The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-11-02
CITY TEACHERS MEETING.

The regular meeting of the city teachers
institute was held yesterday from a. m
to 70 a. m, at the high school building.
The roll call showed a very full attend
ance. Devotional exercises conducted by
DIR. Stevenson, consisted of reading the
ninety-seventh psalm and the Lord
prayer by the institute. Several selections
of music we're sung. led by Professor
Young. Miss Angie Herring presided at
the piano. Prof J. c. South,
who was secretary for the past
three years, was excused from that duty
at his own request and Principal
r. /. Barackinan was elected in his stead
DIR. Stevenson then addressed the .nstl-
tute on the objects to be attained by these
monthly meetings, and the duties and priv
iIeges of the teachers as members. The
instruction gained from the papers read
and the discussion of professional ques-
tions. is not the only benefit; but fra
ternal spirit among the teachers and IN
creased professional zeal are worthy ends
which these meetings are designed to Sc
cure. After a short recess and piece Of
music Principal T. A Vowel of the Burton
school read very practical paper on Ed
Education in its most elevated sense is that
tendency which best develops mind and
body, controls the evil passions and un-
worthy sentiments and subjects them to
mind and conscience. Education of one
kind or another is inevitable. The powers
of an intelligent being must grow. II a
child does not receive proper training at
the proper time he will receive education
of an injurious nature.
1t is of no advantage to know much I'M
less one lives according to what he knows.
The relative influence of the home and Of
the school on the individual is an impor-
tant but difficnlt question.
1t is the province of the public
schools to produce in every child
such an education intellectually, phys
ically and morally as will secure to the
state good citizen. The seeds of genius
are often cast in the most unlikely spots;
the rarest gift of mind is often found In
the most obscure homes. Statistics care
fully collated show that educated laborers
not only do better work than illiterate
workmen but secure much more of COM
fort and competence for themselves.
The many excellent points of the paper,
of which the foregoing extracts give no
ADEQUATE idea, were discussed further by
| Misses Dickinson and Bryson and Messers
| South: Dunkin and others. DIR. Stevenson
laid stress upon the necessity of cooperation
between parents and teachers in securing
the best results for the pupil. He urged
the teacher to exercise all the tact and
power she possessed to retain in school
and as far as possible, reform the pupil
whose outside surroundings rendered him
vicious and insubordinate. A truant of
ficer. whose special duty it should be to
enforce attendance of truant children,
should be appointed.
Messrs. Ward and Naftsgar of the school
board, were present and received very
| cordial greeting from the teachers.
DIR. Hoss of the Wichita School of Ora
tory, was introduced and gave the insti-
tute some valuable instruction. The doc
| tors life work as an instructor
in higher schools of learning rendered his
remarks very helpful and entertaining
He read in conclusion the beautiful selec-
ton. Drifting"
Miss Mary +. Rowe, principal of the City
Normal Training school, was then intro
duced and read a paper on Training
SCHOOLS LOT 1tdCDtTS ilC LlSlOAg vi
Normal schools in Europe and their incep
ton and growth in this country were de
scribed. the necessity of professional train
ing was insisted on and the best methods
of conducting training and practice schools
were admirably explained
After another song the Institute listened
to well prepared paper by Principal j. {,
Mayer of the Franklin school, on the rela
tive merits of written and oral Rotations
The paper advocated frequent and regular
written Rotations, as means OF saving
time, cultivating habits of neatness and
correctness in the arrangement of manu-
scripts. The oral recitation has points tC
Justify its use, but not TO the exclusion OF
the written Lack of time prevented the
| discussion of this very suggestive paper
Prof. Young spoke eocouragingly of the
work being done in music in the city
schools, and gave many practical sug
gestions designed to secure still better
results
Miss Eberlein and Mrs. Blaisdell gave
some pertinent directions concerning the
work in writing and drawing, and ex
pressed their qualification at the good re
, suits attained by the Jealous efforts o
teachers and pupils.
DIR. Stevenson called attention to tn,
Importance of physical culture and tn,
, advantage of increase attention TO Thu
2 matter. The singing with which the ex
ercises of the institute were freely inter
spersed was excellent and enjoyable.