The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-08-31
Successful Gathering of Teach
erS to Adjourn Friday
LARGE ATTENDANCE FROM ALL
COUNTIES IN DISTRICT.
Interesting Programs Hold Attention
of Those in Attendance Noted Edu-
Gators Here.

With 396 in attendance the fourth
annual joint teachers institute in the
high school building of Twin Falls is
progressing to the satisfaction of the
conductor, the county superintendent
and the teachers participating There
has been something doing every min
ute of the time except last evening,
when the teachers went to the show,
really or theoretically, and studied
zoology.
The institute is under the manage
ment of Professor John c. Werner OF
the Albion state normal. County su-
perintendents are: Miss Mae Lowe,
Cassia county; Miss Myrtle l.. Jour
ney. Gooding county; Miss Stella Cook,
Lincoln county; Mrs Ida E. Sullivan,
Minidoka county; Miss Bertha Noel,
Twin Falls county.
The following lecturers are in at
tendance: DR.. Edward O. Ssson, COM
missioner education of the state of
Idaho; DR.. David Spencer Hill, head
of the department OF education of the
University of Wisconsin; Prof. j. w.
Hoppe head of department of oral ex-
preston, state normal school, Cheney,
Washington; Prof. Abbie Louise Day,
supervisor of primary methods, Uni
primary methods, summer school, Uni
versity of California; Prof. T. r. Neil
son, director of music and art Payette
schools, and instructor in music and
art summer school Albion State Nor
NAL school; Prof Robert Krohn, di-
rector physical training, Portland
schools, and instructor physical edu
cation, summer school, University of
, Oregon; Mrs. T. r. Nelson, assistant
il music, summer school, Albion State
Normal; Miss Nellie Reddy, expert in
Palmer methods of penmanship.
Special conference hours were held.
n Music work was a feature in which
: the following was the list of themes:
Rote Singing; Rudiments of Music;
Not Singing, When Introduced and
Why; Special Day Songs; How to
Make the Study of the Composers In
y teresting The Study of the Opera; To
- Make Music Interesting in Your Com
p munity; Correlation of Music and
y Drawing; Songs and Costumes for
c Concerts and Entertainments Special
Il numbers and singing by the institute
o was a feature of the work.
The work in physical education con-
II sisted of practical demonstrations in
l. plays, games and gymnastics.
y The meeting scheduled for last night
/ will be held tonight. The following is
n the program for the rest of the time
: that the institute will be in session.
: Friday Forenoon.
5, S:15-Special sessions: Music, Prof.
u Nelson; penmanship, Miss Reddy.
9:00-General session: Improve
J. ment of Teachers in the Service DR..
n Hill.
n 1o.aa
J. 10:10-Departmen sessions: Su-
perintendents and principals, super
/ vision of Teaching" Prof Werner
u high school, "The Foundation of Ex-
u preston" Prof. Hoppe; grades, pun
It ishment," DR.. Hill; primary, Develop
"a ing a Story" Miss Day.
:00-Conferences: Special ses-
sion: Art and design, Artistic and
IS Harmonious Mounting" Prof. Nelson
/ physical education, Prof. Krohn; pen
N manship, Miss Reddy.
le 11:45-Noon.
oI Afternoon.
. 1:15-General session; Macbeth as
y u World Story" Prof. Hoppe.
y. 2:00-Rest.
i 2:10-Departmental sessions: High
IT, school, "The Problem of Silent anC
IS Oral Reading" Prof. Hoppe; grades
ss Motivation of School Work" DR.. Hill
rs primary, Poor Reading, Some Cause.
IN and Remedies" Miss Day.
:00-Conferences Special ses
sions: Art and design, Painting o
:, Flowers" Prof. Nelson; physical edu
III cation, Prof. Krohn; penmanship, Mis-
su Reddy
lg 3:45-Roll call
ct The institute will close tomorrow
+ afternoon, in time to allow those de
re string to do so to leave on the even
s. ing trains.
Us The total enrolment was as follows
"a Twin Falls county, 1923; Cassia coun
IL, ty, "a; Minidoka county, 70; Lincoll
at county, 81; Gooding county, As.
Ve The names of the teachers in at
hu tendance with the schools taught b.
s. those from Twin Falls, follows:
ne Ind. No. Elizabeth Shotwel
o Kethryn Koutz, R. H. Musser, Non
as Faris, Mela Sells, Zula Ballinger, Eli
e- zabeth Hamilton, Cornelia l.. Fraser
no Grace Bryant e. l.. Warner, Mamma /