Show TEACHERS INSTITUTE the teachers of rich co held three wry very interesting sessions at woodruff on the and alt and in sato of the extreme cold va eather county were present and keen interest was shown in all matters pertaining to improvement n our school system several papers were read on subjects of special interest to te leathers aLbers among them were Read inz circles practicability ard and benefit for county teachers maud aland hogue argyle advantages Advant azes of the knoBl elge of psychology to the teacher mr hulme labe Lake town rown language mr mir laker garden city true education miss susie beecraft Bee cratt woodruff WooI ruff horace mann m anti miss clara Rando lilb poy POM ers of education mr bateman round valley the following of written plans mr hulsh randolph these subjects were thoroughly discussed and action taken upon some of them it was thought by tho the teachers that the organization of local loc al reading circles would be of great benefit to them accordingly steps were taken to effect such organizations throughout 1 the county supt bupt larson presented presen tod several topics for discussion as a result of which the following resolutions were ere ado adopted cited resolved that we as teachers express ourselves act a in favor of adopting the system of vertical penmanship in the schools of rich county resolved that arbor day be celebrated in our schools with proper exercises all tending toward the development of the love of the I 1 beautiful as it appears in nature and that a day be BA st apart hy by the teachers anti and trustees when the practical part of the cold calel 1 ration may be carried out resolved that we the teachers of rich county endorse the action of bupt supt larson lareon in introducing the term slips and that we pledge ourselves to their use it was the boici of the teachers that some of tho text books which are now in in use in our county schools be chat changed aed the merits of various works were considered si ci and new books recommended an interesting feague of the institute was a class exercise in arithmetic riven given by byler mr bateman it if time had permitted other such exercises would have been given by the several teachers which doubtless would have proven beneficial at the close of the institute the teachers were favored by a few remarks by mr rex who is a member of the board of examiners Era miners he spoke encouragingly impressing upon the minds of his hearers the importance of the position of the teacher sup larson presided over the institute in a most creditable credit abl manner his arrangement of the tha program demonstrated the tact fact that he thoroughly understands der stands the needs of the county educationally cation ally Satt saturday inlay evening the teachers return e I 1 to their respective fields of labor una unanimously ni declaring this session of the institute a decided success and pronouncing noun cing the people of woodruff most royal roval hosts the was handed banded us ua some time ago for publication but this is the first fira opportunity we have had we hope the institute will not feel hurt at our debty for we assure them we are glad at any time tr ti publish such matter when we can spare pace we congratulate the institute on their decision to celebrate arbor day in practice as well as theory and wo we hope hop provision will be 10 made fur ensuring the lives of such trees as may be planted by the scholars ELI ed |