Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-10-21
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
TWO DAYS PRoFITABLE MEET
ING AT LADYSMITH
100 TEACHERS IN ATTENDANCE
Conductor Royce of Superior and
Several Rusk County Educators
Take Part in the Program

One of the most enthusiastic and
instructive Teachers Institutes ever
held in Rusk county was that conducted
by Prof. Royce of the Superior Normal
school, in this city last Friday and
Saturday. About 100 teachers were in
attendance from various parts of the
: county.
The first session opened at 9 a. m.
Friday morning at the court house.
Conductor Royce opened the meeting
with song, and he then gave the word
"smile" as the keynote of the Institute.
Miss Nellie Wightman of the Rusk
County Training School, speaking on
the subject of Purpose, emphasized the
need of giving the child a purpose in his
school work. This would cause the
child to want to learn instead of being
compelled to learn. Make the work
interesting, practical and have it
touch the personal life of the child.
These things will develop habits of in
dustry very essential to the child in
later life.
At 9:40 Conductor Royce had a read
ing class and showed how to make the
child want to learn to read by having
his curiosity aroused. In doing this he
told few facts of the story of "Herve
Riel, and then read them the whole
piece.
County Superintendent w. N. Mackin
on "School Management" opened
discussion as to what hour the teacher
should reach school in the morning. 1t
was the concensus of opinion among
the teachers present that the teacher
should anticipate the work of the day,
and be there ready for work before the
children arrive. He also urged the
teachers to dress in accordance with
their work.
Thos. Walby, Deputy State Factory
Inspector, of Hudson, spoke on "School
Attendance. He explained to the
teachers the compulsory attendance
laws, saying among other things that
child of school age must be enrolled
during the first month of school and
failure in this should be reported to the
state officials. He also said child
could not be kept at home to work on
the farm at this age.
City Superintendent Gotham spoke
on the Practical in School-work,
urging that more practice and less
theory be placed in the courses of
study. He advocated the replacement
of the disciplinary studies by those of
more practical value.
In his address at the opera house
Friday evening on Factors in Sue
cess" MIR. Royce explained that a
mans success is not dependable on his
size, wealth or dress, but to certain
other things among them physical
efficiency, moral (native efficiency, ad-
ministrative efficiency, working eff
cheney, and discipline.
Saturday morning at 10, Miss Doris
Bunker of the kindergarten depart
ment in the High school building, spoke
on how the kindergarten could be used
in the rural school and gave an exercise
illustrating this.
Prof. o. E. Rice, on speaking on
Commercial work, urged the necessity
of more practical subjects being taught
in the rural schools.
Supt. Mackin reports that Conductor
Royce of Superior has maintained his
reputation of being one of the best
institute workers in the state. Every
one connected with the institute was
we'll pleased. Mr.. Royce says there
were more men present than in most OF
the counties he has visited.