| Show TEACHERS IN A salina welcomed the pedagogues gues professor driggs makes big hit in his live language lessons prof hoagenson Hoa gonson Is other instructor the sevier county teachers institute wag waa held at salina last friday and saturday and it was attended by every teacher in the tha counts count although althou jh a number numbu of richfield teachers missed the first two beb owing to the innate cusse cussedness aness of a big touring car in which they were 0 o riding on thursday night and which refused to leave monroe in time to let the teachers leave with the richfield delegation on friday morning them the reached lichfield in the afternoon and in spite of 0 their previous experience they in their innocence and ness trusted themselves to the barbarous vehicle again and started for salina the machine ran into a heavy rainstorm about dark at aurora likewise into a big ditch lady pedagogues gues had to make the balance of the journey to salina on foot through mud slush and with possible profanity they arrived in an almost colla state and it took heroic remedies to bring them to a condition for future usefulness sadder bt b t wiser on the question of the automo bubble as a means of locomotion when tune time is an element of consideration however the institute opened on schedule tune time it was held in the room of 0 thu salina high L na building and let it be said ul at b h A ii Q that thai in gnei lenoal oil building is to be found in the west it is built of buff pressed presed brick with white oolitic stone trimmin trimmings gb and the exterior wood work done in white the interior is a dream of beauty ind and efficiency in its fini and fur ish ings the walls arel are a restful grey the woodwork is 13 of sugar pine in natural finish and a wainscoting of green burlap is found in every room and hall splendid hard bard wood d desks aks finished in cherry are in every room while the latest of hat and coat racks iron iran ind bronze are found in the wide and spacious hallways the building is heal in it all its appointments and it is iq a monument to the energy and pro ressi restiveness veness of the people of salna the institute was called to order orde I 1 by county superintendent green nood and he announced john nelson instructor in music in salina schools for a song mr nelson sang sweet llover clover in a pleasing manner the organization of the teachers was then completed by the election of jacob magleby of monroe first vice chairman joseph anderson and earl ear rhom paon ds as vice chairman miss bic monroe secretary sec and a program committee consisting of clay allred eail thompson st stena a na H V alston and john hood an address of welcome couched in most cordial terms was delivered by H F jorgenson Jorgen bon president of the town board who told old the teachers to help themselves to an thine in sight he remarked that quite recently he was called upon to welcome i I 1 bunch of politicians who invaded the town and he had been warned arned by a friend not to give the politicians cans too cordial a welcome because said the friend politicians in an will take anything loose without being told 11 it was a happy speech and was well received by the pedagogues gues in behalf of the teachers joseph P F anderson principal of monroe high school responded in an address expressing appreciation for the welcome extended mist fern ican iouin foutin rendered a pretty piano selection which was given eien generous applause by tins this time prof howard driggs of the U of U anil and prof hoagenson of the A C U had armed and the former was introduced as aa the first instructor tor for the institute he delivered a splendid address on live hin language guage lessons aich laught and held the interest of the teachers for over an hour he commenced by telling a story atory illustrative ot of the american spirit of git there this story is worth repeating reo eating even though tho ihn ch chirm tin of the speakers manner is lost it I 1 is told that thai st peter guardi guarding rg the plarl gate was disturbed disturb cil liy ily i visitor who ho knocked and a kd fur for ad LJ lipon pon being asked his n nuns ime lie he replied george washington st S peter whit what wh it have hac ou done to 1 a I se bet it within 1 I 1 I have replied washington helped to fourd a nation dedicated to freedom step stel right in and tike a front seit eat you are entitled ei ci titled to ic said the sa I 1 after some time another knock was heard on the doors upon opening st peter found a visitor who gave his name as abraham lincoln and he claimed recognition for having struck the shackles from half a million slaves he was albo assigned a front seat then in the course of time another knock emphatic and commanding fell upun upon the door st peter opened the door in a hurry and demanded who was knocking the answer came brusquely teddy rosevelt Roo evelt and what have bae vou done to claim admittance here queried st pe peter t in true roosevelt bashion came the answer none of your dour business tell god im here I 1 his story created much hili anty arity among the pedagogues gues but it was not in his ability to t 11 a stori that prof driggs excelled it was his wonderful adroitness in drawing mental pictures li bv live words and the need of live words in the daily language lessons in the school room he divided the art of reading and language into nine different essentials among them grammer spelling enunciation pron lon ion and diction and stated that heretofore the only essentials recognized by the average teacher