The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-04-02
Notes On Education.

Notes On Education.
In the public schools Of Sweden four
hours o week are devoted to instruc-
ton in the mechanical arts.
About hundred Of the public school
teachers of Texas visited the chief OBJ
iects of interest in the Newt Orleans
last week. Commissioner
Eaton made an address before them.
calling their attention to the value OF
the Exposition as an educator.
The Indianapolis Journal hits on ono
or two minor evils connected with the
meetings of educational associations.
Speaking of an approaching state
teachers meeting 1t says: There
will be the usual buncOmbe and peden.
try, inseparablc from such associations.
Most of the male teachers will! be
known as professors There will be
much windy discussion, and many
theories and hobbies will receive their
annual trotting out and airing. But
the old reliables will be there. cOnserv-
alive and thoughtful. and many q
Young college or normal graduate Will
take his seat much more quietly ana
less inflated than he rose. The book
agent will be there-the seductive
book agent, who captures some super
intendent or school principal with his
sheer sociability, takes him to the
hotel, feeds him. smokes him. thea
tres him, presents editions de luxe at
cost to his house Of perhaps 80 cents
a volume, and finally succeeds in dis
placing some good textbook for the
new wares of the gent. and at cost
to the county Of more than the teach
er's or superintendent salary"
1.-THE Cumberland Farm School,"
saws The Nashville american, Twas
founded several years ago by Miss r.
+. Morgan, formerly Of New York.
who has been u successful teacher at
Knoxville, Columbia and in this city.
She saw that under our present incfli'
Gent system Of public schools the
more sparsely settled sections Of the
state could not enjoy even the mea-
gre benefits derived from that system
by the densely populated portions:
Attracted by the healthful air and
charming scenery of what are known
as the Cumberland Table-lands. she
resolved to devote herself to building
up a school in the benefits Of which
the children and youth of that region
might share-practical education. in
its largest and widest sense, being the
chief object in view. Miss MOrgan's
early struggles we're of most discour-
aging nature; help came slowly; more
than once it seemed that her labor OF
love must be abandoned as hopeless.
But for the outside aid already men,
toned she could not have gained a
foothold. This she has at last sue.
cceded in doing-and barely this.
Her merits should have the hearty
sympathy and cooperation Of every
friend of education in Tennessee. The
more influential citizens in her imme-
date vicinity are already beginning
to appreciate her work. They pro-
pose to ask the Legislature to make
some substantial recognition of tho
school, and a petition with this object
in view has already been prepared. II
they do not obtain the appropriation
il Is hoped that they will at least b'
| able to draw attention to the school II
such a way as to enlist Il more liberia
popular support than it has hitherto
: received"
g SAYS The Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
2 1.-The question Of whether or no tn
: chewing Of gum in schools and col
r leces affects the pupil rs to his studio
' has been mootcd one since gun
chewing became SO popular. II wa
left for Macon school teacher to pu
: the matter to test and determine til
= question. On Friday afternoon, rs
;, certain school was being dismissed
u she gave out that the class in arithmt
Z. tic, composed of twelve bright pupil
T, of both sexes, would be divided on tn
: following Monday Six of the pupil
= ;, were to provide themselves with
= moderate allowance of iirst-clas
u chewing gum the other six were t
= be yumless. Accordingly on Monda
y morning there were six bright scho al
armed to the teeth with chewing gun
u Their Jaws were working like so man
steam trphammcrs, and they wei
. eager for the fray. From the aritl
- metic the teacher selected twent.
:; nine problems and then the ella
20 bucklcd down to business. The oth'
h scholars stopped nudging each 9TH
and looked over their geogi aphies an
crammars at the dozen younGste
20 who were to decide a very importal
@. educational question. The teacher b
A. gan 10 throw the mathematical pro
10 lens into the class like so many jaw
A. Inns. The tolu-mashers warded
Il the blows and held their ground. Il
Tn fore half the problems were given o
lie il was evident to the school that &
III tolu-troublers had more gum in the
q. than they had been given credit f.
as Finally the tw.nty-ninc problems we
at given. and on counting up the SEQ
n il was found that the chcwers Of gu