Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-09
EDUCATIONAL.

C. D. BELDEN, EDITOR.
Thirty one pupils are enrolled in the
Dexter school.
Supt. Belden visited the Brownsville
schools last week.
Sixty teachers subscribed for School
Education at the State Institute.
Mr. L. Triggs, of Taopi, of the class Of
'89 in the State U University, has been elect
ed president of the State Oratorical AS
ISOLATION.
An excellent program for Arbor day
will be found in the April Teachers In
stitute. A few copies can be supplied by
Supt. Belden.
Ignorance may be enslaved, but one
might as we'll undertake to bind whirl-
wind as to enslave thinking, READING,
intelligent people,
Homer F. Pierson. of Grand Meadow,
returned Friday from the State Universe
ty to teach the summer term in the Good
sell district, Frankford.
Teachers who do not take an educa-
tional paper should subscribe Immediate
ly. Supt. Belden will take subscriptions
at club rates for any one desired.
Prof w. w. Pendergast, assistant State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
was elected Principal of the Agricultural
school at the State University, last Fri
day.
Teachers will find the book which was
shown at the Institute, entitled Expert
ments with Alchohol," help in the class
room. Correspond with Harris, Rogers
s. Co., Boston. n. s. French is the
author.
J.E Flood continues for the summer
term as teacher of the VarcO school.
There are % pupils in attendance. All
study Temperance Physiology. Glasses
are organized in each of Mrs Knox's Ian
guage books.
Teachers in the following districts have
as yet sent no returns of the commence
mcnt of their summer terms: 2. 8, 4, 6,6Jt.
7, 10, 10, 16, II, 49, 26, SO, 80, IS, 81, So.
60, Sc, 83, 81, IS, 89Jt.. II, 70. 80, SO, S.,
90, "a, 102, 105, 10. Ill, 111Jt., 116, III,
118, 119, 128Jt., 1877. These returns
must be sent Immediately.
In organizing new classes, introduce
the new State books whenever possible.
| Niles advanced biographies. the new
State practical arithmetic and part second
| of Mrs. KnOx's language series are all on
| sale at the Austin book stores. Do not
have pupils in buying new books, get the
| old series. The latest are the best and
| just as cheap.
'"There is no part of my professional
career that look back upon with more
pleasure aud satisfaction than the prac-
tice I always pursued in giving one morn
ing each week, familiar talks on such
subjects as would conduce to make my
pupils happier and better men. l have
been more fully assured of the benefit re-
sulting to many of my pupils, from letters
received and conversations have had
with past members of the school, who
uniformly write or say Much of what
I studied in school is forgotten, but the
words then spoken are treasured and re:
membered, and they have Influenced, and
ever will influence, me while life last. -
Joshua Bates.
Superintendent L. p Cravens: The in
fuence of good discipline will be fell
throughout all after life. Many children
are under little or no parental restraint
and hence the greater necessity for strong
and prompt discipline in the school. Pa
rents from Indifference or from want OF
judgment exercise no control over theil
children, and whatever submission to au
thority they learn must come from the
teacher or from fear of punishment by the
law. With the boy or girl who has learn
ed obedience the law. will have little t(
do. We, as teachers, have much reason
to care for the discipline of the pupil from
a civil standpoint. =