Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-02
TEACHERS OF
COUNTY ENJOY
OLMITO meet
Interesting Program L.
Feature of County
Teachers Institute
August 3O-3l

OLMITO. Sept. lone Of the
most successful teachers Institutes
ever held in Cameron county closed
its two-day session here Friday at
ernoon. completing a program which
embraces every phase Of educational
activity.
ali expectations. A total of loo
teachers of district schools Of the
county were required to attend, and
the enrolment was IFS. TIE peak
attendance was Thursday Afternoon
when Ia teachers were present.
The number included teachers from
La Feria. Rio Hondo, and Browns
vile schools who were not required
to attend. Lyford ard Sebastian
schools IN Willacy county were also
represented
The program contained several
feature numbers. the Tut sisters OF
Brownsville ard Olmito, dubbed
the ukulele twins" BY the insti-
tnte. provided musical numbers OF
exceptional merit Thursday morn
irg- The musical program Friday
was In charge Of Misses Lenodine
and La vi Smith Of Santa Rosa, and
consisted Of piano and voc duets
which were well received.
County Superintendent II. ID. Ken
manner was in charge Of the insti-
tutc. and there was no deviation
from the program The work Of tie
various departments was Thorough.
Friday afternoon q meeting OF the
school trustees was held and the
problems Of the various schools dis
cussed.
Speakers included DR.. r. B. Cou-
sins. president Of the Kinrsville
college; G. w. Gotke, SUI
p~erinterdcnt Brownsville schools:
A. 4. Chalk Of Los Indios: Super
~lntendent Rushing Of Rio Hondo; r..
+. kluck Of Santa Rosa: j. r. Nag-
ner of Olmito. Il l.. Montgomery
OF Stuart Place; T. j. zoe Of San
benito; Elmer podd Of Browns
v1lle; Mrs. w. r. Jones, Browns
vile: Mrs. Ennis. La Paloma, and
others.
The Thursday morning session
opened with musical numbers by the
Iutt sisters. and the Highland
school was in charge of the must
cal program for the afternoon. Fri
day morning the Smith sisters OF
Santa Rosa provided the musical
numbers.
Practically all phases Of school
activities were discussed by the va
rious speakers. the institute closing
with the organization Of a teachers
association comprising all teachers
Of district schools in Cameron
county.
Following is a list Of teachers
enrolled from the various districts:
santa Rosa-Miss Ruckford. Miss
La VI Smith. Miss Lenodine Smith,
Mrs. Z. g. Burwell. Mrs .Beavv,
Mrs. Scott. Miss Weaver. Miss Fos-
ter. Miss Lady Nolan. Miss John
son. Miss Frake Bartee. Miss Cosin;
T. H. kluck. superintendent.
observation-disclosures r. Scaef, super
intendent; Lee Roy McFalliard,
principal; Miss Grace Mcmillan,
Miss Dorothy Mcmillan. Miss GazelIe
baugh, Mrs. Fay +. Wallace. Mrs.
d. y. Hays, Miss Maxine Bruce.
Olmito-San Pedro school-Mrs.
Ruby Stroman. Miss Ida Womack.
Las fescas-William G. Burns.
Mrs. Grace PohI.
Stuart Place-Miss Bertha Bart
lett. Miss Edna Bryant. Mrs. j.. ".
Montgomery, Mrs. w. ID. Taylor.
Mrs. ViIeta Hawk, Miss Lena Tor
stcn. Miss Mary Bartlett, Robert
Ryle. Caleb Glagener, James v.
Montgomery, superintendent.
Olmito-J. p. Wagner, superin-
tendent: Mrs. N. Z. Terrell, Miss
Elizabeth Wilbanks. Miss Katherine
Tut. Miss Matte C. Head, J. H.
Diltz.
Los Fresnos-Walter R. Bowles.
superintendent, Mrs. Victor Mertz,
Mrs. Evelyn NJ. Ivey, Mrs. Walter
K. Bowles. Miss Irma Watkins, Miss
Ruby Peterson. John Barron.
La Paloma-Allie Stewart, princi-
pal; Mrs. Ennis.
Rangervills-A. L. Head. superin-
tendent: Mrs. A. L. Head. Mrs.
Lane. Miss Spier. Miss Kagler.
Landrum-C. p. Jones, principal;
Mrs. L. G.. Jones. Gatewood Jones.
FL Jardin-J. s. Rasco, superin-
! tendent: X. Il. Ritchey. principal:
Miss Miller. Miss HOLMAN. Miss
Neuss. Mr.. Schmidt. Mrs. Schmidt,
Miss Posey. Miss Harrington. Miss
Pohl. Miss Smith
Briggs Coleman-C. d. Craig.
principal; Mrs. Lizzie Craig. Dale
Peek.
santa Maria-J. G. Davis. super
intendent: Miss Allen. Miss Grad
deck. Miss Smith. Mrs. Washing
ton. Miss Greer, Miss Gray. Miss
Rome Miss Hawks, Mr.. Douglas.
Wilson Tract-L. A. Francis, su-
rarintendent; Mrs. l.. A. Francis,
Mr.. Carroll. Mrs. Walk, Miss Nit
chell. Miss Hunt.
Palm Grove-Mrs. Ina S~hinpaugh,
principal, Mrs. "A. Moncur.
Cvpress-Ida Bell More.
Los Indios-A. +. Chalk. superin-
tendent; Mrs. A. r. Chalk, Miss
Jackson. Miss league.
Point Isabel-Sam j. Stovall, su-
uerintendent: Mrs. G. ID. Odem,
Mrs. Mabel d. Hickman, Miss Pearl
Harper. Miss Virginia Reynolds
M;~u FIefa Groves.