The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-01-05
Educational Notes.
What ails the teachers?

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G. X. Brandt, of Perry, G. w.
Sickles, Of Vernon, and L. l.. Crit
fifth, of Bancroft, were at the Teachers
Association at Lansing last week.
A teacher is wanted in district No.
6. of Bennington. Mr.. Bilhimer
director.
The patrons of the Burton school
are we'll pleased with this winters
term there has not been better
school taught in that district for
some time. Miss Grace Miligan is
the teacher.
Miss Kate A. White, of lola, who
has been teaching in Middlebury
during the fall, has been engaged to
take charge of one of the depart
ments in the Ovid Union school.
Miss Belle Underwood, of Ovid, takes
Miss Whites place in this county.
Miss Ella Earnest, of Fairfield, is
teaching in district No. S of that
township, school recently taught
by John +. Hare, of Canada.
On account of i'll health, Miss
Minnie Otis, of Corunna, has closed
her school in No. 6 Of Caledonia.
Miss Sophia Groatkin, of the Corunna
Union school, takes her place.
Miss Mary E. Sayre, teacher in the
Haviland school district No. I, of
Burns township, was presented with
a beautiful silver napkin ring by her
pupils, for Christmas gift.
Erie H. Colby, of Shaftsburg, has
resigned his position as teacher at
Knagg's Bridge, and w. c. Wright,
of Albion College, takes his place.
On account Of i'll health, w. F.
Alexander, of Bennington, has re
signed at district No. a OF Rush. E.
p. Bliss, an old teacher of IA months
experience takes his pl ace.
Walter +. Gammond, of the State
Agricultural, College, has resigned
his position in No. 6 of Benning
ton, on account of incompe-
tency. The highest executive officer
in the district says: "Mr. G. took
into the school room q pack of cards
(Authors.) Some of the older pupils
followed with checkers-and then
came euchre deck" This accounts
for the failure. This ought to be
warning to all young teachers. .
Several teachers Of Shiawassee
county have asked the question, "Is
there to be a Normal class in the
county next spring." Who will
answer the question?
MONTHLY REPORTS.
One of the greatest incentives for
pupils to get good lessons and to
have good department, is monthly
report of each pupil to his or her par
ents. Martin A. DAILY, of Middle
bury, says: "Last winter l had
some blanks printed for my own use
and found them great benefit to
my school, both in discipline and in
obtaining perfect lessons" A teach
err in district school has to exercise
more government in order to keep
school than teacher in union
school. Where pupils attend High
schools they know they have to obey
the rules or leave school, but in dis
trict schools it is not so at all times.
If pupils know that their parents are
to receive report of their standing
each month, it will be great incen-
tive for them TO raise their standing,
not only in department, but in the
branches which they study.
S. G.. Blake, of Corunna, has report
cards each of which contains blanks
for four monthly reports. Price, one
cent each. Teachers give this trial
and see if your money is not we'll
invested.
TEACHERS AND TEMpERANcE.-At
the Convention of County Examiners
held in this city, Dec. 81, quite
lively discussion was created by the
introduction Of the following resolu-