The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

a handsome dresser and when he adj
vanced to the front Of the
ing costume, he was greeted with p
plause from the men and looks Of admir-
alton from the women.
Mr. Draper very tittingly started in by
saving a quantity of nice things about
Kansas. Topeka, the school system of the
state and the teachers who brought him
here.
The spirit of the teacher makes the
spirit of the school, said he. "The sue
cessful life requires spirit and attention
the school teacher to instu that
into the budding minds Of her
pupils. A train man once neglected
his duty and wrecked A train, killing
several people He was not mt to be
called man He had no spirit and no
sense OF honor Another train man the
next day went beyond his duty, exposed
himself to great danger and saved his
train. He had spirit and honor. That
is the sort of spirit and honor we want in
our public schools.
"1he child is in the hands Of the
teacher for its life training. The teacher
should be careful of her methods
and be sure she has not dys-
pepsia and takes it for prin-
cipIe. know the tendency to
favoritism is natural, but injustice may
result if 1t is INDUCED in. The child is
sensitive Be kind It is right and
justice. The child has a right TO It aud
he knows It We are to help the child
to useful manhood and womanhood
Kindness viii unlock his heart Kind
ness in the school room means courtesy
to the public. The circumstances are
sometimes aggravating. but there is but
the one course and it is unfailing.
ssThe teacher is there to smooth out
the troubles for the parents and for the
child She must do it because it is the
right thing to do and because it is in her
heart to do it.
DO not pretend to know something
you do not know. Do not be affected.
The child will find 1t out sooner or later
and you can no longer command his re-
spect. If you have made mistake, ac-
knowledge it gracefully, even though it
be a ten year old boy that cOrrects you
You will rise in his estimation as having
something in common with him and 1t
will tighten the tie between you.
"A teacher once told Martha that she
must talk to her schOOlmate Mary and
see if she could not induce her to do bet
ter. She then made the mistake of tell
ing Mary the same thing about Martha
She did not look far enough ahead to see
that Mary and Martha would certainly
get together in a conference to which
they would not invite her. The decep-
ton was discovered, and the teacher is /
cordially disliked by both Mary and
Martha for her double dealing
Let the spirit Of the school copy the /
spirit of the we'll regulated home. Treat I
all nearly alike possible, except TO f
help the weakest most because he needs i
il. In the old plan, school was a place of f
detention and the embodiment Of force. +
In the new plan the school Is d work +
shop. Let good cheer fill the school +
room and be fOrgiving and gentle The T
boy who breaks most makes most.
The teacher who does not encourage +
physical culture and athletics in /
the school should be put on
the shelf without label +
She should be put on the retired list /
without pension for he or she is a Miss +
or Dir. Husk from HuskviIle.
@Ihe mind Of the teacher must be in /
thorough touch " tn the mind Of each in
divldual pupil Encourage him 70 try
He who never makes mistakes never ac-
composites anything
Teach patriotism and be patriotic
yourself Know the proud story Of the
nations life and tell IT,
The public schools are the peoples
schools. Let this be known and teach
patriotism and this government and its
public school system VIII stand as long
as the world shall last
Dr. Mcintyre of Denver, who was to
have lectured at the same place tonight,
viii not be able 10 come, and Dr. Charles
Cation Of Chicago viii take his place.
The following nominations for officers
Of the association were confirmed at the
meeting last evening:
President John Dietrich. superintend-
ent of the city schools at Emporia; vice
president Addison Ludlum, superinten-
dent of the Mcpherson public schools:
secretary, Miss Eta Cross. county super
Intendent of Osb borne county; treasurer
F. i. IrOwer, county superintendent Of
Leavenworth county; executive commit
tee, Miss Mamie Anderson, superinten-
dent of johnson county; Otto FOcht.
Of the Pitssburg high school.
g. ". Hendrick, supe rintendent of the
JUNCTION City public schools.
Legislative hall was packed again at
he meeting of the Kansas educators this
morning. 1t was as interesting as usual
Vice President George ". Jones Of
Mound City presided at the meeting.
Prof. Olin Templin of Lawrence read
a paper entitled .Cnworthy Incentives
70 scholarship and Right Conduct"
Prof Iemplin saw at least three
reasons for desiring education that were
lot considered quite as high in his Opin-
on as motive should be- He had A
very high ideal and thought education
should be loved for itself alone. The
hree Incentives he named as undesira-
Die were pecuniary, mathematical and
sXhibitionaI A man should not desire
education simply for money making pur
poses; neither should he receive educa-
ion simply because it was the custom or
he law Neither again for purposes of
ocIal exhibition Superintendent Cowick
# " amegO had about the same ideas on
he subject
Guy P Benton. of Fort Scott, read a
Tery sarcastic paper on 1.-The American
Inclination to Novelty as Manifested in
he Teaching Profession" He had an
dea that teachers did too much fitting
rom one idea TO another. Get a good
method and stick to il. says Mr.. Benton.
udge Draper thought il was good idea.