Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-30
ally reciprocate your fraternal greeting
and wish for your abundant Success.

! ana Wish Tor your abundant success.
r. A. HARNESS..
The subject of English was then dis.
/ cussed and Superintendent Buell. of Min.
| neapolis made a sensible address. BE
spoke of the natural bent or drift of a
pupil as being the best indication of what
| to teach him.
The power of expression and miraculous
command of language possessed by
Shakespeare was instanced, and yet the
great bard had never studied grammer.
Supt. Smith, of Hennepin county, was
! the next speaker. He believed that most
| of the real knowledge of the world was
won by digging it out by hard work; it was
| not right to make the work too easily.
cAL1sTHEN1Cs.
Miss Gerry's class in calisthenics then
greeted the audience to a fine exhibition of
dumb bell exercises. They executed all
the forms without direction from the
teacher, the exhibition being exceedingly
interesting and creditable.
GRADED STUDIES.
Prof. Gray, from the committee on
schools and graded studies, submitted his
report. The report was long but very
thorough, giving comprehensive plan or
outline of how studies should be conducted.
and the qualifications of what went to
constitute capable teacher were given.
A process of examining teachers was
outlined, to consist of c, B and A classes,
supervised by board of five persons; any
person desiring to enter any grade must
have an examination in all preceding
grades; the time of the course shall be
one year each for the and B grades and
three years for the grade. The standing
is not to be less than IS per cent. !;
any teacher showing his inability to pro-
gress, showed his ineficiency and as he
could not move up, he should be invited
to move out. The course for G grade
should be grammar, arithmetic, geogra-
ply, reading, spelling, hygiene, and u. S.
history. The course of the other two
grades was given, being an enumeration
OF all the studies in vogue IN the higher
grades of the schools.
President Folwell, of the university.
said that teaching was a public function.
aud he desired to call the attention of the
teachers to the importance of civil service
reform; the teachers could not expect to
have tenure of Office unless they were COM
petent; these principles should be intro
ducea into education and into politics. He
impressed the idea very forcibly.
i Supt. Kiehle addressed the meeting as
regards the status Of teachers. He said
the teacher of experience and preparation
would shortly be recognized by the state
His advancement and pay would be in
proportion to his ability to discharge the
duties of his position. He then alluded to
the probable enactment of law providing
for state examining board, which should
have the power to make all the examina-
tons of the state. After an academical
examination, they should be given an ex-
perimental diploma for two years. After
this. if satisfactory, the diploma could be
extended.
The representative Of the twilight lumi-
nary again took occasion to express his
views on the subject.
Prof. Allen moved to refer the report to
a committee of three
Prof Ellis spoke in favor of such a COM
mittee to unity the issues.
Prof. Moore, of Minneapolis extended
an invitation to all to attend DR.. MAYORS
lecture in that city tonight.
The chair announced a committee on
unifylng the report of the former commit
tee and the views of Superintendent Kihle,
consisting Of Superintendents Allen, Eddy
and Brady.
PENMANsHIp.
Prof. G. G. Curtiss opened the address
on "Penmanship IN the public schools"
He spoke of the Importance of the subject
and of the general inef6ciency of teachers
to instruct in this branch of education.
The speaker gave an interesting lecture
On this very important branch of educa-
ton, and he said there must be radical
reform. The hand as well as the eye should
be educated, and more attention given
the movement exercise.
Remarks were made by Prof McCleary
and Supt Kiehle, and queries answered by
Prof. Curtiss.
Adjourned till o'clock.