The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-12-03
SECTION rnAoHERs, MEETING.

The teachers meeting for Amerleus
and the adjoining school districts was
held in the High school building in
Americus Saturday, November 81, at
$50 p. m. Most unfortunately an inn
portsut religious service was held In
one of the churches at the same time,
which necessarily kept many away who
would have otherwise attended. The
gathering was made up of
pupils from the various schools,
seven teachers, three mothers-no faith
ers-Supt. Dixon and Prof. Wilkinson.
The latter gentleman came In place of
Prest. Taylor, who was called away and
could not speak as announced. After
an appropriate hymn, Work for Us all
TO Do" Dir Lswton gave class eyer
else in arithmetic. The lesson was, in
the main, black board reVieW.upon the
classified knowledge of the principles,
expressions. and underlying method of
arithmetic. The exercise was we'll con-
Quoted and the responses from the class
good. A few questions were put to the
class by Miss Dixon, followed by q
quick exercise in compound numbers,
readily forgotten.
Miss Dixon then gave al exercise in
Hygiene. taking some of Miss Tussier's
pupils for her class. The lesson, or talk
vas an outline of the structure and func-
ton of the perspiration glands. In the
course Of the talk it was impressed upon
the children that IN order to enable these
minute glands TO do their proper work
frequent baths were necessary.
A chorus followed, gwen y some oil
the young people.
Miss Tussler gave next a specimen
reading lesson to her second reader
class. The selection was very short
but each pupil was expected to be abl'
to tell the subject matter in his owl
language; give, spell and write the harC
words in the lesson, as we'll as to read
easily and with an understanding ex
preston. a concert reading OF the sam
lesson followed. Upon the concluslol
Of this exercise a general discussiol
arose as to the value of con
cert reading for the slow, dul
pupil. After some moments Q
animated talking it was decides
that If close watch be kept up owe
the dragging, inattentive reader, the cor
cert exercise was generally beneficial,
Miss Wooley then told US what sh
had been doing in physiology, teechin
ten minutes day in her school. HaYin
some of her pupils with her, she review
ed them upon the nature, arrangement
and uses of the bones of the body, clea
ly teaching several hygienic principle
D with the bare ostiology.
! Prof Wilkinson followed with tai
upon school government, addressin
himself chiefly to The pupils and motbe!
present. He showed IN What way tn
children aud their parents had as muc
J to do with the government as the teach
e ers. Government can only exist nit
and By the consent of the governed.
{ HIS address, was attentively listened I
by all present, and each nearer carrie
away some thought applicable and helT
full To himself.
I The exercises closed with a motto
song by six OF the little ones from til
primary department.
The meeting was a success, decidedly
; in spite OF the small audience. Its TO b
hoped, however, that the meetings Whic
follow will be much more generally a
tended by the parents and all iatereste
IN the advance OF education.
NJ. III. C., Sec'Y