Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-10-06
PARTIAL LIST OF PROMINENT
INSTITUTE WORKERS WHO
WILL PARTICIPATE
IN PROGRAM.
TO EXCEL PAST MEETINGS
Bright Prospects For Successful
Meetings to Be Held Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, October
16, II and 1S-All County Peda-
gogues Expected to Attend.

One of the largest and best teach
ers institutes ever held in the state
is to be in progress here Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 16,
IL and IS. The annual three-days' ;
school for public instructors is always
an event of great significance in the
educational world, but this year the
one in Polk county is to surpass any
thing here in the past. A glance at
the preliminary program shows the
leading educators of the Northwest
have been induced to be present and
take part. Such prominent speakers
as Ackerman, Alderman and Adrian
are on the list and will make the
event notable one. Many Others
less known, but of experience and
ability in their various lines of work,
have consented to come. County Su-
perintendent H. C. Seymour has
been busy for some time in outlining
the features for each day, and is
elated over the prospect for a more
than usually successful meeting.
Meetings in High School.
The auditorium of the high school
building will be used for the sessions,
which are to begin at 9 a. m. and end
at 4:30 p. M, with the customary in
termission for luncheon.
Every teacher in Polk county is ex-
pected to attend. The law requires
it, and unless they are present
throughout the full 16 hours, or can
render a satisfactory excuse therefor,
the loss Of their certificates will be the
penalty imposed. They are allowed
their regular wages for the three days
and during that time, of course, every
school will be dismissed, much to the
annoyance of several hundred young
sters, who will have to spend the time
helping dad get in the crops.
Noted Speakers.
Among the leading instructors who
are to appear on the program are the
following:
L. r. Alderman, State Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
j. II. Ackerman, President Of the
Oregon State Normal school at
Monmouth.
A. B. Cordley, M. s., dean of the
Oregon Agricultural College and pro-
fessor of zoology and entomology, Of
Corvallis.
H. A. Adrian, of Santa Barbara,
Calf. an institute lecturer of nation
al reputation. He was in attendance
at the institute here last year and
will be remembered by many for his
public illustrated lecture on "Bur-
bank and His Wonders" which ere
ated great interest here at the time.
Polk and Marion counties are the on
ly ones in the state to get his serv-
ices this year, although he was in de-
mand at many other places.
Arrangements have been made to
have him deliver a public lecture on
some popular subject Tuesday night,
October IL.
Normal Instructors.
Miss Montana Hastings, Of the de-
partment of education Of the Uni
yersity of Oregon, of Eugene.
Thomas II. Gentle, principal Of the
school and professor of ped
lgogy in the Oregon Normal school at
Mrs. Karen Miller jacobson, libra
nan Of the Monmouth Normal.
+. 5. Evenden, Of the department of
education Of the Monmouth Normal
Miss Alabama Brenton, head Of the
Of art Of the Normal
school.
Miss Ruby Shearer, critic Of grades
1ne and two, normal training school
Miss Olive Louise Davis, critic Of
grades five and six.
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