Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-10-06
Teachers Institute.

The Shenandoah Comfy Teachers
Institute was held in Woodstock OF
September 10th and 10Th. This wal
a meeting of all the educationa
forces of the County to review and
study the work of the past year al
we'll as to plan the work of the COM
ing year. There we're present mem
bers OF the County School B GARD, the
teachers of the County for this ses.
sion, about sixty delegates OF the
County Organization of School and
Civic League and about twenty mem.
bers of the County Ministerial As
sociaticn.
Hon. NJ. l. Walton welcomed the
teachers and delegates Of the several
bodies on Thursday morning. BE
spoke of the need Of cooperation be-
tween all of the educational forces OF
the County and the need for each
teacher to specialize along the line OF
the work she is called to do.
Prof. B. B. Kneisley replied to Mr..
Walton and accented the keys of the
town on behalf OF the teachers and
delegates.
In brief review of the work of the
past year Supt. Shoemaker stated that
about ten OF our teachers during the
summer secured first grade certifi-
Gates that that the number OF teach.
ers holding professional certificates,
full normal certificates and college
certificates this year as compared
with last had greatly increased; and
that the several District School
Boards, with the cooperation and aid
of their Supervisor, we're doing all
they could to build up the schools OF
the County and to make them more
efficient. Along this line the patrons
Of many schools throughout the
County, encouraged by the faithful
leadership of their teachers, made q
splendid effort last year by their CO.
operation and encouragement as we'll
as generous private funds in many
cases to establish better buildings
and better equipped school rooms, to
secure better and more spacious
school grounds ana to promote the
welfare of their schools generally.
The record of attendance last year
was splendid one and considerably
better than the preceding year not
withstanding the fact that our scoools
we're badly crippled because con-
tagious diseases of one kind or an
other. This good record is due al
most entirely to the splendid coopera-
tion between the teacher and her
patrons. Also there is growing
sentiment on the part of parents
generally in this County that their
children must have longer terms and
that they must be present every day
of the term. The question of better
health is very important one and
its solution depends almost entirely
on the cooperation the school gets
from each home in the County. Any
disease even in mild
form is very dangerous because 1t is
likely in other persons to assume a
virulent form. If each home will
isolate any Of its children for time
as soon as symptoms .of contagi Gus
disease are noticed and consult a
ply stefan at once we shall have very
few schools to close during this year
and the general health of the com
munity will be promoted greatly. The
use Of the private drinking cup in
all public places as required by law
will do much to maintain better health
in our schools.
Mr.. ]. q. Montgome ry, Field Sec
rotary Of the Cooperative Education
Association Of Virginia, explained to
the Conference of Ministers9the main
provisions of system of credits in
High Schools for Bible Study done
at home or In Sunday School. When
a student has done 100 periods of 40
minutes each of work as outlined in
the course of study and passed an
examination on this work he may be
given credit for one standard high
school unit.
Miss McMullen, OF Harrisonburg
gave q demonstration lesson OF the
Aldine System Of Reading which has
been adopted for-use in this Comfy
for Primer and First Reader classes.
Mr.. w. E. Mcinturff, President OF
the County Organization Of Leagues,
presided over the afternoon session
on Thursday. There are now 81
leagues in the County with q com.
bined membership of about 100. Lat
year these leagues raised from all
sources about $4,000 90 in private
funds for the schools. Messrs. Mont.
geometry and McInturff urged the
Leagues to make this great year in
their respective communities and to
help in the establishment of other
Leagues as communities desired them.
The delegates voted to make 3
campaign for better attendance al
school and to observe the programs
for special days, as mapped out by
the Cooperative Education Associa
ton
On Friday Morning Miss Gregg Of
the Harrisonburg Normal discussed
in an able manner the teaching of U.
s. History snd Civics as q basis for
the Development OF the future citizen
ship of this County.