River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-12-21
Educational.
III. y. EsAKER, a. H.. Editer.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

THE st. Paul Schools have an after
noon session of only two hours, viz.
from l:30to $3.50.
REMEMBER to have n written pro.
gramme made ont for the inspection
of the board or other visitors.
THERE is no science in which the
learner is apt To he so conceited upon
small requirements, as in grammar
ID. p. Page.
THE WISCONSIN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
convenes at Madison, Dec. 9th, for a
session of two days. The usual reduc-
tion OF r. II. fares.
THE RIVER FALLS public school closed
last Friday. We learn that the same
corps of teachers will be retained dur
ing the winter term.
FIVE minutes study is better than to
sit before an open book for an hour,
watching the teacher, in the vain hope
that the required lesson will soak in.
II young teachers will write their
programme on the back of monthly
report, we will look it over, and write
back any suggestions that seem to be
needed.
In room No. in the Prescott school,
pupils are required to pass written
monthly examinations, in which they
must average 60 per cent. or be grad
eel into lower class.
IN is necessary to recOllect that a
school is not benevolent institution
for giving aid to needy teachers. The
needs of the school must be consider
ed.-Payne's School Supervision.
If your school has never received
any Constitutions from the state, write,
and we will send the clerk a blank APP
plication which will obtain them, when
sent to the State Superintendent.
The combination sew is always
preceded by C, as in perceive; the
combination ''iev" is always preceded
by some other letter as in relieve
Henkte's Test :Speiter.
D. u. WHIPS school commenced
Monday the 4th inst, at Rock Elm Gen.
ter. Miss Elma Ross in the Fox dis
trict, land Miss Couch in the John Brown
district, commenced theirs the same
day. Sarah Alexander teaches the
Plum City school. o.
q. How many inhabitants in Wis,
in 1875, (a) also i'll the city of Prescott,
(b) and village of River Falls, (c) and
what is the area of Pierce county 10y.
A. (a) l,236.729, (bJ 1882, ,cl 1900,
(Estimated), (d) 573 and 7-l6 81. mi,
according to late history of the state.
De WoLF's INSTRUCTIVE SPELlER, i'm
which the words are arranged to teach
the sounds of tAe letters. and the
composition of words, is ut hand. 1t
is a superior book, compared with the
old ones. Price, % cts. Get it to
study, teachers. Wilson, Hiukle &
Co., Cincinnati.
Ir is poor policy for district to
hire a teacher without any certificate,
because such school will count nothing
towards the five months necessary to
secure the amount coming from the
school fund. If district and town
clerks overlook the matter and report
such schools, we shall not knowingly
allow the error to enter our report.
MosT of the educational journals in
the Northwest are to be consolidated,
and a large weekly paper will be the
result. The School Bulletin for Nov.
was the last. The new paper will be
$3.50 per year. Subscribers to that
and the others will have their balance
due, credited on the weekly. More
particulars soon. Address S. Il. VIM
chell, Milwaukee.
The best educational paper in Amer
lea. viz, the N. Z. Journal of Educa-
ton, has recently contained such arti-
cles as How to Begin Arithmetic,
Methods Of Teaching Reading, Botan-
zeal Drawing, Half Hours with Auth
ors, &c. From these titles its practi-
cal character may be seen. 1t also
contains much information in regard
to matter. as well as method Of edu.
cation. A club is formed. Write for
terms, and then take it.