The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-07-30
L. C. T. 1.

W EDNESDAY, July II.
At roll call fifty-three responded. The
devotional exercises were conducted by
Prof. Sadler Mrs. Howard presided at
the organ while we sang holy Spirit,
Faithful Guide"
Omology-Insects, injurious or ben
cficial, of the order lepidOpterd.
The didatIcs, L class, is one of the
most interesting to the young teacher.
Instructions have been given us to how
To conduct rural school, from the first
day To its close; hints on programs,
government and Rotations. To-day the
subject of prizes was briefly discussed
Language and compOsition-To-day
the methods of teaching language to
children from seven to twelve years of
age We're considered.
An unusual number Of visitors were
with us to-day. among whom we no
ticed Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. Perley, Mrs.
North, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Torrin gton,
and the Misses Wood and Tandy, of the
city schools.
The lecture by DR.. Hoss, in the even
ing, was listened to by an attentive audi.
encc. Quite 4 number of citizens were
present, and listened to talk to teach
eFs, delivered IN the professors usual
clear and interesting manner. We would
like 10 give a report of the principal
points touched, but space forbids.
THURsDAY, July %.
As the time for examination draws
nigh, we cannot help but think,
Full many teacher was born TO bloom and
And waste her sweetness on the Normal air -
But the honor of teaching the rural
schools of this county cannot be obtain
ed by every one. This is a joke, now,
but hope that examiners, school boards
and teachers will combine to make it an
honor indeed.
The opening exercises were conducted
uy Joseph Hill this morning; the sing
ing by Prof. Sogard, who, by the way,
has class that becomes so much inter
ested, or make so much noise, that they
do not hear signals, consequently we be
lieve committee has been appointed to
bring them back to earth again when
they become lost in enchanting har-
mony.
The penmanship class has steadily in
creased until the roll is three times as
large as it was at the beinning, a fact
which speaks well for the teacher
The language class had its compost
tons under discussion, and while dis
cussing the topic water the interest
ing fact was ELECTED, that some water
was so hard that il would not cook beans
soft.
B arithmetic had for to-day very
clear and interesting method of present
ing the Greatest Common Divisor.
4 geography has topical work on
Germany and Austria, and method of
teaching. Is the United States, physical
aud climatical divisions
A history is developing the events
which led to the great civil war. B is
tusseling with the revolutionary heroes,
traitors, patriots and tories
FRIDAY, July %.
The entomologists had the order
Coleopiera under discussion; many use
full and interesting facts were brought
out, especially about the fiat and round
headed borers, and some of the so-called
bugs, their habits, the methods OF exter-
minating the injurious and encouraging
the beneficial.
A history, the parties and issues from
Folks administration to the civil war
also, the occurrences of the last session
of congress, especially the Monroe doc
trine' and the Panama canal scheme.
In didactics q member awakened a
new line of thought from the following
syllogism: First premise-"Man is NOR
tai ;" second-"Grant is q man." there
fore, AN elephant or any other nfan will
| die"
4 arithmetic had the subject, Eek