The times., 1889-12-20
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY w. j. NC KoNE.

Every one is awake in Shiawassee Co.
Fowlervile Review, Livingston county,
contains school column.
f. w. Pearce is teaching at Garland and
Albert Vincent in No. 3, Owosso, and the
Educational Ed. would like to hear from
them both.
K. A. Fox is teaching a rousing good
school at the Union, near Owosso. Every
one pleased.
County papers are still publishing the fact
that Durand Is going to have new school
house. 1t is true.
Prin. McEuen, of Perry, will have charge
of the M. K. S. S. for the ensuing year.
Success is assured.
Miss Lignian is now on her third year at
Burton and like wine or violin, seems to
improve with age.
Correspondents are doing their duty and
Mss. is now coming in at respectable rate.
Let the work go on.
Sec'y Mcbride is on the program for the
state meeting of the Secretaries at Lansing
senate chamber December 26.
Livingston Co. Teachers Association was
held at Howell, Dec. 13 and Ia. III. r.
Pattengill gave the Friday evening lecture.
Laingsburg will soon issue a new course
of study. l.. will now run twelve grades.
Send us copy, Bro. Smith, when it is out.
Some townships i'm this county have never
even been mentioned in this column. Some
one please notice this and act accordingly.
Fairfield No. 6, gives "crazy social" and
secures the ''Stars and Stripes" Knapsacks
help keep up interest. Hurrah for Miss
Scott.
Mr.. Milton st. Clair holds affairs in the
''NOt how much, but how well" will lead
them to victory or defeat.
Laingsburg enrolls 210 for the term. 10
foreign in the High School. High School
and Grammar departments cast "a votes for
the golden rod and one for the pansy.
Bids are advertised for to build our new
school house i'm District No. of Antrim and
Burns, known as the Union Plains school
house. Bids are to be in by Jan. 2, 1890.
A teacher inquiries how she can interest
her larger boys in reading. They prefer to
spend their time OH arithmetic. 1t is
hoped that this question may be answered
in next weeks paper.
A friend from Garland writes that the
northern townships are not dead, but are
lacking i'm vitality, but from recent develop
ments we believe they have fully recovered.
BE careful of a relapse.
The pupils of the Laingsburg high school
and intermediate department give a banquet
in Benson's opera hall OH the evening of De-
cember 23rd. Fine invitations are out for
this educational love feast.
ID. j. Hicks, of Middlebury, No. 6, claims
the banner schoolroom of the township, with
new walls, Grand Rapids seats, etc. If you
can, go and see him and let us know. Forty
live, earnest pupils will keep ID. j. from in
Somnia.
The editor of this column is endeavoring
to get opinions of the teachers of the county
on the subject of tardiness. Will all who
read this item please drop a cMd to the
editor stating your method of dealing with
tardiness?
Many of the school houses of Dakota are
being provided with barrels of water potatoes
beans, coffee and cooking utensils, and in
case thirty or forty scholars are penned up
by blizzard for two or three days this win
ter there will be no danger of starvation.
There is talk of providing ham and eggs for
some of the isolated church buildings-Ex.
An excellent program for Thanksgiving
was prepared by the scholars of district No.
Z, Antrim. While previously practicing the
teacher told them all to be present. On
Thanksgiving evening the pupils assembled
at the church, but the teacher did not ap-
pear. After waiting one hour and half a
delegation of pupils were sent to bring him
at all hazards. They soon returned, and
as soon as he arrived, he dismissed the
crowd, postponing it till Sunday night. The
IL all
giving was failure here.-Ex.
Miss Ada Lombard, who teaches at North
Newburg. has a school which 1t Is a pleas
ure to visit. Thirty-two intelligent pupils
make lIp the roster and from their recita-
tions, it is evident they are taught more
than is found in the ordinary text book.
Physiology is taught in rational manner
and geography is not barren study, as is
witnessed from the fine map drawing.
School begins at $50 local time, yes, and
closes at 4, so interested are pupils and
teacher.
Harvey Tappan, of Yale. Mich, has pub
lished small volume entitled 'SchOol Law
and Educational System of Michigan" Mr..
Tappan's connection with the schools and
his profession, the law, peculiarly fits him
for writing this work, so nicely suited to
the teacher. The history of Michigan's
early educational legislation is given. A
sketch of all the State institutions of learn
ing, is valuable information, nicely put.
The whole scope of school law is stated so
that teacher can know their legal rights
and limitations. Supreme court decisions
or school law, is something that teacher
usually has to consult lawyer about, these
are given in this book. The price is go cts.
The state teachers association convenes at
Lansing December 26. Excursion rates can
he secured on the railroads as this is during
the holidays; also special rates at hotels.
Teachers will be sure of a pleasant and
profitable time. The educational ideas re-
ceved and acquaintances made will be more
than the cost.
The accredited delegates appointed at the
teachers association are Mrs. l.. K. Gould,
and Messrs. Simmons, Wimple, Hopkins
and Griffith. lin addition. to this there
should be a large delegation. What's the
matter with Shiawassee county having
delegation headquarters? Should the above
idea meet with favor, drop card to Sec'y
Mcbride, who will be in Lansing before this
date and make arrangements accordingly.
Those who attended the impromptu concert
in the Downey house last year will insist on
this feature again.