The Sentinel=record., 1914-06-11
ENROLMENT OF
 SCHOOL TEACHERS
PROVES MORE HERE AT INsTI. TUTE THAN EVER ATTENDED
 PREVIOUS MEETINGS.
Messrs. Wicks, Freeland, Rose and Crockett Had Feature Parts on Yes terday's Program, as Did Miss Kate Milan.

The Garland County Teachers Insti tute is enjoying one of the most sue ccssfu sessions in it's history. In point of attendance it is the banner year There are 133 teachers regis tered and some have not yet register ed, making the number about 40 in attendance The interest being shown is most gratifying to the joint con ductors, Superintendents Crockett and Rose
 Yesterdays program opened with prayer by Rev w. l.. Pittman. Hon Minor Wallace failed to appear for the opening address.
 Mr. Farmer Tackett gave a splen did less-n in United States history. dealing with the causes and early events of the Revolutionary War.
 Miss Kate Han was called upon to make a talk on history and made one of the best impromptu talks made during the meeting She thinks teach CTS should emphasize the great ad yalcement made during times of peace in all lines of progression and the great achievements of such pc riods that they should stress the beau- tifu and good and not give too much time in studying war and destruction.
 Mir. James T. Traywick presented a valuable lesson, the subject being "Or- biography" which is one of the most important studies in the schools.
 MT Thomas Burton conducted an excellent lesson in physiology, bring ing out many fine points in teaching the composition and function of blood
 Superintendent M Rose presented valuable methods of teaching scales Of } measure in arithmetic and illustrated these ways with chalk talks. which made the work very clear. In con nection with this lesson Mir. Rose \ scored several valuable points in the Practice of Teaching"
 Professor w. II. Wicks. professcr of horticulture at the Arkansas Univer- ! sity, gave a valuable lesson on soil and stressed the fact that local condi. tons of soil and climate govern the propagation of plants and that the needful thing is to adape ones meth s eds to the environment Y Superintendent D. A. Crockett con Q ducted a model class in grammar He o taught the difference in the synopsis e and the coniugation of the verb. His c.ass was one of the best conducted of the entire session. , Professor R. Fl Freeland, of Friend 3 ship, who is perhaps the most schol- |, arly man in attendance, made one of | the most entertaining and interesting ! talks yet enjoyed the subject being "The History of the English Alpha , bet" He gave the origin of each let , ter tracing it back through its Latin, , Greek or Oriental stages.
 The meetings are open to the pub lie They occur from until l2 days sessin will be very interesting , also Fridays. which will be the iast of the sessions.
 In addition to the published pro gram for today Miss Ella Wright will talk on the extension of the library , movement to the rural schools, and I Mrs J. w. Hudgias will talk on the |. extension of household economics to D the rural schools.
 Tomorrow pr Ida B. Brooks, medi cal inspector of the Little Rock pub lie schools. will address the institute, her subject being Medical Inspection r of Schools. Patr ms, club women and - s. l. A. workers are especially ex- t pected to be present The lecture will , be at 10 o'clock Friday morning
 Today's program follows: S:00.S:30-Address, Rabbi A B. Rhine.
 S:30-9: 9:GO-Arithmetic, NJ. Rose.
 9:0O-S:3O-Geosraphy W. l. Moore
 9;@O1O:OO - Agriculture, w. H. Wicls
 lO:00l0;4 45 Methods in First Year Reading Mrs, Lucille Greer.
 t0;45-l1: 15-A.gebra, J. I. Herndon. 1l:i51l:45-CiyiI Government E. Martin,
 11:45-12; ;00- Miscellaneous. The splendid attendance is shown in the large number of city and out-of- town teachers who have registered as shown in the following list
 L. s. Putnam, Milton.
 Ella Pittman, Milton.
 L Nj Talleut Oma
 Ida Trussell, Lawrence
 J. w. Mahaffey, Buskville.
 w. L. Pittmaa, Beaudry
 Pear. Spiyey, Crystal Springs. Sarah Trussell, Meyers
 Della V Daniel Lonsdale
 James NJ Pittman, Beaudry
 Freeman Pool, Buckyille
 Myrtle Richardson Philadelphia.
 Thomas J Burton, Hawes
 <. A. Kemp, Milt n,
 I.ennle Allison. Lawrence. w l. Moore. Bald Knob
 Mrs. W. | Moore, Ba q Knob
 Ethe, Bradley. Buckyille
 w j. peaton, Oma