The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-10
URGE READING OF
 SCHOOL JOURNALS
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT D. A. CROCKETT BELIEVES IN THE
 TEACHERS KEEPING POSTED.
Prof. Wieks and Miss Emma Hart
 Are Also Among the interesting
 Leaders of Program of Second Day.

The attendance at the teachers in- stitute yesterday showed quite an in- crease, the hegistration reaching no. Besides this number there were wis iting teachers and other visitors who did not register
 Rev. Fred Hale, D. D., pastor of the Second Baptist church, offered a fer vent prayer at the opening of the morning session, praying that the teachers might be faithful in the dis charge of duties and cooperate loy- ally with their superintendents.
 Superintendent D. A. Crockett made short talk urging the teachers to subscribe for school journals, to read educational works and t1 keep in- former of the new, progressive meth ods of teaching He urged the teach CTS to be loyal to the state and state interests, to read the Arkansas Teacher" and know what movements are being made all over Arkansas to promote education in all its branches
 Superintendent NJ. SC presented practical methods of teaching many subjects in arithmetic, where knotty oints arise in the chid's mind which may easily be made clear by being put before the child in a way that will make the analysis less difficult for aim The lesson was instructive and designed to be especially helpful to young teachers.
 Professor W. H. Wicks from the Arkansas University, gave the first of a series of lectures to be given daily at the instatute. 1t was SD ell did and easily the star numbeh on the program. The lecture deat par ticularly with the soil which is the basis of all permanent agriculture. Professor Wicks distributed much literature and Illustrated with chalk talks many parts of his lecture. He was appIauded at the close of the les son.
 Miss Emma Hart, as conductor of the lesson in writing, put the entire body of teachers into one class and presented a model lesson which was well planned and carried out care fully with attention to position. mus cular movement, finger exercises and al Of the fine points required By the Palmer method"
 MT. W. L. Weaver conducted a class in grammar one of the most difficult and important subjects to teach and one often neglected. He brought out several points about the verb.
 The meeting adjourned for recess and to allow the photographer to take pictures of the body of teachers.
 After the re-assembling of the body of teachers, Miss Myrtle Richardson of Philadelphia made a talk in behalf of the Arkansas Reading Circle" urging all teachers who are not al ready members to join and to read professional educational books pre- scribed by it.
 Miss Fannie Comedy conducted a fifth grade reading lesson as model class The lesson was well prepared by teacher and pupils and many valu- able pedagogical points were brought out along the lines of preparation and treatment showing Miss Connolly to be an experienced teacher These pints were called especially attetion to by Superintendent Crockett, who advised the rural teachers to use the method in their schools.
 Mr. Garnett Braughton presented a fine lesson in Arkansas History coy ering the early period of Indian occu- patton. The lessen was accompanied with blackboard maps and made in- structive as we'll as entertaining