River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-05-22
Educational.
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Gardner district, Spring Lake, May IL
| 4 NElGHBoRmd superintendent refus
es to give private examinations, q
1 privilege allowed by law.
/ A GOOD programme will help teach
Ell who is poor disci plinai ian by ma
ture, to preserve quiet, because it will
keep all busy.
MARY WEST, Clifton follow school,
by private enterprise of herself and
pupils, has procured curtains for the
school room. Energy.
WILL teachers who are in school no.
tify us of the non-receipt Of Circular
Ne. 81 We mailed 1t to all, or intend.
ed to do SO, last week.
LEGAL HoLIpAy.--May 80, or decora-
ton day, has been added to the list of
legal holidays, and teachers will gov
ern themselves accordingly.
IT is expected that the subject of
amusements proper for teachers will
be carved with keenness and vigor
that will refresh you.
TEACHERS, who in vacation go around
in listless inactivity, getting ready for
school work, are always sure to be as
great drones in the school room as
out of it.-Ef
Fl. LowATER on the 5th inst. opened
the spring term of the Ellsworth
school. So pupils in the upper depart.
ment. Ella Bradley is doing well in
the lower room.
CONE out to the association next Sat-
urday and hear Mr.. A. p Weld dis
sect some vital points of school dogma
and point out the weak parts. He
will surprise and enlighten you.
F. BARNEY, of Rock Elm Center, com
menced teaching in the Reed district,
Spring Lake, on the 5th inst. Mrs.
Lemon commenced at Cady Creek and
Minnie Horstad in the Stratton dis
trict the 9Th inst. B.
THE school in the Maxgood district,
Gilman, opened Monday, May 5th, un-
der the supervision of Miss Kingsley.
of River Falls. A good school is look
ed for from teacher who has been
trained in the Normal. M.
HAVE adopted the plan of seating
my pupils in grades. | like it very
much and shall do no other way. 1t
saves time and noise. | have Sd pu-
pills, no hardness now, and more regu-
lar attendance than ever. ii.
ScHoof. in the Richard Mann district.
Trimbelle, opened May 5th. Isabelle
Rollin, teacher. The attendance is
larger than it has ever been before.
The supply Of textbooks provided by
the district is not sufficient for the
pupils. J.
MANY object to seating by grades and
recitations at the seats upon the plea
that it will disturb the others''--who
are studying. Do they know that
such is the custom of graded schools?
Glass movements are far more dis
tracing.
IDA POWELL, late of River Falls, is
doing good work in the school at Spar
ia, and is we'll pleased with her posi-
ton. Another one who ought to be
teaching in Pierce county. but who
deserves better pay than she could get
at home. Congratulations.
I HAVE my pupils seated by grades,
strictly, primer and all. Some of the
smaller ones were thus brought into
seats so high that had to place blocks
of wood under their feet in order to
keep them easy. It works well. I'D
die EUerett. No. 4, RiUer Falls.
WHILE the system of self-reporting,
practiced by some Of our profession,
may be a moral tonic to one, it will be
a moral poison to fifty. 1t puts a pre-
MUM upon lying and deceit. We are
not required to give evidence against
ourselves in a court of justice.--M l..
Margood.
THE constant use of beer every day
gives the system no time for recuper-
alton; but steadily lowers the vital
| forces; it is our observation that beer
drinking in this country produces the
very lowest forms Of inebriety close
ly allied to criminal insanity quar-
terly Journal # Inebriety
We have often met te achers who
were inclined to give vent to their
| feelings in tears in the midst of school
work, when pupils were ugly .impudent
or contrary. Such teachers have usually
too good dispositions. Rouse the sleep
ing ugliness in your nature. Bear in
mind that if there is any crying to be
done, the pupils are the ones to do it.
Your place is to govern. If they get
in the way let them weep.
Ed. FITZGERALD. Hurley district, FL
Paso, labored under many disadvan-
tages which he could not remedy, not
the least of which is the school struc-
ture--it can hardly be called a house
which is very uncomfortable. and
not stimulating TO the pupils. A new
ore is under discussion. Oral arith.
metic, county geography, and draw
ing, we noted az specially excellent
features. Mr.. r. under favorable cir
cumstances would make the school
very superior. We hope the patrons
will move soon. We wonder at the
teachers success under the circum-
stances. He deserves credit.
@. + have not received my pay for
last winters teaching. ! fear the
treasurer is using the money and tells
me it has not come into his hands.
What can | do! =.
A. 1T is embezzlement for him to
refuse to pay over funds in his hands
upon the presentation Of legal order.
The treasury can.sot, that we can see,
! he ar,r,tv 81. thts time of wear If uonp