The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-10-27
TEACHERS CLOSE
DISTRICT INSTITUTE
ELECT OFFICERS, ADOPT CON.
STRUCTIVE RESOLUTIONS
AND GO HOME

The district teachers institute
closed today with a business session
of the north central division of the
Idaho State teachers association
with the attendance, as throughout
the entire institute holding to over
700, and with the feeling freely ex-
pressed that the institute had been
in every respect most successful
one. The teachers were strong in
their praise of Superintendent Phi
Soulen, director OF the institute, for
the careful attention which he had
given to every detail, thus aiding
greatly in making the meeting sue
cess, and also expressed their appre-
citation of the courtesy shown by Mos
COW people and business organiza-
tions.
Officers are Elected
At the meeting Friday morning the
following officers were elected for
the next year:
Frank H. Thomas, superintendent
OF the Genesee schools, president; |;
Mrs. Wilson, county superintendent Of
Idaho county, secretary; Fulton Gail,
principal Of the Moscow high school,
treasurer. ,.--r.4.-.-s
The, secretary of the, association
aeft, the city Immediately after the
meeting, taking with him the min
utes, and making it impossible for
The Star-Mirror to secure COM
plete copy of there resolutions.
The association went on record as
not favoring, at the present time, the
county unit organization, which has
been advocated for some time by
many leading educators in the state.
The resolutions contained a rec
7ommendation to the state association
that the report of the legislative COM
.mittee favoring two-mill state wide
tax be adopted at the next meeting of
the state organization. This, it is
contended, would have a good tend
ency to equalize taxation and would
yield the state approximately SIS per
pupil, lifting part of the burden from
the district which might be rich in
number of school children and poor
in taxable property
A text book commission, of which
the newly elected president is chair
man, was named to work out, in CO.
operation with the county superin-
tendents in the variOuus counties, any
necessary CuduScS LII CcAt UOOho, cAAO
books to be selected in accordance
with reports from the teachers who
are actually using the books and who
the able to judge whether or not
change in any book is advisable, the
contention being that teachers who
are actually in the field know best
whether or not book should be dis
.carded
It was advocated in the resolutions
that in the future the district insti-
tutes should be of but three days
duration instead of five, the opinion
being expressed that the teachers be-
come wearied before the end OF the
five days and that as much benefit
would be secured from three days OF
intensive institute work as from the
five days.
Good Words for Moscow
The report of the resolutions COM
mittee contained cordial apprecla-
tion of the courtesies extended the
visiting teachers by the citizens OF
Moscow, the various civic organ1za-
tions, the churches and the Univers-
1ty of Idaho, which had furnished
rooms for the institute sessions.
Appreciation Of the excellent work
OF superintendent Ph. Soulen, as d.
rector of the institute, was express
ed. Practically all of the teachers
left Friday afternoon for their homes
in the various communities of north
Idaho.