The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-19
PROGRAMME FOR
ANNUAL INSTITUTE
Ninth District and Birmingham
Public Schools
THE ART OF TEACHING
This viii Be Chief Topic for Consider
atlon-Many Prominent Edu-
Gators To Take Part.
The Details.

The official programme of the COM
bined institute for teachers Of the Ninth
ham Public schools has been completed.
The institute will be held In the Bir-
mlngham High school September Git. The
directors of the institute. c. B. Glenn and
C. A. Brown, conducted the institute last
year. when over 600 teachers were en-
rolled and the institute was in every way
one of the most successful ever held in
the state.
From the counties composing this con-
gressional district. Bib, Blount Jefferson
and Perry, as is indicated by the pro-
gramme, prominent educators will be pres
ent. Provision is being made for an In
creased attendance over that of last year
and the local educational authorities. both
or the county and city schools, are spar
ing no pains in their efforts to provide
for their entertainment.
The action taken by the county boards
in requiring all teachers to attend for
at least one week, and in providing that
/
for such attendance has caused much IA
Vorable comment and speaks in no uncer
| tain terms of the determined stand being
| taken by the educational authorities of
this section to do everything in their
power to place the schools In front rank.
During the institute the ladies' of the
School Improvement association will serve
lunch In the High school lunch room, a
, feature which contributed much to the
social side of the institute last year and
was greatly enjoyed and appreciated.
! number of the leading educators of
the state have already signified their in
tention of being present and will ad-
! dress the institute at the general as
sembly hour each day, at which time the
public generally will be invited.
Circular Letter Issued.
The following letter has been issued BY
the president of the Jefferson county
Board of Education:
THE Ninth Congressional District insti.
tute will convene at the Birmingham High
school on September g. 1909, and continue
in session two weeks. Professors c. B
Glenn and G. A. Brown, assisted by al
! able corps of instructors, will conduct tn,
institute. Work Will deal largely witt
methods of teaching.
1.-THE eminent success of the institute
last year, with an enrolment of e37 teach.
ers, and the uplift 1t gave to the educa-
tional interests of the district, am sure
are still fresh in the memories of those
teachers who attended.
THE County Board of Education fol-
JEFFERSON county desires to see a large at
tendance of the county teachers at the
| institute, and as an encouragement ia
that end passed a resolution instructine
the county superintendent. to pay the
teachers, whose schools are In session al
that time. full time for the days they at
tend the institute. and to notify these
teachers that they will be required to
attend the sessions of the first week OF
the institute. All teachers that expect
to teach in Jefferson county during the
ensuing scholastic year will be expected
to attend at least>one week"
| 1t Is expected similar action will be
taken by the boards in each county OF
the district.
be kept, and at the close of the institute
II VIII be sent to the state department
OF education, which will issue certificates
to those attending four ifths of the time.
In the work of the institute this wear
emphasis will be placed on methods of
instruction rather than a review of text
books. For this purpose successful teach
| ers in each subject have been secured
and efforts will be made to illustrate
methods by actual class work, followed by
| general discussion and criticism
In addition to addresses and lectures by
| prominent educators of the state on topics
! of general educational interest, there will
be conducted each day round tables on
| problems pertaining to- school manage
ment. For the round tables, "Dutton's
| School Management" the text adopted
| by the Alabama Teachers Reading Cir
| Gle, will be taken as the basis for the
| work and teachers are requested to pro-
. vide themselves with copies.
/ First Weeks Programme.
+, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6. 10 A. M.
| Invocation, DR.. L. s. Handley.
! Addresses of welsome, Hon. Frank p.
! " Brlen, mayor, birmingham; Super1n-
+: tendent J. w. McAdory. JEFFERSON county;
| Superintendent ]. H. Phillips, Bir1ning-
/ ham; President j. H. Mccoy Birming-
ham college.
| Responses superintendent c. c. John
! son, Perry county; Superintendent A. w.
| Hayes, Bib county; superintendent Sam
| Ingram, Blount county: Superintendent
| A. A. Persons, Bessemer.
| Address 1.-THE Educational Outlook, "
| Hon. H. C. Gunnels, state superintend-
| ert.
| Address, Training for Citizenship"
! Superintendent I. w. Hill, Opelika.
| Lunch
| Round table, School Management, y
| Mr.. c. B. Glenn.
| Vocal music, Miss Una Gilbert.
Teaching the Fundamental Processes
| in Arithmetic" Mr.. c. A. Brown.
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER T. Q A. NJ.
| $40 a. m.-"Arithmetic," Mr. c. A.
| Brown.
9:4O-10:1o a. autobiography" Mr.. e. p.
| Smith.
| 1O:1O-11 a. m.-"Our Educational Facili-
| ties" Mr.. w. e. Striplin.
! Hill: 40 a. m.-"Langpage," Mr.. G. B.
| Glenn.
11:4o-1216-"Music," Miss Una Gilbert.
! Lunch.
1-1:4o p. m.-"History," Mr.. H. p. Bur-
russ.
| 1:40-2:2o D. m.-"Manual Arts" Mr.. R,
| l.. Dimmitt.
J 2:20-S D. m.-"Primary Work." Miss
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