Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-12-10
Teachers Institute.

BY order OF the County schoo
board the second County InstltGt
was held in the new school building
at Mount Jackson on Friday, Decem
Iber Sd, 1920.
At this meeting most OF the teach
1 rs OF the county were present. Thu
meeting was opened with devotional
Exercises by Rev. A. W Barley o
Toms Brook. This was followed b.
a session OF the Shenandoah County
Teachers 'Associ alton.
Mr.. M. G. Hollingsworth, principal
OF the Edinburg High School, who Is
president of the County Teachers
Association presided throughout the
day.
Miss Margaret B. Davis, secretary
OF the Teachers Association served
In this capacity throughout the en-
tire meeting.
A committee of seven teachers, one
from each district, was appointed to
advise with the County School Board
In regard to the changes to be made
IN the present salary scale also
committee on resolutions was APP
pointed.
Superintendent Shoemaker made an
address in which he discussed briefly
the atfp0k of tho NOrctitnfinno oil
amendments which were ratified by
the people of Virginia at the Novem-
Der election; also the question of tests
and measurements as we'll as several
other subjects.
Mr.. Fred G. Buck OF the Wood
stock high school presented very
strong paper on the high school as a
means in developing community
leadership.
AT .11:15 the conference broke up
into three groups. The primary
group was in charge of Miss Seeger
of the Harrisonburg Normal School,
who gave a very interesting discus
sion on the methods of developing the
primary child.
The high school teachers were in
charge Of Mr. Hollingsworth, who |
lead discussions in regard to the |
of using the Literary Diges I |
in the various classes of the high |
school and the results the teachers |
we're getting; also the question of de-
bates and other contests was con-
'idered.
The grammar grades spent an hour
observing two demonstration classes
If one half hour each. One of these
vas conducted by Miss Ruby Brill
Ind the other was conducted by Miss
Anna Wharton, both teachers in the
vt. Jackson graded school.
After the noon hour the teachers
.ssembled in one body for a demon
tration in tests and measurements
'iven by Miss Anthony of the Har-
isonburg Normal, assisted by Miss
'eeger OF the same school. A group
II q students of the fifth grade in the
1t. Jackson school was selected and |
be subject was Reading. Miss
anthony used the Monroe Standard
silent Reading Test" After the
hildren had finished their papers
hey were excused and the teachers j.,
raded them. After this had been
one Miss Anthony worked out a |
raph from the results which showed
he rating of each child who took the
est. 1t was found that this class
TODD very high. Miss Anthony took
ccasion to commend the work of the II
sachers in the Mt. Jackson High
chool as shown by the result of the
ests. IL
This was probably the best Insti-
ate that has been held in Shenan
oah County ia recent years.
AS a result of the demonstration
ests in Reading several teachers in
ifferent parts of the county have
lready expressed desire to give
hese tests. II
Several teachers are going to follow
p the study OF this subject by read
ug Educational Tests and Measure
nents" by Monroe.
AS preparation for the institute
It Dit, Jackson, the teachers have
oeen studying Health Education in
Rural Schools" by Address.