The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-02-01
Teachers institute.

Teachers institute.
The Michigan Mid winter Teachers
Inspiration Institute for Shiawsssee
county was held Jan. "a and 25 at the
Baptist church ia this city, and was
attended by large percentage of the
teachers of the county. 1t was most
instructive and interesting institute,
and the full program as previously
printed in this paper, was carried out,
except for the appearance OF Mr.. Ed
ward Guest of the Detroit Free Press,
who is i'll at a southern resort. DIR. 81.
M. Crooks, president of Alma college,
presided as conductor. Prof. Voelker
Of the Owosso schools led opening exer.
cises Thursday, DR.. B. G. Mattson
offering prayer. Patriotic songs were
sung at each session. DR.. Crooks made
q patriotic talk warning against the
pro- German lies as to the Red Cross,
our army and navy, and urged teach.
ers to kill these stories. He spoke of
their duty on temperance lines, of food
conservation, of their duty to know the
latestand- correct news as to war and
all public matters.
DR.. E. B. Bryan, president of Colgate
University, Hamilton, N. Y, gave an
address on the necessity of continuing
education during the war, giving all
children their right as to education.
Vocal selections were rendered by
twelve Owosso teachers and the eighth
grade glee club sang and were heartily
encored. Mrs. Mary Lyon Freeman, a
reader of Detroit, filed Mr.. Guests
place on the programs. highly pleasing
the audiences.
Thursday evening the Owosso teach.
ers gave two one-act plays before an
audience that filed the church, and the
work could not have been better done
by professionals, the audience being
most highly pleased The first play,
"Glory of the Morning" the story of
the squaw man, portrayal of the early
da ys of the white man in this country
was of serious turn, the parts being
taken by Prof. Voelker, Margaret Rob.
inson, Ruby Sage, Miss Ellen Rich and
Miss Helen Gibson. The costumes
loaned by the Y. w. c. A. camp fire
cir Gle and the stage setting were ap-
propriate.
"Neighbors, a comedy with an old
New England village setting, kept the
audience in continued laughter. and
would make hit as vaudeville a t
q nywhere. The parts were taken by
M isses Hazel Goodrich, Edith Boice,
Elsie Whipple, Minnie Mccormick,
Jennie Thompson, Hilda Marshall, and
Robert Linton and Monte, McFarlane
A collection of $5O67 was taken up and
donated to the Red Cross.
Continuing Friday, Prof. Crooks
spoke on "Profe ssional Ethics" giving
the teachers valuable instruction on
how to make their work OF value to
themselves and others, and each year
q little better than the previous year,
and urged co operation with superin
tendents and school boards. He spoke
in favor Of continuing German in the
schools as that language Is better as q
mind developer than Spanish, which is
being urged by many at this time He
decried the constant complaints and
discussion of teachers salaries, believ.
ing that fairer conditions were gradu-
ally coming about, and that while liv.
ing was more costly 1t was worth more.
Miss Clara Getman Of the Laings.
burg schools sang and was heartily
encored. Miss Elsie Whipple acted as
accompanist to her, and others who
sang. Mrs. Maude Thompson spoke
concerning the new registration of
women beginning March IS for war
defense work.
A. N. Cody, superintendent of the
Flint schools, discussed Teachers as
Good Statesmen, giving ideas of teach.
ers health, diet. hours Of rest and recre-
alton, their mental attitude and their
knowledge Of the pupils individually.