The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1911-10-06
The Teachers's Institute.

The tri-county Institute is in session
at the Graded School building this
week and if anyone who is skeptical
as to the attention being given the
cause of education in this section of
Kentucky could go there and have a
glance at the $50 intelligent faces
gathered at the meeting. their doubts
would be quickly dispelled.
The Institute was organized on Mon
day and Miss Knapp West was chosen
as Secretary. which position she is
filling in very able and acceptable
manner. This position is one that
carries with it a great deal of labor,
aside from the actual duties devolving
upon her, she is required to answer
an endless number Of inquiries coming
from all sources. Superintendent
Higgins is as busy as possibly could
be, looking after the comfort and en-
tertainment of the visitors.
Prof. T. C. Noe of Lexington. one of
the faculty of the State College is the
Instructor, and he is proving himself
to be one of the best ever heard at an
Institute in this section. He is both
instructive and entertaining and the
teachers as a unit are high in their
praise of him, both as an instructor
and gentlemen. He is ably assisted
by Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, Super
intendent of schools in Rowan county,
who is noted throughout the state both
as an educator and teacher.
There are present about 80 teachers
being equally divided between three
counties. Superintendent John w.
Rawlings, well known in Lancaster,
both as lawyer and school superinten-
dent, heads the Boyle delegation, while
Miss Ora L. Adams. young lady of
rare intellectual ability and refinement
the Superintendent of Schools for
Mercer County is at the head of the
delegation from that county. Prof. S.
H. Nickel, who is well known here,
having been formerly a member of the
faculty at the local school, now princi-
pal of the Graded School at Harrods-
burg is here together with his faculty
composed Of eight teachers.
Prof. Nickel is accompanied by his
wife, both of whom are very popular
here, and are the recipients of much
attention from their many friends.
Prof. Howard Breeding, together
with his faculty of three teachers of
the Junction City Graded School, Prof
o. B. Jones and faculty Of five of the
Burgin Graded School and Prof. Clar-
ence Adams and his assistant who will
open the initial session of a Graded
School at Salvisa in Mercer county, in
a new building on November 1st, are
the teachers of Graded Schools from
counties who are in attend
ence.
The Garrard county teachers tender
ed reception to their guests at the
school building Tuesday afternoon,
which was richly enjoyed by all. Prof.
Noe lectured at the court house Wed
nesday night, his subjuct was we'll
chosen, was interesting and instructive
alike to the teachers and to the citi-
zens of the community, who attended
in great numbers. On Thursday even !
ing Prof. G. d. Smith teacher of |
Science at the East. KY, Normal, |
gave his lecture, The /
Old Eagle Tree. at the court house,
and the lecture was pronounced one of
the best and most instructive ever
heard here, the lecture was profusely |
Illustrated.
NOTES.
Prof. T. E. Cleland, principal of the
Parksville schools, is here and has
proven quite an acquisition to the ex-
ercises, his talks proving timely, in
teresting and instructive. Prof. Clell-
and is well acquainted here, having
taught school at Buena Vista, away
back in the, well we will not give away
the Professors age but he knows all
Of our old citizens.
Mrs. Stewart lives up to her reputa-
ton of being a splendid educator and
instructor as well as lecturer, and
when she rises to her feet everyone
knows they are going to hear some
thing interesting.
For once the travelling men had to
take second choice at the ''Kengarlap,
the teachers crowding that hostelry to
is capacity and Host thinner was
vas compelled to store his ''drummers"
N cellar, attic and parlor.
Without doubt it is the most orderly