The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-10-08

| of former meetings
The first subject was the First Day in
SCHOOL, The teacher was absent that
had this topic, SO the association was
| favored with some excellent remarks by
Prof Hoss on the same subject, He
| said that it was an obseryant fact that
people were very careful of their deport-
ment when they met strangers for the
first time.
How very anxious We are before j
school board when much depends upon
the favorable impression we make. The
children are wide awake upon the first
morning of school and then is the teach
cr's opportunity 10 create a good impress
sion.
Anything ,oeU begun is half done The
bIunders in the first day of school are
the ones that do hurt and are hardest to
overcome Teachers should have their
preliminary work we'll planned and
should be rapid in organizing. Get the
pupils at work at once. Tell them TO
begin studying the next lesson after the
last recited. Have but one rule, and
that-Do Right. Don't threaten that
you will punish them if they are bad.
Don't make an assumption that they are
bad. If you know anything good of
them, tell ii to them, and if you know
anything unfavorahle-keep it to your
self The professor requested teachers
to refer to the columns of the Education
isl Tor. moro extended remarks on this
subject.
The next ON the programme was the
discussion of the question, "Shouldcoun-
ty superintendents have power to renew
teachers certificates ?" The discussion;
was all one-sided. Mr.. McMahon open
ed the discussion with very able
speech Teachers are apt 10 take the af-
firmative because they are interested.
The speaker started out with three as
sumptions: First, it is useless to re-cx-
anime; second, it is unjust; third, the
law does not require it. A teacher sue
ceeds in his school and the board re-em-
ploys him. But before he can teach
that school, he must appear before per-
haps the same examiners, and pass a
public examination in the same studies.
The law utterly ignores the fact that he
is more qualified by experience to teach
the second time than the first. The OBJ
ject of examinations is to find out wheth-
er man is competent or not. An en-
tire stranger applies for certificate and
gets one. The examiners know nothing
of his "moral character or ability TO gov
ern," yet the law allows them to grant a
certificate. An old teacher has sue.
ceeded well in school government, YET
he must step down and out unless he
passes another examination. If there is
an advantage to be gained by examina
lions, then why not require Normal
graduates to be examined?
A teacher engages school. but may
be sick upon examination day, and thus
be thrown out of u school, and possibly
out of the line OF teaching to some othel
employment, for the law says that hi
must appear publicly and at certain
advertised time. The speaker quoted
from the school law, and tried to show
that superintendent had the right, un
der the present law, to renew certificates
but left it in such a shape that it was still
an open question whether they had o
not.
Prof. Carmichael spoke briefly upoi
the same subject. He was emphaticalt
in favor of certificates being reneweC
/ u1dar oor4a;n consultations uo @boncl,
7 there was no necessity at all for re-ex
1 aminations when teacher was continu
{ ously in school, and that if it wa
/ brought down to fine test that Their
1 would be no teacher or examiner even
= that would not have some deficiency
r If teacher is a success in school, tn
{ superintendent does not change hi
r views concerning that teacher upon q
:, new examination. The professor though
n that more importance should be attache,
t to whether teacher was u success il
school government or not. If he wa
I found all right on this point, then Ii
C should be placed on the list of renewal:
a Prof. Hoss was the next speaker, an,
b said that he doubted whether the worl
IA considered teaching a profession or mo-
1 and that he protested against any lay
/ that made the assumption, that we wer
S not a profession.
e 1t should become a profession, bt
d cause it is above handicraft, the artisa
C and the day laborer. 1t should becom
II a life work, but the examination tend
;; to destroy its permanence, because it
g very offensive that we must be continue
e. ly examined to see whether we are bacl
d sliding or not.
r How absurd it would be TO compt
r. lawyers in constant practice to appes
d and be examined to see if they were &
If competent as at first. The entire pr
IS fession would consider it foul outrag
lr Prof Hoss was in favor of passing
l. resolution, asking our representative
6 to make law that would allow ekamil
d ing boards to renew certificates. NJ
Is Hill offered such a resolution, but IL
d exercises being so lengthy, it was lai
d on the table until our next meeting. .
d The last exercise on the program W;
d. Conformity of Examinations" by Da
81 iel Dryer Mr.. Dryer referred to the Lac
tie of uniformity in our last fair work, al
IS favored uniform set of questions for a
Of schools. Also, that the examinations
re held quarterly, such examinations to
m especially for the fair and to take Il
t, place of the regular monthly examin
re lions for that month only.
After some discussion it was carried
have quarterly examinations and to a
point committee of five to arrange
ct uniform set of questions.
lv The committee on substantial assos
Y, ations" reported, through Mr.. Hill, the
H. chairman, as follows: ave, your col
n mittee appointed to recommend pl;
is for teachers associations, would respe'
arl fully submit the following:
D 1st. We recommend that the cent?
N. association at Emporia be regular
=. maintained, as at present, on the FL
Saturday in each month. g,
er I'd. That tho county be divided in
a three districts, To include the northesl
N ern, southeastern and western porto
,l of the county, in which associatio
shall he held respectively on the secon
sn third and fourth Saturdays in ca
rit month, at such places within the boun
NO of said districts as shall be determiH
. upon by the subordinate associations.
3rd That the first meeting in 4
M above named districts be held at LA
ford, Americas and Reading, and I'll
of this arrangement take effect from and
IN fer November 1st."
ch The following resolution was int
nc by Mr.. Mcmahon: