The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-06-26
Report Of Teachers Meeting q
GLarks Mills

lISudAl " IlDl+JI 4'iCNt va AZ 80 '.''A {
and Tribune, u considerable numb.r Of
teuchcrs net at the school house in Clarks
Mills on Saturday, June 18th. The threat
cuing skies Of the carly morning cleared
away, and more beautiful day FOX the care
worn and weary teaches to get to get er
could hardly have been selected. Almost
the universal feeling expressed by these de-
voices to the cause Of popular freedom and
enlightenment, many Of whom are now Just .
commencing in the work, was that the |
teachers position was no slnccure, and that /
the work, If cpncientiously performed was (
ssyerc, hard, mental, aud physical
labor
However noble the object; in It's accom-
plishmcnts, toll, AMI suffer on alone, unaid-
cp, taking up his burden each day as each
ncw responsibility IS aided 10 his charge,
til. at last he ceases to i've, bat moYcs on
lrulgin5Iy under the load Of future gener-
uttous. Its not remuneration. lie pee
\ ri, are anxious t. crowd Town the wages.
and to z =: H. mach ouC Of tho teacher as
possible, who they think receive a large
price per moath, forget that lie Is employ
ell only q l!ttle more than one half the year,
and that tie remainder is nearly lost time.
\ person coanot afford to sacrifice so much
OF his plysical and mental energy and re
cciYc SO little in return. So by the time
they Lyc5in ,,xpe@icnccl, efficient teachers,
they almost always leave tie profession and
embark in some NOR, profitable calling.
But there is no calling moro glorious.
After that the Gospel Minister, the teacher
glands highest, and occupies the most i'm
portaat and Influential position among his
felow-men And the cause Of popular cd
u, uca.ion viii only be securely based when
the people come to consider it us such.
The teacher has his joys--a dull lurid Joy
Of duties faithfully met ana obstacles dog
gedIy wrcstlyd witl-he looks to some fru-
,ion in the future, to a return when these
whom he has helped to educate shall have
' become men and women.
d ~ " El'EA u NhtHiGiGut i4uILibCL iI.itA
assembled and, Is Is cur costom, tie meet
, IN was organized y the election Of 4
prc~idca; and Secretary. To the former
. Office John Lyons was elected and to the
latter your humble servant.
That III Understood and much abused
subject Ct grammer came first on the pro
--,,,,,,, MI q, e., ro-uppe ,rSo lad hoo,
appointed to conduct the exercise were not
present, Evelyn "A. Flags, recently from
Lawrence University, Appleton, was select
cd to lead the discussion on the method of
teaching this She maintained that gram
:. rer as 4 separate study should 5c common
cciby pupils rs young as y years; that by
long experience she hal foand that it could
be successfully taught to pupils at that
age. Il vas the general opinion that, if
proper sttcntion was given TO explanation
ana illustration Of the definitions, the nam
J. thing needed was time to devote to drill
t putting in practice each new idea as
it was ac Jlrei. II was also decided that
!. where ono-half an hour could not be given
j. to the subject, il would be better to omit
:. it altogether.
The parsirg exercise was conducted by
. Nancy Darling
e The disposal of the word osca in the
phrase, "irepectirs Of their 9w" merits, :
= found on page, Sanders Fourth Reader
n Old Series, elected considerable discussion
/ some holding thatlt was simple dcfnitiyt
affective modifying merits others that i
!. was apossesslve adjective and others that
Ie it modified their, which was pronoun il
the possessivc ease, rengthening the ;dcs
!. of ownership contained in that word
J. Irrespective alsc was LEFT IN sn uncertain
position. The whole subject Of grammar
l. provoked IS usual an energetic discussion
.e which was warmly if not ably maintained
At the close OF The grammar exercise,
A. good number Of the teachers adjourned t,
10 partako Of the generous hospitality, whicE
all who have occasion, never fail to find
NJ the hcuse Of Nr and Mrs. William
Mcvrs.
2 The afternoon was principally ooeupie,
a. " the subject Of renmaushiP, conIucte'
I at first - Agnes l.. Classon aud subse
D. gently By Ssrah fecker. Miss Tuck
has been employed for TIE last few year
/ in living vritlin. lessons and she not on!,
has met wish marked success, but has re
Il. ceise3 many high c5uuneadaticns fros
lea linz men IA the educational WORK. w
e were Wy fortunate in obtaining her pres
ence. ard the afternoon vas proltao!,
J. spent With instruction ami drill, conduct
L. her. IT. the mode I'll manner + teach
-a.. an. learning sa write
m: meeting uaumcd 's - aft