The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-07-30
NEARLY HUNDRED
EDUCATORS HERE
ATTEND INSTITUTE
Interesting Program Holds Attention
of County School Teachers In
Annual Session.
DR.. KINCANNON ADDRESSES
TEACHERS THIS THURSDAY
Prof. Vernie Moody One of Popular
Former Local Teachers Has
Program Part.

Program Part.
DIR kincannon of the West Tennes-
see Normal, Memphis, will address
the Henry County teachers assembled
IN institute at the court house here
today (Thursday.) This fourth dav
OF one of the best Institutes ever held
IN the county, promises the climax of
interesting programs. A large crowd
will take this opportunity of hearing
one Of the leading educators of the
South speak on a subject pertinent to
school interests.
Supt. Joe Routon and Miss Mary
Penlck, county supervisor of primary
schools, have spared no effort to make
this most successful institute. Prof
Vernie Moody, former Henry
countain, now at the head of the
History department of the Middle
Tennessee Normal Murfreesboro, is
a most able member of the institute
faculty. He is we'll versed in school
problems, is an excellent historian,
and has developed some original and
efficient teaching ideas.
Miss Leila Pritchett of the West
Tennessee Normal, has charmed her
hearers on each occasion of her ap-
pearance at the institute. MANY
teachers cannot fail to benefit by
adopting some of her teaching meth
DDS. In her address on primary
Methods" on the first program of the
institute, Monday afternoon, Miss
Pritchett discussed the training of
child as teachers three fold prob
lem-mental, moral, and physical,
and told of the insight and care de-
manded of teacher In handling
different types Of children, namely,
above normal, normal and below
normal, feeble minded, over indulged,
etc. Business proceedings of the
first afternoons session included the
selection of Prof Powell Hickman as
chairman, Miss Mary Sue Dunn, sec
rtary Supt Routon addressed the
teachers. Rev d I Spaulding held
the devotional, and Prof Moody
spoke on "The Teaching of History"
The program Tuesday was: Morn
ing)-Devotional, Rev W C Waters;
"The Part the Institute Should Play
in Henry County," w D Cooper;
"The School of Yesterday and To-
morrow" DR. | A McSwain; after
noon)-"Methods in History" Prof
Moody; "Nature Study in History
and Geography" Miss Pritchett. Dr.
MeS,wain's talk was principally on
school buildings-their sanitation,
convenience, etc. A remark of his,
which was muchly appreciated by
the teachers in general was, "If l
were school board, would raise
mighty row to get decent school
houses, as they get the schools taught
for nothing"
Wednesdays program was Morn
ing)-Devotional, C E Hastings;
"How to Solve the Rural School
Problems" Miss Pritchett; "Labora-
tory Methods of the Teaching of
English" Miss Esther Clark; In the
afternoon, E G Cowan, a recruiting
officer, spoke, on the World War. Prof
Moody talked on "The Cause of the
Great War" and Miss Pritchett en-
tertained with a number Of interest
ing stories.
The appended list of teachers are
In regular attendance at the institute: /:
Mrs J Q Adams, Puryear; Miss
Fleta Alexander, Paris; Miss Lille
Bailey, Puryear; Miss Kate Barrett,
Cottage Grove; Prof ] H Bayer,
Paris; Misses Nell Bomar, Sue Bo-
mar, Route 7; Miss Mavis Boyd, Pur-
year; Miss Lucille Brown, Route Z;
Miss Hinda Brown, Hazel; Mrs Allie
Brown, Puryear; L 8 Browning,
Paris; Miss Ina Butler, Paris; Miss
Ruth Chileutt, Buchanan; Misses
Carrie Clark, Esther Clark, Ruth
Clark, Clara Clary, Julia Dale, Paris;
Misses Vera Doty, Carrie Doty,
Springville; Miss Mary Edwards,
Cottage Grove; Mrs Elsie Ethrldge,
Paris; W G Flowers. Big Sandy;
Misses Merle French, Springville; F;
Claire Gilbert, Paris: Marjorie Haw-
kins, Hazel; Annie Hill, Route 4;
Jewel Holland, Paris; Ruby Hooper,
Puryear; Lurline Littleton, Puryear;
Lizzie Mcdaniel, Route 8; Virgie
Olds, Paris; Mary Penick, Cottage
Grove; Mrs Matte Phillips, Puryear;
A S Reddick, Paris; Miss Estelle
Robbins, Cottage Grove; Mrs John
Shankle, Puryear; Misses May Smith,
Springville; Georgia viii Smith,
Paris; Lena Vaughn, Paris; Essie
Walters, Frances Walters, Hannah
Walters, Springvillo; Annie May
Winsett, Mansfield; Mrs Matte Var
brough, Paris; Mrs A P Yates, Paris; {;
Miss Charlie McGehee, Paris; Rowe
Chapman, Miss Pearl Salmon, Fur-
year; Miss Jessie Pillow, Henry; Miss
Lois Atkins, Paris; Mrs Lille Jack
SON, Paris; Misses Ruth Ray, Paris ;
Clara Douglass, Henry; Mrs A S
Doherty, Paris; Miss Annie Atkins,
Henry; Misses Gertie Joyner, Monte
Joyner, Maude Cochran, Lena Haw-
kins, Lizzie Will Edwards, Lizzie
Phyfer, Prof M E Woodbridge.
There are other teachers who were
only present on the opening day, or
who have only attended a portion of
the institute,