The Sentinel=record., 1911-06-14
GARLAND COUNTY
 INSTITUTE CLOSED
WORK or SESSION CLOSED WITH YESTERDAYS INTERESTING
 PROGRAM.
Institute Has Been Extremely Sue cessful and Benefits Will Be Last
 ing and Inspiring.

The Garland County Teachers In> stitute closed It's session yesterday. hut the work will live long. The in- tpiratiori gained through association and interchange of ideas has been very beneficial 70 the teachers. Many invaluable lessons have been learned and their best points will be retaught all over the county during the com- Ing year. A greater spirit of pride in the profession has been inculcated and will bear its fruit in greater zeal On the part of the teachers and a greater desire on the part of our worthy young men and women to en- ter this noble profession.
 Today's meeting was opened by a talk from Mir. J. s. Mcconnell, a business man of this city. formerly prominent teacher in our schools, introduced by County Superintendent David A. Crockett, to the institute. as an old school of his.
 Mir. McConnel's talk was of the numerous style. He related some amusing anecdotes at the expense of some of the teachers present which provoked general laughter. The re- marks were so good -natured and af- forded so much enjoyment to the general institute that their personal nature was forgiven by the ones up- on whom the jokes were turned.
 The lesson theory and practice ot teaching, as presented by Miss Kate Milan and assistants, was very help ful. Miss Milan is an experienced teacher of brilliant mind and is es- pecially gifted in oratorical powers, having an extensive, vocabulary and fine discrimination in her choice of beautiful language. She has added great deal of pleasure and valuable information to this, as well as former institutes in Garland county.
 MT. Garnett Braughton and assis- tants deserve especial mention for the particularly instructive lesson given on Arkansas history. The inter est never waned as point after point vas brought out which tended to higher appreciation of the men who have helped to develop the resources of our grand old state and who hays contributed to her achievements in politics, commerce. law, arts and let ters.
 If all the people of the state, old as we'll as young. would study Arkan- sas history greater pride would be felt in the grandeur of her rightfui position among the states, so little understood by many outsiders as well as some of her own citizens. A great opportunity and duty awaits the pub- lie school teacher in arousing enthus- lastic state pride in the present and future generation.
 Superintendent Chockett and his assistants developed many ideas in their lesson on agriculture. presenting to the school ways to enrich the soil thrc' rotation in crops, ways to get rid of various pests which stifle plant life. and some important points to be observed in regard to the care of a com. The importance of cleanliness be ing especially observed in the care of milk and butter was fully illus trated. It Is essential for the health of humanity that this food. so com monly used. be properly protected from germs. Any one doubting this would do we'll to read The Honor able Peter Stirling an excellent nov