Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-14
ClIl Is INVADED BY HOST OF
EDUCATORS.
PROMINENT INSTRUCTORS
jackson and Josephine Counties
Unite In Holding Joint
Institute.

Rogue river valleys fairest daugh-
ters are in town this week and the
town looks as near Paradise as It
ever will. Even the lowering clouds
parted and Old Sol chased J. Pluvius
and all his rain-making apparatus
over into the Willamette country in
honor of the appearance of the fair
wielders of the birch.
Counting twenty kids" for each
"schoolmarm," there are 5000 young
Americans who will have the times
Of their lives the remainder of this
week while their tyrants are plan
ming more heinous schemes to make
them absorb more knowledge.
The town isn't decorated. 1t
doesn't need any. Hundreds of be-
wildering creations OF the hat
makers art and an equal number of
modish gowns and smiling faces
would make the ordinary festival
adornments seem like PROCLAMATION.
or course, there are few men In
the crowd, but they constitute an
insignificant and negligible minor
Iity.
The occasion of the influx Of
teachers Is the annual Joint institute
OF the teachers OF Josephine and
Jackson counties under the leader
ship of Lincoln Savage aud j. Percy
Wells, county superintendent of
Josephine and Jackson counties re-
pectively.
Following is the list Of able
instructors that have been secured
for the institute: j. II. Alderman,
superintendent Of public instruction:
l.. r. Alderman, department educa-
tion, University of Oregon; Curtis
Merriman, principal training school
Cheney normal, Washington; Il. D.
Ressler, Oregon Agricultural col
lege; Flora Baldwin, English and
literature, California schools; U. s
Collins, superintendent Medford
schools; II. II. Turner superintend
ent Grants Pass schools; Ethel Chap
man, supervisor Of music, Grants
Pass; Chas. II Jones, publisher Ore
gon Teachers Monthly
Following is the program at the
institute Wednesday:
General Session Organization
music; American Educatlona
Leaders" Il. ID. Resser; music
aims and Ends In Education" Mr.
Merriam
Primary Section Begin
nings Of Reading" Flora Baldwin
Primary Science" Flora Baldwin
Hygiene" Flora Baldwin; "Manua
and Busy Work. n, D. Rossler
Intermediate and Advanced See
tlon-"Clyll Government" II. u
Ressler with rural section. "Makinl
History Real" Mr. MorrIman Cwltl
rural sectlon).
Rural School Section "Teachnl
How 10 Study" Mr. Merrlman; "Elo
montary Agriculture" y d. Resslcr
How 20 BE a Specialist" T.. D. Resa
Ter; Method and Malady" Z.
, Collins.
Supt, prIn and High School
Round table, r. Il. Turner, Leader
Marked by o large attendance AM
ar enthusiastic interest in the mat
tor or improving the methods d
teaching, the second days session q
, ho iolut county teachers Inuimt
a Thursday
r Thursday evening teachers wor
guests NJ q reception I'm the CommoI
r. clol club at which there were h'
4 tween three and four hundred pe,
r. plo IN attendance. Tho rooms wol
i decorated and music helped 10 ei
llyon the evening Tokay grape
& and Rogue river valley punch wei
o. served
Many interesting and able lo
s lures are delivered nt the lnstllu
o and the teachers are unanimous hi
% this Is destined TO be the most su
!. cossful institute ever held IN sout