The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-10-01
First Institute Work to be
Held Under New Law is
Being Conducted at
High School
FACULTY IS EXCELLENT
Superintendent Lynn Secures
High Glass Talent for These
Meetings Assignments
for Winter Term.

Teachers from Lee county are in
Keokuk today to attend two days
session OF an 'inspirational confer
ance" or county institute which is be-
ing held at the Keokuk high school.
This conference , is held under the
new county institute law, which pro-
vides for the holding Of at least one
meeting each year, during the time
schools are in session, rather than dur
Ing vacation time. The institute will
continue tomorrow, and this evening
in the high school there will be lee
ture by one Of the members Of the
faculty, the Hon. H. r. Pattengill, OF
Lansing, Michigan.
Keokuk teachers, naturally, made up
a great part of the attendance today,
and tomorrow 1t is expected that the
Fort Madison pedagogues will be
here for the second day session.
Schools have been dismissed in Keo-
kuk, and throughout the entire coun-
ty. It is compulsory on rural teach
ers to attend the sessions and they
are here in force.
County Superintendent e. G. Lynn
of Donnellson, who is in charge of the
institute, arrived in. Keokuk last
evening. Mr.. Lynn is assisted by
superintendent William Aldrich of
the city schools, in the conference,
and has for a faculty one Of the best
lina-ups of educators and speakers
which could be secured for this meet
ing
Faculty 10 Excellent.
Leading the faculty perhaps will be
the Hon. H. R. Pattengill OF Lansing.
editor OF the MODERATOR Topics. an ed
ucational paper, and now candidate
for governor OF the Wolverine state.
Prof Henry 8. Curtis, of Olivet, Mich,
the play ground and play specialist,
is on the program for two lectures to-
morrow, and a public lecture in the
evening. ~
Besides these two men from out OF
the state, there isoa capable corps OF
instructors in various lines from
Iowa. Prof. G. P. Colgrove, of Cedar
Falls, senior member of the faculty
of the state teachers college, opened
the institute this morning. Professor
Colgrove is an author and lecturer,
and has had the honor to prepare
THE Course Of Stddy and Manual
OF Methods for Iowa Schools" Miss
Kate Logan, formerly a county super
intendent and now member Of Ames'
extension department, will talk on
rural school problems. She has been
active in the organizing of Boys and
Girls Clubs" Miss Blanche Cloudy OF
Marion, who is said to have done pri-
mary work in more county institutes
than any other primary teacher IN the
state, is another faculty member.
Institute opens.
This morning the institute was call
ed to order by Superintendent Lynn,
and the entire assemblage stood while
singing America. DR.. r. L. Reid,
principal Of the Keokuk high school,
led in short devotional service, IN
which the teachers Joined reverently.
Professor Colgrove was introduced
and gave an hours lecture, which was
followed by some music work by room
OF the Mckinley school. This was
under the supervision of Prof. r. y,
Hayden, supervisor OF music for the
schools OF Keokuk Miss Nina Phil
lips is in charge of the pupils VINO
were ussd in the demonstration. They
sang Those Old Sweet Songs and
Santa Lucia"
Miss Blanche Goudy followed with
an instructive lecture on reading
work. Professor Colgrove took up the
remainder Of the morning hour, follow
ing short intermission.
Assignment Of Teachers.
Supt e. G. Lynn has made the foi
lowing assignments of teachers 1or
the winter semester in the various
townships in Lee county:
Cedar.
Ada Garretson, Chetnut Hill; Jen
ME Miller, Center; Mary Barton, Jig
Mound; Virginia Morrison, East ecu
ar; Merle Smutz, Morning Star; Ger
trude Horne, Mount Hamill; Edna EN-
beck, Pleasant Grove: Hazel Weliing
ton, Russelwell: Elizabeth Burle, MS
ing Sun; Gladys knott. WASHINGTON
Charleston
emma Noonan, Charleston: Mar!
Philip. Charleston; Ethel Hamilton
Burch; Theresa Pickering, Beverly
Marie Herman. Center Crossing; Gar