The interior journal., 1910-07-15
TEACHERS In SESSION
DURING WEEK
INSTITUTE HAS BEEN ONE OF
MOST SUCCESSFUL HELD
HERE-THosE PRESENT

The Lincoln County Teachers lnsti-
tute began mere Monday morning at
The Graded school building and has
teen In continuous session through
out the week. Miss Annie Mckinney
was made secretary. while Prof. ]. w.
Ireland-the best ia the state-was in
structor.
Many interesting topics have been
discussed The work has been OF
high order and the tendency to mod
ernize school methods and inspire a
greater educational zeal for the prac.
uoal things Of life has been encour-
aging, Things heretofore considered
extrlnsic. have been emphasized as In
valuable 'Amcug the live topics dis
cussed were Hygiene and Sanitation,
more cultural and fewer disciplinary
subjects, more practical and less the
oreticaL work. -
Dr w. b. o'Bannon made a splen-
did talk on Hygiene and Sanitation
and their influence upon character
formation. Rev J. J. Dickey gave an
address on the use OF the Bible in
the public schools Or. ]. c. Carpenter
regaled the teachers with his lecture
en- pre-, ,ention OF tuberculosis.
One OF the most prevalent themes
has been higher scholarship and
more professional training for the
teacher There has been tendency
OF the teachers toward the practical.
IN history the trend OF thought was
10 emphasize the achievements OF
peace rather than lionlze war heroes,
The familiar subjects of arithmetic,
rhysioloey. language. grammar, etc,
were thoroughly discussed and new
methods OF presentation we're sug-
Rested. The pivotal points IA the for
nation OF character were 20 be spg-
sestcd jnthe pursuit OF each subject
where Il was at all practical II way
urged that correlation be followed 70
greater extent than formerly and
iSore attention. giYep to the things
that the child will need and use in the
life into vhicn te n csst after Schooi.
n was urged that the child or student
oe brought into closer unity with the
word about nim. 1 SNr
Profs. 8. y Robinson, OF Huston
VILE. Caleb Newell. Of waynesburg.
". l.. Grubbs. OF Moreland. and many
others OF the younger teachers have
been potent factors inthe general dis
cussious. Civic Improvement. Com
unuuity Pride. Cooperation Of Parents
and man, other vital themes we're
discussed in an interesting way. The
ministers OF the town have all been
present at the morning exercises and
have giyeu some helpful talks on Civ
ic Righteousness and ethical and mor'
al principles.
In fine. the Institute has been pro
nounced one OF the most beneficial YET
held. As the week progressed. the
teachers we're imbued with the zeal
Cor higher things. The work OF the
week closed Friday at noon and tina
teachers will go to their various
schools With new and saner methods
and higher ideals.
The following teachers answered to
roll call Misses Matte Lipps. Kate
Bogle, Frances North. Nell Ellis. An
ma Hatfield. Margaret Hopper. Annie
Mckinney. Jennie Newland. liza Pet
tus. Lizzie Pettus. Kate Wells. Lula
Earles. Viola Brady, Dollie Single
ton. Mary Hubbard. Sarah Howard.
Fora Baugh. Sarah Greer. Ophia War
reu. Julia Williams. Lucy Hubble. Ell
sis Singleton. Ethel Wilson. Bertha
Lucas. Julia Damron. Fannie Spears,
Fannie Young. Elizabeth Leigh. Effie
Young. Ola Godby. Agnes McChord.
Della Codby. Maud Brown. Ethel Ad
ans, Emma Holtzclaw, Ruby Carroll.
Mary Wilson. Mesdames Caleby New
ell. H. ID. Phillips. Dolly McBee, Mar
guerite Spiter Messrs. A. II. Long.
Herbert Reynolds, George Bourne.
Walter Singleton. Virgil McMullin.
T. u. Lay. NJ. NJ: Thompson. Hobart
Burnette. Cyrus johnson. Curtis. VIII
son. T. II. Hancock. J. A: Hays. Il. L.
Grubbs. Lansing Lanham. W: T.
White. J. r. Bennett. Cornelius Floyd.
X. G.: Martin. Caleb Newell, Roscoe
wheeldon. Denny Gooch. u: G.: Gil
iiland. EsO. Gooch. ". G: Durham.