The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-02-18
Minutes Of the East Division Teach.
ers' Association.

The meeting aas coll. to order by the Vice
President at 10:3o A M, There a. present q
and snow drifts. After We had been called 10
order for some time. We were made glad by the
entrance of ID A. Mahoney, and taier IN the day
by the entrance Of w. E Wheeler, Of the Yves. ern
Division.
The teacher in Penmanship being absent, the
President appointed Mr.. James F!eit TO take
charge of the ex rcise Although the teacher had
not been appointed and had 40 idea when he
Went there, OF conducting class exercise. yet we
think he exercise was profitable. COreide rabe
dlscnssion Was ELECTED a. to the best method Of
teaching his a. eiul branch Several letters G! c
placed or the blackboard for analysis and the
results sh0wed that a more intimate acqualn aDce
with the Spenceran MAMMAL would be derira-
BILE. Our heat teachers agreed hat theory and
Practice should 90 hand in hand, and that the
blackboard Is a aseful aid in teaching PenmAn-
ship While scussing the besc way OF Corr CT.
ing errors. supt. Briggs gave us u good way, to
have he pupils study carefully !: perfect model.
and ihe' reproduce some OF their writing on the
board ana have them point out the errors.
The next exercise was one in Arithmetic by d.
A MahoLey. Subject: rue end Bark l'isCoun.
During his exercise mary good ideas were ad-
vanced IN regard 10 this part Of Arithmetic. Some
difference Of opinion prevailed a. 10 the meaning
ni the word DISCOUNT, which was hnall, eett!ed
BY Supt Briggs. IT, was though, that our text
hooks might te improved IN treating of discount.
The ference between trne and bank discount
was shown and he quss i'm OF collec. ing higher
rates t interest than specified III no cs WAS dis
cussed.
The next exercise was one in Geography, Sub.
jrci: Mountains, by Supt. Briggs. The subject
was presented under The heads Of height Of
mountains, ""age of mountains" and "uses Of
muuntalnE."
The methods of ascertaining the height of
mountains were given; the question OF what the
level OF the SEA ie. and how il s ascertained was
sis" DISCUSSED In this connection. In discussing
the age OF mountains il was decided that ge0O-
gists 90 not agree whether the highest or the
lowest mountain chaiLS are the older; and also
In scugsing the uses of mountains. several dr.
fe5ent Ideas were advanced ps to what would be
the result II there were no mountains.
During the exercise we cou,d not help feeling
that more general study Ut Geology Will be very
profitable.
The next exercise was one In Physiology, sIb-
ject; Anatomy of the Bones, by D. H. Flett
However poorly the teachers in the other exercis-
es were prepared, 1t WAS evident thGt tina charge
could not he laid against the teacher In his Care
TIE numhsr. names and forms Of the bones were
gwen, aud their composition touched upon; and
The adaptation of means 10 ends in the formation
of bones to Fl: their respective offices was Well set
forth by the teacher
JAMES FLETT, Jr. Sec'y. pro TEN.
The next meeting OF the h. D G TIA will be
held in Dist No. ~, Pleasant trairie, known a.
the "Hsnnan District" on Saturday, February
Goth. commencing at @ A. NJ. The following IL
the prog, anime Penmanship - james Flett :
Arith.ne tic: Square Root p Briggs, Physical
Geography; tnrrents-LeLa Ozanne; Physiology;
Eye and Ear ID. Il. Fett.
JAMES d PETRIE, V. ED.