The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1942-09-17
Teachers To
Hold MeetinQ
In Libby
-IAAY
Prominent Educators Will
Be Here To Conduct
Institute ON Tuesday.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
WILL LEAD DISCUSSIONS

Through the cooperation of Miss
Elizabeth Ireland, state superln-
tendent of public instruction, and
Mrs. Jessie S. Fagerberg, superin-
tendent of schools of Lincoln Coun
ty, one-day institute and teachers
meeting will be held in Libby on
September % for the teachers of
Lincoln County Meetings will be
held both morning and afternoon in
the New Central School building
beginning at 900 o'clock. The pro-
gram is planned to provide separate
meetings for town and rural teach
ers.
Members of the State Department
of Education staff who will accom-
pany Miss Ireland are: Mrs. Thelma
Forster, state supervisor of music
education, Mr.. Harry Norton, state
supervisor of visual aids in educa-
ton, and Mr.. Douglas Gold, rural
school supervisor. Miss Maude
Brown, director of health education
for the Montana State Board of
Health, and Miss K. Elizabeth An
derson, field assistant in health ed
ucation, will also be in the group.
Miss Ireland will speak to the
teachers of the county about the
new problems which the war is
imposing on the public schools of
the state and on the new program
planned for the states elementary
schools as set forth in the 1912
course of study just completed. Miss
Ireland has just returned from
national conference of educators
called in Washington. D, C., by DR..
John Studebaker, United States
commissioner Nof education. At this
conference the war time problems
of the elementary schools of the ma
ton were considered and plans made
for the effective operation of the
nations schools during the war.
| Mrs. Forster, who will discuss
! the place of music in the new ele-
mentary course of study, is new
member of the State Department Of
Public Instruction although she is
not new to Montana, having former
ly taught music at Malta. More re-
Gently Mrs. Forster has been teach
ing in the Portland schools. Mrs.
Forster has had wide experience in
teaching music and supervising mu
sic instruction. She will discuss with
the teachers definite techniques and
devices for use in teaching music in
town and rural schools.
Mr.. Harry Norton will explain
how motion picture films, film strips
and other visual aids correlate with
the state elementary course of study.
hE,. hnr .la nf CT n fEs
film library which now contains
over thirteen thousand dollars
worth of motion picture films. Mr..
Norton will explain the place which
the motion picture has in the
schools, not as matter of enter
/ tainment or an extra-curricular
project but as a teaching device
which is an integral part Of the pro-
gram of instruction in Montana ele-
mentary schools.
Mr.. Douglas Gold will discuss
some phases of the new course of
study and will show some of the
ways of developing subject matter
problems or units in town and rural
schools.
/ Miss X. Elizabeth Anderson will
/ discuss the IeacnlnB OF healln Win
special emphasis on the plan of the
new Montana elementary course of
study, and Miss Brown will show an
exhibit of teaching materials in the
field Of health.
Program
Miss Ireland--Rural: 900 to 9:15,
town. lis to 100.
Mr.. Gold-Rural. OILS to 10:45.
town. 100 to 800.
Mr.. horticultural. HOO to 1900;
town. 800 to 400.
Miss Brown and Miss Anderson
Rural: 800 to 400, town: ll:00 to
1900
4 Mrs. Forster-Rural: lis to 800,
| town. 900 to 10.45.