Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-05
FOR TEACHERS IMPROVEMENT.
Program of the Year of the County
Teachers Reading Circle.

Il
Teachers Reading Circle.
TO Dick ,nsOn County Teachers.
Many Of the teachers have been
reading the books for this years work
and are prepared for the first recitation.
Still others have not secured the books.
Over one hundred have Joined the
circle and 1t is hoped that every
teacher in the county will join, and
not only Join but so study the two
books that they may pass the examina
tion next summer and secure pro
fessional certificates. Mr.. J. N. Engle
is the only one in the county who took
the examination on last years work.
and now he holds certificate.
The books may be had in my Office
and cost 81 75. In addition to these i
advise the teachers to secure copy OF
Baldwin's Elementary Psychology and
have a recitation in that also at each
meeting.
COMMITTEES REPORT.
The committee chosen to district
the county beg leave to submit the
following as central points for each
district and the place of the Hrst meet
ing which will be held in all the
districts on October l4th at 2 p. m.
and the succeeding meetings will be
held on the second Saturday Of each
month thereafter, the last meeting
being held in May, 1894, making eight
In all:
District No. 3S (Harvey)
District No. 35 walnut Grovel.
District No. 3 (Kelloggl.
Chapman.
Enterprise.
Abilene.
Solomon.
WoOdbine.
District No. 60 (Abbey).
District No. 9S (BonaccoId).
Herington,
Hope.
Carlton.
Teachers may join in any one of these
districts as they ilnd it most convenient.
The teacher at each place namtd will
kindly have the school house opened
aud warmed in time for the meeting to
begin promptly at 2 p. IN. We suggest
a program AS follows:
From 200 to 800 "Bdldwin's Psy-
choloGy."
From 800 to 400 Applied Psychol.
ogy," (Oowpayre.)
From 400 to 500 Masterpieces of
American Literature"
From 500 to 1880 recess aud supper.
From 1880 to 900 educational meet
ing.
At the first meeting the district
circle will Q ret r chairman add Il
secretary. The latter will report the
meetings the following week to the
county superintendent, giving officers,
number present, interest and place Of
next meeting. Also ask any questions
that members of the circle may desire.
Each circle will make out its own
program for the educational meeting
Ia the evening, each one striving To
have the best possible. We would
suggest essays, orations, talks and
suitable recitations. The meetings may
be held in the various school houses
around the above named centeIs. IL is
understood that Hope aud Dillon unite
and Banner City aud Carlton.
1t would be well to select a leader or
teacher for book
In Masterpieces of American Liter
ature" we suggest you spend the first
half of the hour ON the life and works
Of the author and the second half oI
selections given in the book. In
Psychology Applied" the first lesson
will be chapter 1. and each succeeding
lesson will cover two chapters.
In Masterpieces of American
Literature" Irving will constitute
lesson l; Bryant and Franklin lesson
2; Holmes and Hawthorne lesson 3;
Whittier and Thoreau lesson 4;
o Reilly and Lowell lesson 8; Emerson
lesson 9; Webster and Everett lesson
I; Longfellow lesson s.
B. +. NIHART,
J. II. ENGLE,
ID. +, SHIRK.
Committee.
Those teachers who wish to send
contestants to the elocutionary con-
test at the November meeting will be
at work preparing for it. The con-
testants will be divided into two classes,
grammar or district school aud high
school.
desire that each teacher in the
county will Immediately drop me a
card stating what your postoilice ad-
dress will be during the year.
ID. f. SHIRll, Co. Supt.
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