The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-08-04
los Teachers in Norfolk.

attending the MadlSon county teach
ers' institute, at the high school build
ing Monday evening. F. NJ Hunter
President A. II. Viele of the school
board, George f. Martin of Nebraska
City and other instructors made brief
addresses. Refreshments were serv.
ed.
The record for the first days at.
tendance at the teachers institute
was broken Monday afternoon when
1O5 teachers reported to Supt. Housed
at his headquarters in the high school
building.
This is Just two less than the at
tendance year ago, but it was ex-
pected that by this evening the two
year-ago record of 120 would be brok-
en-.
The feature of Mondays program
was the picture study by Supt. Martin
of Nebraska City. Supt. Housed has
secured for this instruction the Hor-
ace X. Tanner art exhibit of New
York City, containing $50 worlds mas
terpeces in art. This exhibit only ar
rived Monday afternoon and Mr.. Mar
tin was somewhat handicapped by the
delay in the unpacking. He secured,
however, several pictures from the
shipment and the afternoons program
was carried out.
Besides this picture study instruc-
ton, Mr.. Martin gave instructions to
the teachers on reading, grammar and
school management. Supt. Housel ex-
tends an invitation to everyone inter-
ested in art, to visit the assembly
room of the high school building,
where this beautiful exhibit has been
put on display.
A new system of attendance records
has been introduced for the first time
at this institute by Mr.. Housed, which
will make 1t almost impossible for any
teacher to be away from any one of
the sessions throughout the week.
Tickets with the number of the teach
ers are given to every teacher in at
tendance. Duplicate tickets are held
by Mr.. Housel. When the teacher en-
ters the room where any of the in
structions are being held, she gives
up one ticket. Mrs. Housed is kept
busy assisting her husband in the is
suing of attendance cards and is maxi
ing systematic schedule of each
days work.
The teachers will get a chance to
attend the races and ball games, says
Mr.. Housed. The program has been
| SO arranged that the days work will
be done by $40 each afternoon. thus
| piu hn p1a pf tN
get to the driving park.
F. NJ. Hunter had busy day of it
Monday and for three days he will
| continue giving instructions on arith-
| metic, history, geography and has
charge of the beginners round table.
Mr.. Price gives instructions each
day on agriculture, mental arithmetic,
physiology and civics.
Miss Prutto of Lincoln is busy with
domestic science, primary arithmetic
| and drawing.
Prof. Reese Solomon gives instruc
tions three times each day on music.
Supt. Housel gives instructions on
| penmanship each day.
Supt. Garrett of Scribner was a Wis
| clared it one of the best he has ever
! visited.
| Those Here.
| Among the teachers in attendance
| at the institute are: Madge Gradon,
| Newman Grove; Laura Oelsligle, Til,
den; Lydia Cutosky, Battle Creek
Anna Hughes, Battle Creek; Clara
Palmer. Battle Creek; Cena Rynear.
son, Madison; Viola Carson, Madison
Vera Host, Madison; Clarence Strand
Newman Grove; Marie Denney, Mad
| ison; Jessie Gilland, Madison; Eliza
beth Mcfarland, Madison; Phoebe Nc
Fetters, Madison; Irene Edens, Battle
Creek; Victor Gillespie, Madison
Louise Schavland, Newman Grove!
Mollie Taylor, Battle Creek; Verga
Funk, Battle Creek; Hilda Cassel, Bat
tie Creek; Ruby Sleeper, Warnerville
Mrs. G. H. Brake, Warnerville; Ids
Wetzel, Madison; Halle M. Cornett
Newman Grove; Grace Hanlen, Til
den; H. B. Brauman, Madison; E.
Meyer, Madison; E. Moehnert, Madi
son; Margaret Hansen, Tilden; Anna
Neidig, Madison; 2. E. Warrick, Mad
ison; Della Bryant, Madison; Edna
Barney, Madison; Jennie Dales, Til
den; Grace Edwards, Tilden; M. Mar
garet Adams, Meadow Grove; Ambe,
Adams, Meadow Grove; Marie Brinck
man, Madison; Alta Prince, Enola
Pearl e. Sherlock, Madison; Sophis
Field, Newman Grove; Margaret Fich
ter, Meadow Grove; Gertrude Wright
Meadow Grove; Casa Earl, Madison
Hazel M. Adams, Madison; Nelli,
Mills, Meadow Grove; Anna Brogan
Tilden; Minna Lampert, Battle Creek
Ellen Brogan, Tilden; Mabel Hor
sham, Madison; Celia Mullen, Tilden
y. s. Wienberger, Madison; MelviI
Garrett, Madison; Coda Berglund
Newman Grove; Stella Berglund, New
man Grove; Mary Lieber, Madison
Laura Krietman, Madison; Cecil,
Ward, Madison; Clara Plass, Madison
Minnie Wetzel, Madison; Olive Lloyd
Meadow Grove; Beulah M. Craig, Mad
ison Lillian Scenson, Newman Grove
!. Ruth Swanson. Newman Grove: Mar
tha Thomassen, Newman Grove; Cor
Oleson, Newman Grove: Stella Leach
Creston; Naoma Craig, Madison; Id