The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-03-13
TEACHERS, MEETING IN MEEME.

1910 II was tHougiit III uot 10 iioio
any session in the forenoon, but several
teachers were present, among whom
we've Supt Kirwan and /. n. Stewart,
who We're Oh time Notwithstanding
long drive and very bad roads We
hope those Meeme teachers may profit
by their example and ,Cdila their short
ride before 10 o'clock. Meeting called
to order at | p. NJ, by the President,
and motion was carried to follow pro-
gramme for the day as far as time would
allow
Meeting opened with an exercise. Rev
dictionary War, by d. s. Day. who
made it profitable exercise. Causes of
War. remote and immediate. invasion of
G ,nada from different points, and con-
sequent inroads by the British. cause
and extent Of naval success, burning of
Washington and attack on Baltimore
were the chief topics. A very correct
and extensive knowledge was manifested
by many teachers. Mr. Day S forte. 1t
was followed by an exercise in Penman-
ship by j. L. Clary, who understood the
subject and, what is more, knows how to
teach it. He called class to the beard
| and required them to write according to
directions and principle. We would say
gain, lie: us make more of this exercise
in our schools, for neglect Of it is failure
in the teachers business. Mr.. Coleman
being absent, Siusic was postponed
| Mr. |. n Stewart then took up the sub
ject Of Geography of u. S. 1t was
handled IN very admirable manner and
rendered a complete success. He takes
the position that Physical Geography is
too much neglected; that by only fair
knowledgs of it. We can tell location Of
cities, centcrs of commerce, vegetable
and animal life, nature aud kinds of
soil, origin, direction and extent of winds
and storms, climate, and intelligence
and civilization Of the people, which are
certainly points of greatest Importance
in geograp hical knowledge. He recon
mendcd the study Of Latitude and Lon
gitude to some extent, and comparison
of size and population Of cities. countries
and SO forth. as: Chicago has four times
the population of Milwaukee and twice
that Of San Francisco; New jersey is
four times the size of Delaware, and
Massachusetts is six times the size of
Rhode Island, or similar examples. Dur
ing the election campaign, we one day
took the pains to learn the number of
Representatives to which each state is
entitled and it has been of invaluable
aid, inasmuch as we can tell almost cor
rectly the comparative population of the
several states from this easily learned
list. Mr.. Stewart took the place of Mr..
Viebahn. who was necessarily absent.
Recess for a few minutes. Afterward
NJ H. Clary conducted a class in Analy-
sis and Parsing, which was very lively
and interesting. He first required a
complete analysis of the sentence, and
then followed a critical parsing of words
Whether it is necessary to give Rules
dlLeT UiSpoSlDR VI "oidS III eiCEicutS w
casioned discussion, the result Of which
is automatic Mr.. c. exhibits consider
able promptness and energy in his work
In our meetings.
He was followed by J. &. Smith, who
had charge of Analytical Spelling. He
showed the Normal Method, so far as be
knew; gave the origin and derivation of
few words; some rules, which are Of
aid to correct pronunciation; and drilled
the class on rules of spelling The sue
cess, if any, is due to those teachers who
made it successful. The last exercise,
but not least, was drill in U. S. Judiciary
Department, by Supt Kirwan. 1t is no
use to speak of topics, for every item
mentioned in Townsend and many from
other sources were clearly presented by
the teacher and occasioned much ANNA
ted and useful debate. Whether Con
gress has ever reduced the number of
Judges of the SupremeCourt,re reduced the
number of Judicial Circuits or Districts
81 as to throw judge out of Office. or
has the constitutional right to do 50, &C.
casioned earnest debate. After another
contention, Nj. *. decided that there
arc Circuit Judges proper, besides the
Judges of the Supreme Court, point
Townsend leaves untouched.
Programme for next time:
Mexican War, - -- y. s. Day.
| Drill in Music, Tho las Coleman
Penmanship. J. L. Cleary.
" INTERMISsION
Constitution of Wis, Richard Colby.
| Use Of Capital Letters, NJ. II. Cleary.
| Decimal Fractions, &. f. Viebahn
Analytical Spelling, J. c. Smith
| Discussion on School Law.
This is certainly one of the best Asso-
Citations held in Meme this Winter, ow-
| ing very much to our strong force from
Alaaitowoc. We hope they will come
again as soou as convenient 1t is very
profitable to hold communion with such
men. The teachers are evidently wax
ing up to the extreme need and untold
benefit Of such meetings, Judging from
the number of Association Districts, and
good attendance at the most OF chem.
Ianitowoc is most assuredly not behind
her sister counties either in the energy
and devotion Of the Superintendent, or
| willingness and ability of the teachers he
has welcomed from different parts of the
State. This Association viii meet again
| Saturday, March 22ad, to commence at
10 a. NJ, If possible. Be sure to come
and bring your neighbor teacher with
you; We will publish your name.
j. &. SMITH,
Secretary
The Milwaukee Sentinel OF Tuesday,
reached us last night and somewhat
troubled us, as we hunted in vain for it
among our many exchanges but the
pleasure and surprise was the stronger,
when we found it finally in improved
shape and appearance as an eight folio
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