The Athens Review, Wed. at Institute, Henderson Co. TX

The Athens Review, Sept. 13, 1917

WEDNESDAY AT INSTITUTE

REV. TOWER PLEASED THE TEACHERS WITH INTERESTNG ADDRESS

Rev. M. L. Fuller, in response to his name on the Institute program
for the invcation, made a very appriate (?) talk to the teachers,
welcoming them to Athens and hoping by another year to be able to
tender them the use of a new Baptist church at this place. The
condition of the times and the great resposibility of the teacher
makes them all feel more or less spiritual minded now, and these
places on the program filled by our ministers seems to be greatly
appreciated.

After the morning exercises, W. H. Culbertson was called to respond
to his name on the subject, " Adoption of the State Coure(?) of Study."
Mr. Culbertson is a good talker as well as practical teacher and
pleased the teachers very much, as well as giving some wholesome advice abou
about following our course of study as near as possible.

Sectional meetins were now called by Supt. Thomas. The first section
of the intermediate work was conducted by Mrs. Annie Christian, with
J. G. Ware to be assistant. Section No. 2 Intermediate, was conducted
by Frank J. Davis, with Bertha Ramsey as assistant, and in the High
School work W. E. Cox was to be assisted by W. G. Fowler.

Mrs. Christian and Mr. Davis did some splendid work in the intermediate
departments. They had all classes and were successful enough to lead
them out into some very helpful discussions. W. E. Cox also had a good
interest in the High School. Miss Ramsey discussed some of Tuesday's
deferred work at this period, much to her credit.

After recess, Rev. C. A. Tower gave a very fine lecture to the School.
Bro. Tower certainly knows how to "strike when the iron is hot," and
drove home to the teachers some very vital facts. He indulged in some
scientific problems interspersed with humor and greatly pleased as well
helped his audience. He closed by saying he would love to cover many
more subjects with the teachers; what the chairman of the anti-
prohibition committee had to say about "Just how it happened,"
would like to talk for hours about the great war, as he was burning with
patriotism, and many other things of interest to all.

After noon Prof. Homer Culbertson followed out the thought of a part of
the lecture by having a quartet sing, " The Monkey Man." He also pleased
the teachers with a sextet entitled, "The Katydid."

The first subject for the afternoon, "Supervised Study," by J. B. Frizzell
was exchanged with a subject for Friday and Principal Frizzell gave a
fine discussion on the subject of athletics. The subject was further
discussed in an able way by C. J. Young.

After this subject sections primary, intermediate, and high school were
called. In the primary section the subject, "Aids and Devices and How
to Use Them," was handled by Miss Fairy Stevens in an efficient way.
She was assisted by a number of other primary teachers.

Intermediate department subject, "Merits and Demerits of the Departmental
Plan of Teaching in the Grades," was discussed by N. B. Nixon as leader,
and other teachers. "Examinations to what extent used in value," was
also discussed by Mr. Nixon and the teacher body before him.

In the High School department, Prof. Masterson discussed the subject of
"Debating and Library work," much to the help of those who heard him.
He was ably assisted by several of his class. After recess Prof. Cathay
very much pleased the teachers in the short time left for his subject.
The photographer having visited the Institute a little time was taken in
getting a picture.

Mr. Cathty had a dry subject, "What is Neccessary That a Teacher Should
Know Relative to the District in Which He is to Teach Before Entering
the School and How Can This Information be Obtained." But we did not have
a dry discussion, as Mr. Cathay kept the teachers laughing almost the
entire time, which made them feel fine to close the day.

The independent teachers had their special work as usual.
INSTITUTE REPORTER

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