The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-08
COUNTY TEACHERS
INSTITUTE WILL
OPEN HERE TODAY
Attendance Expected To Go
Over ThOusand-Lasts
Through Friday
PROGRAMME FOR
TODAY'S SESSIONS
Prominent Educators From All Over
State Will Attend and Deliver
Addresses-Attendance Is
Compulsory

The annual institute Tor the public
school teachers. of Jefferson county will
convene this morning at o'clock in
the Central High school and will con-
tinue in session through Friday.
On account of the large number of
teachers who will attend this years in
stitute it has been found necessary to
divide the work into four sections: Cen
eral department Birmingham elemen-
tary school department, high school de-
partment and the department Of prin-
cipals and supervisors. The elementary
section will be subdivided into eight
sections
The first grade section will assemble
in room 232 after the opening exercise,
the second grade in room 931, third
grade in room 2s0, fourth grade in
room 229. fifth grade in room lis, sixth
grade in room 113 and seventh grade
section in room 101. The department
of principals and supervisors VIII meet
each day in room 202, while the kim
dergarten conferences will be held in
room 233.
Open at 9 O'Clock
The sessions of the institute will open
promptly at Q o'clock each morning and
will continue until $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon. The general assembly pc
riod will be from 11:15 to 1915 daily
in the high school auditorium. At this
time distinguished educators will de-
liver addresses to the teachers. The
public is invited. Among those who
have been secured to make addresses
at this hour are II. J. Willingham, state
superintendent OF schools; l. w Nc
Adory, superintendent of the Jefferson
county schools; DR.. J. H Phillips, super
ntendent Of the Birmingham public
schools N. r. Baker, state supervisor
of rural schools and j. B. Hobby of
the state agricultural department.
Lunch will be served each day from
1916 to ! lib in the dining room of the
high school under the auspices of the
committee of the Central High School
Improvement association. A list of
boarding houses convenient to the high
school has been made up and copies
of these may be secured by the teachers
from the secretaries.
Attendance Compulsory
The state law makes attendance at
this institute compulsory and requires
that a careful record be kept by the sec
retaries. All teachers are therefore ex-
Pttltu W tbioil at the opening ffONf
this morning. At this time short talks
Will be made outlining the purposes and
plans of the institute. After these ad-
dresses the institute will be separated
into the various departments and the
assignment of teachers in the city
schools announced.
The new state manual will be the
text book of the institute. This book
will be thoroughly gone over and all
points that are not clear to the teach
ers will be given especial attention.
The principals of the various schools
Will be In charge of the work.
The Jefferson county institute is by
far the largest In the state. At the
other county institutes the attendance
totals about $50 each. 1t is anticipated
that nearly 1000 teachers will enroll
tomorrow. The following Is today's
programme for the various sections:
High School
9:00-Assembly, auditorium.
observation-disclosures, room 103.
9:30-"The Function of the High
School," r. A. Mickle.
10:15-"Vitalizing Forces in High
School," r. e. Tidwell.
1:15-"Round Table; Grading Pupils
Work" c. J. Going.
2:00-"Part- Time Schools" r. J.. Dim
mitt
General
9:00-9.1 5-Opening exercise.
:15-9:45-Geography, r. T.. Ledbet
ter.
9.45-1O:15-Reading, Miss Ellen Will
lis.
1015-11:15-Arithmet C. c. Slaton.
11:15-12: 2:15-General Assembly.
12.15-1 :15-Lunch.
1:15-1 -1:45-Physiolog f. r. Erwin.
-2:15-Music F. l. Blaugh.
2:15-2 2:45-English. II. p. Bdrruss.
t.15-SneciaI conferences