River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-08-28
Educational.
HIS. BAKER. "A. B.,Edifor.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT

near from nun regarding Jlit pecull-
: arities of Iowa schools.
LOUIE Burr, at her OLD place, Fisher
district, Oak Grove, taught music,
kept the little ones employed in the
forenoon by arithmetical work. and
other things as good as usual.
TEACHERS who take no papers, attend
no associations, and never go to school,
grow about as fast us tree placed on
Il rock. Lack of proper food kills the
life of both; yet we can see neither
grow by watching, still they grow.
MARY FrrzSIMMoNs. No s, Oak Grove.
although it was her third term, had
not lost interest. Map drawing, print
ing. and general business air about
the school, made it a pleasure to OBJ
serve. She is reliable and devoted to
her work
THE ability to read for others to list
en- with pleasure, is an accomplishment
worth quite as much as the ability to
make ordinary music, and perhaps it
is more valuable because more rare.
From a financial standpoint it is more
desirable. Music teachers are abund-
ant, but very few make special study
of reading, or even assume to teach
it. Aspire, then, to read well.
ANNA WHP, Proctor district, River
Falls, was one of the few who could
interest class in Wilson's old readers.
| The practical arithmetic class did very
thorough work f L o IN perc en- "a g e
through exchange, as shown by writ
ten examination papers. The ground
will not need to be passed over next
winter. She is active and a disciple
marian. Physiology by general work.
Clear headed in all things. Term, l0'
weeks.
ADA MOORE, whose enlightened rad
icalism does not take angular
forms, closed a long term at Utah,
Trimbelle. Forty-nine were register
ed. Work upon homemade globe,
exercises in rapid combination, very
liberal decoration with plants, draw
ing, home geography and manner of
teaching arithmetic that does not kill
thought, all show her devotion to the
work which commanded the admira-
ton of her patrons.
INsurUTEs.-The query in this col
umn week before last, i'll regard to the
refusal to give an Institute at River
Falls is satisfactorily answered by the
State Superintendent. The ground of
the refusal is certainly not uncompli-
mentary to the teachers living in Riv-
er Falls. The following extract from
our correspondence explains ALL
t'The reason why no Institute was
assigned to your county this summer
and fall, is that it was believed the at
tendance of the teachers would be
composed almost entirely of those
who have been instructed in the Nor
NAL School of your place, and who do
not need the drill usually given in an
Institute. Very truly yours,
w. G. WHITFoRD,
State Supt.
THE rate of the apportionment of
last years income of the school fund,
was thirty nine cents per scholar. But
it must be remembered that about
sixty per cent. of the $s2,62l ,879,57,
which constitutes the gross amount of
the productive School Fund, is repre-
sented by certificates of Indebtedness,
amounting to ST., 700, to pay the
interest upon which the people are an
nually taxed to the amount of Sl09,-
l79, so that even the state aid of thir-
ty nine cents per scholar, is sham
and a delusion to the extent of three
ffths of it's insignificant amount. Our
Maternal State Government draws tn is
money from the people by general
tax in December, and pays it back to
them in June, as bounty to the pub
lie schools. Deducting sixty per cent.
of this thirty-nine cents, leaves but
fraction over fifteen and one half
cents nett, per scholar. This is the
the sum and substance of the bounti-
full provision made by the State for
the support of common schools.
II. Read, Supt. City Schools, Oshkosh.
Try to instill the idea into the hearts
of your pupils that idleness during
school hours is a sin and cannot he
tolerated. and see to it that your
Younger pupils obtain right ideas con-
corning their duties. Have cheer
full word and helping hand for your
dull pupils. Do not allow pupils to
read or recite ina low, indistinct tone of
voice. Teach independence of thought
and promptness and conciseness in
|, recitation. In arithmetic, turn your
selves into drill masters and train your
pupils in accuracy and rapidity in COM
binations, require a thorough analysis
of every step in fractions, and give an
abundance or practlcal WORK III CON-
pound numbers; in the reading classes
you viii have opportunity TO train
your pupils in not only the meaning
, and etymology of words. but as to
their use in the proper expression OF
their thoughts; let your questioning
I be clear and pointedand require well
7 worded answers; in geography, the
the teacher must not be confined tc
, the text book,-a thorough knowledge
) of our own section of country is OF
primary Importance. that of other
countries important only as it relates
to or is compared with ours: in spell
ing, never permit a scholar to try
twice upon word; teach the elements
of writing thoroughly, devote some
: few moments to singing and do not
; forget to teach good morals and good
, manners. Supt. Isham, Walwortt
!. County