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

| Yesterday morning after the opening eX-
ercises, the report Of the newsgatherer was
read Then came the critics report, after
which general criticism was INDUCED in
at the expense of the high art educators Of
Kansas. Gentlemen revise your little
speeches before You come to Wichita. |
think if our critic would make note of
few that spend so much of their tinN in The
ante rooms instead Of in the recitation
rooms.it would be good point. and per-
haps be an improvement.
The class in: constitution were well pre-
pared as general thing. Misses Barwise,
Cumming and Mclaughlin gave their ideas
of eminent domain. Messrs. Crumb, Barry,
New and others gaye..us their ideas on free
dom of speech, search and seizure, as the
rest of the provision OF the constitution 10
regard TO individual rights. 1t is large
( field to explore, but good. general
ideas are brought out so that we
know something about the workings
of the constitution that q beneficial to
every one, although they may not be to
school teachers.
and by The help of Dir. WhitlOck's eye (that
| is, a French treatise on the subject, finely
illustrated) the different coats, seleroid,
cheroid and retina coats or membranes.
were shown by plates in such manner
that all could understand it; also the func-
| tons of each part were shown: also the
aqueous and yitreous humors
4 b~ Ar No to
Gibson, Paul, Boyle and Hays took part in
the exercises.
Arithmetic was the next question in Mr..
| IIammond's room, and the question Of in.
,erest was ventilated, terms given and ex-
planned by Misses Crumb and Logan.
The new element of time was discussed
by the class. The different methods were
not discussed TO any extent do not sup
pose it would be Of any advantage as q
great many teachers are bound up
in their kind OF books, and will fol-
low the book, never looking to
see where il is leading them to- When |
teachers viii come out and be independent
OF the book and ave some ideas OF their |
own. Rays arithmetic and the lndepen- |
dent series Of readers would be laid aside |
as relics eff the barbarous ages.
Ia geography MIR. Halleck, as Usual. made |
it interesting; his subject being Italy aud
Greece. The catacombs were described
and large amount of information given,
showing plainly that the subject had been |
studied.
In Mr.. Iiammond's class in reading the |
text for discussion was gestures and the
significance of the different kinds. but the
question WIS raised at the start: Should |
we teach gestures to our boys aud girls in
their reading classes: And by general |
consent it was decided that we should not
only on special occasions such preparing |
for defamation days The Misses Boyle, |
Gibson. Guyer and Mrs. Mclaughlin ex
pressed their ideas, well Is Mr.. Griffin |
and others, briefly.
Mr.. Jays class in history has grown to |
be one Of the Iarges; and best. and too i'm
portant to be overlooked. They started in |
by naming the presidents and the important |
events in each administration. Then the |
Missouri compromise, Munroe doctrine,
state rights, uulii6cation act, omnibus bill. |
Mason and Dixon's line, and large amount |
Of work was done. and questions answered |
BY the Misses Herring, Mills, Wilson. Cum
mings, Mock and Flowers, also Messrs
Friend. Baughman. Grifin. Alexander and
others furnished proof that they were
well posted in history.
The class in photography and bookkeep- !,
Ing have nothing new to report. their work
being continuation Of the day before.
Mr.. Arb1ckle's class in music was on
hand SO that when be starts anything IL
goes lie gave them some more chanting.
also lessons on the nov ell sound, showing
the detects and how to improve. he gets
large amount Of work for the short time
allotted u him. believe IL We had q few
more such teachers - he 10 that We should
mot be kept away from Sunday schools on
account or the terrible singing.