Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-04
INSTITUTE
OPENS THIS MORNING

\ feature of the educational work of
the state that is beginning to crowd old
style farmers out of the ranks Of blue
ribbon capturing is the industroial club
work now being fOstered in the public
schools of the state The story of the
growth of this movement was told this
morning by IL. c. Seymour, of Corval-
lis, at the opening of the Marion Coun-
ty Teachers Annual institute, which
convened at the high school at 10
o clock under the supervision of County
Superintendent w. NJ. Smith. About
$50 teachers were present.
Mr.. Seymour declared that the young
men and women of the state are begin.
ming to press the old-time blueribbon
winners hard in their skill in growing
fruits and vegetables and raising hogs
and chickens. Already he said they
were taking ribbons away from their
fathers and even giving whole neighbOr-
hoods advice regarding the proper meth
DDS of culture or feeding. And this
condition has arisen out of the work of
the school industrial clubs.
Interest in these clubs is growing
rapidly, he informed the institute, and
people are asking more and more about
the work. 1t is expected that-this feat
ure of school education will become
more important as the value of it is
recognized by parents and educators. He
showed how the beginning was made
by two boys in the south few years
ago and how it has spread until there
are now over $4,000 boys and girls TAX
ing this training in the United States.
1t has been found he stated, that
this is a means of bringing the teacher
and the parents closer together and
arousing a keener interest in the pupil
in things affecting his future and ev-
cry day life. The training afforded is
valuable in that it teaches the boy to
follow schedule, to make reports, to
observe, to think, to know how and
he found that the interest of the boys
and girls in this work is keen once they
understand it, and they enter heartily
into the spirit of it.
He outlined the methods of organic.
ing clubs, of securing advisers, of
arousing interest and keeping, and many
other phases of the work, and at the
close he was romdly applauded
Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, president of
Willamette university, followed with an
address upon selected subject.
The institute was formally opened by
the singing of "Holy, Holy, Holy" un-
der the leadership of Charles Jones, aft
er which County Superintendent Smith
took charge. ....
This afternoon the primary, interme-
date, and advanced departments will be
discussed by Elizabeth C. Riecker,
Ethel Merriam, and L. A. Miller on the
respective subjects of "Numbers, I"
"Picture Study" and "SchoOl Chill
dren Play Too Much" +. F. Carlton
talks on a selected subject in relation
to the high school, and Lew W. Grimm
and Alice Estes speak on GLOW to
hIake the Parent.Teachers Association
Efficient. F." These will occupy the plat
form from l:50 o'clock until 2:46
o clock.
Short talks are scheduled for Eliz,
abeth C. Riecker on "Busy Work.
Lulu Walton and j. II. Collins on "The
Personality of the Teacher J. F. AK
ley and Mrs. Z. H. Belknap on "Meth.
DDS of Teaching Self Reliance" Edwin
II. Reed on selected subject and H. c.
Todd and Gladys Carson on Glow
Should the Teacher Keep Abreast of the
TimesP' After a'short recess Edwin T.
Reed will address the institute on "The
Things That Are More Excellent
Thursday morning the teachers win
assemble at q 'clock