The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1921-07-20
MINUTES OF THE OHIO
COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
Annual Session Adjourns After
Very Interesting and lnstruc.
tive Weeks Work

6Oubc was Cdiiou W OTueT ny oupL.
Howard. Singing was led by Mr..
O. ID. Carson. Devotional exercises
we're conducted by Rev. T. T..
Frazier. who also delivered the well
come address. A very fitting reply
was made by Prof. o. l.. Shultz.
The Institute was then organized
and d. d. Moseley was elected Sc
cretary.
Owing to circumstances that
could not be avoided, Prof. A. M.
Stickles. who had been employed as
Instructor, was unable to be pres
ent at this time. His place is be-
ing filed by DR.. A. J. Kinnaman,
Dean of Western Kentucky State
Normal School.
After being introduced by Supt.
E. S. Howard, DR.. Kinnaman made
very Interesting address in which
he made it clear that all pupils do
not respond to suggestions with
equal readiness. He advised that
we make our suggestions of such a
nature that they will cause the
pupils to do the greatest amount Of
thinking.
House called to order at 1880 by
Supt. Howard. After a song led by
Prof. Carson, Miss Mary Marks was
recognized by the Superintendent
in order that she might place be-
fore the Institute plan for a
school fair 70 be held in Hartford
al some future date. The teachers
showed that they we're very much
interested in the school fair.
A very interesting discussion of
Organization and classification was
made by Mr.. o. d. Carson and Mr..
Everette Bratcher. This was fol-
lowed ~ .JCA.e comments On the
daily program as outlined by Mr..
Frank Miller. Mr.. G. B. Shown
tho, gave the entire Institute
short drill in physical exercise He
emphasized the fact that physical
education Is now requirement in
the rural schools and that all teach
ers should study to be able to get
the best results from this subject.
After a few minutes recess, Mrs.
= l. 8. Mason gave very interesting
talk on how we may improve in
teaching spelling.
The Institute then gave a dis
cussion of the value of using signs
in our communications, both oral
and written, that can be understood
readily by the receiver of the mes
sage.
Tuesday, July IL
House was called to order at
$3.50 by Supt Howard. Devotional
exercised were conducted by Rev.
Russell Walker. DR.. Kinnaman
thu e3ented very profitable dis
cussitn of teaching reading. He
showed in a convincing manner that
the teacher should teach reading by
first allowing the pupils to associate
known subjects with sight words.
thereby proceeding from the known
to the unknown.
How to use the copy book in
teaching writing" was ably disucss-
ed by Mr., g. X. Carson and Mr.. C.
z. Allen. This was followed by the
Instructor continuing the subject
of reading.
Motion was made by Prof. Ozna
Shultz and carried that the Insti-
tute ask Mr.. l. s. Mason, our Rep
rosentative to the State Legislature,
to d'ecuss the new school laws as
enacted by the last session of the
General Assembly. Mr.. Mason
gladly accepted tho invitation.
Noon
The afternoon was taken up by
a discussion Of topics ~ interest 70
the teachers of the Institute. Mr..
Mason opened the discussion with
an Instructive explanation Of the
purpose of the new school laws.
70. .glJ govowod ~ a.. explanation
OF the salary schedule for the pres
ent year by Supt. Howard. Prof.
Oyps Shultz then offered some ap-
/, preciated remarks in regard to the
teachers salary.
The Instructor gave the Insti-
tute timely facts about grading the
p,rarT rrerered by pupils. AS there
are no two people who will grade
the same papers at the same per
cent. he advised that teachers re-
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GRADE upon any papers preoared by
their pupils. Immediately follow
irf fN'q diseussior be .gavn tho en-