The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-07-14
State Summer School
for Teachers.
Public School Building,
Sank Centre, Mimi.
Beginning July 81, 1892, and Con-
tinuing Four Weeks.

County Superintendents:
l.. J. ROCHOLL, Stearns County.
JOHN G. MOCK, Todd :.
IVER j. LEE, Pope
A. d. GAINES, Douglas
For the Teachers and those Per-
sons who aspire to teach, in the
counties of Stearns, Todd, Pope and
Douglas.
CONDUCTOR AND INSTRUCTORS.
S. S. Parr, Supt. of Schools, st.
Cloud, Conductor.
o. !. Woodley, Supt. of Schools,
Sank Centre, Assistant.
Dora Wells. Principal of High
School, st. Cloud, Assistant.
G. II. Congdon, Supervisor Of Music
St. Paul, Music.
If the attendance is large enough
to justify it, another assistant, or
other assistants, will be added to the,
number.
PURPOSE OF THE SUMNER SCHOOL.
The purpose of the summer school
is to afford progressive and aspiring
teach ers, and those who seak to be-
come teachers, opportunity to study
and review the subjects pertaining
to public-school work. They are
thus enabled to improve their scholar
ship, fit themselves for better places
and otherwise advance their inter
ests. Such a school helps it's pu-
pills to a better knowledge Of subjects
and also enables them to help them
selves. Effort will be made to pre-
sent instruction in a pleasing and
attractive manner.
SUBJECTS OF INSTRUCTION.
Physical Geography. including the
mathematical attributes of the cal tn,
relief, climate and surface changes.
Political Geography, including
Face, language, institutions and their
modification by the earth. Political
Geography will be combined with
Physical Geography.
United States History, study of
the growth of free institutions in
America. Attention mainly to the
constitut ional period.
Civil Government, or Civics, its
elements, their reaction on one
another and their comparison with
European institutions. Combined
with U. S. History.
Physiology, concrete study of the
human organism, and the causes that
insure health and strength.
Physics, the elements of the sub.
ject. suited to common needs.
Arithmetic, with attention to those
portions of fractions, decimals, per-
centage and other processes most
needing help.
Algebra, elements of the subject.
Geometry, suited to those begin
ming OF reviewing the subject.
Reading, embracing thought-an-
alysis, or silent reading, and practice
in oral reading.
Spelling, combined with reading.
Whiting, criticism of everyday
work, combined with systematic eX-
ercises.
School Economy, OF Theory ana
practice, including outline of human
faculties. everyday conduct of school,
government, discipliug and the art
of management.
This list will be modified to suit
the needs of the school.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION.
The summer-school will seek to
realize the condition of well-organ.
lied school. Most of the instruction
will take the form of definite, logical
class teaching. Some of it will nec-
essarily take the form of talks and
lectures, Portions of subjects will
be taught with completeness, other
portions will be outlined, to aid flu.
ture study. The conduct of the
school will seek to be such as to give
a practical idea OF good school man
agement.
TEXT BOOKS.
1t is almost or quite certain that
all textbooks. except the reading
pamphlet, and little book on school
economy, will be furnished to teach
ers for use free Of cost. The two
books mentioned (reading and di-
dactics) will cost mere triae, so
that expense in the matter of books
will be very light. Teachers should