The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1915-09-10
OPENING INSTITUTE
JEFF. DAVIS SCHOOLS

the End and 3rd with 81 teachers in at
tendance. The following officers were
elected fer the session of 1866: j. L.
Anderson, Conductor; Mrs. Jennie
Wise, Sec'y; Miss Daisy Mcdowell was
elected to lead in one of the institute
books, Teaching to Read" ProfS.
Anderson and Crowell were elected to
lead in Methods of Teaching in High
Schools" Miss Mabel Miller in "Edu.
cational Resources of Village and Ru-
raj Community" The program COM
mittee consists of the three leaders
and Miss Perkins, Miss Cora Miller and
Mr.. Trappey.
1t was moved and seconded that the
Institutes be not conducted as they
were last > session, but that there
should be two more general institutes,
the others to be held at local points,
Jennings, Welsh, Lake Arthur, Elton
and Hathaway were selected as the
central points of institute assembly,
and the rural teachers are expected to
attend at the town nearest to them.
What Topics in Physics Would You
Stress as Being Most Practical to
Students" was discussed by Prof.
Aylesworth of the Welsh high school.
He emphasized the Importance OF me.
chanicS and electricity, but would not
stress light and heat in the high school.
Common Mistakes Made by School
Children in the Use of English Lang.
uage," by Miss Smith. She pointed out
that most children should not be en-
tirely blamed for their mistakes, for
this is often the result of CareleSSness
of the parents and even of teachers.
To overcome the more common mis-
takes required efficient instruction and
persistent effort on the; part of the
teachers. what Preparation Should
be Made by Rural Teachers for First
Day School," was discussed by MIR. Nc
Haney, of Roanoke. Compulsory Ed
ucation," by Attorney Modisette, prov
ed to be a very interesting subject
Mr.. ModlSette reviewed briefly the
history of the public schools in LouiSi'
ana, and pointed out that the next step
In their progress was compulsory edu'
cation. He said that if an election for
this was held in Jefferson Davis, it
would fail because the people were not
informed as to its meaning and bene
fits. He then urged the teachers to
spread the doctrine, and to make clear
!. to everybody its tremendous import
ance.
Supt. Annette first took up matters
of statistical nature, and then pro
ceeded to explain to the teachers his
policy for the coming session and give
instructions as to the administration O.
the schools.
DR.. A. V. Miller, of Lake Arthur
ice.president of the school board, wa
present at the meeting, and gave
short talk as to how the board was en-
deavoring to raise the standard among
the teachers, and improve the eff1cienc.
of the schools,
The second day.of the opening Inst
tute of JEFF. Davis Parish was equal.
as interesting as the first. The pro
, gram opened with almost full attend
: ance. The first number was singlni
conducted by Miss Katherine Duncan {
Welsh.
Very interesting short talks regard
I ing their summer trips in the WeS
: were given by Miss Ling of Welsh, Mis-
(. Herold of Lake Arthur and Misses Ma
l rion Mcdowell Miller and Funk of Jen
nings All seemed to agree that our stat
could easily rival the great Californi
: if we only used our resources.
| Supt. Annette concluded his inStruc
! tions relatives to the years plan, afte
which, Prof. Smith. one of LouiSian'
most well beloved ex.teacherS gave
i profitable talk on "a Teachers Oppol
r tunity for Valuable Service"
Assignments were made for the wor
of the next meeting which will TAX
place October 8 and 10. Prof. Fondre
also made few important remarks c
his part of the parish work, after whic
the session adjourned. Every one lie
seemingly highly inspired for mo-
happy years work.