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URGE ATTENDANCE AND GREAT INTEREST CHARACTERIZE SUCCESSFUL TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE JUST ENDEDSuccessful in every way, was the verdict of teachers and instructors that attended the teachers’ institute which closed here last evening. The utmost interest was manifested by all and after the initial session interest gave \ way* to enthusiasm. Carefully planned J by the county superintendent, Mrs. Evans, t.he institute was productive of the utmost good in many ways. Not only was the object for which it was held accomplished, but instructors and teachers left with a better knowledge of the schools of the city, and the work done by them. This also holds good as regards the rural schools, as the praise given the teachers from the country districts by State Superintendent Hai*-mon and Dr. Finch of the state normal college was unstinted. Both declared themselves agreeably surprised at the evident ability of all the teachers.After prayer and music Monday’s session opened with a talk by Miss; Sawyer of Seattle on “Primary Read- 5 ing.” She was followed by Dr. Finch, 1 whose subjects were “Unequal Capacity of Pupils” andStudy of History Interesting.” Monday evening the doctor delivered his illustrated lecture, “Three Weeks on the Panama Canal,” to a large and greatly delighted audience at the high school. Music was provided by Misses Nellie Lamb and Della Perrine, who rendered a piano duet, and G. L. Cobban a violin solo.Miss Sawyer again opened Tuesday’s proceedings with a talk on “Written Language in First Grades.” Dr. Finch’s subject was “Helps and Aids in Teach-“How to Make th*7'UIIing Geography, ” and Mr. Harmon lectured on “Civics.” In the afternoon Miss Sawyer spoke on “Word Study,” and Prof. Cooley explained the “Relation of the Rural School to the Community, * Dr. Finch talked on “How to Make the Study of Grammar Practical, ” while Miss Sawyer’s second topic was “Nature Study.” A round table discussion brought the session to an end.Dr. Tuttle delivered a lecture in the evening. His subject was, “Our Duty to the Child.”Yesterday’s talks were again by Miss Sawyer, Dr. Finch and Mr. Harmon.The teachers who attended were, Helen Anderson, Rachel Gray, Elinor Boyle, Leslie T. Wolf and Edna Bryan, Boulder river district; Lillian Eldridge, Elizabeth Malone, Myrtle Maupin, Emma Holtz, Reed Point; Rose Riley, Ellen Foster, George Osten, Grey Cliff, Nellie Sime, Curtis School; J. F. Christopher. Swamp creek; Zoa Bartholomew, Ilo\vit\ May Alrick, Carney; T. N. Davies, Tangen; Emily Foster, Wheeler Flat; Henry Kleinhesselink, Wormser; W. J. Crawford, Melville; R. E. Free-nan, Fish creek; Ada IT. Dayics, Harper; Florence Lamp, Absarokee; Marie Smith, Merrill; E. A. Erickson, May Brown, Minerva Powell, Marion Nicholson, Eline Adam, Inga Solberg, Gertrude Thompson and Florence Burgi, Big Timber.All the teachers of the county were present, except four, whom Mrs. Evans excused, they having attended institute elsewhere, and those from the joint districts along the Stillwater, who attended the Billings institute.
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Big Timber Pioneer
Big Timber, Montana, US
Thu, Nov 16, 1911
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