Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-02-28
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
J. S. FORD. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
EDITED BY

You can not afford to miss Prof.
Larimer's address at the county asso-
citation next Saturday.
Miss Julia Powers has the largest
country district school in the
county, having an enrolment of sew
enty-ive.
John Macdonald, editor of the
Western School Journal, will be at the
county association next Saturday and
address the teachers.
The names of one hundred teachers
were enrolled at the last county asso-
citation meeting. Can we not beat that
at our meeting next Saturday?
The average attendance in the Hope
schools during the last month has been
close to 100 per cent. This speaks well
for Mr.. Stacy and his assistants, the
pupils. the parents and all concerned.
The superintendent visited the
schools of Liberty township last week
and found them doing good work. He
also visited the Hiawatha district in
Rinehart township. MI. ]. S. Diehl
is teaching good school in this dis
trict. He has an enrolment of 55 with
an average attendance of about As.
The next institute of the North dis
trict will be in the county high school
building at Chapman. March 9th; South
west at Bonaccord, March Is; South
east at Hope, March 23d and the
district association at Junction, March
20 and 80. AS the county superinten-
dent expects to attend all of these
meetings he will necessarily be out of
his office every Saturday until the first
Saturday in April. He stays in his
Office every Friday during the next
month. Parties wishing to see him
will govern themselves accordingly.
Many of the schools will soon close
and as result there will be but one
more institute in each of the institute
districts. The closing meetings should
be made the very best of the year.
There have been a great many insti-
tutes in the county this year and every
one has been a success. They have
been more largely attended than ever
before, both by teachers and patrons.
We believe the smallest number of
teachers at any one meeting was fifteen.
The executive committees have been
very careful in the selection of subjects
for the programs and persons whose
names were on the program were gen.
orally present and well prepared to dis
cuss the topics assigned. The good
that has been accomplished by these
meetings cannot be estimated. We
believe that they have been powerful
influence in bringing the schools to
their present high plane.
Teachers, please do not forget to at
tend the county association meeting
next Saturday.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The institute at Enterprise last Sat
urday proved very conclusively that the
teachers of Dickinson county do not
propose to be derelict in duty on &C
count of cold weather. About thirty
were present and though mercury was
below zero the discussions warmed up
to almost fever heat. Mr.. Grosser as
chairman usually manages to ask some
question which he knows that the
teachers are divided upon and which
will stir up considerable discussion.
Rev. Smith, of the COngregationalist
church, gave the address of welcome
and Mr.. Bates responded.
In the absence of Prof. Carman, Prof. |
Cook introduced the subject Needs of
the Profession" He thought the pro-
fession needed first, educated teachers;
second, enthusiastic teachers, and
third, teachers who love their work.
Mr.. Bates gave half hours talk on
"nld Fogyism," enumerating great
many things which might be put under
that topic. Mr.. Bates talk was prac-
tical and brought out many good points.
The Samoan difficulty was handled
by Mr.. Grosser in true diplomatic style.
w. Fl. Wagner read an excellent
paper on the Educational Value and
Effect of Robert Elsmere." The paper
was ably discussed by Rev. Smith. of
Enterprise. Mr.. Wagner thought the
effect would be wholesome. Rev.
Smith thought the book was rather dry
reading, The press had made it pop
ular book.
Prof. Shaver next entertained the
audience with recitation.
Rob't Gafney gave very practical
talk on ''School Tactics" Mr.. GafDey
is one of the youngest male teachers of
the county. He is rapidly climbing
upward and if he continues IN the next
two years as in the past two he will be
recognized as one of the very best
teachers in the county. He is at this