The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-10-08
COUNTY TEACH.
ERS TO meet
Sessions of Institute Will
Begin Next Monday.
Good Program Perpendicular
School Items Of In =
terest.

The Ohio County Teachers Insti-
tute will convene In the court hall
at Hartford, Monday Ocotber 18th.
Tue instructor DR.. Ellis, of Pennsyl-
vania, has a national reputation and
without question, the institute will be
one of the most interesting and prof
table ever held In the county. Ev-
cry teacher should reach Hartford, not
later than 10 o'clock a. m, on the
Mrst day and be ready to take an
active and vigorous part in all of
It's deliberations. People from all
parts Of the county are invited and
expected TO be present. The trustees
are especially urged to attend the
sessions of the institute in order that
they may know the wide awake pro-
gressive teachers. Evening programs
will be announced from day to day.
DR.. Ellis will likely deliver one or tw
lectures for the special benefit of the
public during the evening sessions of
the institute
Every teacher in the county having
books belonging to the teachers Ii
brary will be expected TO bring them
In the first day of the institute. This
is very important and it is hoped
that no teacher will fail to bring in
every book in his possession that
belongs to the county library
The colored teachers institute is
called to meet at the public school
building in Hayti, November 18th and
18th. All books belonging to the col
ored library should be brought in at
this session.
Mr.. Charles L. Taylor formerly a
teacher of the county, who has been
employed by a mining company, at
st. Charles, KY, has resigned his po-
sition and will enter West Kentucky
Normal School, at Bowling Green along
with his brother, Otie B. Taylor, on
October 18th.
The terms of all trustees, except
the hold overs expired with the or
ganization of their division boards.
Friday, November 10th, 1909, has
been selected for the observance of
the Kentucky Annual Children's Home
Day.
The President of Bethel College,
Russellville Ky. has Offered to give
a free scholarship to any young man
in Ohio county, designated by the
County Superintendent to receive
same. Any young man DESTROYS of
availing himself of scholarship in
Bethel College should make his wants
known to the County Superintendent
The Worlds Work, an educational
magazine is offering a premium of
5000 for the best auto biography of a
country public school teacher-cover-
ing personal experience in work.
$3.50 for the next best and 800 for
third best.
The Superintendent recommends that
the teachers OF the county use the
reform spelling as recommended by the
simplified spelling board.
The School Improvement. League at
West Nocreek still has regular ses-
sions and an enthusiastic memberhip
The trustees and teachers of the
county are directed to see that no
damage Is done to any Of the public
school property when used for other
purpose than schools, and to see that
the building Is properly cleaned af-
ter any such use. Every school build
ing should be securely locked when
schools adjourn In the afternoon and
any tresspassing upon the property
should be Immediately reported to
the County Attorney. The superin-
tendent earnestly requests the coop
Grafton of every good citizen In the
county In preserving and protecting !
the public schools property from All
treatment, and MISUSE in any way. |
Again attention is called to the fact
that every trustee must provide the
school with all needed and necessary
incidentals and present an itemized |
bill of same to the superintendent !
through his chairman of the board for
which payment will be Immediately
made. No needless or extravagant ex
penditures will be met.
The County Board OF Education has !