The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-05-10

and on all occasions give the pupils.
teachers and other officers encouragement.
/ Other suggestions were made, among
! which were that there ought to be in every
| school normal class. that pupils should
| be encouraged to attend the regular
church services. that when teachers APP
preached q lesson they should be fall of
| the lesson" themselves. and that they
should prepare the mind OF the pupils to
/ receive il.
| 1t was announced at 8 o'clock that the
enrolment of delegates was 40 with
| about 200 not enrolled.
| Rev. Z. II. ROLAND of Kansas City. Kan,
made a few brief but very practical re-
marks on the best business methods OF a
| Sunday school.
Rev w. L. Byers of Topeka. read very
! interesting paper on some Sunday school
! superintendent he had known. He illus
| trated very cleverly the virtues and defects
Of various types of superintsndents.
The very best and most practical address
of the day was that of Mrs. J. T. Drake OF
| Topeka. on "how to conduct class. The
| following is an extract from her address:
MRS. BRAKES ADDRESS.
''Of the qualifications for good primary
/ teacher | will mention but three.
''First-A great sense OF the responsible
| ity of iDstructing a little child. There
should be at least as much care In the
4 = q
would use in selecting man TO tend a
| switch. In many cases the primary teach
| er's work is the only training for life Ives
| and DEATH the children will ever have.
| The seeds we plant may seem to US slow
/ Of growth but are most important for
moral instruction.
'Second-The primary teacher should
be lover of little children. Motherly in
her ways, patient in her manner and SYM
| pathetic. Therefore other things being
| equal women make the best primary
| teachers.
'Third-The teacher should believe in
| early conversion OF children, should lead
! the child to see that il il nearest to the
| heart Of Jesus, therefore not far from the
| kingd ON, and sho uld come to Christ early
| in life.
II realize that many have an idea that
plans and methods which may be used in
| a city school are not practical for the Little
| country school, but am sure that nearly
all of these l will give you have been and
may be used in any school:
| First. The teacher should be first in the
| class every Sunday ready to welcome each
scholar, to unite ,Jennie's hood or see that
| WIllie's hat is put out of his hands. but
where he can lind it when wanted; to
make wise arrangements of seating. al
| ways to shake hands with the bad boy,
| aud while you have his hand seat him
| where you want him. You may have
conquered him for that day, at least. Ia
| all this the teachers manner should he
natural-sympaChetic energetic. A
| limp teacher will have limp class. a
| teacher that is glad and hearty in her
place will have class that is glad to be
there Ii the teacher is affected, the class
will likely be--and that with disorder.
When the call is made for order, see that
you are the first one to become orderly.
Teach by example. A responsive teacher
will have responsive class. When asked
TO rise, promptly rise; to read, promptly
read; to sing promptly sing. III you do
not, the class Will not.
IF the primary class is by ITSELF DUR
ing Ihe opening exercises great variety
of helpful plans may be used But many
NAV be also used in the main room. Even
without SO much as a curtain to shield
them. For instance a little motto prayer
for the year like tue following:
Lead me. dear Savior, through this day,
Help me to love Thee and obey.
Accept my thanks for all Thy care,
Forgive my sins and hear my prayer"
or a prayer in which the class follows the
leader, sentence by sentence. A responsive
service may also be used and made so plain
that the little ones can understand. These
exercises will make no more disturbance
TO the rest of the school than the teaching
of the lesson.
MANY helpful truths may also be inn
pressed by song. For instance, let us sing
We are little pilgrims How many have
travelled in Gods way this week? may do
more to keep some little feet from going
wrong than The Bible lesson which Is to
fellow. Another:
s'Little lights for God are We.
Shining happy, bright and free.'
How many of us have been little lights
this week? And still another L must give
you. We had taught the little song which
you may all have used.
Jesus once was little child,
A little child ike me.
And He was pure and meek and mild
As little child should be.
He played. as little children play,
The pleasant games OF youth,
But He never got veXed when the game went
wrong,
And He always told the truth.
Several instances afterwards were re-
ported from homes OF how children in their
games. when about to get angry, would
say: Jesus never got vexed when the
game went wrong and so brought their
anger under control.
But l hear you say, How are we to
sing in the room with the other schools?
This you cannot do so well, but many
songs may Go as whisper songs, and the
superintendent should, | think, let the
children sing one song each Sunday. l
have found song roll which any school
may have to be better than song
books New songs may be easily learned.
A line or two at time, and each hard
word explained, will prevent many of the
ludicrous mistakes that come from singing
by sound.
"a few words as to teaching. Make 1t
an iron-clad rule to begin with the known
and proceed to the unknown, never telling
the child anything you can get him TO tell
YOU Take next Sundays lesson; show
an acorn; get them to tell you what it Is;
how, when put into the ground, 1t becomes
a strong tree, with many branches. many
leaves. and hundreds and hundreds OF
acorns, things they know. Then they
will be much interested IN yonr telling
them how tue seventy Israelites became
mighty nation, things they Gid not know
Use simple language. but not BABY talk
Salvation has no more letters than ginger
bread. and may be as easily understood
a Child likes studies IN nature In teach
ing introduce natural objects or scenes,
and you have attentive listeners.
"A child likes the curious. stimulate
their curiosity, but unfold the truth
"A child likes the grand and glorious.
Papa said n little girl, as sue gazed into
the starry heavens, If the wrong side OF
Heaven is so beautiful, what must the
right side bes' What a grand and glorious
story the teacher has 10 tell! But be logl-
cal in presenting truths TO children.
Understand them yourself, then let your
questions be built upon their answers,
Present one thing at time. and fasten
that in their mind before you leave IL.
"A child likes illustrations. Who does
not ? Use them freely, especially those
which appeal 10 the eye. a fact may
enter one ear and 60 out at the other, bat
who ever heard OF its entering one eye and
going out at the other? Sin uses both OF
these senses largely TO find an entrance to
the heart. Shall not the teacher OF truth
do the ssmes What easier way TO show a
child the power of sin than 10 hold glass
of pure water before them and into 1t drop