The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-17

number of 500 cases of hardness an q
aohole gear, is exceedingly small, being
less thisn one time for each pupil In
school for year. Racine schools have
heretofore stood highest in the state, but
they have never come up to this degree
| of excellence.
Mr.. Barns urged the parents to visit
the school, told them to come when they
wanted to-, and the teachers would al
ways by pleased to see them. He re-
uuested the audience to remain seated as
REFRESHMENTS
was now in order.
Immediately the young ladies, the
teachers, came in, carrying large trays
laden with cake and ice cream. The
trays seemed too heavy to be carried by
such slight hands, but they were speed
ily ightened, and the loads transferred
to other receptacles. All We're supplied
and enioyed the treat with great deal
of gusto.
After!au had partaken fthe good things
the teachers had provided, the audience
was called to order and Mr.. L. j. Nash
offered sentiments which were responded
| to. The first was
s'TH1s OCCASION
Mr.. Markham responded. He said
he was always riding some hobby or
other, but his favored hobby was public
schools. He dilated on the expense the
district had incurred, but not in vain, as
we have the finest school building III the
State to show for it. His first recollec-
ton of teaching, was among others, how
teachers had to board around. ''Here
it seems reversed, for they the teachers)
have just been feeding u.s." (Applause.)
He thought teachers were hardly paid
enough for their labors. Suggested the
people should invite teachers to their
homes and make it pleasant for them.
''GIyE Us MORE SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS,
AND FEWER COURTS AND JUDGES
Mr.. Nash called on Judge Mclean to
respond, but as that gentleman had left,
it was passed.
| '1OUR SCHOOL AND ITS TEACHERS,
was responded to by the Rev. G. B.
Stevens He said he had visited many
schools, and had visited one in all its
departments, but in none had he found
better order, system or management.
In this connection he pointed out that
not seat, door or wall had been cut,
scratched, defaced OF even married since
the school was first opened.
| sssCHoo1 VISITATION"
Superintendent K1rwan responded to
this IN his usual happy vein. He thought
parents would do well to visit schools
while in session, in the county as well asin
the city. That if school meetings were
| held in the midst of winter, instead OF
in August OF September, school trustees
would then have a realizing sense of the
necessity for comfortable buildings,
whc e children have to pass SO many
hours day
While Mr.. KirwaH was speaking,
quite number of persons left the room,
making it almost impossible TO hear.
We presume those that left did not
understand English, for after Mr.. Kir-
wan had concluded, Mr.. Nash requested
all to keep their seats while any one
was speaking. In spite of this request,
large numbers went out while gentlemen
were giving their views.
s'LET SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS BE M
PROVED AND PERFECTED, BUT LET THEM
| STILL TEACH THAT EACH PUPIL MUST
BUILD HIS OWN TEMPLE OF LEARNING.
Mr.. P. Johnston was requestad to re-
spond, but he had already retired.
ssTHE OLD HOUSE AND THE NEW"
was illustrated by Mr.. J. ". Thombs.
He showed when the first school house
of the district was built, its cost and
number of pupils attending, and COM
pared it to the magnificent building now
occupying the site, with the large num-
Der OF pupils and excellent corps of
teachers.
Mr.. Perry Smith responded to
'sTHE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE GREAT AAIERI-
| GAMER OF NATIONALIrIES,
in very happy manner. He called at
tention to the large number of foreign
ers, with almost unpronounceable names,
whose children enter the primary de-
partment. By the thorough drill they
receive there, til ey can, in an incredibly
short time, not be distinguished from
the native born, through their speech.
MUSIC"
was not responded to, as Mr.. T. G..
Shove, who was called upon, had left.
Rev. L. n. Wheeler's remarks on
EDUCATION AND UNITED
THEY STAND, DIVIDED THEY FALL, 30
that knowledge in itself was power, but
if not directed by the teachings of NOR
ality it was very apt to be used for evil.
He illustrated this by sketches from
history. His remarks were short, pithy
and to the point.
Mr.. Barns then made few observa-
tons, hoping the audience had enjoyed
the evening, and trusted this would be-
gin All era Of school-v1sitation by parents
having children in the school. That the
teachers had entertained the audience as