Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-11-27


The meeting Of the Gold Hill Public
School Teachers. referredto in the News.
took place at the new school.house yes
terday afternoon. Messrs. Flint. Kent.
Baker, Lister and Davis and Misses
McDonrsll. Smith. Taylor kercheval
and Holman participating. The Board
Of School Trustees and . few others
were present as spectators. The object
Of the meeting. viz: mutual improve
ment, was stated by Professor Kent,
Principal OF the Gold Hill Public
Schools. and the following subjects ON
which 10 write essays, to be presented
at the next regular meeting. December
3lst. given out.
To Mr.. L. II. Lister-The benefit or
injury Of corporal punishment.
Mr.. A. b. q. Davis-Thsbe best method
Of securing Che attention Of children
during Rotations.
Mrs. Mary Mcdonnell - The best
method OF teaching reading.
Mrs. Gaston-Gymnsstics and their
Importance in school.
Miss Taylor-The best method OF
teaching spelling TO primary. . we'll as
advanced scholars.
Miss Kercheval-Ths best method Of
teaching grammar to beginners.
Miss Smith-The best method OF
teachin: geography.
After the subjects were given out.
Professor Flint. County Superintendent
Of Public Schools. was invited to take
the Chair and preside over the further
deliberations OF the meeting.
Tho Professor referred to that section
Of the rules lately adopted by the Board
Of Trustees relative to the duties OF
pupils. that requires them to be clean
and neat in their personal appearance.
and suggested that the teachers be al
lowed to employ such measures, rs in
their Judgment. would best accomplish
the desired end. even to sending the
children homo, should such be
considered necessary. II may be well
to remark in this connection, that wash
bowls, water. soap, towels. combs, n
looking-glasses, should form a part OF
the furniture Of every school.room, as
IL IL too much to ask q boy to forego the
pleasure Of marbles. m~umbls-peg and
similar exercises for q whole day, sim
ply to keep his face and hands clean.
The disparity between the sacrifice and
its reward is simply meassreless.
The next subject taken up by the
Professor. perhaps through n law oil
analogy. but more likely because OF its
natural attraetivensss, was the matter
o. dress on the part Of the lady teach
ers. tHe did not say n word about the
dress OF the gentlemen.-Rep.l He
suggested that they should dress as
richly ~ their means justified. and more
than intimated that they could all afford
better than calico dresses. With due
respect to the Professors's knowledge
Of dry goods. We are willing to bet the
cigars that II Is as much AZ he can do
TO tell the difference between calico and
silk. and will further intimate that IL
the ladies teaching school in Gold Hill
are not neat and pretty enough, even in
plain attire. to suit his fastidious taste,
he deserves 10 continue In his present
miserable old bachelorhood to the long
est day Of his life. But laying lsvity
aside. the Professors suggestion IL
worthy Of consideration. rs tho example
OF tho teachers has q great IL silent in
huence on their pupils.
On the conclusion Of Professor Flint's
address q number Of interesting ques-
tions were taken up and discussed,
among other things tho benefit OF Object
lessons to children just beginning. to
learn their alphabet, and also whether
Il 10 best to teach q class OF twenty-five
or thirty In divisions OF i've or six, or
collectively. The conclusion almost
unanimously arrived at, was that object
lessons were invaluable, several good
reasons therefor being given, mi that.
in tho experience Of most present, II had
beeu found best to teach q class OF the
numbers stated. collectively. The best
reason given was. that in every such
class there were always some bright
scholars who would take the lead. there
by eugendsring q spirit Of emulation
among those who otherwise would nd
vance very slowly. 49,
Another important question. viz: AT
what hour Of the day Is II best to teach
certain studies 2 vas discussed and salts
iactorily disposed Of. Tho unanimous
conclusion was that the most difficult,
those requiring the closest attention.
should be takon up shortly after school
was called in the morning. or directly
after tho hour given for recreation ut
noon. Writing. and kindred exercises
Of q mechanical nature. could be lott
till late en- in the day.
Many other subjects OF interest were
discussed, and the views Of each teacher
elected. From the tenor OF the eIer.
cises yesterday We think that much good
will be accomplished by these monthly
meetings. and therefore hope they will
be continued and regularly attended by
the teachers.