Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-12-10
TEACHERS INsPIRATIoNAL

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superintendent whose careful plan
ming and efficient management would
result in a successful Institute what
ever the provisions OF the law might
be. Miss Stearns employed a large
and carefully selected corps of in
structors who offered such a variety
of lecture topics that rural teachers,
grade and High School teachers, pa
irons and townspeople alike found
the program enjoyable and profitable.
Since the trains arrive at hours
that are very convenient for Institute
attendance, the High School Assemb-
ly room was well filled with teachers
when Supt. A. b. Alderman Of Mar
ion, Iowa, gave the opening address
on Thursday morning. Mr.. Alder
man is the very popular county sup
erintendent of Linn county. He has
the happy faculty for meeting peo-
pie and for putting at ease everyone
with whom he talks. Everyone likes
Supt. Alderman wherever he goes
and the teachers of Audubon county
were no exception. Mr.. Alderman
has originated system of spelling
contests which has worked out very
well in the counties where 1t has
been tried. He spoke to the teach
ers on the subject of Contests" and
Home Project Work" Thursday af-
ternoon, discussed General Subjects
for an hour Friday morning and con-
Quoted the Round Table" which
closed the Friday afternoon pro-
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DR.. Arthur Bennett, of Highland
Park college, Des Moines, was very
Interesting speaker. His lectures
sparkled with wit and humor and at
the same time were full of practical
common sense suggestions which the
teachers found very helpful. He
spoke ON Teachers Mortality or
.'Why Teachers Fail" Thursday af-
ternoon, on THE Teacher in the
Community" Friday morning and on
Helping Pupils to Think" Friday
afternoon. His evening lecture on
1.-THE Training of the Human AMI
mali was greatly enjoyed by every
one.
Miss Mary wyland of Harlan. a
representative of the National Play
ground Association called the atten-
ton of the teachers to the very i'm
portant subject of "The School Play
ground" and "Play and Education"
She also spoke on Social Centers"
at the community meeting Friday
evening One of the valuable exer-
cises OF the Institute was the "Play
Hour" Friday morning when the
teachers under Miss Wyland's direc-
ton played the games which she had
suggested for their schools. The
list included such games as Slap
Jack. Three Deep, The Garden
Scamp, Hickory Dickory Dock, Old
Man, Greeting and Meeting. Black
and White, Saw. Center Ball. Dodge
Ball. Dead Ball and Shuttle Relay.
bliss Wyiand ls q young woman or
wide experience and pleasing person
ality and Miss Stearns was FORUM
ate in securing her services.
Miss Dora Clark of Postville who
is so well and favorably known as a
teacher in the Audubon schools pre-
sented in her quiet, effective way the
subjects of ''The School Lunch" and
Sewing in the Rural Schools" I'm
der her direction a class of eighth
grade girls prepared and served ex-
cellent potato soup. Miss Clark had
on exhibit a number of articles made
in the sewing classes of the public
schools. The people of Audubon
have reason to be proud of Miss
Clark's teaching and the superior re-
suits that she is getting in the work
with the children.
Miss Eva Luse of the State Teach
ers college at Cedar Falls, gave some
very practical lectures on 1.-THE
Teaching of Reading in the Public
Schools" conditions essential for
Good Language work, Correlation
of Language with other Subjects"
and 'The Use of Current Events in
Language Lessons" One of the
most interesting features of her
work was the demonstration teach
ing of class of fifth grade children.
The class was seated on the auditor
ium platform where the teacher and
children could be seen and heard by
all present and although this con-
spicuous position might easily have
made the situation trying one, the
children acquitted themselves very
creditably and seemed to enjoy the
lessons exceedingly, especially the
story of How the Woodpecker got
his Red Head" Miss Luse has been
doing demonstration teaching in the
different counties of Iowa this fall
and seems to enjoy 1t as much as the
CHiluTeD 40.
At the Round Table Friday after
noon the topic of THE Efficiency of
the Public School, was discussed in
a very able manner by Supt Hoy
man of Extra, and Supt. Johansen of
Audubon. Both speakers are very
well prepared to discuss this subject
and many favorable comments were
heard afterward about this part of
the program.
The Institute closed Friday eve
ming with the Community Meeting"
at which DR.. Atheran of Drake Uni
versity of Des Moines, gave an ad-
dress on Heads and What's in
Them" DR.. Atheran is one of the
most popular lectures in Iowa and
fully met the expectations of the
large audience which had gathered
to hear him.
Such an Institute as the one which
has just closed truly deserves the
name "Inspirational." Along with the
inspiration which the teachers will
carry back to their schools will go
many practical suggestions which
will be of great benefit to the schools
of Audubon county and will far
more than compensate for the loss of
the two days teaching which the new
law requires to be given to Institute