Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1914 — County Institute Next Week. [ARTICLE]

County Institute Next Week.

Next week the annual County Institute will be held in Rensselaer. This will bring to town all the teaclf> ers of Jasper county, and Superintendent Lamson will be very thankful for any acts of courtesy shown them during the week. Any citizens "ho are willing to furnish board might telephone Superintendent Lamson that he may have a list of available places ready. During the >veek talks will be given by Professor U. J. Hoffman of the Illinois State Department of Education, Mrs. E. E. Olcott of the Danville Normal, Miss Dyer and Miss Stover of the Rensselaer schools. On Thursday evening. October 1, County Superintendent Driver, of Randolph county, will give an illustrated lecture on Consolidation. At present Randolph county lias more consolidated schools than any county in the United States, and Superintendent Driver will tell in a very able way how this has been accomplished, the results obtained and what the people there think of the movement. People over the.county who are interested In the future school system of Jasper county should not fail to hear Superintendent Driver whether they, at the present, believe In consolidation or notl All lectures will he held in the high school assembly hall and are free to nny person who cares to attend.—ERNEST LAMSON, Co. Supt.