The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-23
REGULAR PARISH
INSTITUTE HELD.
Interesting and Instructive Talks by
Messrs. Carlson, Jones and Dick
erson and Miss Wilson.
ALL SCHOOLS CLOSE THURSDAY
FOR THANKSGIVING.
Christmas Holidays Begin Dec. % and
End Jan. 2-Next Institute
Early in December.

The first regular parish teachers
institute for the school session OF
19O9-10 was held in the auditorium OF
the high school building last Satur
day. The institute was called to
order by Superintendent Wright
promptly at 1O:3O a. m. with more
than fifty teachers present
During the forenoon Mr.. Carlson OF
the Lafayette High School gave a
very instructive and interesting talk
on the future value of the organiza
tion of corn clubs in Louisiana, after
which Mr. E. w. Jones, principal OF
the primary school in this city, dis
cussed the state course of study very
thoroughly, going into several topics
somewhat in detail. He advised the
teachers to secure a copy of the
course of study, which has been is
sued by the state department of edu-
cation, and urged them to study the
course closely and thus prepare to
carry it out to the letter as nearly as
local conditions will permit He
showed how by properly alternatin.s 3
the work in some of the subjects
considerable more work can be accom-
plished in the ungraded school than
is generally done, stating that alter
nation must be studied by each teach
er with special reference to the con-
ditions that exist in her school when
she takes charge next Monday.
Superintendent Wright had num-
ber of the state courses of study on
hand and distributed them among the
new teachers who are to begin their
school work in the rural schools on
Monday.
Adjournment was declared at II
until 1;15 p. m. at which time Mr..
r. L. Dickerson, principal Of the
Carencro High School, gave an inter-
esting talk on Mature Study in the
Public Schools Mr. Dickerson en-
phasized the fact that much of the
school work in the public schools of
today is necessarily ineffective on ac-
count of the unnatural conditions and
of the schools and the
children-on account of the fact that
there is too much bookishness in our
system and too much that is false or
unnatural. He said that even when
we attempt to teach lesson in
nature the teacher teaches from
book about an elephant, whale or
the mountains of Europe something
foreign to both child and teacher
rather than teach the plants, the
trees, the bugs and bees.
The last number of the regular pro-
gram was a practical talk on the
Of singing in the lower
grades, by Miss Maud e. Wilson,
teacher of singing and drawing in the
Lafayette schools. Miss Wilson is a
graduate Of the Thomas Normal Train
ing School, Detroit, and she showed
by her talk that she understands well
what the teacher of singing should do.
She illustrated her theory by teaching
the teachers a song by rote Just as
she would have taught q class of
children.
Superintendent Wright announced
that all the chools Of the parish will
be closed next Thursday for Thanks
giving. and that the Christmas holi-
days win begin. Dec. 2s and end Jan.
2, and that the time. thus lost will be
made up at the end Of the session.
He alsp announced that the next in
stitute win Be held .early in December.
and for two days instead q one as
usual.
Other announcements. were made
md directions given especially for the
benefit Of the rural teachers who will
begin their work next Monday. ,.