Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1917 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Jasper County Teachers’ institute will be held at Rensselaer in the new high school building from August 27 to 31 inclusively. Prof. S. F. Gingerich of Ann Arbor, Michigan, will give two talks daily along the lines of the history of English and A/merican literature. He will lay special emphasis upon the effect of the great world war as future literature. Miss Loravine Votaw will have charge of the music throughout the week and will also give several lectures on the teaching of that subject in the rural schools. The remaining part of the program will be supplemented by home talks from home talent. Prof. G. R. Dean of the Rensselaer city schools will talk on Monday afternoon. He will discuse some phases of the present great world war. Stewart Learning, the county agricultural agent, will discuss agriculture in the rural schools on Tuesday. George Hammerton, trustee of Union township, will give an interesting discussion upon the following topic: “How a Trustee Judges a Successful Teacher.’’ State , Superintendent Ellis will take a period on Thursday. Some member of the faculty of Purdue university will also be present on Thursday and give a talk. The institute will close oh Friday by a talk from jjbouis H. Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton will talk on some phase of educational work of especial interest to the beginner. There will be several musical contributions throughout the week. Miss Essie Helmftk, Alex Jensen,

Miss Nellie DpArmond, Mrs. Kenneth Allman and Dr. W. L. Myer will appear some time through the week. Mrs. M. L. Sterrett will outline and discuss the year’s program in domestic science for the year same time during the week. On Monday afternoon a reception has been planned for the purpose of making each and every teacher in the county acquainted with each and every other teacher in the county. The board of education at its last meeting voted to open the rural schools on Monday, September 3, unless something interfered. Some of the trustees have school houses to move before the school can begin. In such cases school will open later. .