The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-13
DIR. IDA JOE BROOKS
 TALKSTO TEACHERS
MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF LlTTL E ROCK SCHOOL TALKED ON
 HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Institute Closes Most Successful En eagement Due to the Splendid Co Operation of Crockett and Rose.

StlLute CiOSeu yesterday alter a i've days session which proved the most successful in it's history, due to the splendid team work of the joint conductors, Superintendents D. A. Crockett and M. Rose. The entire body of teachers showed a fine spirit of cooperation and excellent results were obtained.
 A great deal of time was given to the study of methods of teaching and to modern educational movements.
 Yesterdays program opened with an impromptu talk by Rev. s. c. Dean, who followed the talk with prayer. Rev. Deans remarks were very much appreciated by the teach CTS. He compared the schools and educational conditions of today with those of forty years ago, showing the great advancement made in methods and equipment.
 The next speaker was Mrs. J. W. Hudgins, whose subject. Household Economies" was we'll presented. She gave many valuable suggestions. Mrs. Hudgins thinks domestic sci ence should be taught to the girls of the rural districts and that the work could be carried on by adapting the work to the conditions.
 Miss Mary Jordan conducted a class in reading using the dramatiza- ton of "Hansel and Gretchen" as the lesson. Dramatization as a method in securing expression is very sue cessful, Miss Jordan presented a model lesson one of the very best shown during the institute. The children who read so beautifully were her pupils at Ramble school during the past year. They were: Olive Grace Hoy, Kenneth Rigsbee, Bertram Hanor, Mary Frances Howell, Helen Vandusen. Florence Smiley. Esther Disheroon, Ruby Nance and Joe Haynes.
 Following a short recess, Superin- tendent Crockett introduced Dr. Ida Joe Brooks in complimentary terms. Dr. Brooks is medical inspector of the l Little Rock public schools, one of the states leading physicians and one of 1 the brightest women in the south. | Her address was the special feature l of the morning session. She showed the need and value of medical inspec- health conditions where inspection obtains. Her talk was interspersed with many amusing anecdotes and altogether it was one of the most in- | structive and entertaining enjoyed | during the week. She was frequently applauded and at the close of her e. marks was roundly applauded.
 Mrs. Crockett made a short talk in | behalf of "School Improvement Asso- citations" and distributed splendid lit erature on the subject, sent out from | the department of education at Little Rock, showing how to organize s. | | A. work, libraries, corn clubs, etc. In the course of her remarks Mrs. Crockett emphasized the fact that our city and county schools are a great body of home missionaries serving God and their fellowmen, that every public school teacher must be be liever in a Supreme Being before ob
 taining license to teach, and that the | work is missionary.
 Supt. M. Rose made a fine talk on
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 ganizing tomato and corn clubs in | the rural districts and teaching the people to be productive rather than destructive, to learn to can and pre- serve their products. He believes in school gardening for city and rural pupils and thinks by teaching the children, the parents also may be reached and better results obtained in truck farming, poultry raising and dairying. He deplores the wasteful extravagance prevalent and thinks the ''hack to the farm" idea next best to keep on the farm" as it is the best place in the world to rear boys and girls. He wants to see the best educational facilities afforded l IuThl GHlluItu do Ntii d0 AAlC Nls9 | children.
 Superintendent Crockett closed the institute with a short talk in which | he thanked the teachers and Super intendent Rose for the cooperation shown, and stated that he regarded the meeting as the most successful of any he had ever conducted, and he attributed this largely to the coop eration of the city superintendent, who had contributed his services, and urged the attendance of the city teachers. Many short talks were made during the institute by Mir. Crockett. who always says something worth while" and receives the close, respectful attention of the teachers, with whom he is very popular, enjoy ing their utmost confidence and re- spect. As has been said of him, "his promises are worth 100 cents on the dollar" It would be hard to find two men more sincere, honest and prac- tical than Superintendents Rose and