Pocahontas star herald., 1916-06-23
MANY ATTENDING
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

ouiiulhB mouuay morning Win q
record breaking attendance. About
$50 teachers enrolled the first day
and some came in later.
The work this year is under the
direction Of Prof. Halbrook, super.
Intendent of schools at Shirley,
Ark, and he Is giving entire salts
faction. The greater par, of his
life as teacher has been spent in the
organization Of and teaching IN ru.
raj schools IN Arkansas aud since
about nine.tenths Of the schools Of
our county are one.room rural
schools his work Is considered to be
Of great benefit to our teachers.
Prot. Halbrook is very ably as.
sisted in his work by Miss Lena
Latkin Of Little Rock, without a
doubt one Of the most proficient
primary teachers in the state.
Miss Latkin is dong practical pri-
mary teaching each day. The at.
tending teachers, realizing the I'M.
portance Of the primary teachers,
feel that they made no mistake in
choosing MISS Latkin, as her work
Is very commendable and intensely
practical.
These teachers are being assisted
by Messrs. W. IL. Phipps, A. b.
Craven and ID. S. Bennett, and
each Is doing good work IN his de-
partment. Mr.. Phipps has
geography, Mr.. Craven, penman.
ship; Mr.. Bennett, elvics.
Those in attendance state that
this Is one Of the best institutes ev-
er held in the county, because Of
the fact that the instructions are
more thoroughly practical than any
ever given before, and tnen the at.
tendance is larger.
The teachers commend Mr.. and
Mrs. John r. Kizer for their work,
suggestions and assistance in the
agricultural department. Visitors
of note from out of town who de.
livered lectures before the institute
are as follows:
Prof. J. l.. Bond, Little Rock;
Prof. d. I. Rogers, Jonesboro;
Prof. J. g. Eaton, of Imboden;
Prof. W. c. Watson, Little Rock.
A feature Of the exercises this week
was a twilight story telling hour,
on the court house lawn Tuesday
evening, led by Miss Latkin.
About so teachers we're present and
the occasion was enjoyed very
much.
"Institute night" for the teach
ers, will be observed at the court
house tonight Thursday and a
special sermon will be preached by
Rev. Scott, of the Baptist church.
P-'H" we give the names of the
teachers, together with the place or
places where they will teach dur.
ing the coming summer and winter:
w. II. Phipps, Clear View.Po.
cahontas; LLOYD Shemwell, PItman;
Mr. and Mrs X A Mock, Sharum-
Reyno; Lee Rice, Sanders; J A
Prevett, OcoRee; Terry Waldron,
Hamil; c K DuBoise, Cedar Grove;
Leo Baltz, Mill Greek; J II Bennett,
FalrvIew. Old Jackson; Levi Hall,
Elm Store; w J Johnson, Dalton;
Della McCallister, Dallas; Gladys
Ellis, New Home-P ocahontas; Kate
Mayfeld, Duty; Ezra A Short,
Washington; Mrs Evalyn Sisson,
Ragan; B F Sisson, Cedar Ridge;
Myrt Waldron, Elnora; w K TIN
er, Pleasant Hill; Patrick Parker,
Union; w | Swink, Stokes; Oscar
Baker, Baker School House; Ray.
mon Jackson, Ring; Willard Eng
land, Oak Hill; Herbert Price,
8rakebill; Roy Hinkle, GIadesville;
Beatrice Summers, Concord. .Vicks-
burg; Nell Jackson, Peru; Fannie
McCallster, Bluff Springs; A D
E Bennett, Jablin, Lawrence coun-
ty; Iva Holt, Spring Hill; Ola
Sides, Albrltton; Gertrude Powell,
Dist. 6l-Success; Mary E. Petty
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