Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-04-26

recently noticed this department to require
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AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Institute was called to order in the
Senate Chamber by the President at l 30 r
NJ Roll call and reading of the minutes
The President then read an abstract of the
address of Mr.. Fred NJ Campbell, telegraphed
from Oakland, on account of his inability to
attend The main points of the address were
as follows: "Co-operation of parents should
be subject for discussion by Teachers
institute 1t would be if the convention were
one of medical practitioners Mothers CO.
operate with doctors, and why not parents
with teachers! Are teachers blamable at all
Second The Importance of cooperation.
Third 1t should be mutual and must also be
CO operative with teachers. Fourth. The
danger to system is by not securing the CO.
operation and sympathy of parents. Zach
Montgomery in his new book against public
schools. The poison fountain charges them
chiefly with being anti parental. Laws all for
the protection of teachers against parents and
none for the protection of parents against
teachers etc Fifth How to secure il. First
to be Just. Severity does not antagonize so
much as real or imagined injustice. Second.
Avoiding allusion to natural defects, obi
cations or stupidity, also odious comparison
with other children. Parents resent these
personalities Third By visiting parents
Don't reserve visits till complaint is the nee
essary bearer of bad news Watch for some
good thing from troublesome boy and if you
ever catch him att then call him up and COM
mend him Fourth By getting parents to
visit the school Fifth. Find out what interests
pupils and parents and show interest in it.
Sixth don't talk too much to parents. Let
them talk. BE good listener.
THE DISCUSSION
Was opened by Mr.. Dewey, who urged The
Importance of the subject. He was followed
by Mr.. Howe, who said that parents were not
treated with sufficient courtesy. Should have
regard to their preferences and discuss mooted
points judiciousy and amicabIy, Mrs. Swift
concluded the discussion.
Mr.. Van Wagenen then read paper on
Trustees and teachers in their relations to
schools and treated it as to the relation and |
duties of trustees toward the children, the |
parent and the teacher. The paper was all |
admirable and concise One touching upon the |
way in which child looks upon trustee and |
the care trustees should exercise in deciding |
between u teacher and scholar. To the |
parents the trustee should be Just, and to the !
teacher the ylation should be friendly. There !
should be u..lnimlt}. Let the teacher control |
the school and the trustee hold the veto |
power. He stoke of the lack of interest shown !
by school boards He thought trustees had |
better come to school and prevent trouble in |
preference to waiting until 1t occurred. The
qualification of teachers was then touched
upon They should be good readers, familiar
with current literature, Use modern lllustra-
tions and with ability to interest well
teach large classes In reference to order
and interest the following points were made
and well supported Be well prepared for
the class Be fair and just in treatment of
scholars Use small i'll preference to large
words Use the object method far as pos
sible
The discussion was opened by NIr, Pike,
who thought that in country districts es-
the best men were not IN the posi-
ton of Trustees. They do not confer with
teachers on the subject of discipline and in
terfero unfairly without waiting for explana-
tons.
Mr.. Van Wagenen followed on the subject
of the selection Of proper persons for the
office of Trustee.
Mr. Mygatt advocated salary for Trus-
tees, and doing away with the Office of Coun-
ty Superintendent.
MI. Davis spoke upon the subject of con-
tracts between teachers and Trustees as being
a greater security in the matter of position.
Mr.. Bray said that teachers did not take
sufficient pains to be ON friendly relations
with parents; if they did it would make an
connecting link between the teacher
and Trustees
Mr.. Ewing delivered well written essay
upon the subject of
GRADING
which he showed to be machine for secur-
ing the greatest good to the greatest number.
Grading developes the energy, sliding along
developes the epidurmus. The dolt cannot
learn as much as the genius 1t is the strain