Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1920 — TEACHERS ARE IN SESSION [ARTICLE]

TEACHERS ARE IN SESSION

REGULAR COUNTY INSTITUTE BEING HELD IN THIS CITY ThlS WEEK. Wednesday Afternoon. Immediately after the music period this afternoon, Mr. King, a representative of the Aldine Reading 'Method, gave explanations and examples of the methods, showing the different processes used by the Method in teaching beginning reading. Folowing him, Mr. Watkins, a representative of the Beacon Phonic Method, gave a hurried explanation of their Phonetic method of teaching reading. The institute was then favored *by an address by Mr. Duggleby of Kankakee township, who gave a very interesting talk in his humorous way. The institute was then favored by a musical number by Mrs. Randle and Miss Wood. In the opening of Pro£ Elson’s afternoon address he announced that he had been requested to lecture on the League of Nations, and that on Thursday evening at 7:30 he would do so at the court house. In his address he showed why it really was expedient for Washington to issue his proclamation of neutrality, in the beginning of the war, though it was something very unusual for a country to do at the opening of a great war. He also gave an account of the adoption of Jay’s treaty and of the duel fought by Hamilton and Burr. Thursday Morning. On account of County Supt. M, L. Sterrett’s arm paining-him quite severely, Mrs. Sterrett has had charge of the institute. Prof. Evans devoted his morning period to - the teaching of reading. In bis address he had no trouble in holding the attention of the teachers while presenting the “Laws of Grouping” and giving examples by way of oral reading and ev. planations. Thursday Morning. The professor, in his morning address, very emphatically declared that if the teacher is to create interest in her class she must be so full of history that she will be intensely interested herself. In this lecture he gave an outline for giving a historical tour, beginning with some principal historic city, i. e., Philadelphia. In this tour the important incidents and events are studied.