White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-13
TEACHERS IN SESSION:
WORK ACCOMPLISHED

vi IIiT0HTY and
Grammar Grades
w. l.. Nolan, representing tbe
N. Palmer Company, gave n talk ano
expert demonstration on Palma
Pennianship" and Miss Mary I, Con
cannon spoke To the institute ON tho
wor of the Junior Red Cross.
An incidental enjoyable and enliy-
ening feature Of the days session
was h institute singing.
Yesterday was devoted to gennr-
ally heavy subjects in educational
work and w. j. Hunting, state SUI
perintendent of public instruction
opened the institute with an address
on Progress md Problems DIR.
Driggs was again a welcome p%frtici-
pant and spoke three times upon the
following subjects: building Tho
Live Vocabulary" ''Vitalizing Gram
mar and Getting and Measuring
Results in Composition
Professor Trainor continued his
subject. The Teaching of Geogra-
ply. and Mr.. Nolan again interest
ed the session by demonstrating the
Palmer system of penmanship.
The last announced number on the
institute program was an address by
Superintendent Hunting Standard
iLdtion Oh ftural schools.
DIR. briggs, author of Live Lam
PnaRc Lessons. texts used In the
Nevada schools. was tha principal
lecturer and instructor during the
institute sessions. In his subject.
THE True Hear ~ the Wild West"
DIR. briggs wildly portrayed the tolls
aud tribulations of some of the early
settlers of Nevada and the west. He
aa4H thar \ayadn lg he u..w.0nt.a
has been the real frontier. He told
many interesting stories Of the old
pony express. the pioneers and the
Indian tribes. lie deprecated the
tendency of writer's and the movies
in giving as high lights Of the his
tory of the west the ~blood-curdling
tales TO the neglect of the incidents
of suffering and heroism which, he
said. reflect the true heart of the
west In his subject. Reading IS
Recreation DIR. briggs said that in
reading every word must lie alive
with mental pictures He believed
that 10 be effective with expression
every sound must live i'm the student.
iilustroting many OF his points by the
use of songs of those assembled.
During instruction classes DIR.
briggs made use OF grades from the
Ely schools 10 demonstrate his con.
tentions: The sixth grade for Get
ting and Measuring Results i'm Com.
position and the eighth grade for
'vitalizine Grammar" He brought
home to h teachers many faults in
old systems OF instruction aud show
ed the way To better results. 'rhe Ely
children were extremely Responsive
and hv their actions and manner
made the problem EASY for DIR briggs
In his work.
Tho institute in the closing hours
went on record AS ~fayoring the dis
armament conference now I'm session
In Washington. with the belief tina
the United States will not lose honor
ar prestige In the Limitation Of ar
mament The demonstrating hill
was also favored hy the institute. he
ing looked upon as the most import
ant educational bf1l 10 be considered
by congress.
A committee composed OF A. s. Ku-
biiz. chairman Mildred 4. brown,
secretary: Eva ~ Timmons. Bertha
Norton and Mary Cameron adopted
resolutions of thanks for the services
rendered The institute by State Super
i%ntendcnt w. J. Hunting. Deputy Su.
perintendent George \. Whitley
Dean J W. Hall. DIR. briggs. Pro-
fessors X. G. Thompson and Trainor
ard W. l. Nolan. and To h citizens
OF Ely for their cooperation and hos
piiality. The resolutions follow.
Resolved. That the members OF
this institute extend our thanks Ia
the state officials. Mr.. j. W. Hunt
ing. state superintendent of educa-
ton. and Mr.. George A. Whiteley.
deputy superintendent. for their an
firing Efforts in making this institute
an unqualified success.
Resolved. That our thanks hc eN-
tended 10 the instructors of the insti-
lutte. especially to Dean J. W. Hail.
Professor X. {. Thompson, DIR.
Briggs. Professor Trainer and Mr.. w
J.. Nolan.
Resolved. That We extend gu,
thanks TO the speakers and assist
ants Of the institute. the Rev. Part
ridge. the Hen. &. :. Chandler, Mr..
l.. A. Hunting. Miss Mary l.. Con
cannon. Miss Mary s. Black. Miss
Doty Tipton. Mr.. Chester V. Davis,
the Rev Mclaughlin aud the Rev.
OGrady.
Resolved. That our hearty thanks
he extended to the White Pine county
high school orchestra. Mrs. Zurich,
Mr.. Armand. Mr.. Sanders and Miss
Fransen. who 40 kindly provided the
musical entertainment. We appre-
ciatpd every number rendered.
Resolved. That we thank the peo-
NE of Ely for their generous hospi-
tally shown us during the last four
days. especially the teachers OF Ely,
Who entertained us royalty at the
reception Wednesday night.
Resolved. That our thanks oe ex-
tended TO the county board of educa-
tion for their kindness In extending
TO us the use of the building and
equipment. Also the Ely board OF
trustees and the county commission
ers. who have given US financial as
sistance.
Resolved, That we are In "a, or Of
the adjustment OF the northern and
southern associations TO the ond that
all u energies may be concentrated
upon the building up of a strong and
centralized state association.