The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-10-14
p.nton and Franklin County In
structors Attend Sessions
in PaScO
punMJNENT EDUCATORS
OF STATE ARE SPEAKERS
p...r.m of Closing Day Will Be
Carried Out on Board Steamer
to White Bluffs
Bruce McDaniel)

Bruce McDanlel)
posco. October IA (Special)-The
second joint Franklin-Benton county
teachers' institute opened Monday
morning to continued session OF five
davs with an approximate attendance
= no. Seventy-nine percent OF those
IN attendance are women.
More stress on the industrial train
;ro hut not less stress on the cul-
.ural is the watchword of the insti-
tute this year. Practical work in do
nestle art, manual training and simi-
lar branches is being given and per-
formed by the teachers, under the su-
neryision Of experts. Mrs. Norman
Stearns. assistant superintendent OF
W.lla Walla county, and Miss Stella
Wilson. of the Pasco faculty, are
handling the work in domestic edu-
cation. Victor Stang, director Of
manual training in the local high
school, is supervising the training In
that branch.
Among the pricipal speakers for
the week was E. j. Klemme, of the
Ellensburg state normal school. Mr..
Klemme appeared before the institute
Monday morning, giving his popular
address "The Four Square Girl" He
advocated balanced training for the
ideal girl along four different lines
the Intellectual, industrial, indepen-
dent and inspirational. His second
lecture, "The Second Mile Man," was
given Tuesday morning.
Scoring bitterly those teachers who
enter the profession to earn liveli-
hood and not to elevate the work, Mr..
Nemme created furore among the
teachers assembled when he delivered
MS second address.
Presenting work along literary lines
J. Werner Hoppe, the versatile dra-
matist of the Cheney state normal
school, spoke before the institute sew
eral times during the week. He SUI
pervised all sectional work dealing
with dramatic subjects. At the morn
ing session of the third day of the
institute ne delivered his popular lee
lure, Literary Taste and How to
Form It." His hints to teachers rela-
1--WE to the presentation of plays in
me schools were of great value.
Because Of the general poor stand
ing IN reading found throughout the
west, and other portions of the United
states, Professor Hoppe gave a special
talk The Criteria of Reading" in
which ne emphasized the fact that the
'eacner is to blame for the present
condition found in our schools relative
70 the Presentation of reading.
instruction in folk dancing was Civ.
"a 70 all teachers by Mrs. Myrtle
lreadwell, instructr in music in the
1asco schools. The value of aesthetic
aancing was emphasized and each
'eacner urged to introduce the work
Wherever possible.
among the other speakers of the
week were T. ]. Newbill, of the u
:. department. of agriculture, who as.
s,s'ed by Professor Hoppe, gave 8
'.ereopticon lecture Thursday eve.
.'ng. e. c. Thomason, superinten.
vent OF boys and girls agricultural
Au industrial contests, appeared be.
.0ie tne gathering. ]. M. Mayhue, city
superintendent of Centralia, who wa.
scheduled to speak, was unable to b,
present. Superintendent M. E. Dur
' OF King county, was promi
sion.
special features of the institut.
80 the lectures of E. j. Klemme ant
:. werner ss Hoppe. Those taking par
onlcers or instructors were: G. w
n'' county superintendent Of Frank
d.. county; A. c. Jones, superinten
- s :. Benton county; E. J. Klemme
0urg state normal school; J