Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1892-12-07
Educational Column.
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CONDUCTED BY SUPERINTENDENT j. o. fsAHN.
THE educational column is intended to ben
eft the schools of the county. by helping eepe-
licit the contribution of pointed articles on
school subjects. Come, let US reason to
gether."l
The Co. Supt. makes q tour this week
through the southwestern part of the county
and will go as far as Aetna visiting schools
and attending to other school district matters.
1t lie a big trip as Aetna is about 10 miles from
the county seat and the roads hiliy and
rough much Of the way
We noticed In town on Saturday last the fol.
lowing teachers, most OF whom were calle6s at
our Office: Misses Anna and Josie Higgin-
botham and Meta Robinson and Meesrs. John
P. Wallace, Frank Hayes. w. e. Galloway, J.
P. Renfrew and VIM. Kiger. All Of these
teachers are succeeding well with their schools.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
With the lecture of DIR. william Richardson
last night the session of the Southwestern
Teachers association ended.
IT was a very successful meeting through
out and largely attended. At the afternoon
session yesterday resolutions were adopted
recommending that the children under Z
years of age may be excluded from the school
also the following:
That the teachers assembled do extend their
hearty and sincere thanks to the board of
trustees and faculty of Lewis academy for
the use of their building.
That we extend q vote Of thanks TO the prees
of the city Of Wichita for their full reports of
the proceedings OF this association.
That we extend our hearty thanks to the
people Of the city Of wichita for their kind
welcome and courteous treatment and es-
pecially to Hon. G. F. Conn for his able Cd.
dress OF welcome.
That we give our most hearty endorsement
to the work Of the state committee on educa-
tional exhibit at the worlds fair, that we
urge on all teachers prompt and effective
action in the raising of funds to carry on the
work and in the preparation Of material for
the school exhibit of the state,
Resolutions were also adopted fayoring the
better enforcement OF the compulsory edu-
cation law; favoring reform in spelling; more
equal taxation of school districts. making
foreign certificates valid ih Kansas after two
years experience; authorizing boards 10 con-
tract with superintendent for from one to
three years; that the commissioner Of edu-
cation be made cabinet officer; that the
made supervising architect to furnish plans
for school buildings.
Professor Shull was elected president: N.
McLane of wellington. vice president; Mrs.
l.. Y. Brady of Winfield, secretary, and Mr..
J. E. Swain Of Harper. treasurer.
The feature Of the meeting was DR.. Richard.
sons lecture. 1t was a treat and one Of the
finest and most scholarly lectures ever de.
livered in your city.
After his lecture was ended the teachers all
went to the board OF trade hall to hear Pro-
fessor Blake's lecture on electricity, in which
they all took great interest-Wichita Beacon,
VALUE OF THE GLOBE.
No map can be made which will convey to
the mind absolutely correct ideas In regard tn
the shape OF the earth and the relative posi-.
tons of the various natural and political d.
visions.
The study Of Geography with no aid that af-
forded by the map often results IN confused
impressions of the relation that one portion
of the earth's surface bears to another. All
representations Of the earth as a plane, cause
the islands, continents and oceans to appear
distorted, and their distances changed, For
example, person may remember the maps of
the eastern and western hemispheres, and have
a tolerably correct idea of the situation of
England in respect to France, or New York as
regards California, but he must pause awhile
before he can imagine the shores of the two
two hemispheres, or determine the position OF
England with reference to any state of our
union, And still more difficult would ft be for
him to gain a correct idea of q voyage from
China across the Pacific to Our western shore:
for after following the eastern shores to the
rght-hand edge of the map OF the eastern
hemisphere, he must apparently, go back to
the left-hand edge of the western hemisphere
and begin again.
What an advantage 1t Is to have a globe at
hand ON which to observe the true position of
the countries. oceans, etc., and compare the
various places in respect to their ATTITUDES and
longitude of any particular place-for these
can readily be obtained by the aid OF the globe
| only.
The globe is an important and, in fact, an
| indispensable auxiliary in geographical or his.
torical reference. By it's means the whole
earth can be presented In its natural form; or
it alone can be explained thoee points and
mathematical lines which require calculation
as the ground work of geography-the poles
the meridians. the parallels, the equator, the
tropics and the polar circles. One can readily
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the synchronism Of tho suns rising every day
or his setting in any two given places. and II
the same manner the difference Of the time Of
day in two places. though upon the same mer
idian. All these can be clearly understood b,
the study OF the globe, which is the best repro
| sentation Of the earth's surface, and shouls
show the proper latitude OF all points ncrti
and south Of the equator. The difference ii
the length of days and nights in the variou
seasons can be more clearly demonstrated
and in connection Herewith the climatic diff
ferences of the zones, the changes of the tenn
perature, trade winds, tides and ocean GU
| rents.
On the globe can be traced out accuFatel,
the great lines of transmarine trade, and tn,
telegraph cables that encircle the eartl
through sea and land.
know that in many of the schools of thi
country the use of the globe is far too mucl
neglected even where the school-room is SUP
piled with one, and know of several district
whose boards have 80 far failed to appreciate
the advantage of globe TO their school an,
none has been supplied. hope we shall eool
see an improvement I'm both of these respects
The globe and maps should be studied ia
Rether to give the pupil correct ideas of tn
position OF counties, etc. The school boar
shou d see that these necessary things ar
supplied and then the teacher should not faj
to make daily use of them. The same may b
said of other school apparatus. Many of tn
schools are small and In these especially
ample time for this work can be found II tn
teacher is only disposed to do it.
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