Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-02-19
$3.50 IN ADVANCE

The state reading circle have adcpt-
ed Pages Theory and Practices and
Barnes Brief General History Of the
World" for the books to be studied
this year. They are both good selec-
tions and will soon be on file in eur
Office.
Any school district desiring an eve
ming educational meeting viii reeeive
favorable attention il they will write
to us. It is our desire to hold one Of
these meetings in every district in the
county during the coming year and
if not in every district one or two ia
every township.
We now have all three of our pa
pers at this place publishing our edu.
cational column. For this favor ve
return our sincere thanks. If pspers
IN other parts of the county desire to
do likewise we will make arrange
ments to get copy to them so that
they can publish this column the
same as the countyzseat pepers.
Teachers should call the attention
of their advance classes, 10 the sad
fact of the death of General ". I.
Sherman. Do not allow the oppoE-
tunity to pass by without telling to
them of mighty genius, his great abil.
ity as a general, and the grand SER
vice he did for his country. Have
them make special effort TO look mp
all they can about him in their his
tories. If the proper interest is
awakened they will do this at odd
times and no time will be lost by do.
ing SO.
Every school library ought to con.
tain several sets of school readers, to
supplement those already IN the hands
of the pupils. When scholars have
read through their own books, the
new ones will excite a fresh interest.
Besides, in all except the lower classes
an intelligent child will extract most
of the information worth anything
from an ordinary class book in less
than sixty days. No one thing, says
Horace Man, will contribute more in
telligent reading, than we'll selected
school library.-JOh1s StUeh.
The Teachers Reading Circle can
be utilized for two distinct ends in
the successful training of teachers. Il
may be made the means of furnishing
a course of reading and study, in edu-
cational as well as general liturature
to such persons as are preparing to
teach but cannot avail themselves Of
the advantages of training or nor
NAL school. 1t can be made the means
of culture and development to teach-
ers who have completed a course OF
professional training before entering
upon their professional work. The
demands of the curriculum n sskooi
and college are so exacting that stud
ents have little time while pursuing
the regular course for the reading
and study of educational liturature.
The course for the graduated educa-
tor should consist largely of the best
literature-culture books, history and
philosophy, essay and biography, poe
try and fiction. Whatever informs
broadens, polishes and spiritualizes
the man makes him the better teach
er. Added to this, there should be
read and digested well-chosen books
upon the philosophy and history Of
education. The Reading Circle also
affords opportunity for discussion
and comparison of educational ones
tions. There is danger that too nsaeh
will be undertaken and that the read
ing will be superficial. The reading
of educational literature promotes the
growth of the teacher and keeps him
from becoming routine worker mere.
ly. The country teacher-lsolsted to
some extent from contact with the
world of fresh thought-espeeiaIly
needs the uplift of a good course OF
educational reading, systematically
pursued. One mission Of the Teach.
ers' Reading Circle is to quicken the
teachers thought so as to broaden
and intensity his influence with his
pupils and unconsciously to inspire
them with love for lituraturs that
will lead them to read the books Of
the great writers in every department
of human knowledge.-Mre. Deisd
Lathrop Williams