Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-03-18
NORMAL NOTES.

NORMAL NOTES.
A pretty novelty of the Athen@um
society programme for last Friday was
whistling duet medley, by Miss Lucy
Jeardae and Miss Carrie Straw.
There will be no literary sessions of
the school societies this week, as so
many of the students will leave Friday |
evening for home to spend vacation.
Entrance examinations for next term
will be held on Monday, March 20.
They will include physiology under the
new law.
The Normal receives regularly ten of |
the local papers of Grant and adjoining
counties. The editors of others evil
IDENTIFY do not see the point of thus send
ing out a gratis copy. We assure them
that these papers are read and that.too,
by some who are out of the ordinary
reach of those papers. There are about
two hundred students who have easy |
access to the papers and IT seems to us
the best kind of an investment for any
paper. Think of it, editors.
We believe ours thoroughly wide
awake school, Last week, the senior
class having finished the study of
Science of Education, a kindergarten
was organized that they might have an
opportunity to see some of the work |
ings of this popular system of early ed
ucation. Seventeen little folks from
four to seven were easily obtained, who
now spend the afternoons in being
''gartened, The room used is the old
reception room recently fitted up. Miss
Jennie Long, of indianapolis, Indiana,
a student. here who has had regular
course of Kindergarten work, is in i'm
mediate charge; and our Miss Chaplin,
for ten years primary and Kinder
garten teacher in Indianapolis schools,
has general supervision. The room in
which the work is done is small and
there are many annoyances, but even in
week the work goes on quite smoothly
and successfully. No description of
the work done can give satisfactory
idea of it, and no casual view will ena-
BILE one to be discriminating judge ,of
Its merits. The gifts or material for
the kindergarten have been in posses
sion of school for some time, but this
year is the first time circumstances
have combined favorably for their trial
1t is now known that the work will ex-
tend beyond this term.
Visitors this closing week of the term
were numerous. Misses Mary and
Emily Chappell and Eva Webster, of
Elk Grove; Rev. A. p johnson, city;
Mr.. Lincoln Bried, Avery, Illinois,
Mr.. Elby Eastman, Georgetown; Miss
Ella Main. city; Miss Helen Jeardoe,
city; Mr.. Joseph Cleary, New Rock
ford. Oak.
Last Friday evening the Philadel-
phian society gave the following pro-
gramme;
l. Opening exercises.
?. Roll call, present 81 members.
3. Critics Report. A good, fair
canvass of previous meeting. H.
Wehrle.
4. Essay. The Alhambra, Allan
Jeardoe.
5. Defamation. Pleading Extra
ordinary" Chas. Churchill. A piece
of ludicrous legal bombast well de-
livered.
6. Reading. True Eloquence, j. A.
| Hall.
T. Presentation. The Buch tree,
Mac Hust.
8. Defamation. Elegy on the
Death of Mad dog. Ben Robinson.
9. News of week The Philadel-
phian's Friend, Henry Hay. A capital
paper by one of the youngest members.
Recess.
10. Debate. Res0lUed. That the
teachers profession should not be made
a stepping-stone to other professions.
Affirmative: Will Wills and w. A.
Cundy. Negative: Frank Williams
and j. NJ. Ferrebee. Judges: Slotho-
wower, Churchill, and Mccartney.
Some of the points of the affirmative
were: Medicine, law, theology, teach
| ing are named in the order of import-
ance. 1t is illogical to use the last as
| stepping-stone to the inferior ones.
None of the elements of the former pro-
! fessions in the latter. One who thinks
of taking another profession will not do
his whole duty to the one he is in.
Outsiders think that profession so
frequently abandoned is not worthy
hence. one who leaves it is undermin
ing the grand but delicate structure for
few dollars. A very broad base is
not what is needed, ones time must be
used in building high.
Negatives points: 1t is better for
teacher to drop his profession when he
sees his lack of ability in another
Many great men have done so, Garfield,
Webster, Everett. 1t is the profession
of the common school teacher that
suffers; it cannot be otherwise from
fixed pecuniary conditions. A strong,
honest man honors any profession while
in it. The teachers education is that
which gives good base to any special
studies. The decision was, affirmative
2, negative l. The exercises were in
terspersed with enlivening music by
Messrs. Leary and Grant Cundv with
violin and organ.
POLITICAL.
THE CITY ELECTION.
How dear 10 our hearts are the zeeDes of eIactioc