Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-03
TEACHERS OF 3
FOR INSTITUTE
NEARLY TWO Kindred ASSEMBLED
FOR WEEKS lNSTRUCTlON-lN-
STRUCT0RS ARE HERE FROM
MANY STATE SCHOOLS.
Assembly Is Addressed by Or. S. K. Hal
lam OF Brownsville, With Response by
by Superintendent Bum of the
HidaIgo County Schools.

A. assembly OF some two hundred teach
ers were this morning welcomed 10 the eft,
for their annual institute by DIR. =. X. Hal
lam, pastor Of the Central Christian
church. The teachers assembled repre-
scented all the county and Independent
schools Of Cameron. Hidalgo and Willacy
counties. The institute j. being held in
the auditorium Of the high school building.
The welcoming exercises were opened
with an invocation by Rev. George J. Ne
hurry. pastor of the First Baptist church.
which was followed by the singing of
America" by the audience. and Il soprano
solo. "If | BufIt n World for YOU by Mrs.
T.. l.. Hicks.
Superintendent j. -. Bum of the Flidal-
90 county schools. introduced Or. Hallam
n tho representative Of the city. In his
opening sentence DIR. Hallam said that the
audience before him 80 closely resembled
the audiences that gathered ut the church
services. "a many more ladies than men
present. that he felt quite ut home. The
speaker said that he was very fond Of
school teachers and that for his first wife
Ht udN Uidlfltu ~ ~tubpl lfsttutf WHO nlu
made such a satisfactory wife that he had
never changed.
In the present crisis the speaker told his
hcarcr. that the teachers part was n most
important one a IT was through the
schools hat the institution Of AmcricaniSm
and of patriotism were instillcd into the
minds Of a rhild and that even though a
s..-l.u L. -. -&l- II IL
ing of a spirit of love of duty and Of coun-
try his or her work had been worth while.
DIR. Ilallam said that this was an age Of
conventions and that conventions every
where were walcorned with the exception
Of that Of the II Won't WorkSk.r whose
work differed from that of the schools and
conventions IN that it was de-
instead of constructive.
In conclusion. DR.. ilallam stated that the
of the teacher was more enduring
than the work Of the artist or Of the sculp-
tor, n the lessons they taught and the
precepts they lnstilled lasted longer than
the painters canvas or the ~~culptor's mar
bic and went cverlastIngly down the ages.
In response 10 DIR. Hallam. Mr.. Bum
thanked the speaker and the citizenship
of Brownsville for the welcome To the
and thanked the school board and
Of the Brownsville schools for
their assistance. The speaker called atten
ton 10 the fact that the great war had
many changes in the teaching force
Of the school and paid IN especial tribute
to his co-worker in the county >uperinten-
department, j. j. Galloway. of Cam
eron county, who had gone 10 war. In con-
Mr.. Bum announced that the in
stitute program would be adhered To IA
a. possible throughout the week
and announced that the roll call o ftcach-
err would be made at > o'clock this after
noon.
Following Mr.. Bunn's address, Miss
Putcgnat, accompanied by her moth
or, Mrs. A.. ;. Putegnat. closed the opening
exercises with a violin solo, ''Thais'' which
was repeatedly applaudcd and an encore
insisted upon.
Miss Georgia Dancy, a talented Browns
vile high school student, gave a pleasing
humorous reading, "a Similar Case
Mr.. Bum announced the following in
for the institute week:
Mr.. J. A. Hill. Joint author of Cousins
and Hills American History, and presi-
dent elect Of the Canyon City Normal. Mr..
Hill will address the joint assembly of
teachers daily and tonight will address the
teachers and citizens upon the subject,
Soul OF America" Others are Pro
fessor Griswold OF the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical college, Miss Dixie Word,
primary instructor in the Waco public
schools. and :. VI. Whitley, assistant state
superintendent OF public instruction.
During the week. addresses will also be
made by DIR. W.. a. Davis of the state
department, and ". T.. Miller,
county demonstrators for Hldalgu county.
Among the teachers present were:
Willacy Couniy-A. T.. Searle, county
superintendent; John Reynolds, LcPara !:
Miss Bina Armstrong, Sarita; Miss Pauline
Timer, Santa Rosa: Miss Lottie Waller,
Norias and Miss Eloisa REYES, Punta del
Monte.
Brownsville independent Distrlct-Miss
Lizzie Barbour, superintendent II. NJ.