were grammer and spelling he made in an excellent plea piea for better methods in teaching miss jennie crane of sauna salina rendered a splendid plen did piano sel selection eLtion which was appreciated haagen hoagenson on was as introduced aai awi ia p e bit 9 short tune time FRIDAY EVENING the rhe second session of the institute was held in the meeting house but the expected attendance of the general public did not materialize there was a fair sized sied audience 11 however bever and the addresses by the two to educators were enjoyed the session began beean by the audience singing america prof hoagenson delivered an ad iress dress on oil the relationship between the grammer grades and the high school which was filled with ex eIlent suggestions john hood flood sang from thy low esit depths 0 sea and for a recall sang aang has ana anybody body here seen ke kellye I 1 ly 9 the chorus of which was sung sune by a number of the teachers prof driggs then made an excellent plea for local support for the high school and urged the peorl in and around silina sifina to fill the splendid high a school chool building with young men irien and women and fit them for usefulness in life he urged the teachers to think of the higher aims in life rather than the oraid ness of the money coherd d in various professions which wis was tempting so a many from the teaching profession fes sion john S christen Christene en ii of the richfield high made a hit in his its announce ment of a proposed Dro posed basket bill game between the teachers A ball was given in the opera house which was wag a moat enjoyable adlair and the teachers joined in the spirit of the occasion with vim SATURDAY MORNING the opening session of the institute on saturday was attended IT hl teachers only the Rich richfield flod teachers were on hand and rendered the opening number a chorus with original words the title being the wall wail of the school barrns at the salina institute set to the music of tho the pirates chorus from the pirates of penzance Pen zance and having a refrain beginning hail hail the gangs all here which caught the crowd and an encore was demanded the teachers responded with a waltz chorus the dancers which was alio algo w 11 received miss leah tuttle sang As aa long as the world rolls on in id a splendid in inner and miss jetta stewart played a puno piano solo jacob magleby and joseph anderson the two vice chairmen chi irmen ind and miss Yergen soi tho the secretary wre were given give n the opportunity of expressing their appreciation of the honor bailor thrust upon them in being elicited officers effi ecra of the institute tell ich they did in a few cords the teachers hers then tL 0 into two departie depart me its As the bammer gride ind and high school Lh JOI teachers going into orie one room inhere prof hoagenson lan con hirut ciruli d the worl work lie commenced the previous while the primary grade teachers tnt in another room and arf continued his hig live language I 1 saoi ss oi both departments re bulted in c excellent worl work for the tl U hers and much valuable instruction wa biven iven SATURDAY AFrE KNOON at th the afternoon session the richfield lea eachers chers again sang sane an opening horus chorus lullaby from erminie which w received apu applause lause miss fihs stina sti na of salina sang jut fur for roday in a most pleasing manner before sein rating for department work the question of the next teachers institute was brought up and supt bupt greenwood called attention to thu the visit of tha spier county teachers to sanpete last year and asked for an expression as to the ad viability of inviting the sanpete teachers to hold a guint institute at richfield in february on motion ot of earl ear Tn ompson it was wai decided to extend the invitation for a ioina institute the matter of attending the state teach teachers rs convention at salt lake in december was v as also di discussed cussed and I 1 the teachers were urged to attend and the school board will be asked to pay the excene of the teachers to this educational department work vas vaa then resumed and much information was given the pedagogues gues on live topics for the school room SATURDAY EVENING the largest audience of the institute met in the high school room on satur day evening the program opened with a stirring chorus the blue danube waltz which was as given ian tin im and vigor by the Rie fiefield field teachers this was followed by a vocal solo doan io 0 cry ma ala honey by mr john nelson of salina and in response to a vigorous encore he sang the dear home land prof driggs gave one of his ener vedic eel cand and addresses on the library gymnasium movement and urged that ds As the only cure for the loafing evil among the young john hood sang one of harry laud ers famous scotch songs 1 I love a lassie which was well received and for a recill sang the garden of roses A vote of thanks was extended et ended to the people of salina for their hospitable reception and to the officers of the institute for the splendid programs basker after the instill e a basket ball lame came was pulled elf ck I 1 tween richfield and central teachers teach hers crE the balance of thu the counts count the 1 he game had been touted as one interest and as a re ho he open house was well filled the ginio game was wa called it wit WB I 1 game both sides 1 des worked 1 3 during the to hales hale sand and i id d central team went de dc to the tune of 18 1 to 0 15 hilarious 3 rooting during th JU 11 thare aln re anah as much fun evoked tiie tilie lie cone |
