The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1885-12-04
Fading, are important and necessary

Feading, are important and necessary
things to preserve the health OF teachers
to prevent their wearing out Let us
not take our school cares home with us.
Mr.. Leonard gave his views, agreeing
substantially with Mr.. Herrod. His
experience had taught him that teachers
should not always preserve a stiff de.
meanor, but should unbend little, and
be boys and girls occasionally.
Superintendent Chenoweth discussed
the question, urging that parents and
Trustees neglected visiting the schools,
and not being acquainted with the
teacher properly, were too 10th to be-
lieve stories of various kinds. and this
led to no end of worrying and swear
ing out" Teachers must not dissipate,
must not dance too much, mustn't dance
at all.
Professor O'Connor followed and
stated that the teacher ought, in the
main, to abstain from work outside Of
school hours--ought then to indulge in
recreation. Dancing would not be OBJ
jectionable if in the day time, and not
at night time when they ought to be
sleeping. The young teacher should
carefully prepare each days lesson the
evening before. This practice followed
for few years would be great help to
the teacher later 10 life.
Mr.. Bray followed, suggesting to
parents that they had an important part
to play in school matters. There was
too little intercourse between parents
and teachers. There should be more
confidence and warmer social relations
between them. Much of the friction in
school matters could be avoided, il
parents aud teachers knew and under.
stood each other better-if they would
visit the schools often and thus mani
fest greater interest in school work.
EVENING SESSION.
A large audience assembled in the
courtroom to listen to the evening ex-
.ercises, which opened with the chorus
Freedoms Banner which was well
rendered. the young ladies Of the
grammar department of the public
school waving flags while singing the
chorous. Professor O'Connor was then
introduced by perintendent.Y Young in
a few well.chosen remarks. His address
was ON school topics, having especial
reference to the San Francisco schools,
yet applicable to schools everywhere.
School boards are lamentably deficient
in proper and reasonable qualifications.
But this might in q measure be rem.
eded had boards the business sense to
secure intelligent men to supervise the
work of their teachers, and determine
employments and promotions. There
is far too much of the ornamental in
our schools and too little of the practi-
cal. The speaker quoted from Herbert
Spencer. showing the vast Importance
of education in practical lines. Let our
| girls learn in school the laws of health,
drainage and ventilation; the art of
cooking aud sewing, and something Of
the work and knowledge required in
the nursery. Let our boys be taught in
the direction Of business and mechanical
skill. The classics and sciences, as at
present taught in our schools, are rather
a bar than an aid to the great mass of
children.
The Professor is an earnest educator,
and AN incisive and interesting speaker.
His long service 10 teaching and in SUI
pervisiag school work in San Francisco
has given him great opportunity for oil :.
| serving the effects of different methods
OF instruction, and this fact, aside from
his evident ability. gives great weight
to his views on educational subjects.
He believes in making education prac.
tical-in fttiog the boys and girls in
our public schools as largely as possil lie
for the business of life.
The institute will continue in session
to-day and to. morrow-day and evening