Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1920-10-29
The Institute
Well Attended
CharlevOix County Teachers
Institute A Huge Success.

The Charlevoix County Teachers In
stitute, held in East Jordan October 20
21-22. was success from every stand
point The conductor, President E. G.
Warriner of Mt. Pleasant, opened the
Institute by adopting a motto Every
thing to help and nothing to hinder" :"
This spirit prevailed throughout all ses-
sions. The motto of the last day was,
"When wealth and land and all are
spent, then learning is most excellent. !"
Supt. o. T. Corson added the slogan
"All at it, all the time, all together. }"
Is it a wonder with such sentiment as
this that every part of the program
was carried out to the letter and even
more added to suit the occasion?
President Warriner gave two address
ses each day, the first three being pro-
fessional and directed to the teaching
class only. The fourth was inspira-
tional and cultural and of general in
terst to all thinking people. His ques-
ton box, opened twice daily, was con-
Quoted in round table fashion and
aroused considerable interest. The
teachers felt at home in his presence
and responded freely in all discussions
and group work. The success OF the
institute is largely due to his enthusi-
asm and quiet power.
Supt. o. T. Corson of Columbus, Ohio,
gave two splendid addresses on the
technique of teaching. The teachers
sat breathless and spellbound by the
magic of his words, and lived with him
through the days when he was young.
The one, DR.. Bryan OF Colgate Univer-
sity, we had in this county five years
ago, the other, DR.. Corson, we have
heard and his greatness speaks for it.
self.
DR.. Giltner, bacteriologist, from M.
A. e. spoke on Hygiene and Agricul-
ture. He is an authority not to be ques.
toned, pleasing in manner and witty
beyond comparison. He caused con-
siderable excitement by asserting that
the essence of good health is in "escap.
ing germs" and that this part OF health
hygiene is being entirely neglected in
our present system. In agriculture,
his plea is for conservation of our nat,
ural resources and he would "shoot
anyone who bnrns up the leaves in his
yard.
Miss Anna Vaughn, recreation leader,
was exceptional in her line of work
and taught numerous school games anc
community festivities. She gave each
teacher book on "School Morale" anC
Games" Since this part of the pro
gram comes to us at no cost TO the
county, but as a refund for some o.
the war chest money, we feel truly
grateful to the system that undertake:
this former reconstruction work after
the war.
The section meetings were all report
ted helpful in content. President War
riner says that this part OF the program
must never be abanded as it is mos
needed and meets the exact needs o
each teacher. Miss Florence Maddaugf
of Charlevoix was elected Chairman o.
Primary Grade Section, Miss Mary Berl
of the Grammar Grade Section, anC
Miss lone Cation of the High Schoo
Section, the latter two also being Char
levoix City teachers. Miss Maym,
Scroggie OF Boyne Falls was reelected
Chairman of the Rural School Section
.Supt. A. A Metcalf of Boyne Cit.
was elected County Chairman for 1921
Miss Lois Bowman OF Charlevoix wa
elected secretary-treasure, and Mr.
Speltz of East Jordan, vice-chairman.
Attendance? 1t was splendid-al
most 100 percent
The banquet? More fun than eve
before and more real get-aquaintednes
during the entire evening. The tea
chers sat in groups representing thei
alma matters and the college routin
was heard from every corner. AS pre-:
ident of the association, Supt. Key
worth introduced Supt. Metcalf as toa:
master, MIR. Metcalf toasted all to
finish. Supt. Rice of Charlevoix, Pro
Giltner of Lansing, and Pres. Warrine
gave brief after-dinner stories-at lea.
we think Mr.. Rice's story would al
swer that description. A number {
delightful musical numbers complete
the evening Program.
Mrs. Rotart and Mrs. Speltz delighte
the teachers with readings, both re-
pondiug to appropriate encores. A
schools furnished musical number
well chosen and well rendered, and
need we say more than to repeat tn
il was one of the best institutes ev,
held in the county?