Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Twelfth Year - Number --
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, February 6, 1902
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COUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Falls County Teachers Institute is preparing for an interesting meeting in
Marlin on February 14 and 15.
The program committee, composed of W. A.
Holland, Miss Eva Nettles and W. E. Whitesides have arranged an extensive
program which will include a dinner served in the school building by the
teachers of the city of Marlin.
The matter of a Summer Normal will be
disposed of at this meeting. Those who will attend are requested to notify
the president Mr. C. P. Hudson of their intention to attend.
THE PROGRAM
Friday Night
7:30 o'clock.
Music.
Address of Welcome,
R. H. Rice, Esq.
Response,
Mr. W. A. Holland.
Music.
Saturday.
9:30 o'clock A.M.
"Play Ground Management."
Mr. D. J. McWilliams, Reagan,
Mr. J. F. Kennedy, Alto Sp'gs
"Rise of Universities,"
Miss Torbett, Marlin.
The Ends to be Accomplished,
in opening Exercises:
(a) "To Prevent Tardies",
Mr. J. E. Manney.
(b) "To Incite Indolent Pupils.
to Better Work, Miss Frank.
(c), "To Become Better Acquaint-
ed with Your Pupils,"
Mr. A. D. Wallace.
(d), "To Cultivate a Taste for
Good Literature,"
Miss Lillian Barclay.
(e), "To Stimulate Your Pupils
to Higher Ideals,"
Mr. J. E. Anderson.
(f), "To Improve Pupils in Their
General Bearings,"
Miss Eva Nettles.
General discussion, led by C. P.
Hudson.
Each discussion of this subject
will be limited to five mintues.
"The Teacher in Recitation,"
Mr. A. W. Eddins, Lott.
Mr. H. O. Stanbury,
Cedar Springs.
Business Meeting.
1:00 o'clock P.M.
Horace Mann: Summary of
his work.
Mr. Summers, Durango.
Miss Sudie Brewer, Lott.
"Different methods of teaching
reading in primary grades
Miss Florence Hughes,
Harlanville.
Miss Libbie Smith,
Reagan.
"Specific ways in which teach
ers lose time,"
Mrs. Gott, Rosebud.
Discussed by Institute.
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