South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-26
NOTED LECTURERS
TO SPEAK BEFORE
COUNTY TEACHERS
Institute For Rural Instructors
to Open on Aug. %
Schools Aug. 30

Educators OF STATE and national
reputation have been engaged 90 APP
near az the 81 Joseph county teach
as institute which vi. te held in
he south Bend nigh school auditor
nl.ud. Dr r. en-. director
tbe rxtrrtou sion and OF
rr - u.at.ou o. the State Norman
school, Terre Haute. Ind prof ".
3 Mcconnell o. the Teachers coll
-epe. Miami university. oxford. O..
Ur Alfred T. Hau-Quest, directoc
or she school OF application AMI
professor OF education a. the Uni
varsity % Cincinnati. Mss Ella
Champion. instructor IN the summer
hooI a. Chicago university and
director Of primary work az Niles.
Mich. and Mrs. Momer Miller or
Sos,h BEND president OF the Par
ert-Teacherz association. who Will
discuss the value and organization
~ parent-teachers associations.
John ". Rituuger. county super
irtendent OF schools declared Tues
day that Or. McBrien - one Of the
best informed persons IN the field
% rural education. lie was connect
ed with the bureau OF education az
Washington. y. G. for SIX years and
travelled extensively over the Unit
81 States as an expert advisor on
rural education. lie VIII be pres
ent on Monday and Tuesday and
discuss several phases OF the ruraI
school problem
Noted Instructor.
mr.. Mcconnell" Rittenger said
has served az superintendent or
schools and for the past 10 years
has been engaged In training
teachers az Miami university lie
is widely known as an institute lee
tUrer and has given commencement
addresses in many OF the cities OF
Ohio. Indiana Illinois. and Ken
lucky His special field Is IN the
teaching OF geography and the re-
lated subjects"
DR. Alfred l. HaU-Quest has been
member or the faculties Of some of
ths greatest universities in America.
He - not only lecturer OF national
reputation. but IS the author OF
textbooks on supervised study HIS
lectures cover a wide range OF sun
jects and are aimed 20 be instruc-
tive and insplrstional
Miss Champion IS a graduate or
the Western State Normal and
graduate student or Chicago uni
versity She has appeared before
the Parent-Teachers association in
this county.
Some member OF the state super
irtendent's departm ent viii prob
ably be IN attendance one or more
days during the Institute
Schools Open Early.
This -ear the rural schools will
start organization during the week
OF county Institute. Mr. Rittenger
announced on Wednesday morn
ing. Aug 80 at nine O'Clock. the
teachers and children will report
20 their respective schools The
children Will be classified at this
time. the book list will be given
them by the teacher. and the
teacher viii outline her program OF
Rotations. The teachers Will re-
pert back 70 the institute IN the
afternoon.
on Thursday morning. the rural
teachers viii meet for the organiza-
ton OF the township Institutes.
which are 10 be conducted on the
credit plan and Dr. Linton of the
Indiana University Extension de
psrtment will be present 10 explain
ir. detail the working OF this plan
and 10 schedule the dates FOR this
eight institutes. This credit may
be used toward graduation from
college or toward certificates OF nor
NAL training
The complete program OF the IN
stitute is now being prepared. said
Mr.. Rittenger. and will be ready for
publication within a few days