The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-02-28
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
CONDUCTED BY W. j. NC KoNE.
COUNTY NOTES.

COUNI1 NOlES.
Life is kndled only by life, and the high
est form of living can only be called into
existence in a child by example. .--Ex.
Linn Avery, of r. D. Austin's scheol,
missed but four of the fifty words in the
test exercise in January issue of the MOder-
ator.
Prin. McEuen gave paper and furnished
music for the Farmers Institute at Perry
last week.
VIM. Olney writes of success at Shafts
burg, only complaining of low attendance.
Shaftsburg will furnish six or eight appl-
cants for examination March 1.
Women are now entitled to vote in four
teen states whenever school questions are
involved in an election. In Kansas they
can vote at all municipal elections, and in
Wyoming they enjoy the full right of suf-
frage.
Duplain and Greenbush townships held
an Association at Elsie Feb. %. Your ed
itor acknowledges invitation and regrets in
ability to attend.
Avoid fixed, arbitrary rules. Even at the
risk of being unjustly called partial, you
must not treat all alike even for the same
offense. Some are not benefited by physi-
cal punishment others are. Children should
be governed according to their nature and
temperament. Some can be subdued one
way. some another. This matter of school
discipline requires not only innate power
and Unborn adaptation for the work. but pa
tient and persevering study.
We acknowledge receipt of Pleasant let
ter from Cora Pierce, Dist. No. 4, Fairfield
and submit to attention of our readers a
program of reading circle which will inter-
est many.
Two communications were received this
week without place, date or name. We
cannot print them unless the name is given
as an indication of geod faith, in fact one of
them would be of no interest unless we
knew its author. Please drop card
writer.
Morrice Primary and Intermediate Dept
gave Washington Birthday concert at the
Presbyterian church for the benefit of q bell
fund which is being created.
Perry ii. S. indulges in spell" No
fatal results. Clifford Spaulding carries off
the hOnOrs.
What kind of penwipers do your pupils
use? Do they wipe their pens on their hair
their coat sleeves, their aporns, or do they
shake the ink on the floor, or don't they
wipe them at all? Each pupil should have
some kind of a penwiper. Encourage your
pupils to bring gay dainty ones from home.
For the less fortunate ones who have no
mother or big sister to make such things,
spend an evening making penwipers for
them. Three circles of soft black cloth fas-
tened in the center with a tiny button make
a sensible penwiper. A piece of an old kid
glove is excellent. You will feel repaid for
your trouble.
al. n.,I I.nxtn -
heard that there did, Ex-Prin. o. III. Pack
ard, of Byron, is married. The fortunate
lady is Miss Flora Wilcox, of Burns. The
ceremony was to take place at the home of
the bride Feb. 20.
PROGRAM FAIRFIELD HEADING CIRCLE.
Vocal music, roll-call by quotations, sec
retary's report, select reading, lesson in
Whites Elements of Pedagogy, Current
news, instrumental music, debate-in which
universal interest was manifested and en-
thusiasm ran high as the debate advanced,
question box, critics report There was q
large attendance. Interest good, each
member taking active part in the duty as
signed them. Adjourned to meet Feb %.
REcEssEs.
In compliance to request to furnish
something for the educational column on
the above named subject, ] will now EN-
deavor to present what few thoughts have
i'm mind.
The question is asked by many. "Shall
we have recess, or shall we abolish this
time-worn custom?" AS to the entire abo-
lition of the recess / am not well prepared to
speak, as i have never tried 1t. j believe
with some grades its abolition Is plausible,
while with others 1t Is not advisable. Now
i'm the first three grades 1t seems to me that
the recess is necessity. 1t is no uncom-.
mon thing for us to hear adult persons COM
plain after they have been sitting in church
listening to long sermon. III adults suffer
from sitting still for possibly an hour or an
hour ana half, should we not conclude
that two or two and half hours are too
long a time for small children to remain in
their seats without having outdoor exercise?
But in the higher grades i believe the
recess could be abolished to good advantage.
have been trying the five minute recess
plan, but mus. confess that many times It
was nearer ten minutes than five, whereas,
should we abolish the recess, work would