Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-08
NoRMALGI,EANINes


The third days work commenced with
the brightest prospects. Everyone is well
| pleased with the arrangement Of the work
| and with the push and enterprise of the
| instructors.
Professor Pence has most inexplicable
| way of making himself ubiquitous, and
| everywhere over the halls can be seen his
| genial countenance which does SO much to
make the teachers ''feel at home" Be
tween Rotations and at recess can at any
time be seen the jolly leader, Professor
Naylor and his excellant assistants-the
erudite Crusenberry, the suave South and
| the dignifed Charles.
| The weather SO far, has been very propi-
| tlous and there is always "breeze" OF
some kind or other to keep the rooms cool
Upon looking over the assemblage at
morning exercises one can not but be i'm
pressed with the bright looks and the in
terest manifested by Its members. Devo-
| tional exercises were conducted by Pro
! lessor Naylor in his usual impressive way
and consisted Of reading an appropriate
passage from the bible, followed by an
earnest prayer. Professor Naylor believes
in work and under his leadership every
| forth results. One noticeable feature Of
this institute is the marked individuality
of all who attend.
| The methods of instruction are quite
| normal" and tend to cultivate the origin
atty of the teachers. The normal has
| been divided into three classes; the first
comprising experienced teachers, the Sec
ond those who have second and third grade
certificates, and the third class, those who
have never taught. This division supplies
long felt want" and gives each class
the particular training which will be con-
ducive Of the best results.
| The class in photography, under the
able leadership of Professor South, elected
many interesting facts concerning the
classification of elementary sounds and
| the proper classification of consonants.
Great varieties of opinion were expressed
as to whether some consonants were Ia
| bials, dentals, linguals, etc, but finally
everything was satisfactorily arranged and
everybody was happy.
In grammar, Professor Charles believes
in devoting some time to technlcalltles,
and the essential elements of sentence
were discussed which caused much recon-
dite arguing. The professor thinks the
essentials are subject. predicate and copu-
la, while several members of the class
think the copuia is essential in some SEN
fences while not in others. The Historical
Research consisted of an Investigation of
the period of explorations and discoveries.
An exhaustive outline (of the subject) was
compiled, which was very interesting.
Under physiology Professor Crusen berry
presented an elaborate outline showing
the structure of bones; the different classes
| of joints mot the Wichita kind, the nature
and functions of the periostuim and syn
OVAL membranes. etc. This subject was
well presented and the large class show a
proper appreciation of the professor s
| work.
The lessons on pedagogics, which most
| teachers consider a most obstruse science,
are becoming more and more interesting
and the class is constantly increasing IN
numbers. The subject was presented by
an outline embracing the mind, its facul-
| ties and attributes. The physical senses
were reviewed briefly and the lesson as
conducted was both clear and distinct.
The classes in bookkeeping, arithmetic.
geography and philosophy are all well at
| tended and are doing good work.
The last half hour Of the session is devo-
ted to school management and is valuable
| to both old and new teachers. The special
preparation of teacher after he has en-
gagged a school, what preparation should
| be made to insure success, and several
other Iphases of the subject were dwelt
upon by practical teachers who had been
previously selected to present particular
thoughts 1t is Professor Fences inten-
ton to give every member presenta chance
to expatiate upon his favorite method and
to criticise, and be criticised by other well
informed pedagogues. By this time the
intermission bell rang and each member
marched out of the room, to wend his
homeward way to seek a refrigerator in
which to ponder in an esoteric manner
some ideas for the following day.
NOTES
Institute will be held on Saturday and
have its holidays on Monday.
A committee has been appointed to per-
feet arrangements for grand reunion to
be held one night this week. A most
pleasant time is anticipated.
The agent for Gillett's pens gave an in
[ teresting blackboard lecture upon the
manufacture Of steel pens.
There never has been such an institute
for push and work-not even time enough
to talk social and picnic" during the
morning session.
The enrolment is constantly increasing,
but an amusing instance occurred yester-
day during roll call. The roll is called by
successive numbers and the answers kept
going up to one hundred and eighty, when
Professor Pence had to inform the insti-
tute that not quite so many had been en-
rolled, as yet. This shows Sedgwick's
"get there proclivities-she seems TO 60
ahead even if she has not quite SO many
as yet.
To judge by observation the schools will
all be well supplied with frst-class teach
ers, and their former efficiency promises &c
be surpassed. So let it be.
| CHRISTIAN ENDEATDR,