The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-26
SCHOOL topics
CONDUCTED NJ LYoN coUsrr TEACHERS.
Items and communications Tor this depart
ment 10 be sent too T. Wharton, Esaisoria,
Teachers. Association.

The association met al the stone school
house. March 6, 1880, superintendent
Wharton ia The chair, and NJ. G. Hodge
secretary protein
The exercises opened with general
discussion of AMeihojs in History fol-
lowed by Grammar, its use and abuse.p
The report of the committee on fair
work was then submitted, which was rs
follows. The committee decided 10 al
low each school TO prepare whatever
work it might choose, and, in addition
to this, 10 arrange a set of questions,
suitable for each school, and fix upon
certain days in May when every school
in session throughout the county should
undergo an examinations of the work
over which each had passed. A committee
is to prepare these questions, which are
to be enclosed in an envelope and sent to
the teacher of each school. And the seal
is not to be broken till the morning of
the examination, and in the presence of
the pupils. L. S. history is divided
into four el'ocIls: a. The early dis
coverics; (2.) tho early settlers ana set
Elements, and inier-csloniel wars; f3)
the revolutionary war; a. the admins
trations. Arithmetic, INTO four divis-
ions, viz: a. Fundamental principles
and mental work; e. fractions and
compound numbers; 90 percentage and
I'iis applications, a. ratio, roots and
PROFESSIONS. Grammar, into three di-
vivisions, viz: % The sentence and its
elementary analysis; e. the parts of
speech and their properties; 81 Pars-
ing and advanced analysis Geography,
into four divisions, viz: a. Lyon coun-
ty. Kansas, and the United States; (2)
North and South America; e. Europe
and Africa; a. Asia and Australia.
The questions on reading, spell
ing and penmauship will
be arranged, rs far as possible TO suit the
various schools. Questions prepared on
each division of the four branches nam
ed certainly cannot fail OF being suitable
Tor every school in the county; for each
teacher can select from that set that is
adopted TO his own particular school.
The above report was received adopted.
The association then proceeded to the
election Of officers for the ensuing year,
which are as follows: President, o. b.
Wharton: vice-president, Daniel Dryer,
secretary and treasurer, NJ. Hodge. The
officers were authorized TO act as com.
mitlce on programme, after which the
association adjourned TO meet on the
first Saturday in April.
The attendance was small, perhaps,
owing to unfavorable weather, but there
can be no doubt but that every teacher
went away, with valuable hints and sug-
gestions, which would assist him in the
successful prosecution of his work
Why is THAT SO many the teacher ofour
county manifest so little interest in the
success of our assoeiation? Is it not
worthy Of attention? Aud can it not be
made of great interest and profit toward
the furtherance OF our work? Let us
each one contribute our mite, and make
this organization what ii should be-
II. c. HoDaE, Secretary.
The following has been prepared by
the committee for April 3D.
PROGRAMMES.
/. Sole, by W. d. Kennedy.
2. Select Reading, by Miss Keller
8. Paper, Requisites of Successful
Association" 10y 3. T. Davis
4. Paper, shall we Danish the spell
ing boOli!" by d. Dryer Discussion,
w. f. Mcmahon. Amelia Goodrich, w.
NJ. Chance, \. j Sax and N. c. Hodge.
3. Glass drill in primary geography,
by Miss NJ. T. Maynard