The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-02
CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CONDENSED HfsToRy or THE sXs-
TEN AND irs METHODS.
Aids 60 Teachers IA the Institutes
aud Grade Meetings ana IN Pri-
vatc study--Increas Ia the
Last TWO Years.


40 school can be better than the teach
! srs who teach It. The advancement OF a
I school system IA IN direct ratio 70 the adj
/ ,anceinent OF The teachers e 40 science
I or teaching. Those shiniSs which tend to
make sne schools Of Houston advance
4 might be summed IN as follows;
Pedagogical Aicetinss-oncc month the
Z superiut endcnt calls together the sixty
teachers OF the city in u school Of neda-
I noxy known as the Houston Teachers IN
4 stltute In this institute from time TO
I time Tnte's Philosophy OF Education, bew-
! stts fsychoiogy. Aliens Miad Studies
! cSmpasre's history OF Educa1on, have
/ been the basis OF study while Ernincrsonh
Essays ON culture and Behavior furnished
a valuable field for reflection. this year
Educational Foundations, published by -
( H. Kellogg, Is being used, one meeting
I this year was occupied with Moral l;du-
cation. Hctuert SpeurerS BOOK stfNee ~
q basis, Great good @ me teasnn.e n'as
] they gpt suggestions that are put intv
\ practice FOR the good OF the chilaren. IN
/ institute that Is not helpful onghl 70 PC
J abolished and unated as nuisance.
/ Once every two weeks the superintend-
4 emit and principals convene az niEht AZ me
/ residence OF tho gentlemen ana discuss
| oueFtions with greater freedonl. Morn
j education has thus FAR been the topic.
! The discussions are informant ana no one
I IS spared when his doctrine docs nor uS--
! cora with true philosophy,
I The Rain club Is another Institution Tor
! She advancement of pedngoglcat cnitute
and includes FIVE members Of the iaGMlly'
4 II originated for the study OF Ban's Eau
cation As "a Sciences, Having spent ntteen
meetings on this, the BAN club has taken
up HctnHrtianism,
\ rhe grade meetings occur once q month
and are led by grade teacheTo appouiteu
~ the superintendent. he frequently tax
s,.t ~ A a tnN u
done at q grade meeting, on "WEDNESDAY
1 nc the sixth grade meeting, seosiapns
Nyus the topic. The following was the
p' PFesfainnie sixth Grade Teachers = L.
The Topical Method OF Teaching Geosra-
4 The Psychology OF Geography Teach
'" Il what to teach on the United states
4 ss eIps te 81 f iasaS a brief talk, and
then there was a general discussion on ths
Biiildings-Two years ago there was only
one brick school house in Houston, tQpby
there are four The Elysian street schoet
is handsome brick building. costing
about $4,000 The Cascara school - an
N honor 20 the people who recently ltulsa,.s 81
this splendid brick structure. fhe flrSt
ward building the brick work or wfhch
win soon be Completed, promises TO sur
pass IN architectural beauty some OF the
iothers The colored high school ihree
brick seating 900 children, - the price o.
the colored people, The temporary hign
school Viii be vacated Inside ~ two years
and where old Chopper institute stands
xviii rise n building OF the most nlonefn
/ conVeniences, costing not less than StouD,
And there are more to follow, because the
rapid Growth OF Houston VIII qsn.sna y.
funny Of them, teachers OF ycnrs eSperl-
enca They are mostly graduates Of col
leges and universities, ana some o. unr
hest teachers are not graduates, while our
high school has fnrnlBhed some OF the pest
teachers W. now have.
Our siipernumerury system IS peculiar 70
the Houston schools. Graduates of the
high school desiring TO teach spend year
really learning to teach. during. which time
their work is criticised and they have z
year OF observation and direction that
SERVES us a practical normal school Tor
fthem. Then they arg given t =. sniilse o.
Ito tcnch and manage IL. Teachers who
tprove themselves worthy and faithful are
fhppraclatcd and hold their positions from
a hren In the schools since their nrguoiza-
ton. and they, be 81 said TO their credit,
are still growing stronger and better
II t.oarse OF Study-From year TO year tho
! Course ~ study s made an object Of close'
I'm eleven years after entrance. there being
three years in the primary, four ~ the
intermediate aud four N Tic high school.
end Is receiving direction by 3 competent
lender. Drawing is being Introduced Ply
7 slology IL taught IN the throe primary ana
( into the course hi thu intermediate. Then
much supplementary reading matter has
ibeen Furnished by the school board. MI
Sides oc the child's interest are Intended
ltD he reached through the course laid ont
a ueintcd report is prepared each wear
and the one FOR this ysar5s specially inter-
testing. The following statistics speak for
themselves,
ton 1903 $50, X, ....s......... s22T. 200
ton, 1883 ,....f.. ..t...,.s.... 10000
y tI
Increase IN value IN 10 years . 81 n. 0na
Number Of pupils enrolled IN 1898 4 400
Number OF pupils enrolled n 1883, ls23
II Increase In 10 years ........... 2.57s
Number OF teachers N 1Slis......'.. a0
Number OF teachers In fSS3.,..... 90
Increase in 10 years ......s.,.s q