The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-30

CITY TEACHERS MEETING.

The regular monthly meeting of the
city teachers institute was held yesterday
in the chapel of the High school from
o'clock a. IN. to 12. The exercises were in
structive and very interesting. The music
was conducted by Miss Jessie Clark, the
accomplished special in the schools, Miss
Belle Stever officiating as organist. Prof.
j. n. Allen, of the high school read u
paper on the life, character and influences
of Americas loved and recently departed
poet, Whittier. In series of beautiful
pen pictures the writer delineated most
perfectly the character of the Quaker poet
The humble home life of his boybood. the
noble aspiration of his youth and early
manhood, the influences which combined
to make him poet and humanitarian were
described in a manner that was charming.
Miss Mary E Rowe, principal of the
city normal school. read we'll written
paper on school methods. Miss Rowe's
superior skill as teacher of teachers
renders her papers of great value to the
institute. Her arguments for unceasing
attention to the study of the mind of the
student was exceedingly able.
Miss Addie Brook, principal of the
Emerson school, read very helpful paper
on the subject of Reading" This SUBJ
ject is at once the most difficult and most
important with which the teacher has to
deal. Miss Brooks statements of the ends
to be secured and the methods to be en-
ployed were highly instructive. Recog-
nizing the Importance of reading rs a
means of securing Information, and as the
basis of all other studies, the teachers en-
gagged in spirited discussion of the sub
ject in which many points of value were
made
Miss Jessie Adams of Irving school, in
an admirable manner, set forth the prin-
ciples of successful questioning In the
very nature of the case the asking of
questions must play considerable part
In a recitation; the doing this well is an
art in which a teacher must be proficient
in order to succeed as an instructor Miss
Adams ideas were endorsed and further
discussed by number of the members of
the Institute.
DR. Richardson gave, during the discus
sion and in bis general directions to tho
teachers, a number of helpful suggestions
for the conduct of their work. The force
and intensity of a recitation are the true
criterions of its success. The recitation
should secure definite results. Questions
should be designed to secure certain
answers Pupils should be encouraged
and difficult questions should not be
given to pupils when discouraged, but
when they have won victories over easier
ones The good order OF a SC hooi can best be
promoted by keeping the pupils profitaby
employed. Aud good work can be done
only when good order prevails.
The foregoing are in substance but a
few'of the wise counsels with which the
sent forth his workers to
months labor in the interest of
and virtue.
Arrangements were made looking to the |
of the work of the Wichita |
schools at Chicago's fair next year.
Mrs. Dreschaux, the instructor in Ger |
man in the High school, made an address. |
han which mono more interesting and in |
'tructivc was ever listened to by the meet |
ng. She called attention to some i'm |
based on her observation |
md experience, which she suggested might |
De made in the matter of school arrange
neuts and appliances. She paid high |
compliment TO the efficiency and progress
i've character of the city's schools The
description of life among the. common
people in Russia aud Germany, WAS full of
interest, and their condition when cou-
rasted with that of the same c,ass in this
COUNTRY, WAS portrayed in a manner to
make Que loose every sentiment but graft.
ude for the privilege of dwelling III this
,oodly land. and sympathy for the less
avored beyond the Seas. Those who heard
Ter felt the force of her emphatic declara-
ion that there is in point of privilege and
omfort, but one America A program
las been arranged for the next regular
Meeting, and the meeting adjourned.