Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-12
- AUSTIN COUNTY MINI

EDUCATIONAL.
@@ G. d. BELDEN. 1DIrOR. IS
Rose Creek school commenced Sept. 8,
Miss Lillian Lacy, teacher.
Bert Manchester, Of Udolpho, has en-
tered the Mankato Normal School.
HomerF. Pierson. of Grand Meadow,
has resumed his studies at the State Uni
versitY.
Mr.. Horace r. Wells reports twenty
pupils enrolled for the first week in Wal
than Village. =.
The Grand Meadow village schools
commenced Monday, Mr.. A. Tibbetts and
Miss Anna Funderhide. teachers.
Misses Cora and Cen Lynch, of Red
Rock. are teaching in the St. Paul public
schools this year. Miss Lyle Lynch is a
teacher in Minneapolis. Il.
As usual, there are few teachers in
this county who have not reported to the
Superintendent of the commencement Of
their fall terms. They are required to
do this. ~<
= The wedding of Mr.. A. P. Rounce, of
Rose Creek, and Miss Katie Hopp, Of lie
Roy, was announced to take place yes.
terday. Thus are we losing the services
of another valued teacher. s. .
Public Examination of teachers will be
held at Austin Tuesday, Sept. II. Browns.
dale Friday morning, Sept. IA, Grand
Meadow Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, LIE
Roy Friday morning. Oct. S. and Austin
Thursday, Nov. /.
The LIE Roy schools commence next
Monday, Principal, Mr.. Elmer F. Cot
feen, Grammar Dept, Miss Josie D, AL
len. intermediate, Miss Mabel Roy, Pri-
mary. Miss Minnie s. Hunt. This dis
trict recently voted to become an inde-
pendent district. Election of six direct.
ors next Thursday evening. 81
supt. Taylor, of the St. Paul schools,
in addressing his teachers at the COM
mencement of the new school year said:
"The time, which few weeks
ago seemed so far off, has come
when we must again assume the duties
and responsibilities of teachers. I trust
the rest Of the past weeks has had the ef-
feet to put all of you. both mentally and
physically, in condition to resume your
duties with much zest and proper cour.
age, knowing full we'll, as most of you
do, some of the difficulties which lie be.
fore you. I trust the work ih oil grades
of the school will 90 on satisfactorily
The teacher who can spend atwo months
vacation without bringing back Is shea
school room work something new and
fresk Sto impart TO her pupils has net
spent The vacation to tie best advantage.
Not'all the teaching done is through .,
by books; an effective teachers resources
are vast and wonderful. I most serious
ly apprehend that far too often the child
tails to comprehend the teacher in the
lesson taught. How can teaching be real
| in it's fullest sense when the heart is not
in ito give it force: Among the correc
tions that may be made are; First, 8
better oversight of the work done by the
principals; second, more careful atten
ton paid to the absence and tardiness o1
the pupils, third, less of that don't do SC
any more, and more of that f1rmness com
bined with kindness, which helps the
school, by giving it healthy tone.
Too much attention can not be paid te
the subject of reading.
Speaking on the subject of discipline
Supt. Taylor said:
The best ordered rooms are governed
by. the quietest teachers. It does mo-
follow, h0wevrr, that all quiet teachers
are good disciplinarians. but it generally
is true that a noisy teacher is not. Th'
mistake is sometimes made by few
teachers in talking too much and tot
loud. A restless disorderly school is gen
orally due to one OF two things, to,
talkative teacher or to poor ventilation
Of both. Good discipline is the key not
TO successful school. We do not wan
aschool to be governed like an army. w,
do not want discipline to be the iche
element. Where this is the case, there i
too often a low type of school. am no
q man who believes in the rod of iron
form of discipline that prevailed year
ago. No teacher should appeal to tn
element of fear, for when fear takes lodg
ment, hypocrisy becomes its roommate
Children are very quick in ''sizing up,
teacher, and they very soon understan,
what strength the teacher possesses
There is perhaps no longer the same or,
as formerly of over-work, still the trou
ble exists to certain degree. Children
should not be kept after school" to stu
Isdy, unless the teacher is we'll satisfied
lathat failure to perform tasks and to keel
Iup with the class have arisen from will
1ful neglect or laziness, and that they vii
not suffer bodily by such detention, ant
even this practice should be the exceptio,
land not the rule. Extra home task