White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-21
General Discussion of
Modern Methods of
Learning.-Children
Take Part in Program.

Institute of the second supervision
district assembeld for It's annual
convention at the auditorium of the
county high school Friday morning
Many teachers from the several
counties under the second supersis-
ion district, institute workers and
leaders Of public instruction with the
teachers from Ruth, McGill and Ely,
assembled At the auditorium on Fri
day morning at 1890, where they
were welcomed by County Supcrin-
tepdent James V. Comerford and
the reception committee OF local
teachers.
The institute convention was for
mally opened by the invocation Of
fered b, Reverend James Ma6Lauga-
lin
Mr.. Clyde Ihrig followed with a
saxaphoue solo with violin obiisato
by Mr.. Ralph Holland, after which
Attorney James N, LockhArt deliv-
cred the address OF welcome.
The remainder Of the morning
session waa gwen over To organizs-
tior and enrolment.
Miss Madge Smith opened the af-
ternoon session with a beautiful
vocal solo. THE Lullaby" by Carrie
Jacobs Bond. which was followed by
the address of Rev. A. Van Der
Horst in which he expounded the
Philosophy of Nietyche The hour
of entertainment was closed with
violin solo BY Walter Needham and
violin duet By Fred Johnson and
Willie King.
At go the sectional meetings
we're introduced. taking up the ele-
. mentary section in a demonstration
Of the Palmer penmanship method
with pupils OF the Ely grade schools
under the direction OF Miss Myrtle
4 Dewey Discussion OF the elemen-
tary principles followed in which the
following named teachers partiei-
pated Miss Lillian Devlin. Miss
6 Ellen hnuros. Miss Ophelia Gilmore.
Miss Wilma SNOWFALL, Miss RntL
Mandell annd Mrs Eva Terrence.
Miss Mary s. Black, principal Of
the Ely schools, then demonstrated
the Palmer method with advanced
grades, exemplifying the beauty OF
The popular penmanship method by
work OF efficient pupils of the upper
grades Considerable discussion was
"A called forth by the demonstration
Of this present popular method, ow-
ing to the lack OF uniformity dis
PLAYED by some pupils which dis
CLOSED the practicabilty toward in
HdWldual character in writing so
Eagerly sought for by hand writing
experts. The pro ana con of this
subject was discussed by the Misses
Nell Hilton, Mildred DeSauteies.
rSeiie Tyson, Cora M. Clark. Wini-
'red Jennings, Merle Mccall Maize
Ashoy, and Mr. j r.. Warne.
Methods in reading was next in
"oduced with the Natural method.
unuer demonstration by Miss Thyrza
bridges. and the Beacon method
nho"h under the direction of Miss
amy II. Powers. Instructive ex-
'imples of the Natural method were
tfen by the pupils of the high
ehooi' directed by Miss Clementine
f'ousers la the discussion which
,o'iowed the following teachers par.
.'pa'ed; Miss Lucy l.. Foster.
,''s Ann o'Brien. Miss la veta Har-
,'0n' Miss Nellie Halvorsen, Miss
an''ia Rose, Mrs. Artie Zedler, and
prs ! W. Jordon.
'"e lifsl day of the session was
Win the meeting of the high
son. ,o' educational committee in ex-
ecutive session.
"uay evening reception was
aased for the teachers. at which
ns and refreshments we're en-
psed. During the evening Mr..
a., iorrenee sang as vocal solo.
"e nandolero." Folk dancing
introduced by the pupils of the
I'M rs' Ely schools and school play
~ arrival of Santa Claus" was
I a oy the pupils of the third and
e." srades of The Ruth school.
9a'uraay morning at o o'clock the
'as OF the session was con-