Daily globe., 1879-02-09
NUMBER 2e.
EDUCATIONAL.

! EDUCATIONAL.
me monthly Meeting of the Teachers In
the Public Schools.
The monthly meeting of the public school
teachers was held yesterday afternoon at the
hlgn school. Besides the usual attendance of
teachers Drs. Murphy and Hagan, of the board
| OF education, looked in upon the eYarc;soa
The meeting Yesterday and the order of exer.
! clses were more interesting and entertaining
tnan usual. Music, select reading ESSAYS and
mooel recitation by class of the fifth grade
made up the programme. eN
superintendent Wright presided.
! Inc exercises were opened by a reading bv
Miss Wheaton. She selected for her snbiect .
poem entitled "Ann Hathaway which pur-
ported to give sketch of Shakespeare's mar
fied life, due allowance being made for poetic
license. The sketch had rhythmic melody
ana Pathos about it, which the reader made
prominently pleasant, as indeed did her elocu-
tlon present all the passages of the pieces.
Miss Laura Hand next called nm . class of
youngsters, girls and boys, her pupils, who pro-
ceeded to give model recitation nnon the
| subject OF Gold" This feature of the exer-
clses was introduced as an example to be fol-
| lowed in giving pupils what are termed gene
raj lessons. The class acquitted themselVes
with credit, which brought, of course
the teacher in to share the honors.
violin solo with piano accom- paniment
followed; MIR. Jerge and Miss Hitchcock being
the performers, favoring the audience with an,
exqulsltely rendered piece of Instrumentation.
DIR. ARNOLD.
MISS beales delivered an essay upon Dr..
Thomas Arnold, the Master of Rugby. She
spoke at length of his masterful spirit. his
profound learning, his system of teachino.
WINE ne introduced no particular method Of
a hos 1ofk
been of benefit to ali ednc.+or. nns
Inc essayist dwelt with eloquence upon the
sterllng character of the man. He combined
tne greatest austerity with winning tender
ness OF manner. His character and hearino
both commanded respect and invited the con,
hdence of his pupils. Miss Beales attributed
n1s great success to no established
method, but to the man himself. He first
brought about confidential intercourse be-
tween master and scholar, bound them in
union OF mutual understanding for the benefit
OF each. The Christian character, and manly
integrity and nobleness of character of Dr.
Arnold were dilated upon, and presented as one
OF the most lllustrious examples. The essay
showed the fullest acquaintance on the part Of
the writer with the subject.
BI MONTHLY EXAMINATIONS.
Superintendent Wright announced that tha
usual bi-monthly examinations in all the
schools would begin on the goth inst, the
programme being as follows:
Friday, 21-Seventh and Eighth grades. word
analysis and spelling.
monday, 24-All grades in arithmetic.
spelling.
Tuesday, 25-seventh grade in reading,
=, Wednesday, 26-An grades, excepting the
reading.
Thursday, 27-Seventh and Eighth grades in
history-an others in reading.
Friday, 2s-All grades in general lessons.
ORAL EXAMINATION
Thursday, Feb. 20.-Humboldt school.
Friday, Feb. 2l-Jefferson school.
| Monday, Feb. 24-Neill and Vine schools.
Tuesday, Feb. 25-Adams and Rice schools.
Wednesday, Feb. 26-Madison school
Thursday, Feb. 27-Lincoln and Mclean
schools.
! Friday, Feb. 2s-Washington school.
IN this connection Prof. Wright took oc-
caslon to refer with surprise to the fact that
many teachers IN giving general lessons ad-
hered to the textbook. In fact, read from it.
and threw but little originality into or evinced
but small acquaintance with the subject les
SON. He cautioned the teachers to abandon the
custom.
KINDERGARTEN WORK.
Miss Annie Turnbull read an essay upon the
above subject. In this connection she gave q
brief and entertaining sketch of Frederick
Froebel, the originator of the system. He was
born in Thuringia in 1882. He was deprived
to a great extent of early opportunities for
mental culture, and may be said to have been q
self educated man. He began his labors as an
educator at the early age of 20 in Frankfort.
| He had great adaptability for his profession,
and not infrequently expressed his love for
It, This was more plainly shown
| by the results of his jealous
labors. 1t was not until his later wears that he
began his work, which has made his name ia
nous and memorable, or, as the essayist ex-
pressed it, "after time and thought, suffering
and labor had matured his mind, then he COM
menced his work for little Children The sue
cess which had attended his system was allude d
to, its merits and method explained. The
essay was replete with information upon
the subject and dwelt upon the
Importance of the system under certain cir
cumstances when applied to the proper class
l-young children who were not capable of
being admitted to the public schools.
| The exercises closed with music bv Miss
Hitchcock.
Throughout the entertainment, it can be
ciassed as such, and one highly instructive.
the utmost attention was given both by
teachers and visitors. These meetings are a
notable feature of the public school system of
St. Paul; one commendable in every respect,
and should receive the attention of all inter
ested IN educational matters.