The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-03-08
REPORT OF 4. C. L. 4.

I ais6 given as TO the tone OF CRITICISMS 10 bl
/ given on the Tagioua exercises. Heretofore
they have been given rather indiscriminate
/ ~ and have been too severe for some of til,
younger teachers.
I Our Constitution, which had been spirit
Ell away so mysteriously q year ago, va,
found by the former Secretary. Inres,iga-
! tons unnecessary.
Fir. H. Barns presented the following
resolutions, which, after being duly Rad, ex
planned and discussed, were unanimously
| adopted, and Immediately teiegrarbed to
the Senst0r and AssernblJnen of Manito-
voc County, now ia Madison.
The resolutions were as follows:
Rescued, That the members of the
Mani-oBcc County Teachers Association
d. condemn the bill noT before the Legs
la.ure, looking toward a contract with d.
Atwood or any one else, for the publication
of text books for school purposes, End max
ing the use Of such books compulsory for a
period Of fifteen years, more or less.
Resolrcd, That our views on the point
be made known To our Senator aud Assem-
b,ynen, new in Madison.
4 class exercise in Primary Reading was
conducted By lErs. II. Barns, which was
illustrative Of what may be done By using
the Word Method; and If the apparent
thorough preparation Of the class vas in
dicaJiye Of the usual degree Of proficiency
attained in such brief space Of time, the
system is highly commendabie and the
teacher & SUCCESS.
Tois exercise paved the way for quite an
animated discussion, the principal! point 81
is. tie being, whether i: is we'll for PRINTING
the letters Of the alphabet to take the place
Of writing them. Some enc giving as suf-
Ecie6: reasons for the former that, in alter
lille, they can mere s&ii!inily manipulate
sign boards with tie magic words "To
Lei ana For Sale which greet our eyes
50 ?romiscuousiY.
After this exercise, Mr.. r. P. Cody Sc
lected from the Association class Of suG-
fc.ent scholastic attainment to comprehend
the difficult subject Of Relative Prououns
After short drill they We're excused, and
the Inc Of c7itici.:n taken up, which At first
seemed to be a vehicle Tor ipdividuaia t
hold c)lloqry upon their own theories
and not criticism upon the manner il
which the subject had been presented By
TING teacher. Oae Of the members suggest
Cd that the exercise, which N It's way va.
| a model one, seemed more like IN exanliu
alton than development Of the SUI Jet.
An interBission of Il lev moments fol
| lowed, after winch Mr.. Thomas Waist
| drilled class for some minu.es on the sub
Jet Ruics of SpeIhug. Had sufficient tim,
heen allowed N which to lr:<h what he s,
/ Thoroughly and systematically began, It
would nave been a really fno exercise, anb
! one which wUnii have done credit TO am
teacher.
Qaite lengthy discussion followed
anong the prominent p7in.s brought GU
We're: That tae learning a;l aGp,yins 0
! these rules discipline t,Ie miud, and although
i person j. natural speIIsr sill! he is benc
hrsi by these rules. That this tabuIatior
should az far as practicable, be developed
| by the pupils, with hints from the teacher
The discussion upon the subject, Need
ed Reforms il cur present 5 chool Systems
vas opened by Mr.. John Magic, We wil
! select from our Tolumiaou3 notes only tn
most important ideas presented. THIS sa5
jet il one which is discussed bg outsider
az wel. rs By those in tie profession. Teach
ers are apt in some c,ses 20 bs indiferen
to their work. Greater severity in exan;n
atoms might produce more ability on th'
part Of the teacher. More attention Shout
| be directed to the correction OF defects Il
our midst, than fsuitless efforts 30 afec
the Law. The literature of a country Is til
true history Of it.
Comparing the compensation OF tn
teacher with that Of other professions, "
fnd it to be quite favorable, and for amour
Of labor expended to be sufficient
adequate.
Want Of permanency in situation
8aothcI plea ofsrei by those bo use tn
profession only as IA stepping stone t
something more paying. lucompetency c
teachers leads to tbis necessity Of chang,
and contract binding Tor one year only
.. relief 70 one Of the par.iea, At least, whe
the tweivc mouths are hnished. Gener;
diaagreeableaess Of the work-improv,
mcuts in this respect must come from he
low upward The wants Of the lowe
grades must BE attended to; u coarse
study must be adopted to secure deGnii
aims. What will AID the pupil must re
celve the first attention, not what stud,
VIII prepare lin best for the University.
Mr. ?. L. Magic made lew remars
Oh the SUBJECT Deficiency in Teachers, an
said that the Improvement should be frol
within outward; that there was a lac!,
professional sympathy; that talking 4;
teachers so much caused fhcm to lose sci.
respect; that the fault Of poor schools va
not always the result Of poor teaching, bs
often the sGec. of insufficient school roon
and furniture; tina, the school houses
toe county should be labeled as well as IL
teachers.
Nr. Walker also spoke On the suhie,
and said thar good work did not aIaay
secure to the teacher pcrnanency of STA
7t:on. That c!;en . POOR teacher cou'
swiajle q district into believing that 1
was really a good teacher, and secure
position which gusri5oriJas person mig