The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-02-26

10 organize the school ana CLASSIFY pupllS IN
accordance with the course of study, issued by
the state dept. of education, and each term to
cause classes to begin work in the several branch
where such classes left off the preceding term,
as shown by the records Of the preceding teacher,
subject to reviews of work heretofore done.
4.-The teacher is expected to be on the school
premises at least ten minutes before the opening
of each session of the school.
5.-The teacher shall have charge of the school
property during the term of school, and any dam
age done to the same, if not repaired within one
week by the person causing it, or by some one for
him, shall be reported to the district board.
6.-Profane obscene language fighting,
the use of tobacco shall not be allowed the
school premises Any pupil guilty of any one of
these acts shall for the first offense be admonished
by the teacher and for repeated and continued Of
Tense shall be expelled from the school by the dis
trict board.
Trimming, playing, or boisterous, disorderiy.
conduct in the school house is forbidden.
S,-The teacher is expected to exercise, as far as
possible, supervision over pupils during recess
and at noon.
9.-For gross misconduct or disobedience pu-
pill may be suspended, not to exceed one week by
the teacher; and if such acts are persisted in the
pupil committing them shall be expelled by the
district beard. Cases of suspension by the teach
er with reasons therefor must be reported by such
teacher to the district board without delay.
lO.-Pupils shall be required to evidence in
recitation reasonably thorough knowledge of
lessons assigned. And the teacher is hereby au-
thorized to employ such means as shall be deemed
necessary to secure such result.
1.-THE teacher is expected and required to use
all proper measures to secure by precept and ex-
ample the physical and moral, as we'll intellect
ual education of the pupils.
12-The teacher shall frequently call attention
to these rules.
Resolved. That school district boards are
earnestly requested to require of teachers employ
ed by them a strict compliance with law in
gard to records Of attendance and attainments of
pupils that the instruction of said pupils may
be continuous and progressive.
Resolved. That committee of four be APP
pointed to consist of the President of the Osh-
kosh Normal School and three county supts. to
prepare the tests 70 be used to determine third
grade certificate said tests to be submitted pro-
vided by statute to the State Supt. for his ap-
proyal.
After short adjournment the conven-
ton met at 7.30 in the evening and
papers were read by Supt. Nagle and
Pres. Albee. Supt. Nagles paper on the
Relations of the SUPPLEMENTARY to the
Normal School was discussed by Pres.
Albee. Professors Sawyer and Briggs
and Superintendent Graham, after
which it was adopted as the sense of the
convention.
Supt. Mclaughlin was called upon to
outline plan and give results OF Union
Schools held in Fond du Lac County,
and was followed by Supt. Maggie with
remar s on similar schools in his county.
President Albee discussed the question
of Examination of Teachers. AS he spoke
from notes and frequently called upon
superintendent to speak upon points
suggested by him, the subject matter can
not be published, and it is deemed ad
visable to give the subheads of his SUBJ
ject to indicate the line of thought. The
discussion of the subject was continued
on Wednesday morning uutil IL M.
The subject was discussed under the
following heads: Purposes of Examina-
ton. 1, Selection; 2 Education.
Selection with % reference to health,
(2) to character, to be tested by (a) So
cialtendencies, 90 dominant inclinations,
(c) perseverance, patience, courtesy,
ueatness, methodical habit, discretion,
sympathy with the community and tact.
Selection with reference to intellect:
(a) What knowledge is of most worth (?
(b} is it of consequence how the candidate
has secured attainments? Ccl power of
analysis, memory, trained imagination;
Id influence of limited time; (e) influence
of series of questions vs.. exhaustive dis
cussion of one important question; IL
relative value of written and oral examin-
alton; Cd can "power of dealing with
man" be tested outside of school room,
CD difference of value to be placed upon
ready thought and reflection; (D shall
examinations vary fer early youth and
maturity?
Educational Influence of Examin-
atoms: (a) Ideals of what topics are
most valuable; (b) how can examinations
best effect theses (c) is the field of pre-
scribed branches for examination suf-
ficient for laying a good basis in culture
OF ideas? (O is the practice of examina-
ton every time upon every branch upon
which candidates may be examined each
succeeding year, conducive to best men,
tai growth (e) are these topics that need
emphasis in the best interests of our
school work! (D in what manner can the
examination be made effective in seour-
ing growth?
Supt Graham asked the opinion of the
superiutendents relative to the pending
bill in the legislature On Free Town
High Schools. Approval was expressed