The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-28
,f.ny Are Attending Meetings
which Are Held in High
School and Are Of Con-
siderable Interest.
|,upT. LYNN IN CHARGE
FACULTY Includes Former Keo
lux Man, Supt. George Gal
loway, Professor Scar
son and DR.. Bagley.

1ae county teachers institute open
a this morning at the high school
~ two days session. The program
tor the teachers school was arranged
hv County Superintendent =. C. Lynn
II Donnellson, who obtained some Of
the best educators in the west for the
institute addresses. The meeting is
being largely attended, and the ses-
,ions will continue this evening
vhen DR.. w. C. Bagley of the Uni
yersity OF Illinois will speak at 8
o'clock. Sessions will be held all day
tomorrow. The sessions are being
held in the assembly room OF the high
school, and practically every teacher
il the county is In attendance.
Some of the teachers from the dis
tricts the farthest from Keokuk ar
rived last evening. The morning
trains brought additional pedagogues.
the Fort Madison and West Point dele
cations arriving on the 9:05 train this
morning.
In the faculty for this institute are
d.. Bagley of Urbana, Prof. ]. w. Scar
son of Manhattan. Kans., Supt. George
Galloway of Carroll. Ia, Prof. F. G..
Ensign OF Iowa City. and DR.. r. M.
Reimers of Fort Madison.
superintendent Galloway was for
mer resident Of Keokuk, q graduate
Of Keokuk high school He recalled
some OF the incidents Of his residence
here, and his education In the local
schools in his address this morning.
Would Enlist Community.
The program was commenced this
morning with a song service led by
Prof p. C. Hayden. Following the
music, Prof. ]. W. Searson of Man
haitian, Kans., was introduced. He
spoke on the topic OF Meeting Com
munity Needs" Professor Searson
urged that the parents be interested
in the work of the school. especially
in new work, and then through them
the pupils interest will be developed.
He told Of the Introduction of some
new work in schools In Kansas and
how it was made possible through the
enlistment of the interest Of the par
ents first. He urged that the parents
visit the schools, and get acquainted
with the work being done. Professor
Searson's talk suggested cooperation
uCtWScu Iuc anu Inc
schools in every possible way.
Professor Searson Is an excellent
speaker, and both OF his talks this
morning were given the closest atten-
ton by the teachers. He spoke dur
ing the last hour of the morning
session in place OF DR.. Bagley, who
was delayed in arriving. His second
talk was on How to Study Reading"
In this he treated both the teachers
side and that Of the pupils In the prep
aration and recitation.
Former Local Man.
superintendent Galloway was the
other speaker on the mornings pro-
gram. He told of his schooling here,
and gave several bits of "reminiscences
HIS topic was sort of birds eye view
OF the Possibilities Of Teaching" He
touched on the nobility of the teaching
Profession, saying that in the quality
and value of material, the teacher
worked with far more valuable ma
.erial than Is to be found in any fac
tory.
The teacher has extraordinary op-
portunity for holding young lives,
and in tiding boys and girls over the
period when they want to leave school
ana to give up their education, does
a wonderful bit Of work. The teach
er s reward is in the joy OF seeing her
pupils grow up into prominence in the
community. ana of seeing them be-
come leaders.
MT. Galloway In touching on the top
&c OF discontented teachers said that
II was not the fault Of the profession
out OF the individual. The happiest
people were not always the ones liv-
ing IN most luxury and he cited the
Story of Sam NJ Clark, who said once
mat he found more pleasure and con-
sentment in his Van Buren, county
,arm than in his four years at Wash
.ngton. Life in the city was sham,
anu was narrow and restricted. while
IN MS farm he was close to nature,
liked.
A teacher must have confidence in
himself, he said, and cited Abraham
lincoln who asked advice but who fol-
run. '
chapel session this morning was led