The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-17
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
BEGINS IN TEN DAYS
New Features Will Be Added to
This Years Sessions
FIVE COUNTIES REPRESENTED;
RAILROAD GIVES RATES.
Hospitality of Twin Falls People Ex-
pected to Make This The Greatest
Institute Yet Held.

The fourth annual Joint teachers in
stitute to be held in Twin Falls, be-
gins August 2S, and will continue to
September T. and teachers Of Cassia,
Gooding, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin
Falls counties will be present. Those
in charge of the sessions here are add
ing new features of value to the pro-
gram and indications point to the
most successful institute yet held in
southern Idaho.
a communication was received from
the railroad authorities yesterday to
the effect that rates for teachers
would be on the one and
one-third basis This is the same
rate as offered last year and & larger
number of teachers is expected to
take advantage of the reduction.
A large number of well-knOwn in
structors from California, Oregon,
Washington and Idaho have been OBJ
tanned to address the institute on
those topics of particular interest and
value to public school teaching and
the county superintendents and con-
ductor are planning to make the insti-
, tute as practical as possible by dwell
ing particularly on those problems of
the teacher along the generally ac-
cepted modern lines of education.
Especial emphasis will be laid along
the lines of physical, vocational, So
cial, moral and cultural education.
John c. Werner, professor at the
Albion state normal school is conduc-
tor of this years institute and his
ability and knowledge of this class of
work will assure to a greater extent,
the successful progress and termin-
alton of the work.
feature of this years work will be
the instruction given in physical edu-
cation This is yearly becoming of
greater Importance in public school
work and its development along sci
entific lines demands particular at
tention. For instruction along this
line, Professor Robert Krohn, director
of physical education in the Portland
schools, has been obtained. Mr.. Krohn
is recognized as one of the foremost
instructors in physical education in
the west and was obtained this sum-
mer by the University of Oregon sum-
mer school to take charge of the ply
: sical education department.
Some of the instructors who have
been engaged for the sessions are:
Dr. e. 0. Sisson, commissioner Of
education of the state of Idaho
Dr. G. r. Rugh, professor of moral
and religious education, University of
, California.
I Professor ]. w. Hoppe, department
! of oral expression, state normal
: school, Cheney, Wash
= Drof hbfa ot1fca Nav cnnarVicOrs
of primary methods, University of
Cincinnati, and instructor in primary
e methods, summer school University of
= California.
Prof. T. R. Nelson, director of mus
: ic and art, Payette schools and in
- structor in music and art, summer
school, Albion state normal school.
Mrs T. H. Nelson, assistant in
structor in music, summer school, AL
bion state normal school.
T One of the best demonstrators OF
L the Palmer company will have charge
of the penmanship instruction.
m During past institutes held in Twin
n Falls the people have been very gener-
Gus in throwing open their homes foI
the accommodation of the many visit
ing teachers and this coupled with the
m generous support given by the bust
# ness men of the city in donations has
is resulted in very successful institutes
Those in charge this year hope that
n they may rely upon the cooperation
4 OF the many friends of the institute tC
y help in entertaining the visitors thi:
n year.
ss The one and one-third fare rate will
m be in effect from August 26 to 2S, in
n elusive, and will be in effect on al
70 main line stations from Pocatello t
At Glenn's Ferry; Ketchum branch ant
% all branch line stations between Mini
p doka and Bull; from Rogerson, Oak
1f ley, and stations from Rupert to Bliss
The return date limit has been set a
September l.