The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-09-29
INSTRUCTORS
ASSEMBLED
LargeAttendance of Teachers
Interesting and Instruct
i've Session.


have been closed during the past
week in order to enable the teach
ers to attend the institute, which is
being conducted in the high school
assembly room. County Superintend-
ent p. M. Glanville has spared no eff
ftSts to arrange a profitable and in
teresting program for the teachers.
The following well known instructors
have been engaged for the work of
the institute: Super mtendent H. A.
Adrian, of Santa Barbara, Calf; Mrs
Maud Brown Curtis, of the Lewiston
state normal school and Miss Mar
garet McCallie, of Boise. Mr.. Adrian
was one of the instructors at the in
stitute last year. The institute has
been very largely attended and
considerable amount of interest eX
hibited
Monday evening a reception was
rendered in the honor of the teachers
of the county, and very interesting
musical program was rendered.
Among those participating in the
program were Miss Schmadeka, Miss
Scofield, Mrs. Hattabaugh, Mrs. Over
man. Miss Lanningham and DIR. Riggs
very enjoyable evening was spent.
Tuesday evening the special feature
was the lecture given in the court
house by H. A. Adrian, his subject
being "The Heart of the Nation" +"
The lecture was very largely attend
ed and proved to be a most interest
ing subject well treated by the
speaker.
The special event for Wednesday
evening consisted in the concert give1
by the faculty of the U. of |. de-
partment of music, i'm th4 l. o. o. F..
opera house. Many teachers We're i'm
attendance at this concert.
During the week many interesting
pedagogical topics have been dis
cussed before the teachers. Superin-
tendent Adrian is a man of broad
experience and speaker of no mean
ability. His lectures have made a
deep impression upon the large mass
of teachers present. Mrs. Maude Cur
tis has given series of talks on
Primary Reading and Seat Work.
Many valuable suggestions have been
put forward for primary teachers in
these discussions. Miss Margaret Nc
Callie has had the work of English
in the Grades" Wedn ,sday after
moon, by special request, Miss Nc
Callie gave several readings from
Riley. Her efforts were very highly
appreciated.
Wednesday morning State Superin-
tendent Miss Belle Chamberlain visit
ed the institute and spoke to the
teachers on some current educational
topics. Among these was a PROPOSE
tiOn for the school children of the
state of Idaho to raise a certain por-
tion of fund by contribution for the
Many arguments pro and con were
given on the subject. The general
feeling, however, is i'm favor of the
measure being carried through.
Some of the special musical mum
bers presented during the stitute
consisted of a piano duet by Mrs
Glanville and Miss Bickford, vocal
solo by Mr. Farrand. and a piano
solo by Miss Schmadeka.
The institute will close Friday afte
noon with the report of the commit
teeSIon resolutions. Throughout the
week intense interest has been mani
tested by the teachers in the work
ALI of the discussions and lectures
have been pertinent, lively. and of a
practical nature. and each teacher
should go back to her work with the
idea of a week well spent and some
new ideas that will better enable hel
to carry out more efficiently the
important work in which she is en-
gagged.