The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-13
Educational Column.


CONDUCTED BY rEo. r. WILSON 40. sup
Below will be- found the names q
the members OF the standing com
mlttccs for Indiana for the year be
ginning June, 1884:
On Legislation:
j. o. Lcwcllcn, Of Delaware Go
Qultman Jackson, Of Hancock Co
W. W. Pfrimmer, Of Newton Co
ION Bi-monthly Examinations:
VIII II Senour, Of Franklin Co
Orvillc Apple, Of Orange Go.
j. q. Harrison, of Rush Go.
q ". Robertson, Of Fayctte Co
}. Y. BuShby, Of Madison Go.
On Diploma Examinations:
n 6. NJ. Nabcr of Whitley co.
/. \. Mott, of Wavnc co.
T.. a. Hutchens, of Hamilton Go,
Geo. X. Wilson, Of Dubois Co.
4 +. NJ. ScarlcS, Of Grant Go.
On Tp. Institute Outlines.
j. IT, Gardner. of Cass Co.
J. W. Quincy, Of Owen Co.
". II. Glascock, Dept State Supt.
4 +. J. McAlpine, Of kosciusko Co.
4 J. II. Reddick Of Pulaski Go.
4 The above committees are To- ar
range the work as designated bv
their respective titles for the year
beginning June '94.
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''Thc honorable gentleman
mentioned by Burke in the opening
paragraphs OF his speech on Amcri-
'cm taxation was Charles Wolfram
Cornwall, member from Gram
pound. At one time he entertained
Burkc'> views. but changed. it is
said, for a position in the treasury.
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In 1892, we published a small
map Of Dubois county. At that
time many could not understand its
use. The State Board Of Educa-
ton seems to he determined that
teachers and pupils should have a
good idea of their county. Here
are questions recently asked at ex-
amlnatlons
December [ 1881 Teachers exam
ination,-Draw a map Of your coun-
ty, showing its boundaries and the
outlines of contiguous counties.
February 1891 Teachers ex-
animation, Draw a map Of your
county, showing boundaries and the
Outlines Of contiguous counties.
February and March, Graduates
examination,--Draw a map Of your
county. Divide it into civil town
ships.
January [ 1894 Teachers exam
ination,-Draw map Of your coun-
ty showing it, boundaries and the
outline Of contiguous counties.
March 1881 Teachers examin-
tion,-iow many counties are in
Indiana? Draw an outline map of
your own county, and give its boun-
darics.
December [lS93l Pupils BIZ
monthly examination, Draw a map
of your county.
April ls93l Graduates Exam
ination,-Draw map Of your coun-
~, locating the townships, rivers.
towns and railroads.
This is the way this one question
appears at different examinations.
and while the above are only a few
on this one subject that have been
asked within year. they serve a
purpose. Teachers, graduates, pu-
pills: "A word to the wise is suf-
ficicnt. =
The end of society is not to
multiply indefinitely the means
and opportunity of indulgence, but
to form strong and noble men and
women and such characters are not
created by indulgence but by self
control, which comes of sclf-dcnial. :"
Americans have hitherto been ac-
customcd to emphasize the value Of
liberty. and to consider authority rs
in some way or other dangerously
allied to despotism; they are now
to perceive however, that
if tyranny turks in the shadow Of
authority, anarchy may very readi-
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Let children be taught patriotism
and citizenship.
Teachers frequently ask us for
some good book on literature and
writers. Literature for Beginners
bv Harriet b. Swincford, is good
book and one we take pleasure in
recommending. 1t can be pur-
chased for 40 cts, Of Raub 4 Co.,
Publishers, Philadelphia.
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We have on hand several copies of
the eighteenth annual report (lS93)
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