Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-03-07
EXCHANGING THOUGHTS.
Dickinson County's Teachers Hold &
Largely Attended Meeting.

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The last county association meeting
for the year convened in the central
school building Saturday afternoon at
l o'clock. The day was beautiful and
teachers were there from all parts of
the county, eighty-two being present.
The meeting was called to order by
S. NJ. Cook, president, and after music
by the junior class of the high school
Rev. Zimmerman led in prayer. The
minutes of the previous meeting were
then read by Miss Baker, the secretary.
Mr.. Swisher introduced the subject,
Literature as an Aid in Teaching
English Grammar. Although Mr..
Swisher's talk was extemporaneous it
was to the point. Mr.. Lands did not
wish to discuss the topic further than
to know if in literature we do not have
to depend on grammar for the thought.
Mr.. SwiSher thought we must get the
thought from the literature and not
from the Jules of grammar. The SUBJ
ject was discussed further by S. NJ.
Cook, J. III. Engle, Miss Grace Cooke,
w. A. Stacy, w. NJ. Campbell, o. L.
Bates, c. G. Bear, L. Humbarger and
others.
d. F. Shirk gave a very excellent
talk on the subject of ''How My
knowledge of the Sensibilities and
Will Aid Me in Teaching" He
thought that in order for them to aid
at all, the teacher should have knowl-
edge of the same. After giving var
ious definitions he concluded that we
should encourage proper emotions in
the child, but should not encourage
those emotions to excess. If a boy has
special liking for arithmetic we
should cultivate that, but not to the
detriment of other things. The child
should study other things although he
may dislike them.
The paper was discussed by W. II.
Wagner, who said that every man is a
walking psychology. MIR. Swisher said |
that nearly all teachers govern by laws |
of psychology, even though they may |
not have learned these laws from some |
book.
civil Service VS.. To the Victor Be-
long the Spoils," was the subject of a
paper by d. G. Rudy. Reform seems
to be the spirit of the age. If man
has not taken part in some one of the
many reforms now before the people he
is certainly very peculiar being or
else he has been attending strictly to
his own business. The paper was an
excellent one. Mr.. Rudy very en-
phatically declared that he believed
that to the victor belong the spoils.
The paper was discussed by Messrs.
Cloyd Troxel and Emil Grosser.
Miss Lizzie Wooster gave talk on
work, illustrating her
HoIHOuS ny HlOuel CLASS.
d. A. Holmes read paper on What
Shall Teacher Read?" He deplored
the fact that too many persons spend
their time in reading such things as do
not tend to elevate them. He divided
the teachers reading into general,
specific and professional. He believed
that little less fiction and more Bible
would make us better men and women.
After some miscellaneous business
the critic, j. H. Engle, gave very in
teresting and timely report.
A telegram was received from
Messrs Macdonald and Larimer, of
stating that they had missed
the train and would be unable to be
present.
In response to telegram sent to
Mr., Macdonald later in the day invit-
ing him to attend the meeting at Chap
man next Saturday, he replied saying
that he would be there and perhaps
Mr.. Larimer also.
On the whole the meeting was a very
and profitable one.., The
subjects were ably handled and the
music excellent.