Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-01

do not know as to whether that is a fair
index of the politics of the state OF Kansas
or not, but it shows how the members Of
the institute stand politically. Everything
passed off quietly and quickly, although
Ada and Rosa came near being seriously
injured by trying to 20 down stairs in such
hurry. have not found out the extent
OF their injuries or how many stairs they
managed to cross in one step or what effect
1t had on them stopping so suddenly. Girls,
you have our sympathy. After order was
restored the class in physiology was visited.
They had the heart for their subject. The
circulation of the blood had to be consid-
cred in connection with the heart. Miss
Gibson gave a description OF the heart. Mr..
Teas and others gave their ideas of the
construction, generally agreeing, but when
the question Of the circulation OF the blood
came up it was harder to dispose of it, and
as little more light was needed, the sub.
ject was postponed until to-day.
In arithmetic the multiplication and d.
vision Of fractions as well AS compound
numbers were discussed. Miss Cummings
gave us her mode Of explaining division by
invertiDg the divisor. Mrs. Saunders, Mrs.
Friend, Miss Weaver and others gave their
ideas Of learning the tables, whether it is
advisable to require pupils TO commit the
tables to memory. Some would not. One
person advised leaving out the tables and
problems under some of the tables, such as
cloth measure, fluid measure and English
money. The plan is good and sensible.
In grammar the improper use of the verbs
run, lay. see, do, lie, sit and set, lie and lay
were compared and discussed AS to how to
use and when to nse these different words.
That is grammar and al there is to il, aud
by making the work practical we can teach
grammar.
School organization was the topic to-day.
Recreation was talked upon for a while.
Mr.. Graham advocated four reeesses each
day, but he had no takers. The control of
children on the play ground was next
brought out rs to how far our control goes,
and what we should do under the circum-
stances.
Reading by Mrs. Sauude, Mr.. Fear and
Mr. Hammond was very well done, but not
SO well but that there was a chance for
criticism and some OF it was needed. Ii is
getting to be the opinion OF those capable
of judging that there is too much style and
about tins reading. There are
a great many rules laid down, but very few
can follow them in our public schools, as
most teachers AS well as parents want to
get all they can out of a winters school,
and when they send their children TO the
high school they will put on this extra
style of reading. That is why it takes two
years longer to get AN education in a high
school than it docs in country school
with good teachers.
In the History class they had the causes
of the Revolution, preliminary battles,
names of the commanders, and results OF
battles up TO july 4th, 1776. MIR. Crumb,
Miss Hudson and Miss McNabb gave good
accounts of their different parts; also the
meetings OF congress and work done by
congress in the old colonial times. 4 large
amount Of information was given 10y other
Miss Cox and Miss Cummings
with the rest.