Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-05-20

fame are plentier than in the temple of
folly. -A1son.
The B Grade, High School. have
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Mabel Bushnell; Vice President.
Laura Baxter; Secretary, Harry Muesse.
Nettie Woodhouse. Nellie Sweeney,
Kittie Dolan, Johnny orion. Harry
Govier, Nellie Hyde, and Mabel Beig,
entertained the School at Chapel exer-
cises last week.
Set yourself earnestly to see what
you were made to do. and then set
yourself earnestly to do it. and the
loftier your purpose the more sure you
will be TO make the world ricner with
every enrichment of yourrelf. - Pitt
lips Brooks.
The following visitors showed an in
terest in the school during the past
week; Mr.. and Mrs. Barstow, Mrs.
Moses. Miss Watkins. Mrs Trowbridge.
Miss Culver, of Estheryille. Iowa, and
Mrs. w Van de Wall, Mrs. Showalter
and Miss Louisa Club.
For many years it has been one of
my constant regrets that no school
master of mine had a knowledge of
natural history, so far, at least, as TO
have taught me the grasses that grow
by the wayside, and the little. winglcss
neighbors that are continually meeting
me with u sautaiion which can not
answer, as things are Thomas Corlgle
The vases for the school ground came
on Saturday, after considerable DELAY,
and are really beautiful and artistic.
They will be source of pleasure, we
trust, to the pupils and teachers for
number of years. Donations Of flowers
have continued until the present time.
and have included geraniums, pansies,
lilies of the valley, fuchsias, dahlias,
bleeding hearts, etc A special effort
has been made to obtain rooted gera-
NUNS. Of these, the First Primary De
par ment has furnished four. the Sec
ond Primary eleven, the Intermediate
two and the Grammar two. Quite
number Of slips have also been pro-
vided. but they will not blossom this
term. 1t has beel impossible to give
credit for all the kinds. Besides those
already mentioned, the Second Primary
Department have made and filled bed
OF their own on the north side of the
grounds. Many of the pupils have
been quite enthusiastic in obtaining
plants and their parents have been cor
respondingly generous. Chas Burr
deserves thanks for convenient set of
small garden tools. Altogether the
efforts of the teachers to beautify the
grounds have met with kind and APP
preciated response.
SUGGESTIONS ABOUT GEOGRAPHY
1t seems to be assumed by many that
Geography can be taught by any one
who can read the questions in the book
and find the places on the map Even
teachers who have some ambition and
self-respect in regard to other branches
deem this 50 easy as to need but little
general, and no daily preparation; and
they are content to 'shear lccitaiionsi
in the regulation style, with one finger
on the questions TO keep the place there,
and the other uncertainty tracing the
map. Is it a wonder that SO many pu-
pills dislike Geography? Is it strange
that TO multitudes of others the study
is destitute of vital interest or practical
value?
There is no excuse for teacher al
lowing this branch to seem dry and
barren. The study Of our earth IS nat
urally most attractive one; and scarce
" any branch admits so much addi-
tional enrichment from outside sources
of information. The teacher in this as
well as other studies needs scholarship
and a large fund Of general intelli-
gencc There IS scarcely limit 10 the
interesting facts and illustrations that
be may associate in the pupils mind
in connection with the subject and
names of rivers, seas, mountains, vol
canoes, glaciers, and, in fact, all nalur-
al objects. Nothing viii better help
the student remember names or deiini-
tons than this association with them
OF something that naturally interests
him. History and Biography viii 20
long way in enriching a recitation If
their stores are appropriately applied
to the subjects Of the lesson. Most
geographical names are associated with
some important event or person, and
the connection needs only BE shown 10
impart vitality and life 10 the sui iecl
Even names may be infused with IN
terest and meaning if their deriyations
are noticed. II would be astonishing
to any who have not tried il how many
Of the names in Geography can be
made To yield attractive information
that will facilitate their remembrance.
For instance, Pennsylvania, Vermont.
Delaware, Virginia, Georgia, and, in
fact, the names of nearly All the States
are rich in historical or linguistic inter
est. How many teachers ever call at
teution 10 this? In studying about
Cincinnati, would it not be q benefit to
refer to the old Roman patriot, Ciucin-
natuS? Would it not be interesting 10
tie pupils TO know that pits means =
city IN al such words as metropolis.
Annapolis, indianapolis, Minneapolis.
Heiopols. Galipolis, Neapolis
Naples? Would it not pay to tell
them that chester and raster in such
words as Dorchester. Rochester, Wor-
cester, Lancaster, are derived from the
Latin caStruus, a camp, and date back
to the Roman occupancy Of England?
Would it not also be worth noting that
5y in such words rs Derby, Rugby,
Whitby- means touh, and WAS intro