Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-10-29
TEACHERS ARE AT WORK
MUCH GOOD is ACCOMPLISHED
BY INSTRUCTORS AT MEETING
Annual Teachers Institute That
Closes Today Has Been Most Sue
cessful Ever Conducted.

While all the teachers Institutes of
Polk county are noted for the good
spirit and excellent attendance, to-
gether with the interest they are put
ting into their work, the present gath
ering is undoubtedly the best ever
held. Every teacher in the county is
in attendance, there being over one
hundred and fifty, and when it is
considered that many of these teach
ers had attended summer schools in
other counties, which would exempt
them from attending here, and others
had attended institutes in other coun-
ties, exempting them from having to
attend this institute, it further shows
the excellent spirit of loyalty of the
teachers in the county. One young
lady, Miss Elsie Fatland, who teaches
in the Siletz basin, remote from rail
roads, in order to attend the institute,
was compelled to walk twelve miles
over mountain roads through the mud
to catch the train at Nortons, and
then come by train through three
counties, Lincoln, Benton and Polk,
to reach Dallas for the meeting. This
young lady is one of the teachers who
had attended institute in another
county, and therefore, did not have to
attend this meeting. The instructors
all unite in saying that they are hav-
ing the best attention paid them by
all teachers. No tatting, crochet work,
reading or anything Of the kind is go
ing on during the sessions.
The reception given by the Dallas
teachers to the visiting teachers on
Wednesday evening at the library,
was well attended and everyone re-
ports very enjoyable evening and
attest the value Of mingling with their
fellow teachers.
County Superintendent H. C.. Sey-
mour says he believes from the stand
point of interest, attendance and spir-
it, this is the best institute he has
ever conducted. The program has
been interspersed throughout by mus
ical numbers by different teachers
and Others in the city and county. ard
the musical prog1am has been as.
sisted each day by high school OF.
chestras from different schools in the
county, including the Dallas high
school orchestra on Wednesday, the
Falls City high school orchestra Oh
Thursday and the Monmouth high
school and Normal school orchestra on
Friday. The program has been car
ried out as printed without change
and the following instructors have
on the program: J. H.
Alderman, president of the Oregon
Normal school E. f. Carleton, assist
ant state superintendent of public in
'truction; Thos. H. Gentle, principal
If the Oregon Normal training school;
B. d. Ressler, department of educa-
ion, Oregon Agricultural college; B.
W. DeBusk, department of education,
University of Oregon; F. L. Griffin,
department. of education, Oregon Ag-
'icultural college; M. S. Pittman, de-
,artment of education, Oregon Nor
nal school; Miss Lillian Dinius, critic
,eacher, Oregon Normal school;
Mss Alice Mcintosh, critic teach
r, Oregon Normal school; Mrs.
Mamie Fulkerson, institute in {
tructor, Salem, Oregon; W. A. Barr,
department. of education, Oregon Ag- l
icultural college; H. H. Parsons, rur- ,
] school supervisor, Polk county; and {
|. c. Seymour, school superintendent, i
'olk county.