Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-01-03
Teachers Institute.
Special to REFLECTOR.

Special to REFLECTOR.
The North Teachers Institute last
Saturday in district 81 was a complete
success.
At II O'Clock the meeting was called
to order and in the absence of G. II.
Lowry, president, Mr.. III. NJ. Light
was called TO the chair.
The first paper was read by L. D.
Almond on the subject of Compost
tion Work in School," He thought
this work should begin as soon as the
child was able to express an idea in
writing and should continue through
all his school work. He would have a
great deal of letter writing. In all
work the papers should be corrected by
the teacher and rewritten by the pupil.
The paper was full of good suggestions
and WAS thoroughly discussed by Mr..
Van ScoyOc, Miss Myrta Wick and
others.
Mr.. w. E. Binder gave very prac-
tical talk on the subject of ''School
Classification" His school board bad
adopted Speer's Course of Study and
he was following it with good results.
He thought that every school in the
county should adopt it at once. Mtssrs
Lands, Shirk, Burkho der, Light, Van
by Ike and Rugh expressed their appre-
citation of the work and all thought it
would be great help in bringing the
schools to higher standard of work.
The next one and half hours were
spent in disposing of the bountiful
dinner which the citizens Of the district
had prepared.
Mr.. Lands. the vice president, called
the meeting to order at l:30. The first
hour was devoted to Pedagogy, after
which MIR Lands read a carefully pre-
pared paper on the Life and Works
of Washington Irving"
Mr. Light next read a paper on "IIow
to Teach U. S. History" bringing out
many good points. The paper WAS dis
cussed by G. T. Reisner.
Mr.. d. G. Rudy being absent, Mr..
BurkhOlder was called upon and gave
briefly his method of teaching decimal
fractions.
The evening session consisted of dec
readings, music, extempo-
raneous talks, etc.
NOTES.
About twenty teachers were present.
The day was beautiful; the night was
and every body seemed
happy.
Mr.. Van ScoyOc took the laurels in a
spelling match. Mr.. A. c. Van Dyke
was a good second.
Mr.. Burkholder and MIR. Brown, two |
teachers recently from the Keystone
State, contributed largely to the success |
of the institute.
The people of the district are royal
Mr.. Light makes a good chairman.
d. F. ShiTk was in his best mood.
Messrs Binder and Rugh represented
tie Southwest district.
THE singing was ''excellently rem
dered.'
The resolutions were the usual ones. |
The rrport of the committee on re-
vision OF the constitution was accepted |
and adopted without a dissenting |
voice.
Mr.. A. c. Van Dyke in short adj
dress invited the teachers to hold their |
next meeting in a city most beautifully |
in low plain surrounded by |
beautiful hills; city which had come
up through great tribulatiOns; city |
whose history was covered with sieges;
4 city of fine streets, bOulevardes and |
squares; city the towers of whose |
private residences almost reached the
sky; city whose business blocks were
a wonder to all the world; city whose
churches were of gorgeous gildings,
frescoes. marbles and statues; a city
whose scenery would dazzle the eye; a
city of mighty men and noble women;
a city Of excellent schools and extern
sive libraries; city of fashion and re-
inement, in short city the peer of
which none other existed. When the
speaker sat down everyone seemed to
be confused, but after moments pause
Dne of the teachers collected his
thoughts enough TO ask, ITO what city
do you refer? Is it in the United
States?" And upon learning that he
10 the village of Manchester.
j uated in the Northwestern part OF
Dickinson county, it took but very
title time 10 decide that the next in
,titute should be held at that place.
OUR NEIGHBORS.