Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-04-30
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN
EDIrED BY .. Z. sMrn. Go. supL.

Normal are gone, and we can't sup
ply any more orders until we can get
a new consignment.
We will have letter published
next week, from State Superintend-
ent Winans calling attention to the
new law IN regard to warrants.
Rev. Loofborrow, of Kirwin. has
consented to deliver a lecture during
the Normal. Rev. Loofborrow is
ripe scholar and Is a good lecturer
upon educational topics.
Remember the school officers con-
vention for June 18th. We are ar
ranging the program now. County
Uniformity, County High School,
Length of terms and County System,
will be some of the subjects discussed.
Lyman Bayard's schoo; at Wood
ruff closed on the 10th inst. Mr.
Bayard has Taught a successful school
this year. reports are true. Mr..
Bayard has one of the, highest grad
ed certificates IN the state. The en-
rollment of the school reached So.
We have received a complimentary
program. of the commencement exer-
cises for the graduates from the com
mon schools of Rocks county. The
graduating class numbers a. We
congratulate Supt. Lambert and his
teachers on this line showing of edu-
cational life.
The County Superintendent will be
present at all the places published on
the dates named. Those who have
been appointed as examiners will be
present to assist in this work. All APP
plicants will be examined in the fol-
lowing branches:
Reading, Photography, Writing,
Arithmetic, English Grammar,
Geography, q. S. History, Physiol-
ogy, Hygiene and Constitution. All
supplies for the examination will be
supplied by the County Superintend-
emit ALI examinations will begin
promptly at a. m.
We were greatly surprised on Sat
urday evening to see the Agra Cor
net Band ready to serenade us when
we reached there on the evening
train to hold an educational meeting
Fully 200 were present at the meet
/ ing. Addresses were delivered by
/ Rev. Loofborrow, of Kirwin, Prof
Piatt. and the writer. Agra never
does anything by halves. She wears
the proud honor of getting out the
largest audience at an educational
meeting, that has been furnished this
season. ALI honor to her. Another
meeting was promised fortune.
The following resolution was passed
at the close of our county Institute,
of last year:
RESOLVED, That in Prof. NJ. Piatt,
of KirwIn, we realize one of the most
worthy and conscientious instructors
we have eyer known, >affable and
agreeable in manner, "a prime ele-
ment in the art of teachingl, and for
his ability in instruction thorough
ness and comprehensiveness in Nor
NAL work, we sincerely wish he may
again be be one of our instructors.
And we are heartily glad to know
that he is to be one of our force at
least another year.
List of places for final examinations
to be held for the purpose of examin-
ing all applicants who may wish to
to take the examination for gradu-
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county, with the examining commit
ties appointed for each place:
Logan, May 12-J III. Tadlock, w.
S. Lappin, Clara Shurtz.
Prairieview, May DC. w. Bow
man, Q. [. Smith, Ollie L. Thomas.
Long Island. May 15-W. f.
Adams. Lyman Bayard, Wilson
Wightmam.
Agra, May 23-D. E. johnson, W.
@. Whitney, Lille 9. Allen.
Kirwin, May 19-W. X. Loofbur-
row, Anna Lane, Kittie Fisher.
Marvin, May 20. r. Breakey
Phillipsburg, May 2I-M. Piatt,
Mrs e. D. Kiekenlooper, Kate Miller
We recommend the following to
our teachers for careful consideration
We heartily endorse the sentiments
as expressed. Many q teacher fails
by not recognizing the fact as stated
in the article. Make an effort to be
thorough, and you will do the great.
er work in the end;
"a teacher should have an object
in view in every recitation and be
should make strong effort to accom-
plish that object. It seems to us thai
there is a good deal of aimless teach,
ing done.
There seems to be an idea that if {
class comes to the recitation and zoe:
over the lesson that has been assigned
that IS all that is necessary. This i,
mistake. Suppose a spelling elias
is called and five words are misspelleC
Ii the teacher stops there. the only
: thing that recitation has accomplish
r ed is that the teacher has heard fiv.
) words spelled incorrectly. Thinl
, you that that viii do the pupil an,
good, or that he viii be any NOR
likely TO spell these words in the fu
Q ture? What we want to do is to fin,
I out by the recitation what words can
not be spelled, and then to SO instruc
the pupil that no can spell thes
words without difficulty. The prop
8 er way to do this, we think, is to keel
L a list of ali the misspelled words AM
g to spell them from day TO day unit
they can be spelled readily. v-rv l,i
, tie good can come FRI, racitstio
~ ei'l'F -.ere no attention IS PAL
= ~ --e words that have been missed
e What we have said about spellln
n can be said about every other recltf
ton. Find oRt what the child doe
, not know IN the lesson, make this tn
It strong point of the recitation an
e continue to call these difficult part
! up from day to day until the chill
! has mastered them. In this way b
- will get some definite good from th