The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1919-10-09
TEACHERS WILL MEET
HERE NEXT WEEK
County Superintendent Shurte Has
Arranged Excellent Program for
Three-Days Session OF Nor
row County Teachers
Institute.

County school superintendent Lena
Smell Shurte has arranged an instruc-
tive program for the three days ses-
sion OF the Morrow County Teachers
Institute which will convene in this
city on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October Is, 16 and II. The
list OF instructors and lecturers will
include Hon. J. A. Churchill, state
superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton; John w. Almack Of Eugene, AL
fred Powers, Seattle, Isabel Bovee,
Corvallis. Frederick Berchtold, Cor
wallis, H. c. Seymour, Corvallis,
Frank Il Wells, Portland, ]. M. Tice,
Portland, Mrs. E. II. Morrison, Hepp-
ner, LA. Hunt, Heppner, S. E. Not
son, Heppner and Francis A. McMen-
amin, Heppner.
The committees have been an
nounced as follows: supervisor OF
music. Mrs. H. A. Noyes; Institute
pianist. Miss Bernice Dafoe; presid-
ing officer, assembly, d. w. Boitnott;
presiding officer, high school section,
E. r. Curfman; presiding officer,
grammar and rural scnool section,
Mrs. F. r. Bennett; presiding off,
Ger, primary section, Orlena Sud-
darth ;presiding officer, evening ses-
sion, Martina Thiele. Rollien Dick
erson is secretary and Eva Dumas
and Margaret Cason are reporters
Committee on resolutions consists OF
M. B. Signs, L. II. Anderson and
Minnie r. Spicer. The reception
committee is Martina Thiele, Opal
Clark. Melba Gritflths and Lera 9th
ems.
The institute will be officially
opened on Wednesday morning in
general assembly at the high school
building with an address OF welcome
by S. Z. Notson. After a short recess
Hon. j. A. Churchill will deliver an
address on THE Old Education and
the New" Another speaker at the
Wednesday morning session will be
Isabel Bovee on physical education.
In the grammar and rural school
department on Wednesday morning,
with Mrs. F. r. Bennett presiding,
Frank X. Wells will talk on THE
Preparation OF the Lesson" and John
G. Almack on THE Teaching OF Read
ing" In the primary section Port
land primary teacher will lecture on
Beacon Method OF Instruction" and
Frank X. Wells will handle the sub
ject Of Primary Arithmetic"
On Wednesday afternoon Francis
A. McMenamin willis speak on the
Roosevelt Memorial and Frank X.
Wells will lecture on "How to Hold
Attention"
Other speakers on Wednesday af-
ternoon will be John W. Almack on
Determining the Value OF High
School Subject and Prof Freder-
ick Berchtold on Vocational Eng
lish." Course OF Study Explained"
by Hon. j. A. Churchill and Palmer
Penmanship" by ]. NJ. Tice.
The feature of Wednesday eve
nings session will be a lecture by
Prof, Frederick Berchtold on why
the French Children Excel in Read
ing and Writing" A musical pro-
gram will also feature.
At general assembly on Thursday
morning, II. C. Seymour will speak
eli plans for Club Work" In the
primary department Alfred Powers
will speak on "The Junior Red
Cross" Other speakers are John c..
Almack on Results of Educational
Tests in Oregon" Prof. Frederick
Berchtold on Improving Ones Eng
lisE Outside of the School Room
On Friday morning l.. A. Hunt,
county agent, will speak on a selected
topic and Prof Berchtold will speak
on 20. Henry, with Educational APP
pliration." II. C. Seymour will dis
cuss Problems of Industrial Club
Workers and Teachers" with round
table discussion. The county school
superintendent will make her reports
at this time. On Friday afternoon
II. C. Seymour will speak on RE
suits of Industrial Club Work in
Oregon"
1t Is estimated by the county school
superintendent that over ninety Nor
row county school teachers will be in
attendance at the institute.