The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1891-02-13
Educational Notes.


At the meeting of Superintendent and
Principals last Saturday, it was decided that
Pres. Brandt should call the next county
association at Vernon about the first of
May.
A large Ruplber of the schools have avail
ed themselves of Secy Dewey's arrange
ment for paper for examinations and map
drawing Many of the township inspectors
have also secured a supply for the forth
coming township examination.
The examination of pupils i'm district
schOols-provided for by the manual on
pages and 9-wil be held on Thursday
and Friday, Feb. Goth and 27th.
The "Chip Box" at the Perry Lyceum is
the worry of Prof. McEuens life.
According to Sec'y Parmelee, of Lapeer.
Shawassee's McKOne is about the best
teacher in his jurisdiction.
Sec'y Dewey attended the state meeting
of County Sec'ys at Lansing on Thursday
and Friday of last week.
The spelling match between the Garrison
and the ShiawasseetOwn school resulted in
victory for the Garrison school, Jessie
Reed carrying off the honOrs of the evening.
The spelling school has been revived this
winter in all its old time glory, all of which
is good. The boy who can spell should re-
ceiye greater glory than if he were a curved
base ball pitcher, and more blessed is the
girl who can spell than if she were the
champion tiddlety wink player.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND PRINCIPALS AS
ISOLATION.
On Saturday occurred the regular meet
the county for the discussion of such topics
as might he of interest and value to the
members. The meeting was held in the
OwOssO high school room and was well at
tended by both members and visitors. The
first topic on the program was: show
should future county associations be con-
ducted." The discussion was opened by
Profs. Brandt and Simmons and drew forth
a variety of views from those present 1t
seemed to be the sentiment of the meeting
that future associations should assemble
earlier in the day, get down to work at
once, dispense with '.chicken pie" and rele-
gate the social features of the meeting to
the rear. Supt. Simmons maintained that
the Association should be for work and for
hard work, and that formal papers should
be short and should be followed by limit
ed humber of pithy speeches not exceeding
two minutes each. Miss Goss said that Or
binary programs contained little that was of
benefit to the district school teacher and
wished that the papers read might be more
practical. In this connection the advisable
ity of the proposed excursion to Saginaw
was called In question; q number of the
teachers present reported that the general
sentiment of the teachers throughout the
county was against it for variety of rea-
sons 1t was deemed best to bring the mat
ter before the next, county Association,
which will be held at Vernon toward the
close of April.
"What shall we do with the obsteperOus
boy?" did not secure place on the printed
program but received merited attention
when the first question was taken from the
"Question Box" Corporal punishment was
to be used only as last resort, said Prof.
Cupples, but IL necessity demanded should
be used and i'm way to leave lasting i'm
preston on the boys memory.
Mr.. Cupples said further that the best ev-
idence that he had favored corporal punish
ment was the fact that he had three times
been arrested for assault by irate parents;
however, he added, his belief in its neces-
sity and efficacy weakened every year. Mr..
Brandt maintained that il it was found
necessary to administer corporal punish
ment, 1t should not be done before the
school in i'm any case.
''How much Individual Help should be
given the pupil" was assigned to Profs.
French and Burlxhead; the former was un-
avoidably absent and the discussion was
opened by Mr.. Burkhead. who said that he
had found Individual help detriment rath-
er than benefit In many cases. Occasion
ally help in'the shape of query was bene-
fetal, provided it set the pupils to thinking.
A reference to work where given fact
could he found was greater help to the
pupil, than to give him directly the infor-
nation. Mrs. Gould, on the other, hand,
thought individual help was necessary, In
fact that the most successful teacher was
the one who could give the most attention
TO the particular needs of the scholar; nc
two minds were formed exactly alike and