River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-11-08
A. QUERY,
BY W. J. NJ.

l noticed communication last wee
headed lis it So" by G.. o. b.
Yes ii is so; that teacher shout
attend a Normal School or some othe
good school is imperatively expressed
by every good and honest teacher. Ii
my mind, a pupil should never entel
upon the duties as a teacher in any
common country school without frs
having some instruction from school,
that are superior. Because in many
such schools you find pupils as good a,
yourself in many branches. AS soor
as the pupil finds himself on an equal
ity with the teacher he begins to b
filled with the conceit that the teach
er knows nothing. Though many pr
pills have gone from the common couL
try schools out into the wide world a
teachers, teaching Systematically and
uniformly in all the common branch
es. But at the same time that teach
er could not aspire to anything better
than raising himself a notch or two
higher by entering some good training
school where all the good, honest and
moral influences are daily surrounding
him. Here he learns not only from
books but is daily taught something
even if he is without very great
knowledge of book education that
would make a lone home in the wilder
ness happy and comfortable.
But whether there are not other
schools equally as good, if not better
than the Normal. has been a question
of considerable interest to my mind.
The very best teachers to-day that are
teaching in our high schools and col
leges, never entered normal school.
Any man. care not who he may be.
If he has been nrongnL up under the
kim moral influences of good father
and mother, and has been educated
by professors in the highest institu-
lions of learning, will succeed if he
be a man of sound judgment, In any
occupation he may follow whether it
be school teaching or farming.
rive admit the above to elicit
thought, without indorsing or con-
demning it'll. S. b..
REPORT OF TEACHERS AssooIA-
TIoN.
The association held at River Falls,
November Sd, was called to order by
Supt. Baker, then followed the pro-
gramme for the day.
Members having duty who could not
attend, and were not called away by
sickness, procured substitutes. Every
subject was so presented that an in
teresting discussion followed.
We present some of the facts for
the benefit of those teachers who were
absent.
Unsuccessful teachers are of two
kinds; those who know nothing and
those who attempt to enforce high
ideal. Successful teachers are those
who have a wide range of informa-
ton, plenty of common sense, interest
in the work and high ideal.
Geography may be made interesting
by having the pupils draw a map of
the country of which they are study
ing, placing the names of the noun
tains, bays. lakes, rivers, capes, cities
and towns thereon, and then by having
them, onia separate slip of paper, sketch
a picture of some of the native ami
mails, and plants.
Penmanship should not be taught in
country schools by analysis and APP
plication of principles, but by careful
ly copying a perfect model, either
from memory or otherwise.
Spelling exercises should be in writ
ing. Oral reviews are beneficial.
Physical and moral training should
be taught by FLANK movements" in
tellectual, by direct and constant at
tack.
The teacher should do his best to
reach and teach the idiotic pupils so
long as they are permitted to attend
his school.
The teacher should spend twenty
four hours in preparation for the du-
ties of school.
The teacher teaches more by exam
pie than by precept.
MORO. should be what
they desire their pupils to become"
ATTENDANCE.
Ladies'. Clara Healey Mary A. Kelley, Clara
Rounsevell, Mrs. w. ID. Parker, J. A. Morse
Evie Hill, Newell Powell, Clara McElroy
| Celia Vasson, Mary Saunders, Stella Dyer
| Ella Burke, Carrie Saunders, Bertha e
Barnes, Louisa Mason, Fanny Amery. Mary
Grant, Mary Fitzsimmons, julia Mcmahon
Josie Hadley, Della Harris, L: Burr, Emmi
Stirratt, Nellie Cooper, M. N. Pope, Angie
| Neff. Addie Neff, Nancy Cornelison, Mini
| Rawley, Caroline Ahlstrom, Tena Nelson
| Mi, ME Horstad, Augusta Wales, Jennie
| Wales, Ida Westcott, Hattie Powell, Hattie
| Barnes, Martha Ames, Nellie Hope, al. nj
Brown, Nettie Barnes.
/ NIB. Wilkinson, J. b. Thayer, c. Z. Mcln
tyre. Dr. NJ. Thompson, 4. II. Lowell, A.
Kinney, c. w. Youngman, w: d. Putnam
w PcsS..t. A. II. Lowell, w W. Bartlett,
NJ Ave. NJ. fiinman, p. Mcmahon, Henri
McMahon, w. ID. Parker, l.. L. Mnzzy, N
L. Collins, j. E. Elliott. j. z. Aasterud, "
Fl. S. BAKER, President.
NJ. NJ. BROWN, Secretary.