The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-20
By FLORA MILNER HARRISON

, meals to all of them, and through 1t they are progressing much better with iheir work.
 The same teacher asked the children | to contribute cents piece to buy school pig. The pig was bought on tn 9th of February, and weighed IS pounds | It now weighs 80 pounds and IS to De | Larbeeued at picnic at the close or school One of the boys who had De. 1 Indifferent as to his attendance was given
 the duty of feeding the pig, and he mas | been attending with the most faithful reg | ularity What change has come about in schools, Not so many years ago no enc would have thought of interesting a
 boy in school by giving him duty that | had anything to do with live stock. me
 teachers are using the theory of givlhs the pupils something that interests then and the schools are showing the results | If well guided consideration of the things | that appeal to children.
 | Another teacher has question pox,
 where the pupils may deposit the ques- | tions that they want to have answered
 concerning their club activities. Some of
 ;he questions that show the intelligent | interest of the pupils were: 1 How often should 1 feed my pig l shorts?"
 How much does it cost to register
 pig?"
 What is the best feed for chickens?'
 Should l put guano under my tomato
 plants?"
 These are some of the ways by whie I the teachers are making the features | of school extension really valuable
 Teachers Institutes | Georgia has introduced a new plan Tn | the mana cement of the county institutes i for teachers. For the past several yea l it has been the custom in that state, as well as in Alabama, to have the teach | uuar n l for a weeks work in school administra- | tion, classroom teaching and the branches of school extension. These in- stitutes are in charge of the county su-
 perintendents, the demonstration agents, and the state supervisors of rural scnools This year, instead of having week 8 institute in each county, series or ln-
 stitutes are being held in centers where | the teachers of several counties meet 1 for a two weeks session These cen- l ters are the most advantageous points | where there are agricultural or other i schools and where the teachers have op-
 portunities for seeing demonstrations and 1 for inspecting equipment and appliances
 for model schools The consolidation or
 county institutes gives term of two | weeks instead of one.
 The first of these consolidated insti- tutes were begun on June and have ] continued for the past two weeks. one | was held Tn CdrrOltOl dt tlit "SiiNNitNA" | school and the other at the Martha Berry school for girls near Rome.
 The latter is an >ideal place for such
 a meeting. It Is up in the mountains,
 with magnificent views. and the school Itself is on a hill. with the buildings here and there in a beautiful grove. The school Is devoting it's greatest attention to teaching the girls all phases of home making and housekeeping, and so there Is ample provision for all that will aid the teachers A mile away Is the Berry school for boys, and there are shops end lequipment for manual training ana other branches.
 Several of the teachers at the two
 schools assisted the state department
 teachers In conducting the institute, and
 some of the Berry schoolgirls stayed
 and did the work of the kitchen and dining room during the time the teach
 CTS were there.
 The teachers were given instruction in all the newer subjects, and in the school gardens, laboratories, dairy and barn, they were impressed anew with . the possibilities of the rural community
 through its school.
 The common school branches were
 given daily together with school man. agement, hygiene and sanitation. Ther,
 was one afternoon lesson in first aid , work. Each noon the teachers assem- hled fer g story hour CT for reyte" of some book on pedagogy or on a Sub
 ject relating to school work or sulta- ble for school reading. In the evening there were several lectures on schoo , work or on cultural topics Nothing was of greater interest thar the news from the graduates of the
 two Berry schools, who are now teach ing and who were back at the schoo
 to attend the institute
 As Is well known, the Berry schools , are for boys and girls of the noun , tains, those who are at a distance from B good schools and who are unable to at 5 tend expensive schools. These girls , and boys are taken at the Berry schools ' and are taught the essentials of the grammar school course and the subjects . ! of the high school that will be of great
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