The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-09-30
INSTITUTE OPENS
At COLLEGE TODAY
ARE HERE FOR THREE
DAY SESSION
ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON VACATION
interesting and Instructive Programs
Announced - Many Well
Known Speakers.

Practically all of the school teach.
ers of Brookings county are in town
today attending the first days SEES
son of the county institute which
opened at the administration building
at State college this morning. All
schools in the county are closed dur.
ing the sessions which Will continue
until Saturday evening. County Super
intendent Mabel X. Trooien has been
busy the last few weeks making the
necessary arrangements for the &C.
commodation of the teachers and ar
ranging an interesting program. There
is every indication that the meeting
will be a great success and of great
benefit to the teachers.
Following the address of welcome
by DR.. w. E. Johnson, president of
State college, at this mornings ses-
sion, Miss Laura Donaldson of Cam
den, n. j., gave an address on music
appreciation. Philo Hall, former con-
gresham of this city, gave a fine ad-
dress on the subject, The Teacher
and the State" Mrs. Grace Truax Of
correlation of music with other sub
jects in the common school curricu-
lum. Three conferences are listed on
the program for this morning, the first
being on Teaching Art in Rural
Schools" led by c. E. Avis of Des
Moines, Ia; the second, Teaching
English in the Grades" by Mrs. Hol-
lister of Chicago; and third, oral
English in the High School," by Supt.
S. w. Johnson Of Brookings.
Beginning at lis this afternoon
three additional conferences will be
held. Primary Reading" by Mrs.
HOLSTER; Teaching of Drawing" by
c. E. Avis, and Teaching Arithme-
tic" by Supt. S. w. Johnson. The fea-
ture of the afternoons program is an
address by President w. f. Johnson,
the subject of which is "Americaniza-
ton Following this address Mrs.
Truax will hold a conference on
Method" and C. e. Avis will hold
one on Drawing"
The program tomorrow morning be
gins at 900 o'clock with an address
by L. S. Anterior of Pierre. The lead
ing address Of the morning will be
delivered by Dr.. Herbert Martin of
Drake university of Des Moines, Ia.
His topic will be THE Meaning of
Education" Conferences on primary
reading by Mrs. Hollister, and on the
project method in teaching by Supt
Johnson, will follow. Mr.. Anterior
will also deliver the opening address
of the afternoon program. DR.. Mar
tin VIII follow with another masterful
address on the subject, THE School
and Morals" NJ. c. White, principal
Of the BroOkings high school, will hold
an interesting conference on not
waiting high school mathematics. Mr.
HOLSTER and Supt. Johnson will con
tinue their conferences.
Friday evening at 500 .. m, d..
Herbert Martin will deliver an ad-
dress on Democracy and Education
Saturday is specially set aside for 4
Joint session of school officers and
teachers. Officers from all Of IT,
school boards in the county are eX
pected to be present at the special
afternoon program which begins mt
! 80 in the college auditorium. Two
addresses will be given that will prove
Of general interest. Prof. f. f. Lew
Of Rockford. Ill, will lecture on The
New Movements in Education
s. w. Johnson will have for hi
Larger Units in School Al
ministration." All school patrons are
to attend this special meeting
Saturday afternoon. The hot noon
lunch will be demonstrated and there
will also be a vitalized %agriculturc
demonstration.