
v~ention of Diseases among School
Children" The teachers seemed to
thoroughly appreciate it and it was
highly instructive. He urged more
and stricter sanitary regulations. He
pointed cut how success in everything
depends upon the health.
An excellent course of study work
was conducted by State Superintend-
ent Harmon and it proved very help
full and full Of suggestions for the
teachers. Some practical illustrations
given.
DR.. Bells talk in the afternoon was
upon the management of schools. The
entertainment features were a solo by
Miss Burton, music by the high school
girls glee club, and a vocal solo with
violin accompaniment by Miss
stroupe.
The institute will close today and
it is expected that school will reopen
in the city tomorrow.