The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-23
TEACHERS FROM SIX COUNTIES HERE
FOR OPENING SESSION OF INSTITUTE
TOmOrrOw's Program.

9:20-"Making Better Americans"
Prof. J. W. Searson
1O:10-Address, President A.. H.
Upham.
1:O0-Primary section, Music, Miss
Finney.
Grammar section, productive Lam
guage Work." Superintendent F. E.
Lukens.
Secondary section 'The High
School as Community Service Sta
tion," Prof J. W. Searson.
Rural section, Improvement in
Service" Round Table, Miss Sweet.
Conferences: (D Miss Ellis, (2)
Miss Brewington.
1:3O-Music.
1:50-"Nation, State and Commu-
nifty Responsibilities in Education"
DR.. E. A. Bryan.
2:40-Primary section, Mastering
the Mechanics" Prof. J. w. Searson.
Grammar section, "The Educational
Status of the Eight Grades" Prof. G.
Harlan.
Secondary section, "The Project
Method in High School," Prof. ]. M.
O'Gorman.
Rural section. What I Like Best
Round Table, Miss Sweet.
English teachers: Round table IN
charge of DR.. G. M. Miller.
Conferences: O Miss Ellis, (2)
Miss Brewington. :.
3:20-"The Democratic Mind as an
Aim in Education" DR.. E. o. Sisson.
(Auditorium.)
Conferences: Superintendents and
Principals in charge of DR.. E. A.
Bryan, Room 308.
With an attendance of 600 and more
expected today the North Central Ida
no and Southeastern Washington
Teachers institute opened today at
the University of Idaho. A marked in
terest is being shown by the teachers
in the institute and all general and
sectional sessions have been largely
attended. The institute will be held
here until Saturday.
President A. H. Upham of the uni
versity. Mayor Hawkin Melgard of
Moscow Dean ]. F. Messenger of the
school of education and Phi. Sou1en,
superintendent of the Moscow public
schools and director of the institute,
gave addresses of welcome at the first
general session this morning, which
was opened by a musical program un-
der the direction of Prof. E. o. Bangs,
head of the University of idaho de-
partment of music. Musical numbers
were given by Miss Bernadine Adair,
soprano, Prof. Carl Claus, violinist,
and Miss Marie Finney of Camden, N.
T., of the education department of the
Victor company.
Nebraska Man Speaks.
"The Kingdom of Conduct" was the
subject of the first general lecture by
Prof. J. w. Searson of the University
of Nebraska in which he made appli-
cable ten rules of conduct for teach
ers, if teachers are to be successful
"The Forward Look in Education
was discussed by Professor Searson
at the afternoon general session.
At the sectional meetings Mrs. F.
E. Stebbins lectured at the primary
section on "Phonics". Junior High
School Organization" was discussed at
the morning meeting of the grammar
school section by Miss Grace Berry.
Prof H c.. Dale, head of the univer-
sity economics department. addressed
the secondary education section on
Economies in the High Schools"
Professor Searson gave lecture to
the rural school section on Better
Reading for Rural Schools
Afternoon Program.
The program at the afternoon sec
tional meeting was: round table dis
cussion for the primary section;
grammar school section, Reading
With Appreciation" Professor Scar
son; secondary education section,
Extra Curricular Activities B. M.
George; rural section, Programs"
Miss M. Sweet Health Conditions",,
a sterioptican lecture, was given by
Miss Hilda J. Salibakke, Washington
State director of the nutrition cru
sade.
This evening the teachers stunt
fest and dance at the university gym
nosium is to take the place of a re-
ception. Music is to be furnished for
the dance. by a university orchestra
The dance and stunt fest is in charge
of the Moscow business clubs.
Tomorrow's program will be featur-
ed by an address by President Upham
in the morning and in the afternoon
an address by DR.. Enoch A. Bryan,
Idaho state commissioner of educa-
ton, on Nation. State, and Commu-
nifty Responsibilities in Education"
DR. E. o. Sisson of Reed College,
Portland. will speak on the subject
"The Democratic Mind as an Aim in