The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-10-23
OHIO COUNTY
PEDAGOGUES
Meet And Hold an Interesting
Session.
They Were Over One Hundred
Strong and Composed of
Beauty and Intelligence

The Ohio County Teachers Institute
met in Court house Tuesday, OCT.
10, 1908. Called to order by Superin-
tendent DeWeese.
Devotional exercises were conduct
, ed by DR.. ]. c. Willis.
AS Superintendent DeWeese could
not be with us the entire week, Prof.
Ozna Shultz was elected to preside.
Mattye E. Moseley was chosen Sec
rotary. The work OF the institute
for the week was then outlined by the
Instructor, DIR. j. c. Willis, after
which a short time was given for
ire enrolment of teachers, 124 he
ing present. institute was then adj
journed till 1880 O'Clock.
The first on program in the after
noon was a very able discussion Of
mistakes in reading" by the InsLruc-
tor. Recess.
After recess the Institute was en-
tertained by an address on the
School Improvement League" by Mrs.
Charles p. Weaver. This was fol-
lowed by excellent remarks in favor
of the League made by DR.. Willis.
The subject was then left for fur
Their discussion Wednesday morning.
As the teachers desired DR.. Willis
lectures printed, motion was made, NOS
to receive the usual fee Of teachers
till later on, and a committee compos-
ed of Prof. Ozna Shultz, Prof. JUS
tus and r. G. Jarnsgin was appoint
ed to investigate the cost.
The institute was then adjourned
till $3.50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing.
WEDNESDAY.
Institute opened on wednesday at
$3.50, a. m. Devotional exercises con-
Quoted by instructor, Dr.. Willis.
The first thing in order was mo-
ton made to put Institute fee at $3.50.
AS it failed to carry, a compromise
was made by which the Supt. fixed
the fee at $1.25, the additional sum
TO go TO improve the library.
Mrs. Charles p. Weaver donated
soc to library funds.
A committee consisting of Mrs. l..
N. Gray and Miss Marie Austin was
appointed to act with Miss Monroe in
h. hnnlu poCSihlQ for
the library.
While Institute took recess oppor-
tunity was given for enrolment of
teachers, ,who could not be present
on first day.
After recess the subject of School
Improvement League" was again dis
cussed.
The appointed committee, consist
ing of r. c. Jarnagin, w. r. car
son, Mrs. White, and Marie Austin.
met with Mrs. weaver and nominated
the following officers:
Mr.. C. G. Justus, President; Miss
Monroe, Secretary; Mrs. L. N. Gray,
Ch'm'n. of Press Committee; Mr..
Ozna Shultz, Vice President
Next Language" was discussed by
instructor He made some helpful re-
marks on Architectural Unity"
In the afternoon some practical ex-
ercises were given in reading by in
structor. He made very interesting
and instructive discussion on some
errors in bad reading.
The Laws of Health" were next
taekn up by instructor. He brought
out thoroughly the value of selecting
the kind and quantity of food, and
also the value of cleanliness.
Prof Leiper, representing the West
ern Kentucky State Normal School,
gave an interesting talk.
Institute then adjourned till Thurs
day morning. .t
THURSDAY. sc
The house was called to order at
$3.50 by chairman Shultz. Devotional
exercises conducted by Rev. Virgil
,Elgin. .e., f
A committee on Memorial was ap-
pointed and drafted the following re-
solutions: ~,
We, the committee appointed on
.memorial resolutions. beg to submit |
the Following:
Whereas, the Supreme Judge of
the universe has seen fit to remove
from our ranks our beloved fellow
teachers, Sam e. Turner, Lucienf