The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-12
LAST DAY TODAY
 FOR THE TEACHERS
SUPT. ROSE YESTERDAY GAVE SOME PRACTICAL ILLUSTRA-
 TONS OF ARITHMETIC.
Prof. Wcks Gave Another of His Splendid Illustrated Lectures on Ag-
 riculture Which Was Well Received.

 and there were aisO a number of vis- itors attending the teachers institute being held at the Jones school. To- day will be the last day and most interesting program will be presented from s to l2 o'clock.
 The session yesterday was opened with beautiful, inspiring. encourag- ing prayer by Rev. r. M. Wylie of the IPresbyterian church.
 Rabbi A. B. Rhine made a splendid address in which he showed that the bulwarl1 of this nation ill training cit izenship was it's public schools where children are trained to be patriotic to have civic pride and taught the principles of all good government Superintendent Rose gave practical illustrations of presenting practical problems in arithmetic by easy steps which would link the known with the unknown, showing their relation and that the fundamental principles in volved were the same, Superintendent Roses methods of teaching arithme- l Professor w. II. Wicks gave another one of his series of fine lectures, en- titled Agriculture" He showed the value gained in teaching school chil- dren to pant shade trees and told the kinds to be planted, when, how and why; also, took up the subject of schc ol gardening and plans for 'aying out. or mapping out, properly farm. Professor Wicks' lectures have been much appreciated by the institute for their fund of information and clear manner of presentation.
 Mrs. Lucille Greers class in reading was indeed a star number and the little primary tots astonished the teachers with their excellent reading. She did not, according to announce ment show her methods of teaching Iprimary reading She will do that to- day. Yesterdays lesson was mercy an exposition of the results obtained, which showed fine training. | Miss Ella Wright read splendid paper. Library Extension to Rural lSchoolsr and told of the boxes of school library books which might be obtained as loan, by the rural teachers writing to Mrs. Mckinney of El Dorado for them and paying the freight both ways She told of the great educational value of extensive reading.
 Mrs. J. R. Rigsbee was invited to talk to the teachers on s. l. A. work and to tell what it had done for Ram hle Street school during the past year. She made a good talk and showed the va'ue of getting the patrons interested in the school in cooperative spirit.
 Mrs Rigsbees talk was made at the instance of Mrs. D. A. Crockett, who organized an s. l. A. at Ramble Street school in 1906, the first or ganizaticn of the kind in this city, and who now seeks to extend the work to the rural schools of Garland coun- ty along the lines laid down by State Superintendent George B. Cook, who aided materially by suggestion and service, in organizing the one at Ramble in 1906, Literature on s. l. A. work wil be given today to all rural teachers and they vii be urged to make the school the social center Of community interest, as the public school is common meeting ground : for people of all nationalties, relig- ieus and political faiths with social equality for all
 Owing to the crowded program, the lessons in geography aigebra and Iciyn government had to be omitted yesterday For the same reason, M ~~ IHIudgins suggested emitting her sub ieet, Household Ecopomics," and holding it over until t day.
 The special feature of todays pro- gram will be an address by Dr. Alonzo Monk, one Of the best speakers in the south.
 Today's Program. S:oo-S:SO- Address, Dr Alonzo Monk.
 S:3O9:Oo- Geography, W. I. More.
 9:00-9:S0 - Civil Government, E. Martin.
 0:30-l0:00-Physiolosy, J. l.. Heren- don.
 Recess. 10:151O: Address, Medical In- spection of Schools" Dr. Ida Brooks. 10:45-l1:05 - Talk, "Household Economies Mrs J. W. Hudgins. 1l:05-l1:20-T Talk, School Impne ve- ment Associations" Mrs D. Crockett. ;20-i2:00- Miscellaneous.
 A special feature of the morning program will be two classes in read ing conducted by Miss Mary Jordan and Mrs. Lucille Greer. and there vii. also be model lesson by the little children.
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