The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-08-10
COUNT Y TEACHERS
NORMAL INSTITUTE:
VIII Convene Monday, August 22d and
Continue to August 9th In
ciusIve-six BIG Days.
ST. otNlsoN NORMAL COLLEGE
The Corps Of instructors for This
Year NuTbers Some Of the Very
1esi OF lowa's Educators.

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County Superintendent F.. y. Hoft-
man has issued circulars and instruc-
tiona regarding the county normal in
stitute to be held August % to "a. In
elusive. The sessions will be held at
the Denison Normal and Business col
lege. The following is Mr.. Hoffmans
announcement:
The regular annual teachers nor
NAL institute will convene ct Denison,
on Monday morning, Aug. 22d, at s
o'clock for q six days session. Every
teacher and prospective teacher should
attend the full six days. Beginners
must attend the institute. The insti-
tute program is planned so that every
teacher In the county may receive
professional help and Inspiration. Note
the paragraphs on instructors and
work. You will find there just the
things you vitality need to make you q
more competent and enthusiastic
teacher.
The pupils and patrons Of every dis.
trict are entitled to the latest and best
there ts in school work. Come and re.
ceive 9 new supply of up-to- date meth.
ods and enthusiasm for the new years
work inss September.
We do not enroll until the chapel
hour, 500 q. m. Monday morning
Please be on time and enter the first
day as stragglers interfere much with
the work of the institute.
Attendance.
Iowa's law and school authorities
expect every teacher in the county te
attend. The names Of all those at
tending and not attending must be re
ported to the state superintendent a
the close Of the institute. If q teach
Ter ncgs acts t6 attend she risks th,
refusal ofsSthe renewal Of her acers d
cate: Every beginner and young per
son who expects to teach within thu
next two years should attend and ge
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the help to be received here.
Choice OF Work.
Each teacher may choose her ow1
work with the idea Of getting jus,
what she needs to be most helpful te
her in her coming years work. LIE,
us choose then not what we especial
Fly like. but what we vitality need te
make our work the best possible. Pri
mary teachers may find a complete
course in primary work The rura
teacher has classes planned especial,
for her. Note the classes in grading
and classification, rural school didac
tics. industrial work, reading, drawing
and host OF others. The grade teach
er has special classes in reading, prin
ciples and methods, ethics for grade
teachers, penmanship. and drawing
psychology and others. The princi
pay of schools may find the lates,
and best methods in all work to carry
back to teachers. He will find the
Psychology, parliamentary practice
ethics for grade teachers, the methods
and studies in education especially
helpful to him.
Then in addition there is to be 8
series Of talks, addresses ana lectures
which will be edifying and inspiring te
us all.
Instructors and Work.
Prof. G. p. Colgrove of our State
Teachers college at Cedar Falls, will
give two series Of pedagogical ad
dresses. He will be with us the whole
week. We shall all enjoy and prof,
by Mr.. Colgrove's work as he is one
of the leaders in Iowa education.
Prof. w. s. Athearn, of Drake uni
versity, Des Moines, will be with us
Friday for one or two talks and the
rural commencement address in the
evening. Every teacher who heard
Dean Athearn at our county meeting
last winter wants to hear him again
In his line of work Mr.. Athearn has nc
peer in the state.
Prof. Arthur MacMurry, Of our State
Agricultural college at Ames, will be
with us the first three days to give his
lectures on reading and public speak
ing. Besides these he will give ar
hours recital each day and one even
ing address.