Wichita eagle., 1890-03-16
THE sEDGwICK COUNTY TEACHERS.

THE SEDGWICK COUNTY TEACHERS.
The teachers of Sedgwick county held
their last regular meeting for the year at
Lewis academy. The teachers were nearly
all present and manifested their wouted
zeal and interest, which shows that, de
spite a years work in the school room.
with its trials, pleasures and yeXations
they never become weary in well doing
and are constantly on the alert to improve
and advance in the profession. The main
feature Of the afternoon was the address
OF Chancellor Everest, of Garfield univer-
sity, upol the Waste Of Educational
Forces. Of which the following is a syn
apsis;
The first waste of educational force is
the waste of educational money. X great
amount OF money is wasted IN the con
contraction of school buildings, OF towers,
furnaces, embellishments, etc, which
could be used TO much better advantage ia
increasing the salaries of teachers, thus
securing more efficient teaching. Would
it not be far better 20 invest ia good
library or cabinet TO illustrate science
II a boy wants to know what a microscope
is il IS much better 10 give him the real
thing and let him look through II aud eX-
anime il for himself Shan 70 find the deli
milton in the dictionary. Wonld it not be
well If there were industrial shops for
the bows who have no inclination for book
stndy. where they can learn some usefni
trade TO fit them fer the battle OF ite. I'd
ucational force IS wasted by changing text
books unnecessarily Why not get books
that are perfect and then pass law that
there shall be but one kind Of grammer,
rhetoric or arithmetic. l. would save
thousands OF dollars now lost every time
books are changed. Much force Is wasted
by employing teachers who are not pro-
fessionaI. The teaching age IS very Dav-
row. Ladies generally begin at 10 or 10
and get married before they are -. Young
men teach awhile and then stop and STUDY
law or some other profession 4 man
who tries TO make boots and shoes without
learning the trade wastes g good deal 81
leather: when he tries 10 teach school
without professional training, be spells
q great deal worse than leather. tie eX-
poets 70 lesru by his biunders. bduca-
tional force is wasted in the great amount
OF drudseCy and red tape laid upon teach
erS. esd c.alIy those n the graded schools
50 many papers to examine, questions %
franz. reports 70 make, etc. and some
teachers waste 50 much time with class
records aud markings. which draw attea-
ton from the main subject and main sub
j=ct and make she teachers little more
IMAM a machine. Force Is wasted 10 try
ng 10 accomplish the impossible
irving 70 teach young children things
whicl they can not accom- p!.sn- his ls
not natural. 4 tree grows ole way and II
YOU reverse the order - placing the
branches 20 the ground aud t-e roots Ia
the air. &c may make AN effort 70 grow but
will not succeed. Try 70 get pupils %
study something they can learn, aud for
which ttrT have natural talent Young
ladies sometimes TT learn music when
they have 10 talent for it and they only
succeed "a uakIag themselves iirrd. the
pIauo tired aud al tRo7e around them
tired.
Another educational waste IS where we
try 10 reach zn iaPosssals lac q periec-
tlol.
A child unrst - taught correct habits q
thought - study an1 q expression =
child mas MAKE the rcoss TasuAo3e pro-
ure>s WHEN % seemingly may nos have
moved 40 inch.
Much force i wasted by talking too
r1uea. Tu5s Is great fzuiE with Elc-S
tesrHe-s. The best teacher does verT iIttie
talking baE tets the pupils 10 oeariy al
the r<CItsBz.
Il Is q waste q force % retain unruly
pupils Ia sc6osi. becAuse ;he time i lost
yrfscEg u takes 20 govern them.
Another waste o force S. going over and
Over ets same grouad E elcEsEs sho1id D.
20 thorough. th8E q constant TeIe5lzl0l Is
uuneces-4Ey-
a g-esz amount 4 farce Is wasted iu
sfy,.rsr.1.z e-t.53ls. sezt book. ana teach
ers because new teac1ers have - beep'ae
scqusla:sd With |aeig pupils aid sur-