Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-12
400 TEACHERS HERE
FOR INSTITUTE; ALL.
SESSIONS AT 0. H. s..
HUGH MAGlll JR. SPEAKS THIS
ACKNOWLEDGMENT ED.
oCATORS TO ATTEND MEET.
iNGS WHICH OPENED TODAY

ihe La Sale county Teachers In
sttute opened this morning al
0 clock. at the Ottawa township higl
school, with TOO teachers in attend
ance. From the numbers that have
oeen arriving all day, it is thought
that by the middle of the week there
VIII be at least 800 pedagogQes nj
lending the meetings. Superintend
oh' W. II. roster has exerted ever,
enort to make the institute the best
educational gathering of its kind ever
held IN La Sale county To obtain
ms ae has brought noted educators
from all parts Of the country 20 ad
dress the teachers.
!, ING courses are to be followed thru
from day to day, the teachers beinf
gwen credit for their work A rec
o'u II 10 De Kept of the attendance
VI each teacher. All people of the
e''y are cordially invited to attend
'lo sessions, when will be of great
educational value to the general pub
nc as well as to the teachers Dur.
ing the week there are 10 he M evan.
'as sessions, the institute closing
each DAY at TAO in the afternoon
me institute opened this morning
at cloek, with study of the rudi.
mehts OF child"s training in music,
Whlch was conducted by Mrs. Bertha
bfock"ay, supervisor in music in the
bl!-1es Mont public schools.
foiioWing Mrs. Brockway's talk
lr. Charles c. Ellis, dean OF the
scaool OF education of Juanita col
iese' Huntington, Pa, gave the open
ing lecture OF his course on "peda.
sosy ana English. Or Ellis smoke
of the psychological value of the cor.
Fect use OF the English language, and
Tue advantages of a thorough course
VI pedagogy TO the teacher.
Dr Lincoln Hulley. president of the
'ohh B. Stetson university at L.
Lahd' Fla, gave a most interesting /
.alk on school organization. tracing
ne value of organized gatherings
rom me early periods to the present
lay
tomorrow afternoon at 1.3O Rev
T. W. Chessman of this city will de
lFer an address on What tbs
Can DO To Help Win the I,
Var on Wednesday afternoon. Rev.
VI C. Long will speak on the same
ubJect at the same time, Thursday
ltemoon Miss Harriet Vittum of Chi.
ago VIII deliver a talk on the same
ublect, and Friday DR.. Ellis Hullev
vail speak on the same subject.
Prot. Clyde r. Long is u charge
i the sectional work in Reading and
literature, MISS Lora NJ Dexheim .
r, conducts the course in elementary ,
geography Miss Elizabeth Bowers is
4 charge OF the rural school work i
hd I. Il, Avis is in charge of the ele.
lentary educational work.
lomorroWs program will be:
''0o Music Mrs Bertha Brockwav. ,
9;2o Lecture, School Organization, (
'r Lincoln Hulley.
|p;oo Lecture Pedagogy and Eng.
sh DR. Charles c. Ellis.
1850 TO 12:0o Sectional meetings.
l;lo Music, Mrs Brockway.
l;33 What the Schools Can do to
|elp Win the War Rev. G. w. Chess
ian.
2'15 Lectures, DR., Hulley and Or.
His.
500 Sectional meetings.
4ilo Folk games and dancing, Mrs
ertha Brockway.
Hugh MaoiI Speaks.
This afternoon at lac Senator
ogh Magill Jra candidate for super.
lendent of public instruction. aelv.
'ed stirring patriotic talk to more /,
ian 400 teachers, on what the I
ahools Can DO to Help Win the
ar" He spoke along the various
nes of patriotic work ~ the stu.
'nls and teachers. saving in part. :.
! congratulate you teachers that :.
III, too, are soldiers of Democracy.
nile our boys are fighting on the :.
'lds of France to preserve fire. GOV. y
and extend its privileges to r
nations, you are working at home ),
lay deep and broad the only sure :,
undation for Democracy. universal :,
ueation and enlightenment. =,
The establishment and preserva. ;,
N OF our government was absolute.
! essential TO this great wsr for
1rld freedom. Tho Revolutionary 3
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