The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1921-10-27
REPORT ON MORROW
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Seventy Teachers Are Enrolled.-PrO-
gram IN Highly Instructive and En-
tertaInIng.-Detailed Report by Miss
Myrtle MeNeili.-Res0IutiOns

The Morrow County Institute opened
Wednesday morning. October 10, at 0
o'clock Seventy teachers of all the
county registered in the first half hour.
The program for the day opened by
singing and music under the direction
Of Miss Bernice Dafoe, The Invocation
was given by Rev w. o. Livingstone
An address, Visual Instruction" was
given by DR.. Dan f. Clark from the
University of oregon, Eugene; this was
followed by an intermission and then
there was an address by Thomas Gem
tie from the Oregon State Normal at
Monmouth Mr.. Gentle's address might
be entitled Conventional and Tradi-
tional Teachers" An address on PEN
manship was delivered by Miss Mildred
Morrissey a Palmer penmanship In
structor from Portland In the depart
mental work. Mr. Gentle discussed Ele-
mentary Arithmetic; Miss Cecil L.
Schreyer OF Portland discussed Public
Health Nursing; DR.. Clark, Oregon
High School Debating League; Miss
Helen Cowgirl, Girls Director in Club
Work and c. c. Calkins, County Agri-
cultural Agent. discussed club work.
In the afternoon. DR.. Clark gave an
address, THE Oregon Teachers Two
Foot Shelf" which refers to the books
on the reading circle list
Thursdays program was as follows;
Singing and music directed by Miss Da-
foe: invocation by Rev, Livingstone; a
stirring patriotic address, John
Smith" by s Il, Notson an address
which might be called "The Ideal
Teacher" by Mr.. Gentle; address,
Learning by Mail" by DR.. Clark; ad-
dress, Club Work" by Helen Cowgirl:
County athletics and track meet was
presented by Howard NJ. James TO the
teachers of the county. The teachers
then formed County Teachers Asso-
citation and organized by electlng r r.
Bennett Of Lexington. president; f. r.
Curfman OF lone, vice-presldent and
Miss Myrtle Lay OF Hardman, secre-
tary- treasurer. The subject OF the
State Teachers Association was put be-
Boardman
Fridays program was opened by
singing and music under direction of
Miss Dafoe. followed by invocation by
Mrs. w o. Livingstone; address, Ore
CONS Objectives in Education" by Hon.
j. A. Churchill, State Superintendent
We are always glad to hear Mr. Chur .
chill's ideas THE Community Side OF
Teaching" was presented by T.. II,
Curfman; The Flag" a patriotic ap-
peal. was given by Mrs. D. f. Gilman;
Safety Education" by F, r, Bennett;
Methods in Geography and Civics,"
by Mr. Gentle
In departmental work, Miss Blanche
Fahy gave class demonstration in
readinnR; Mr.. Gentle discussed ele-
mentary reading; Dr. Clark, consolidat-
ed schools: Mrs. Turner gave a pri-
mary class demonstration; DR., Dan
Clark talked on Methods Of Teaching
Civics:" Mr.. Gentle had round table
discussion, and later discussed "Pri-
mary Fundamentals" Mr.. Churchill
talked on the course OF study in Eng
llsh; J. W Heard discussed the &C or
the 60 plan. The assembly question
box was conducted by Mr.. Churchill.
A majority of the questions were on
the oregon School Law.
The institute was well attended and
appreciated by the teachers--the credit
being due to our worthy supernten-
dent Mrs Shurte who spent many
hours of serious thought on the selec
tion of the speakers,
The following instructors and
teachers were present Mr.. and Mrs.
II M James, John Heard, Bernice De
foe. Gladys Turner Mrs Opal Clark,
Reta Norris, Elizabeth Dix, Mrs, Edna
Turner, Margaret Cason, Blanche Fahy,
Mrs, f. II. Morrison, Ina Moore. Zella
Kelly, Addie Quesinberry. Lorena Pal
mateer, all OF District No, /, OF Hepp-
ner; Mr.. and Mrs. +. r. Bennett, Har-
riett Brown, Mrs. Sherman Smiley. Hell
en- Walker, c. J. Walker, Mary Thomp-
son of District No 12 of Lexington;
Lena Kelly. Dist 80, Blanche Geek
Dist so; Loretta Waylette, Dist, IS; II
r Curfman, Fred Klippel. Evelyn Pat
ten, Earl A. Brown, Mildred Schell
Gladys Musgrave, Mable Rlgler Dist
3b of lone: Blanche McMurray, Dist
32. Gloria Christ, Dist, 81 40; Martha
Jarvis Dist 4; Mildred Elsert, Dist.
Anna Belle Howard, Dist 81; Mildred
Ripper. Dist. 16; Ruth Van Vactor and
Juanita Rietmann, Dist 3; Edyth Boyd
Dist. 3S: G, w. Lusby. Dist G; Mar.
garet McDevitt, Dist. g. Nora Doherty
Dist II; Helen Tack and Virginia
Fltzherbert. Union High School No. I
Hardman; Myrtle Lay Mrs Ethe
Swift, Zara Smell, Dist. 40 Hardman
Anne Roberts Dist. 2; Margaret Doher.
ty, Dist. "a; Mr.. and Mrs. Suddarth
Dist 26-51 C. f. Grover, Anna Eilart
son, Mrs Lillian Warner, Mrs. W. T
Eggleston. of Dist, 10, 1rrigon; M, r
Signs H. H. Crawford, G, l.. Lee, Naom
Runner Gladys Price, Myrtle McNeill
Crescentia Glatt Mrs. Blanche watkins
Dist 25, Boardman; Arthur Larson
Dist As. Anna McDevitt, Dist 20; Ell
eanor Furney. Dist s. Alice Banberry
Dist 27 Lovely Warfeld Dist s. Mar
garet Crawford Dist, 2s; Georgia Ship
ley, Dist. So, Cecil Stevens, Dist 81
Bertha Stoneman, Dist 10.
Resolutions.
BE 1t resolved by the teachers of Nor
row county, in annual institute as
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