Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-10-13
TEACHERS OF nE LANgAREf couN-,,
~ - e siBt g 3 Il t$E
I ~ HAVE FEAST OF. GOOD ].
.,sl THINGS. ~ rs q
LECTURES KELPFuL AND INSPIRING
Or. Charles s. Medbury Addresssd
Large Audience Thursday
al. Night.

ance was almost Perfect, only four
Of the teachers Of the entire county 4
being absent. n
AS announced before, the institute
convened, Superintendent Walker
urged the people of Manchester and
vicinity to attend as many Of the \
sessions as possible and get the
benefit OF the lectures and addresses.
At each session large numbers ct our 4
people 6 were In attend lance. IT ds al
indeed gratffying to note the
creased interest. that IS bsing shown 4
BY parents and citizens generally n 2
school affairs. II 3Ss s3s
As to the talent secured for the a
institute, too much can not be said. d.As
The men and women Who I'd dressed ds
the teachers K during the two
days' session are all reo0e entzed edn-l
Gators, and their messaees cannos y
help but be fruitful spf5 sTeat good t. 81 I
the teachers. Il
Miss Grace shermerh q Amea-
and DR.. w. A. Jessul., the state
university at lowe City. were the 4
stitute. Miss Shermerhpen spoke
on ...What We Mean BY Home Econo-l 4
mics ., ard The $Tea1hank Of Home y
Economics IN the Rural Schools:
She is the director ~ Practice
Teaching in Home Econ IN con
nection with the Iowa State college
a. Ames, and her talks TO the teach
ers were instructive and entertain
ding. +Dr, Jessup, dean OF the COllegfl
of Educat ation at the State University
at Iowa City spoke on Education Ass 4
q Science and w 81 Habit in Edu--
cation DR.. Jessup tis ~ recognized
authority on EDUCATIONAL pro plelns88i al
and his addresses we're fnll Of helm
full suggestions and Ainsp Irat Ion ts \
the ateachers.
The program N ons Thur iay even
inP proved sof unusila1s ia14eres IN 4Jiess
IIarxa and ianne ~ ErnAst ~ sss
$I,s
Highland Park colleg ~ AT sl1es az ONE
gave solo numbers tns which he dts-sss dsasss
played g carefully lined voice.
Prot. .Go1's solo numbera during rhess
programs OF Friday we're. greatly a9sg Re-
preciated by the teachers and nd were III
important factors in making the M M
stitute the success it was. g. 4,
The address on Thnrsday evening
was given by Dr. Charles S. S.Esss "a Med ~
bury OF Drake sUn1IYe at llessH 1ea' y
Moines. Dr.. Medbury y q! an duca-TT-s. -
IA
which he deliyered t0 the teachers
and the large numb dzens, ,w llo
ATTENDED the evening ssees Hon ,5 was g 4
masterpiece from literaTy stand
point. In most el0quent manner
The referred to those qualities which
must characterize the really success n
full teacher of the children. From a.
literary and inspirational stand
! point the value OF ~. Medburys ad-
dress can never be measured In dol-8i
lars and cents. Every teacher who
heard him cannot help but feel thai
the profession Of teacher is A. high$
calling, Sand that the children OF to-
day who are in charge Of the school,
teacher five days Eof the week and
4 nine months OF the year, have g y
right to expect noble character in
their teachers. X w ID q: IS Al :ss E5s8 a
I$ss pr. r. w. Cooper, president Of
I Upper Iowa University at Fayette,
Iowa. delivered an address In the
forenoon Of Friday. his subject be-
ling Current Poetry. In the after!
noon Dr.. Cooper addressed the teach
! fers again, speaking on Reading Tor
Our Boys and Girls. D.. Cooper.is
well known to the teachers OF Della
ware county, having addressed them
MI AOIMST FsOCCetSiVAs. e ZAP - sA1ui osoeS
proved helpful and instructive.
DR.. Arthur cMurray, dean OF
the department Of Public Speaking OF
the State University, Of. Kansas, ad-
dressed the teachers, on. the closing
! day Of the institute On Friday
forenoon, DR.. MacMurray spoke on
.s:The Problem Of Oral Reading in
the Public Schools. :" In the afternoon
DR.. MacMurray also delivered an fn-a
structive address, his subject being
James Whitcomb Riley" In secur-
ing the services Of Dr. Mac Murray.
Superintendent Walker had one OF
the leading educators of the Gem
trail west, and his talks to the teach-
ers contained much OF helpful salg-
gestions. Il !. sss5 5S
Musical numbers were given by u
the High School 6 Gleeas club, Miss d