South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-30
Sad Faces Beam
Joy as Pupils
Learn Mistake
Children Visit Schools Only
to Find It's Teachers
Turn to Study.

ton days vanished from the faces Of
several hundred children when they
applied for admission 10 school
buildings Monday morning. Their
faces beamed delight when janitors
told them registration for pupils viii
not take place until Thursday morn
ing and that it's the teachers turn
70 go TO school-not the pupils
Freshmen entering high school Will
register Wednesday.
Throughout the city there seemed
TO be some misunderstanding as TO
the date Of school registration. Mon
day brought the opening OF the
teachers institute which is held
yearly at the high school prelimin-
airy TO the opening Of school. Many
parents thought this meant the
opening of school, this accounting
for the misunderstanding as 10 the
registration.
Teachers from the entire county
met on Monday at the high school
auditorium for the opening exercises
of the teachers institute which will
last throughout this week Dr. Lin
coin Hulley. of John B. Stetson uni
versity, was the speaker Of the gen
eral morning session, addressing the
teachers on THE Romance of Old
Colonial Days" Rev. James L. Gar
diner, of St. Paul's Methodist church.
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NOtables on Program.
Among the well known educators
who Will address the institute during
the week are DR.. Ernest Burnham of
the rural department Of Western
State Normal, Kalamazoo, Mich, Dr.
D. L. Lyman, OF the department Of
English, Chicago university, Frances
Verle Coppens. Of Western Normal
and DR.. Lincoln Hulley of John Stet-
son university, Leland, Fla.
DR.. Hully in his address in THE
Romance OF the Old Colonial Days"
outlined the history of the fight Of
Spain, France and England to gain
control Of pioneer America.
The speaker outlined the history
of the early Spanish conquests in the
Americas asking the institute: why
is il you do not hear this morning
with Spanish ears; take and teach
in SPANISH He reminded the teach
ers that both the Americans as far
north as the st. Lawrence were ced-
ed TO Spain by the pope.
Later he extended the same ques-
-. Te he
language of America, illustrating the
explorations and conquests made by
La Sale. Joliet, and other French
men. At the time of their explora-
lions the English language was not
spoken on the continent, and
amounted TO nothing in the north
west. DR.. Hulley explained.
The speaker told OF the defeat of
the Spanish Armada under Queen
Elizabeth. and the starting of the
colonization in this country. of the
different beliefs of the Virginia col
onists and those Of Plymouth and
how these difference finally led 10
the civil war.
DIR. Hully then related the details
OF the seven years war and, how
England emerged the victor, taking
as her share the French possessions
in America. and told how Is years
later this territory. excluding Can
ada, became the United States
DIR. D. L. Lyman of the department
of English of Chicago university ad-
dressed the general assembly during
the afternoon session on Rene
dial Work in Reading"
The speaker explained the great
danger in the force of literature,
stating that every good Englishman
believed that the Light Brigade won
the Crimean war This is due he
stated, to the emotional way in which
Tennyson brings out the valiant
charge into the valley Of death
with the cannons bursting to right
and left Of them"
DIR. Lyman further implies that
the author who can make the poem
more emotional makes the truth
stand out"
In closing his address. the speak
er asked the physics teacher not to
make light Of work in the literary
line. arts that the highest cultured
people spend many years in master
ing, that one complimentary word
from the physics teacher 10 the stu
dent who inquiries about some work
OF literature would have triple the
effect of an English teacher.
The program today follows:
900 a. m. Rural School Section
(Only the Rural School section will
meet on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday mornings).
Organizing the School.-Dr. Burn
ham.
The New Attendance Law John
Dunn. attendance officer
Organize tion.-County Supt.
1:30 p. m.-Opening Exercises.
deral Session.
lark Twain's Wit Humor, Fun
and Philosophy.--Dr HUXLEY
Primary Section.
Motor Activities (continued).-
Frances Verle Coppens.
Intermediate and Grammar Section.
Changing Views Of Education-Dr.
Hulley.
High School Section.
Report Of National Educational
Observation-Disclosures j. s. Nc
Cowan.
Rural Section.
Some Outstanding Problems.-Dr.
Burnham.
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