Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-05-31
|85 TEACHERS AT FIRST SESSION 0f INSTITUTE
Prof. B. H. Glenn Chosen Chairman and Miss Mary
 Will Winters Secretary.

The annual teachers institute for Jefferson county opened yesterday forenoon, at the study hall of the Pine Bluff high school, with very large attendance. Rev. J. 1. Norris, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, made an interesting though brief opening talk, following which Prof. B. H. Glenn was elected chairman and Miss Mary Will Winters secretary. 1mme- diately after the election of officers, the primary department adjourned to another room of the building, where it is holding it's sessions, in charge of Miss Margaret Boyette and Miss Mary Will Winters.
 In the primary department, with Miss Boyette as chairman, the pro- gram consisted of number of inter esting and instructive talks. An inter esting talk on methods of teaching reading was given by Miss Grace Strobridge. A. E. Wilson of Little Rock, state agent for Ginn 6 Co.,, talked on the Beacon reader. Miss Lulu Davis spoke on Fourth grade arithmetic and Miss Hattie Galloway gave an interesting talk on spelling, after which some valuable suggestions ! were offered by some of the other
  With Prof. Glenn as chairman, the program for the advanced work de- partment including the following:
 An interesting paper on reading, by Miss Moree Burks.
 An instructive paper on arithmetic, by Miss Virgie Moore.
 An interesting paper on rural school management by Miss Davis. In in St trl1ctivo and intorQS StinU panar on government demonstration work in the rural schools, by Mrs. Lucy Critz, canning and demonstration clubs agent for this county. A general talk to the teachers, which was enlightening and instruc- tive, by Prof. Junius Jordan.
 A talk on history by Prof. F. Gar land May.
 A valuable talk on efficiency, by Prof. J. R. Allen, principal of the Pine Bluff high school.
 Many Teachers Present.
 There were 83 teachers present and enrolled at the first days session, as follows:
 J. R. Allen, Mrs. Julia Austin, Miss Carrie Arnold, Miss Jessie Adams.
 Miss Margaret Boyette, Miss Hazel Baker, Miss Mattie Burford, Miss Matte Buchanan, Miss Matte Breath waite of Rison, Alex Breathwaite of Rison, Miss Ruth Buie of Tucker, F. A. Bridges of Double Wells, Miss Margaret Bishop, Miss Moree Burks, Miss Bertha Bishop, L. E. Bassett, Miss Mamie Brewster.
 Mrs. Lucy B. Critz, Miss Lucie Clip pard, Miss Mary Crawford, Miss Ethel Galloway, Miss Hattie Gallo way.
 Theo Davis, Miss Lula Davis, Miss Mamie Duncan.
 Miss Emma Fassler.
 B. H. Glenn, Miss Edna Gardner of Wabbaseka, Miss Linda Gray, Miss Bessie Glover of Kedron.
 Mrs. May L. Hawkins of Tucker, Miss Martha Holmes of Rison, Floy Herring, Mrs. Iva Harris, Miss Martha Hall of Olena, E. A. Horton, Miss Johnnie Henry.
 Miss Edith Jackman, Mrs. Gertrude l Jones of Plum Bayou, Miss Francis l J Johnson, Prof. Junius Jordan
 w. P. Kieth.
 Miss Sarah Lindsey, Miss Irene Langford, Joel Lambert, A. w. Lowe, county superintendent.
 Miss Vera Monk, Mrs. V. s. Nc Lellan, Miss Florence McGehee, Miss Mabel Mitchell, Miss Nellie McDonald, F: Garland May, Miss Virgie Moore, Miss Florence Mccain, Miss Virlin Millee.
 Miss Tennie Niven of Tucker.
 Miss Selma Omcirk.
 J. R. Parson, Miss Hazel Parker, Miss Vivian Parker, Miss Alice Pat ton of Altheimer, Miss Grace Patton of Altheimer
 Miss Ida Robinsen,: Miss Rosine Royston, Miss Julia Rogers, Miss Jessie Reed
 Miss Rosa Shell of Slaves, Miss Grace Steed, Miss Theresa ,Scheu, Miss Caroline Schneider, Miss Ouida Sanders. II 'iC. H. ,Thomas, Miss Florence Thain. Miss Mafgaret Watson of Tucker, Miss Etta Winters, Miss Annie Mae Wilson, Mrs: J.aT. Walls, Miss Marie Wilson, Miss Moree Watts, Miss Leila Wyatt of Noble Lake, Miss Emma Miss Mary Will Winters, A. E. Wilson of Little Rock.