The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-15
NORMAL ITEMS.

morning, and although the glorious
| shower of the night before had dampened
everything else, it failed to dampen and
cool the ardor Of this earnest and lively
class of educators of the youthful mind.
Roll call showed full attendance, and
the promptness with which all answered
to their numbers showed that they were
ready for another days faithful work.
! The classes met in their accustomed
places and soon the building was full of
the hum and noise of lively recitations.
In physiology the classes were given an
interesting and well prepared talk on
| food" This was rendered more clear by
an outline on the blackboard of the diff
ferent topics touched upon. This outline
showed the different articles of food, rela-
| tive value of each as an article OF diet, the
composition, digestibility, etc.
| This class was further edited and in
structed in the afternoon by a lecture from
one of the city's best physicians-Dr. Min
nick. His subject was the heart, and the
| lecture was illustrated by dissecting
genuine heart, showing the cavities, valves
etc. The doctor has very pleasing ad-
dress and made many good points which
were jotted down by the teachers present
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noticeable about this institute is the fact
that so many of the teachers have note
books and pencil ready to utilize the valu-
| able points that are brought out in the
recitations and lectures.
| In philosophy the class were given
practical experiments with different kinds
of pumps. The old piston pump and the
force pump were presented in miniature
and the way they did throw the water was
an interesting sight. These experimental
pumps were made of glass, thus showing
the valves and giving a demonstration by
sight which no theory could elucidate even
| by the most discursive energy of the rea-
soning powers. The steam engine was
also discussed in this class and the eXhaus-
tive property of steam was investigated;
| also the method of introduction into the
cylinder to cause motion and the differ
ence between high pressure and low pres
sure engines was explained.
In history sometime was given to
methods of introducing the subject to
pupils, which is in reality the most i'm
portant phase of the subject that can be
discussed in normal institute. The war
of 1912" was given share of time and it
was found there was very little cause
for a war, and about the only result was
to show Johnny Bull that the Americans
! had licked them once and could do it
! again.
| The constitution class is very busily en-
gagged in examining into the prerOgatives,
powers and duties of the president; the
restrictions upon congress and the supreme
and federal courts. The president, as an
officer, was given a good discussion by
! some of the ''Solons" of the normal, his
veto power was brought up and there Is
no doubt that if any member of this class
! is called to that high and honorable posi-
| ton, he Tor she) will begin the official
duties incident thereto by vetOing federal
| election bill or some little thing of that
| kind.
| The grammar class had such an inter
esting time that they had to continue the
latter part of their recitation until after
noon when they came back from eating
hearty dinners to tackle the phrase and
clause modifers. These kind of things al
ways did provoke much discussion and the
teachers this year are no exception. They
cannot let their little pet theories about
phrases, infinitives, participles, etc, pass
by without being well and vigorously de-
Tended.
The bookkeepers have at last ''struck
balance" and it balances, too. The class
have now gotten to the honorable stage
where they can open set of books, deter
mine resources. liabilities and net capital,
etc, especially liabilities, when it
comes to raising a picnic fund and
purchase ice This class Is doing nobly.
much interest is manifested in the Syn
thetic system of teaching reading and
spelling. The teachers are free from pre-
| JUDGE and willing to look at the work i'm
partially. The little children upon whom
the work is exemplifed prove by their in
terest that this system takes strong hold
upon their imagination and memory They
are able to recall the sounds, without fail
ure, by remembering the story. Miss
| Bryson is good story teller Gin the good
sense, of course) and it is not bit surpris-
| ing that the little children should pay
| such strict attention, when on glanclng
| around it is a noticeable fact that all the
teachers in the room are in most eager lis
tening attitudes, without being requested
TO lend the speaker their ears, as certain
orator of old is said TO have done.
NOTES.
The thoughts of number of teachers
can be expressed in one word now-picnlc.
Some enterprising philanthropist with
the best of intentions has been supplying
the normal with ice TO cool the sparkling
water which flows so freely in the acad-
envy building. The teachers all seem to
forget what the physiology says about ice
water Beware
Professor Pence. the worthy county sup
erintendent, Is again at his old trick OF
trying to make himself ubiquitous. This
is the busiest season Of the year IN his
office, and still he can not leave the nor
NAL, so he must be in both places at once
He comes as near doing it as any ones
peciaIly if there is a watermelon in view.
What about the infant class upon which
the teachers experiment.
The lecture by Professor Kemp last
night on birds was very interesting, Is
pecially when he described the habits OF
these little birds who tell things.
The lecture by Professor Crowley on ex-
perimental chemistry is looked forward 10
with much anticipation and full al
tendance may be looked for.
Special communication Wichita lodge
No. 20. A (. & A N. this evening az 5
| O'Clock. Visiting brethren invited Work