The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-27
MacDonald's papers

humorous as John MacDonald's papers
always are.
Every school in sootland,1 said Mr..
Macdonald, sis graded The grades are
named standards and there are six
Sewing is taught on certain days each
week and the work is adapted
to each standard. This is
what is required in sewing:
Hemming in infant room hemmiag and
knitting, knitting with greater sklll, her
rIngbone stitch whatever Ihat may be-
and darning, garments. button holes,
Earning stockings, patching, baby
night gown, &c. Now now the inspec-
tor, man aud percnance d bachelor can
pass upon the merits of baby's night
gown, 1epOnent saith not, and hath no
time 20 give an opinion. They also
teach cooking aud even swimming.
"Ihe blackboards are very small and l
had a mind TO remonstrace but knew bet
ter than TO argue with another Scotch
man who mad MS mind made up
"lne scn9Ol houses there are seated on
the inclined plane principle ike gal
lery.
I'm the mountainous country where
fBmilies are isolated IN Uwos and threes.
the board hires special teachers. At one
of these places found a young man ii
an outbu4Idlng, teaching three or four
young children.
n shall not forget that house because
the guide wife-an old schoolmate of
mine with whom l once fell in love and
fell out agaIn-prOduCed big black bot
tie of pure Scotch whisky and asked me TO
draw the cork. As | was satisfied it was
not going to be used for scientific, me-
dicinal or mechanical purposes. / was
obliged TO decline, much to the amaze-
ment Of the company. A minister who
sat by me pulled the cork with alacrity-
likewise with cOrkserew.
"Rellgious instruction is given ia
every school but the teaching SIS religion
Is not compulsory. 1 attend aI sae of the
examinations in this branch and it was
exhaustive IN more WAYS than one. The
examination embraced outlines Of the
lives of the PatriaTchs, Israel in Egypt,
outline Of the life OF Christ, reciting from
memory of the first A questions IN the
catechism, Psalms 1O2 122, the parable
OF the good Samaritan, and u paraphrase
Of the 37th psalm
"Ihe principal of a Scotch country
school receives $500 d year ana his house
rent
IF you are making a comparative es-
innate, now remember that the pur-
chasing power of the dollar there
is as three 10 one IN Amer
lea, but if you have awaken
ed from your nap expecting to
hear d few remarks on the tariff ia this
connection you can turn over on your
other side and take a nap.
The source of school revenue in Scot
land are parliamentary grants from the
national treasury and local taxation"
The entire assembly voted Mr. Nc
Donald's paper a good one and then set
tied down to hear another good one from
A. S. OlIn of Lawrence on SCHOOLS" "
This was followed by an interesting
discussion of the topics OF the morning by
L. B. Smith of Great Bend. Anna l. CARL
of Lyons, D. T. Sanders Of Fort Scott,
and others.
The rest of the forenoon was devoted
to business.
There are four meetings this after
noon The district and graded school sec
ton Is in session at Representative hall;
the county superintendents are holding a
meeting at the senate cham Der, and the
college and high school section and the
primary and kindergarten section are
holding meetings at the high school
building