Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1918-10-11
School Commissioners
Notes
May L. Stewart, Commissioner
The County Institute

The Charlevoix County Institute held
in Charlevoix Oct. "a was one of the
best in years. The schools of the
county were closed and the Institute
enrolment shows record breaking
attendance for the entire three days.
Wednesday the teachers met in four
different groups first to discuss special
subjects according to the line of work
they were doing. This was carried on
in round table style and the chairmen
report splendid meetings. Chairmen
of sections for next year are Supt.
Craig, Charlevoix, Mrs. d. H. Fitch,
East Jordan, Miss Leila Howe, East
Jordan, and Miss Mayme Scroggie, r. 2
Boyne City. The girls from the Boyne
City Canning Club gave very good
demonstration of the cold pack method
of canning. In the afternoon, Supt.
j. M. Tice of our county's earlier days
delivered two lectures on penmanship,
and Mr.. Evans, Field Secretary of the
State American Red Cross talked on
the Junior Red Cross. Mr.. Hampton
of Charlevoix gave one OF the finest
four minute addresses on the Liberty
Loan that the teachers had ever heard.
Thursday was record day with two
state superintendent present for the
entire day. MIR. Pearson of Ohio was a
enollh;ndar n mon with N x,;ciop opd n
clear logical basis for his dreams of the
future, and the ideals of the present.
He alone could make an entire insti-
tute and build worlds before us. Supt.
Keeler gave us two very practical talks
on the Course of Study and Why Some
Teachers Fail. Later he conducted a
round table on school law and was of
considerable help to both teachers and
officers. Com'r Babcock of Emmett
was a welcome visitor and favored us
with vocal solo in the afternoon.
Thursday evening was one OF COM
plete relaxation of the true get-together
get-acquainted kind. The ladies of the
Methodist church served bounteous
supper and made the teachers welcome
to the church parlors for merrymaking
and make merry they did, Thanks
to the committee in charge, everyone
reported good time.
Friday could not possibly be better
than Thursday but 1t succeeded in
measuring up to it. Supt. Pearson was
at his best, his address on World Build
ing will never be forgotten by those
who heard him. Prof. Pearce of Mt.
Pleasant arrived in the morning and
declared that he would have hard
time to measure up to what we had
had. He went at it and he certainly
made the assembly room ring with his
oratory. 1t was splendid-three ad-
dresses-The Master Craftsman, Studies
in Personality, and the Invisible Draft.
How the teachers cheered for Mr..
Pearson as he left, and how they cheer
ed for our country, our soldiers, and
for bonds more bonds, and for Pearce,
and his message, and how the room
vibrated with waves of emotion.
We must not forget the splendid little
talk given us on the Y. w. C. A. in
War Times by Mrs. Gage OF Cadillac.
We are sorry that more of our patrons
could not have been present.
In the business meeting of the asso.
citation, Supt. Stead Of Boyne City
was elected chairman for the ensuing
year, and Miss Viva Keller, Secretary.
Treasurer. Dues were collected for
the past two years and everything il
now in good business order.
Resolutions were adopted extending
! our thanks to the women of the church