The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-17


County Teachers Institute will be
T. held at the circuit court room in Car
thage. August 2O-24, 1917, conducted
by S. D. Faris, county superintendent
The teachers and pupils of the village
and rural schools are particularly in
terested in this session Of the 1nstl.
tute, as it marks the vacation period
Of the schools, when all can assemble
without the thought of study, and en-
Joy every session. The institute pre-
pares the teachers throughout the
county for effectively teaching the
boys and girls of their schools, the
success of our schools for the ensuing
year being largely determined by the
enthusiasm and inspiration awakened
by this institute. The instructors Sc
lected are practical teachers, who
know the needs of the public schools
and thoroughly understand the rela-
tions of the state course of study to
the program Of our district schools.
Prof. w. H. Cheever, professor OF
civics, economics and sociology OF the
( state normal school Of Milwaukee,
Wis, will discuss Sociology and Edu-
cation" and his discussion Of High
School and Upper Grade Problems"
will be of great interest and benefit
to high school and grammar grade
teachers. Professor Cheever has had
much experience in institute work and
comes recommended as an excellent
instructor and pleasing speaker. Pro
fessor Cheever has volunteered to
teach some school ground games
each day before or after institute
closes, if the teachers will organize
the class.
Miss A Lulu Hill, primary superVis-
or of East st. Louis, will discuss "Pri-
mary Work." give instructions in
Seat Work." which will be illustrated
and lecture on Matter and Methods
in Lower Grades" Miss Hill has
been with us before, and many of our
teachers will remember with pleasure,
the splendid ideas and suggestions
which may be obtained from her, lee
lures. which are always filled with
new and interesting helps which may
be applied especially in the primary
and lower grades.
Miss Lucille Perkins comes to us
from Chicago. During the week she
will give series of lessons in Pen
manship." Her work is based on the
economy method Of writing, recon-
mended for our village and rural
schools. Her lectures will be practical
and the teachers will be supplied with
desks and pens so they may get the
practice as we'll as the theory of pen
manship.
Professor Campbell has had charge
Of the music during two former insti-
tutes. His work has always added
life and interest to the institute and
his return means that the teachers
will get practical work and songs
which they can use in their schools
next winter.
Professor Hanna of the state depart
ment of education, will address the
high school teachers, superintendent
and principals Thursday and Friday
afternoons.
Under the new law the state exam
lining board has ruled that the coutny
superintendent shall keep perma-
nent record of the qualifications and
success of each teacher. This record
includes professional credits on when
is determined the renewal and regis
stration Of certificates. The recon-
mendations for endorsements of our
certificates in other counties will be
determined largely by this record.
The books selected by the Illinois
State Teachers Reading circle board
and recommended for study by the
teachers for the ensuing year are:
School Hygiene, by Fletcher B. Dress
Ter: Language Work in Elementary
Schools. by NJ. A. Leiper; those select
ed for. high school teachers being:
The Modern High School edited oy
Charles Fl. Johnson; Education and
the Larger Life. by G. Hanford Hen
derson.
The sixteenth annual graduating ex'
ercises Of the tenth and eighth grades
of the village and rural schools will
be held at the Methodist church on
Friday afternoon, August "a, in con
nectton with the institute, at which
time the following program will be
rendered:
Music.
Invocation-Dr H. D. Hoover, Of
Carthage college.
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