Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-16
tant If child enjoys one thing and dis
likes another, and that it is not your bust.
ness to aid him in forming worthy char

llkeS auOJucT, duU tudt IL IS uOt your OOo1.
ness to aid him in forming q worthy char
acter. - Z
10. Let your department towards par
ents and officers be such as will cause you
to lose respect and confidence.
One or more of these rules faithfully ex-
ecuted will secure the end In view.-Wis-
consin Journal of Education.
Row to Cultivate Attention.
Attention Is the one thing needful, we
might almost say, and it surely is leading
essential, in the school room.
In order to cultivate this prime necessi-
ty, it is we'll to MAINTAIN the habit your
self, of not repeating your words to
the class, when you can fairly avoid do
ing so.
Lead your pupils to Office and observe
objects or actions closely and afterward
describe them in writing.
Assign lesson and give ten or fifteen
minutes for silent study, and use your
influence to have the pupils concentrate
their minds upon the lesson for even
that short time.
them to write it down correctly without
a second reading.
Some other ways will suggest them
selves to you if your own attention is fix
ed upon the subject. School
journal.
Miss Myrtle Wheeler is teaching the
Ramsey school this summer. She has a
class commencing in Mrs .Knox's language
book, Part Q, and gives oral language
lessons to the primary classes.
Prof. J. T. McCleary's book on Civil
Government is completed and IN the
press. 1t will be ready for use in few
weeks.
The rainy weather has made the attend:
ance in our district schools very small
for the last two weeks.
Miss Frances Kirby, teaching IN Dis
trict 81, Lodi, is taking up IN one of her
classes the method for fractions which
Prof. McCleary gave at the Institute
| She is also using his method for long di
vision and finds it to work exceedingly
well. Attention is given to reading from
the daily and weekly newspapers. and
also to State and county government
Niles advanced geography has been in.
treduced. The classes in Temperance
Physiology are thorough and are greatly
interested in the study.
Miss Kate Hartje, teacher in Distric,
! ~, Dexter, has language classes organ
ized in both of Mrs Knox's language
books.
Miss Nellie G. Davis finds drawing 1e
be good "busy work" for small pupils il
the Taopi village school. The attendance
has been small of late on account of sick
ness. Fifteen minutes daily are devoted
to penmanship. Orthography is taught
with reading.
Mr.. John II. Vaughn who taught SC
successfully in District 96, Lodi, is now
attending the Usage Seminary and viii
! graduate June 13.
A certain amount of educational read
| ing is essential to good teaching. In :
letter from father to his son who had
just been appointed principal of schoo
he says. "Be sure and take educationa
! journals and read educational books.
Here spoke a far sighted man who
! had been a successful teacher although
now lawyer. He saw the great advan
tage papers and books would be to hi
son and acted accordingly.
The graduating class of Winona Nor
NAL School numbers fifty -four members
Miss Ella F. Hunt, of Waltham, is one o
those in this class who have secured ap
pointment on the commencement pro
gram by virtue of superior scholarship.