The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-14
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY W. j. NC KoNE.

brook to visit the Mining School of the up
per peninsula.
NJ. f. Scott, the genial agent for Effing
ham, Maynard IL Co., spent the night will
your editor last week.
Corunna raised flag with music and ex
ercises. Those in the high school were adj
dressed by Chas. Holman, j. b. +. Curt.
and j. M. Fitch.
w. Z. Aten writes Tried to get along
without the Moderator, having three othel
papers, but can't do it. Send me bach
numbers and continue subscription for the
remainder of the year."
In the course of our reading we should
lay up in our minds store of gOOdly
thoughts in well-wrought words, which
shall be living treasury of knowledge al
ways with us and from which, at various
times, and amidst all the shifting of crcum.
stances, we might be sure of drawing some
comfort, guidance and sympathy.
Help.
Flag exercises at Fairfield, Dist. No. 6,
Feb. %. Miss Lulu Scott, teacher.
Spelling school at Rush Centre, Dist. No.
4, Friday night. Chas. Lewis, teacher.
Miss Mary Bobier has been engaged for a
second term in Dist. No. 8, Fairfield.
For the last two weeks la grippe has talk
en- about 25 pupils out of the Garland
| school.
Teachers should strive to make every rec
itation interesting. If pupils are really in
terested, there will be but little trouble
| about order. AS a rule teachers should
! put their questions to the entire class, so
| that every pupil may he held responsible
| for an answer; then, after pause. call up
Oh some pupil to recite.
b. F. Howard is having decided success
with tho school i'm district No. /. Algebra
and natural philosophy are taught the same
as in graded school. Rhetorical exercises,
reading and spelling down are participated
in by the pupils every Friday afternoon.
Livingston Co. Association at Howell
Feb. 10, 1890. Sec'y Mcbride will read a
paper on ''The Scope of the Secretary's
Work" Supt Estabrook will also address
the meeting.
The pupils of Byron high school, under
the management of Mr.. French, gave the
first entertainment of the term at Williams
Hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 5. Net pro-
ceeds, $3.50, will be used for school pur-
poses.
John G. Whittier, the aged poet, recently
refused $2, 200 from magazine for short
Christmas poem.
LainSSsburg enrolls 200, with about 35
foreign pupils. Flag money will be raised
by an exercise to be given by the school
Feb. 20,
II your officers or patrons should ask your
opinion on The free text book idea, could
you give good logical one? Who will
| write 'ts short article on the theme?
Gaines closed its schools ON account of
scarlet fever. Several schools in Genesee
county the same.
Prin. Smith writes good article TO the
are more to follow.
Sec. Mcbride and several Shiawassee Co.
teachers go to Howell, Saturday, Feb. Is, tC
attend the Livingston Co. teachers asssoci.
| alton.
! About the grippe" permit the following
suggestion; do not say 1.-THE la grippe" La
is the French article or translated means
''the," hence''the la grippe" would be equiv.
alent to saying 1.-THE the grippe"
Our nelghbors i'm Clinton Co. celebrate
| Washington's birthday by a teachers associ-
alton at Elsie. A good program has beei
prepared.
Supt. Simmons recommends teachers tt
read Hughes Mistakes i'm Teaching" pub
lished by Z. l.. Kellogg & Co., New York
This book is small and very readable.
Miss Mable Gardner teaches No. /
school i'm Antrim tp. Miss &. teaches his
tory and geography after the 'OwossO In.
manent feature and all i'm all there is such
an air of business in that school as Is pleas
ant to find.
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The following Is a list of pupils that have
not whispered during the month ending Feb
5, 1890: Mae and Lena Whitright. May
Knight, Mille and Iva Richard, Fannie
Getchell, Maud and Lulu Smith.
G. p. HUBERT, Teacher
LETTER.
reside i'm the way-Off corner of the coun
ty and can, at any time, by .glancing ou
upon the horizon towards the setting sun
see before me a large part of Clinton coun
ty-she who is constantly endeavoring t.
keep along with the tide of education.
But be it as it is; by the indulgent effort:
of ye editor of THE TIMES column l an
able to get the news of not only the interior
but also the remote eastern parts of the
county. l am pleasantly located i'm Wood
hull No. 9, with A bright and intelligent
students, and feel proud to say we are al
doing good work cheerfully. We do no
expect to take back seat for any of oul
neighboring schools. i have a fine class o.
ladies and gents who will i'm the spring take
the township examination and a few con
slider competent to pass the county examin
alton fairly well. Ibelieve an educatiOna
column to be benefit, and II the teachers
of Shiawassee county will avail themselves
of the opportunities thus afforded they will
he able to conduct their work more success
fully. l will suggest something and woult
like to see 1t reported upon next week:
Analyze this sentence: bx6 Is 80.
Write In words the following decimals
25; $50; 3259l; Il. Resp. Yours,
$. G.. HoUGHToN.
The above Is an extract from a letter re
ceived and containing In addition man.
kind words, which help a long way, yo'
know. Who will send In answers to tn
two questions asked? Answers will be pub
lished next week IL received. 1t might be
: good idea for someone else to send In ques