The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09
STATE NORMAL 1EsrIrurH.

by Supt Lennon, about one hundred /
and fifty teachers, school principals and
met in the capitol build
ing at Topeka, December 20, at 7:3O p
m, to discuss the various questions rela-
tive to the success of the school work of
Kansas. Amer a paper on DAY and
Night all over the World" by L. A.
of Topeka, and select reading
by Robert Hay, of Cherokee, a social re-
union was participated INDY all present
MISUNDERSTANDING SESSION.
Superintendent Lennon in the chair.
After prayer by President Fairchild, Of
the Agricultural College, Manhattan,
class driIl-members of the institute be-
ing the pupils-on the different sounds
of A was given by Z. w. IIulse, of Ell
dorado.
A Lesson on Fractions" by A Car
roll, of Olathe, was next given. The
subject was well handled and many val |
liable thoughts ON teaching this subject
were drawn out.
I'D. Walters, of Manhattan, then gave |
a primary lesson on drawing, fully illus
trating this subject as a branch of study
for our common schools. He believed
that drawing could be taught to any one,
whether he had special talent for such
study or not, and thought We should not
ask whether pupil had special aptness
for this study any more than that for
mathematics.
Superintendent Lennon now made a
few remarks referring to the progress
which had been made in drawing since
knowledge of this branch has been re.
quired 10 obtain an "a" grade certificate.
The next exercise was Composition
Lesson" by Miss Ridgway, of Cedar
Point, Chase county. She said she
would commence this work as soon az
a child entered school Would encour-
age her pupils to talk TO her, to tell her
| stories expressing themselves in good
| Language, Would teach capitalization,
| &C.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Superintendent Lennon called the
| institute to order and urged each one
| 10 make note of each exercise and boil
its thoughts down to one sentence, and
then give it in this form TO the institute.
| A very practical talk ON "How to Con-
| duct a Recitation" by DIR. Bishop, of
Salina, was next given. He named intel
ligent seIf reliance and the cultivation of
memory as two OF the most important
objects of the recitation. This subject
was further discussed by F. w. Parson,
President WEIGH and others. An exer-
else on "Teaching Children How to Talk
Properly" was conducted by p. ]. Davis
and Miss ]. A, Wood, Of EmppFiR. It
1 I'D hxro Of
that language is of first importance, and
should begin as soon as the child enters
school.
Il Mr.. Davis outlined u course of study
that should occupy the child from the
time il enters school, until it reaches the
third FeadeS. This work he thought
should be composed of al the common
errors made In the use of words, causing
children to form correct habits of speech
; before bad ones had been formed. Miss
: Jennie A. Wood gave an excellent drill
adjectIves-to large class, composed OF
children from the primary schools oi
TOpeka.
Prof Slie. Of Topeka, followed the
= exercise with q dill IN vocal music
, with the same pupils. The Ie9sOa de-
monstrated the fact, that this subject
D could be taught in any of the graded OF
= rural schools. Several school principals
: gave their experience in in favor of the
I system used by Prof. Slie, and thought
there need he 20 trouble in introducing
: this subject into ali ouF schools.
j EVENING SESSION,
Meeting convened at Z 80 p. IN. at the
capitol building, as usual. After some
general remarks by the chairman anC
Robert Hay, Miss Brace of LeavenwOrth
d | with q class chosen from the members o
the institute, gave "LessOn on Empha
SIS" She believed that many had al
erroneous idea Of the Term emphasis
and proceeded by example and apt Illus
e trAtiOn tn explain the three methods o
Il giving emphasis. She thought empha
sis was "such rendering of the import
. ant words of a selection us to convey tn
1t proper meaning to the nearer" Mis-
8. Brace, at the close of this drill, favOret
A the institution WitA 4 recitation entitled
"Dolly is Dead"
E. President Welch then gave a "LessOi
1t in Addition" prefacing his drill wit
n the statement that numbers could be rea
- as readily as lcOytds if proper instruction
was given. He also gave history c
y some "old methods used in cOuntin
ID houses and banks. He thought the tru
TO methad was not discovered until 1870.
Ia In order to test the utility of the ne'
1T be placed upon the board while he looi
Mt ed in an opposite direction. He woul
H. then face the board and write the resu
almost instantly. After an eXplanatiO
he of his manner of obtaining results s
al upickly he drilled the members of til
ly institute for few minutes so successful
% ly that many of them were able to rea
figures as speedily as words. The sy
LII tenn was found to be so simple that son
4 a. Ii. ,NN
KS think of that" This was certainly OF
10 of the most interesting and practical e
ercises yet presented TO the institut
ch Questions were asked and answered :
Dr. quickly that "a great deal of enthusias
IS was enkindled. All seemed to regret
an have the lesson clOss.
The meeting was favored by anOth
y, recitation by Miss Brace, and then o
or iourned To meet at 8 80 ii. IN. Wednesda
mt WEDNESDAY MORNING SESSION.
pi- Superintendent Lennon in the cha
m. After prayer by Chancellor Marvin,
:, the State University, Prof. Geo. FowlC
of Emporia, gave practical drill on
ire synopsis Of Arithmetic"
I'd L. Nj. Knowles, OF Independence, wi
m few humorous remarks, introduced Il
subject of Decimal Fractions"
ns had class go to the board, and drill
he them so thoroughly that great deal
ks good was accomplished. He insisted
va accurate and quick work.
20 J, d. Walters again took up the 81
NS ject of Drawing in Rural Schools
sh- He arranged on the board a six yea
ip- course of study. Three years he Won
en- have pupils draw wholly upon the sla
- combining lines, angles, circles and g
'H metrical diagrams. The remainil
en three years he would have pupils use
Is, textbook, developing rules of persp'
he. tive. symmetry, conventiOnalIsms, e
- He would not have pupils draw pictuI
:" much during the first few years, b
be would train the eye and band by. dra
raj ing abstract lines, angles, etc.
mt At the close of this exercise \
:, Wheeler, of Ottawa, gave a lesson
ei the Irregular verbs, Lie and Sit"
)R- thought that parsing was not the imp
elf tant thipg in teaching grammar, a
.ss would develop the idea of the use
these words from the reading bOOl
The difference between the setting
for the hen and the setting hen" was dFaN
pm out in such way as to produce grC
i, a merriment.
=" Mrs. Smith, in behalf of the temp
De- ance union, then spoke a few minut
nd urging that teachers should teach I
,ur principles of temperance as thorough
, e. as those u srithmetic.
Aeetlng AnJouFneN 70 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
it. The first exercise was an eXplanati
An. of "Real Accounts of Book keeping"
, a. T. w. Bartlett, of Lawrence. He show
how the whole subject of book-keepi
'ur could be learned by mastering the ;
Ich swers to the following questions, VI
ZEN ]. Did the concern receive anything
&c SO; from whom? What is its 2. L
.s the concern part Tith anything II (
ley to whom? What is itf