Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-08-20

and Hidalgo counties, has been completed
by the superintendent of schools of the
three counties. approved by State School
Superintendent W. y. Doughty, and has
been announced. II was prepared under
the direction of Avery I. Searle. Willacy
county superintendent; J.. j. Galloway.
Cameron couRiy superintendent, and j.
5. Baan. Hidrlsc county superintendent.
The instructors and lecturers for the in
stitute include some Instructors well known
Ia state education circles. They are j. a.
Hill, ,r,.~,Ient elect or the West Texas
State Normal al Canyon City; Prof. j. W.
Rideway, professor Of Dairy Husbandry
al the A. AM. College of Texas: Miss Dix
IL Wood, primary instructor IN the Waco
schools; Hon. :. H.. Whitley. assistant
state superintendent of public instruction.
Ansiia: DIR. W. A. Davis of the state health
department, and ". z. Miller, county
demonstration agent of Hidalgo county,
Edinburg.
For Primary and intermediate Teach
ers: allow to Teach the Fundamental Sub
jects,- by Kendall and Mirick, published
hy Houghton Miflin Co, and supplied by
the Southern School Book Depository, Dial
las, Texas, for S1.25 (grades IL. in
clusive).
For High School Teachers: Methods of
Teaching IN High Schools by Parker,
published and furnished by CHM 4 Co...
Dallas. Texas, at Sl.35.
These books may he secured from Gun
ningham's Book Store, Brownsville Texas.
Teachers should secure these books. re
lating to their respective fields of work,
and read them before the institute con-
venes. All teachers should bring their
books and note books To the institute.
Miss Lizzie Barbour, superintendent OF
Brownsville Public Schools, has arranged
for a committee 10 meet all trains and d.
rect the teachers to various hotels, board
ing houses, and private residences, where
the hest accommodations and cheapest
rats have been secured for teachers. Re-
duced rates tone and one-third. round
Trip will be given teachers by the rail-
roads.
All teachers who expect To teach this
year are required by Law to attend the
Teachers Institute . This JOINT institute
Includes all teachers in Willaey, Cameron,
and Hidalgo counties tboth common and
independent districts). The >uperintend-
ents Of all independent districts of the
three counties nave agreed to participate
in this joint institute.
The program:
M0NOAY FORENOON. |
Opening exercises. |
The Contribution II Science To Modern Ed
~ucation," Mr.. Hill
Section meetings:
Primary, Miss Wood.
Intermediate. Lesson, chapters I and IL.
pages j and 81. Miss Ilcrine Baker and IL NJ
Greene.
Hixh school. Lesson. chapter IL, Purpose
az fiixh school INSTRUCTION w. T.. Jsurdan
and X. b. Fore.
SuHe rinteBients' period. |
m0NDAy AFTERNOON. |
Assembly exercises. |
--ieaching rs q Factor in the Making of
Citizens" Mr.. Hill.
Afternoon retrsS. |
section meetings: |
Primary, Miss Mood.
Intermediate. Lesson, chapter IL. pages N
60. Miss Pauline Timer and Mrs. Geo. =. Free
man |
High SCHOOL, I. esson, chapter III. "Economy
in Classroom Mana cement Ben L. Dy-ss airdi
A. %. Strother.
meMoAY MisHT.
son o. m.-Address. The Soul II Amer
TUESDAY FORENOON.
Opening exercises.
--leaching a History in the Common
Schools" Mr.. Hill
Morning recess
Section meetings:
Primary, Miss Wood.
intermediate. Lesson. chapter ii. pages GO
"a, Miss Mildred A. Cable and j. L. Harold.
High school. Lesson. chapters ~ and v
Selection and Arrangement 81 Subject Mat
TER" and Types II Learning" Miss Lois
Spears and r.. ". Nance.
Arrangement If Soils for Maximum Yields,
AIR. Miller.
Noon recess.
Assembly exercises.
Address. Hon. :. II. Whitley. assistant, state
superintendent.
Has the World War a Meaning Tor Ednca
tion:" Mr.. Hill
Section meetings:
Primary. Miss Wood.
Intermediate. Lesson. chapter Ill tmathe
maticsl pages 164-2Oi. Miss Laura Snow aud
Mr.. Aikens.
High school. Lesson. chapter VIII. Auto
matizing Motor and Mental Associations. I'll
u. kennamer and Miss Mamie VI. Buck.
WEDNESDAY FORENOON.
Opening exercises.
The Teaching 81 Reading in the Common
SrhoOls, Mr.. tfili. |
Morning recess.
Section meetings:
Primary, Miss Wood.
intermediate. lesson. chapter IN, tseog
raphyD, pages 32i-252- Miss March Norveh
and Miss Lottie Waller.
High school. Lesson. chapter XIV. Inter
ests, the Bases IF Economy in Learning. Mis-
Lizzie Barbour and J. f.. VI. stephens.
Superintendents period.
Noon recess.