Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-23
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR INSTITUTE
SUPERINTENDENT BURGESS HAS
COMPLETED ARRANGEMENTS
FOR ANNUAL NORMAL
TO BE HELD AUG. 1925.

Competent Instructors Have Been Sc
cured; Normal Expected to Be
r Best Ever Hold In County;
: superintendent Notes
County Superintendent Of Schools
, Elizabeth Burgess today made
, the announcements for the Wapello
County Normal Institute to be held at
the Ottumwa high school August 10 to
. rs. A competent corps of instructors
has been secured by Mrs. Burgess and
lectures Of value have been arranged.
The superintendent expects the nor
NAL this year to be the best ever held
!. and urges all teachers Of Wapello
county to attend every session.
The instructors who have been Sc
cured are:
A. F. Benson, Minneapolis, MINI
Reading, literature, grammar, lectures.
:, George e. Farrell, Clinton-Agri-
culture, arithmetic, civics, didactics.
i Louis D. Harrison, Grinnell college
Applied psychology, economics, meth
DDS.
F. NJ. Hammitt, Ottumwa-History,
geography, physiology.
Mrs Theodosia Harrison, Ottumwa
Music.
Primary methods:
Miss Frances Lynch, Ottumwa-
reading, numbers.
| Miss Margaret Seymour, Ottumwa-
Hand work, stories.
| Miss Julia Mahoney, Ottumwa-
Games, rhythm.
Nat. M. Brigham, Wheaton. ILL
! Illustrated lecture, "Our National
Parks"
! Elizabeth Burgess, conductor
Superintendent Letter.
Mrs. Burgess has sent out the fol-
lowing letter:
To all teachers and prospective teach.
ers of Wapello county:
The regular session of the Wapello
County Teachers Institute will be held
at Ottumwa, in the high school build
ing, beginning at 8 o'clock Monday
morning, Aug. 10, and continuing dur.
ing the week.
The work has been carefully planned
to meet the special needs Of the Wa
pello county schools and special effort
has been made to make this coming |
session one OF the best ever held in |
the county.
The character Of the work offered
will be helpful to all. experienced as
we'll as prospective teachers, the in
struction given will be both practical
and inspirational and no energetic, |
progressive teacher who \ wishes to
make success Of the profession can
afford to miss single session.
Our new instructors this year are:
A. F. Benson Of Minneapolis, who, as
speciality, will illustrate the use of
the yictrola in teaching literature and
reading.
County Superintendent George E.
Farrell Of Clinton, who will give In
structions and lectures in agriculture,
didactics, arithmetic and civics.
Prof. Louis Harrison of Grinnell col
lege, who will teach applied psychology,
economics and methods.
Practical primary work will be given
by reading and numbers, Miss Frances
Lynch of Ottumwa.
Stories and hand work. Miss Marga-
ret Seymour Of Ottumwa.
Games and rhythm, Miss Julia Ma
honey of Ottumwa.
I thank the teachers Of Wapello
county for the support they have given
former Institutes and for their hearty
cooperation with this office during the
past year, and trust there will be the
same cheerful response to this call
from all grades, rural and prospective
teachers. and that the instructions re-
ceived may be helpful to them and
tighten their labors for the coming !
year. /
Notes Of Interest.
For the enlightment of teachers on
points regarding the institute which
they may not be acquainted with, the
following notes have been given by
the county superintendent:
urge you to enroll for the institute |
before August 10, that no time may |
be lost in beginning work on Monday |
morning.
At the close of the institute certifi- |
Gates of attendance will be given in |
compliance with section %. laws of |
the thirty-first general assembly: The |
county superintendent shall annually, |
on the first Monday of September file
with the president of the educational |
board of examiners q list of all per- j
sons who have for the preceding year |
held certificates and have attended the I
normal institute with the number of !
days Of attendance of each.
A similar report Of summer school ,
attendance shall be secured by the
president Of the board In any subse-
uuent examination or renewal the
board may give such credit for insti-
tute. or summer school attendance as
it may determine.
Renewal requirements remain practi-
cally the same The county superin-
tendent will not recommend to the;
state board any one as being teacher
of professional spirit who does not
earn at least seventy-five credits dur.
ing the year, also who does not show
evidence Of the study Of at least one
professional book for each year that
the certificate Is in force.
All teachers enrolling for the insti-
tute will be given copy Of 1.-THE
Teachers Handbook"
IIalan or Inert will haya