Morris tribune., 1888-02-01
EDUCATIONAL.

| 1ihiSS ScIiuoi utSlIlCts
not made, prov Isl III for III strurtion ill
| physiology andhygiene as provided
| by the new law should do so at once
in order to procure their appo:tion-
ment of the current school fund.
The following text-bookswere rec
| commended asid should be adopted
and used by all the schools viz:
DIR. Smiths "Primer of Physiology
and Hygine' for the lower grades and
10 accompany oral instruction.
DIR. Browns Eclectic Guide to
Health" for intermediate aud higher
grades,
DR.. Hutchison's "Physiology and
II, giene' (reyIsed edlti,*n1 for higher
grades.
Only the first two mentioned books
are necessary in our ungraded schools
ut present. have examined several
publications OH this subject and be-
lleve these books to be equal to any I
have seen in matter, style and in the
arrangement and grading of the
matter. But much more depends up
OH the teacher, for the Introduction
and success of this branch of our
school work, than upon the textbook.
1t is more necessary that we have
teachers who are in sympathy with
this work and who will fully comply
with the requirements of the law than
that we have textbooks which meet
its requirements. Especially is this
line in the care OF primary work, A
textbook on this subject is of very
little use tochildren until they can
read in the third reader. They are
then able to use the Eclectic Guide
to HEALTH
Again the books above named having
been recommended by competent
commission appointed by the legisia-
ture are and VIII be the books in
general use. Il is and should be our
aim to select good Textbook and
then make its use general throughout
the state. We all know the annoy
ance and inconyenience which comes
from having several books on the
same subject in our schools. People
are continually changing their places
of residence, and their children in at
| tending the different SCHOOLS even In
the same county, often find that they
must have new books or discommOde
the whole school. Under such circum-
stances tile best results cannot be OBJ
| tanned. Our ungraded schools are
the groundwork of the educational
system and the very cornerstone of
our government. ills in these schools
that the great body OF children are
fitted for higher training, or to enter
immediately upon the grave response
Utilities of life. We find these schools
encountering too many difficulties al
ready; let us not add to them the diff
ii ulty of diversity of textbooks,
but select and use the books above
named,
Referring generally to our schools, we
| find the shorlHess and tile variations
aim length of the term occasioned
often 10y the state Of the weather; the
Irregular attendance Of the pupils ac-
casioned blythe great distances which
they have to go and often by the In
difference OF parents; the frequent
changes of the teachers; Indifference
to- the thorough education of children
III amy savestwo or three of the conn
mon branches; want of interest in
the schools on tie part Of the COM
munity and often inefficient teachers,
constituting few of their difficulties.
While we have reason to believe that
Stevens County IL doing Its share In
aiding our state 10 hold lis position
IN the front rank of educational adj
vancement still an extra effort should
!, be made to overcome some of these
, difficulties. Some of our districts are
without proper out-buildings, very
few having none whatever. This
!, should be remedied at once; no dis.
trict should attempt to have a school
without proper out-buildings. The
trustees should visit the schools as of
/. ten as convenient and not less thar
twice in each term !; it encourages the
teacher and children and shows them
that there is an interest taken in ths
school. 4
Some of our people are making |
: mistake In allowing their children te
reach school age without some know1
edge of tile English language. Thei
children attend school and there fo
Z the first time hear the English langu
i age spoken, They return to thei
q homes at night and hear NOTHING
r spoken in English until the next tim
d they go To school. This often happen
Z when their father and sometime
k both parents can speak and under
|. stand English. Is it any wonder tha
e such children are backward In thei
studies and that they find school th